Scotties big Zundapp

[therapy]

Your attention to detail is staggering Scottie. Pure magic!

Nick

 

[Jim R]

That machine gun is a real work of art.

Will it actually fire when you’re done? I’m betting it will …

I think he will have managed that. After all the padlock on the jerry can holder locks and unlocks so a working MG is a walk in the park

 

[Mini Me]

Well done on the MG Mr. Scottie......have you test fired it yet?

 

[scottie3158]

Your attention to detail is staggering Scottie. Pure magic!

Nick

Nick,
Cheers mate.

That machine gun is a real work of art.

I think he will have managed that. After all the padlock on the jerry can holder locks and unlocks so a working MG is a walk in the park

Jim, thank you,It would be good if I could

Well done on the MG Mr. Scottie......have you test fired it yet?

No the wife said it will make to much noise

 

[Graeme C.]

The mg looks superb Paul, test firing it may annoy the neighbours a bit.....

 

[scottie3158]

The mg looks superb Paul, test firing it may annoy the neighbours a bit.....

cheers mate, I will leave it till the morning

 

[stillp]

The mg looks superb Paul, test firing it may annoy the neighbours a bit.....

cheers mate, I will leave it till the morning

I thought you'd have made a silencer by the morning
Pete

 

[scottie3158]

I thought you'd have made a silencer by the morning
Pete

Pete, now there's an idea.

 

[David Lovell]

The MG is finished lots of the kit parts have been modified or replaced and I had a lot of fun doing it. Just to give you an idea of the tweaks: various rivets and screws were added. The feed tray was detailed with pewter. The sling hook was added to the pistol grip. the bipod legs were hollowed out as the were pressed steel and not solid as shown in the kit. the stops were added to the legs. The bipod swivel was completely rebuild from ally rod and tube, punched details and wire. Looking at the reference pictures the swivel must have been a good design as the exact same thing was used on the Later GPMG used by various armies. The ammo drum was also detailed with handles, hinges and catches. The ammunition belt also had the strap added to allow the belt to be pulled through.

Sorry the above was a bit boring so hopefully the pictures will show it better.

View attachment 472865
View attachment 472866
View attachment 472867
View attachment 472868
View attachment 472869

View attachment 472870

thanks for looking
cheers
Scottie

Sorry Paul its hard to say anything when you've been left speechless. Dave

 

[scottie3158]

Sorry Paul its hard to say anything when you've been left speechless. Dave

Thanks Dave, very kind of you to say.

 

[scottie3158]

I am calling this finished you can find the final pictures in the completed thread. Link

Many thanks for all the brilliant comments, likes and encouragement along the way.

Cheers Scottie