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AH-6J Ammo Belts
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 11:04 PM UTC
G'day guys
not a happy chappy right now, these damn ammo belts have snapped in so many places....they need to be bent into a very extreme "S" shape, arghhh, hot water didnt even help.....can anyone sugest a miracle solution on how i can do this?
why didnt DML save the the trouble and make them in Viynel, then i would have NOOOO troubles
oh well.
Cheers
AndyD
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 11:41 PM UTC
I just had the same damn problem with the DML MG-42 figure set - I now have 3 lengths of link instead of 1 !
lestweforget
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Monday, January 03, 2005 - 01:03 AM UTC
I hear ya :-) grrr, VINYEL DML, I HOPE YOUR READING THIS!
Gunfighter
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Monday, January 03, 2005 - 03:34 AM UTC
And I thought it was just me that found those things to be difficult.

I chucked the kit back into the build pile until I have the gumption to tackle those belts again...
mother
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New York, United States
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Posted: Monday, January 03, 2005 - 05:59 AM UTC
Hey guys maybe you can run a piece a wire through it, this way it my help keep it's shape and to keep it togather.
mikeli125
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England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Monday, January 03, 2005 - 06:26 AM UTC
why not hold them over a candle ubtil they are soft enough to bend into the shape you need?
lestweforget
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Monday, January 03, 2005 - 02:09 PM UTC
tried that Davy, problem i found is, you never know when its just right, as if you toutch it you can get burnt and have hot plastic stick to you, no fun :-)
but, this has honestly got me beat
does anyone actually make viynel ammo belts for it? ( i swear im spelling viynel wrong)
cheers
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