iambrb
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As I was laying in parts for an upcoming IDF build, I had a real need for a MAG58 LMG for one of the gun positions. As this is to be a Lebanon '82 build, I wanted to use the 'ground type that the Israelis would frequently use in case they had a need to dismount from the tank.
In so doing, I had been looking for an excuse to try out Live Resin. The package just came yesterday, and here it is, in comparison to another gun in current injection molded process:
So here is what you get when you open the padded envelope:
a little folded card, with the items inside a small zip-lock bag, stapled to said card. With this particular set, $12 gets you three total Mag 58's, each with an accessory sprue, that sprue having an ammo box, choice of folded or deployed bipod, and I think some optics options too (which I will not be using)
They are 3D printed and the detail is amazing! 1st, for comparison, I dug out the Academy 1919 MMG that I intend to have on the commander's hatch. It is a actually quite good, all things considered. You can see some nice rivet detail, and the trigger is their too, but compare it to the closest pic I could get on the MAG58:
The Academy product is older technology and again good, but will need some work before hitting it with paint. Look at the Live Resin item though, great goodness! There is not only rivet detail, but the detail in the tee-tiny pistol grip is there too!
Yes, this was $12 USD for 3 guns with accessories, but that is similar, cost wise, when compared to Legend, Mini Art, & others, and with this level of detail, I think it will be decidedly hard to beat.
Neat stuff, can't wait to get to work on it...and thanks for looking!
In so doing, I had been looking for an excuse to try out Live Resin. The package just came yesterday, and here it is, in comparison to another gun in current injection molded process:
So here is what you get when you open the padded envelope:
a little folded card, with the items inside a small zip-lock bag, stapled to said card. With this particular set, $12 gets you three total Mag 58's, each with an accessory sprue, that sprue having an ammo box, choice of folded or deployed bipod, and I think some optics options too (which I will not be using)
They are 3D printed and the detail is amazing! 1st, for comparison, I dug out the Academy 1919 MMG that I intend to have on the commander's hatch. It is a actually quite good, all things considered. You can see some nice rivet detail, and the trigger is their too, but compare it to the closest pic I could get on the MAG58:
The Academy product is older technology and again good, but will need some work before hitting it with paint. Look at the Live Resin item though, great goodness! There is not only rivet detail, but the detail in the tee-tiny pistol grip is there too!
Yes, this was $12 USD for 3 guns with accessories, but that is similar, cost wise, when compared to Legend, Mini Art, & others, and with this level of detail, I think it will be decidedly hard to beat.
Neat stuff, can't wait to get to work on it...and thanks for looking!