okay, fine. a *mini-*gun. whatever its called, i would like to scratchbuild a couple of them. does anybody know how to cheaply scratchbuild a chaingun??
You can use hypodermic needles or brass tubes cut and glued to form the barrels.
Andy
In the first place, there are more then one kind of chain gun(s). Some are large single-barrel pedestal-mounted large bore, some smaller single-barrel, those with six barrels, as well as the guns that shot chain shot, the Carronade bieng very nasty for personnel aboard an enemy sailing ship.
In the second place, we do not know what scale you are referring to, so your “gun” can be anywhere from tiny to full size.
So I mean, I could say plastic pipe and scrap lumber for starters, OK?
Tom [C):-)]
Yes, chain guns come in all different shapes and calibers. You can use Q-tips (plastic part, after removing cotton balls).
does anybody know how to do those little quote things that T-Riffic did?
anyway, to answer your question T-Riffic, im looking for 1/48th. im working on a brit universal carrier (WWII (innacurate, i know)), and i thought it would be cool to make one and put it in it, or put it on a tripod with a little ground work for a whole nother…thing[%-)]. anybody know how to make a chain gun like Arnold used it Terminator (which one, clueless.)? well, i guess what im really looking for is a list of different things to build…multi-barreled guns in different scales[:D]. thanks!!
sam[C):-)]
if its going in a WWII carrier, i guess it would be a little more accurate to put a u.s. browning machine gun in there. any takers? thanks
sam[C):-)]
Not that it’ll help much, but Legend from Korea makes an AM set of 1/35th XM-134 7.62mm Mini Guns.
-John
Be careful of the using country, the Brits used thier own Vickers MG instead of the US Browning
Actually, they put their Bern Gun into a neat little tracked carrier.
You know, the one with the gavity-fed top magazine.
Also, before the general avaibility of the Bran, they used a lot of Lewis machine guns, both swivel and bipod mounted, in North Africa as well in preference to the Vickers.
A good depiction of this is in the old re-released Henry Fonda movie “Immortal Sergeant”.
Also, to do the “quote thing”, drqgon, you simply click on the button marked “Quote” instead of “Reply”.
Tom [C):-)]
I think you are confusing a gatling gun with a chain gun, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_gun
A gatling gun isn’t that difficult to maken, chose a calibre aka find some barrels, cut out some circle’s of styreen, drill holes for the barrels, insert and make a body to stick it al on. The body of the gun can be mounted an accesorized with anything you want, like a trigger, pistol grip, scope etc. (presuming you are doing a fantasy/ what if subject
would sprue rods work?
anybody got any good pics of a mini/chain/gatlin gun? please[:D]? thanks![C):-)]
What specifically are you looking for?? I can probably have you something tommorow evening…depending of course, on what you want to build.
-John
i saw a video of a guy in a blackhawk manning a vulcan(?) on a practice range. VERY COOL!! if i can find it again, ill post a link to the site/video.
got it. http://www.wimp.com/chaingun/ enjoy!!
Ok, looks like you’re dealing with versions of the US M134 7.62mm MiniGun. Some of the footage on the website you referenced was from either Monster Garage or GI Factory. I saw the GI Factory episode and it shows show pretty good detail of the -D model. They don’t discuss all the particulars or show the innards of the weapon or the faces of the people who build it for security reasons. Can’t say as I blame them. You might be able to order a copy of GI Factory thru History Channel or is it Discovery Channel online?? - If you’re so inclined. I also saw the episode of Monster Garage a couple of years ago and there’s not too much that I can recall.
I’ve posted photos of the XM134 (Vietnam era) on our website Finescalegallery.com in the Reference section. The link above will to take you straight to the folder.
I’ve found the following Specs: GE M134 Minigun - Caliber: 7.62mm x 51 Weight:15.9kg Length:80cm Barrel Length:56cm Method of Operation:Electric, External Drive Cartridge Feed:Belt Rate of Fire: up to 6000 rds/min Barrel Configuration- currently 6,rotary
Hope this helps.
-John
Note to self - Add chain gun to Christmas list …
here’s another one i found: http://www.youtube.com/?=ILUXYVUUZrY
hey south dragon go to historychannel.com/mailcall R.LEE ERMEY shoots a mini-gun in one of his shows at knob creek gun range or do a google search for mini-guns,vulcan cannon,gatling guns,etc.etc.etc…