Model Of The Week: Thompson Machine Pistol
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not on this one plus its not my design as far as the gun it self is concern.I,m modfing an ecard model the 1942 M1A1 Thompson smg. the 50 mag drum is being built off of blue prints i found off of the unofficial tommy gun page.It,s a great resorce for blue prints.I,m thinking of making an other drum mag with a the inners that one I,ll make plans for.
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Mind your experiences and results may differ from mine but I've had fairly acceptable results with making my own 'filler' paste.
Try mixing dry corn starch with any water based adhesive, white glue, wood glue, etc, pretty much need to 'eyeball' the ratio of dry to wet as to get a desired consistency.
Finely shredded newsprint dissolved into warm water and laundry detergent makes a nice 'goop' too, just skim-strain out the damp mush and press out any excess water. This is an old school recipe for making insulation 'putty' for sealing gaps around drafty window frames but works (and sands) great as a Bondo-type body filler for modeling applications.
Mind your experiences and results may differ from mine but I've had fairly acceptable results with making my own 'filler' paste.
Try mixing dry corn starch with any water based adhesive, white glue, wood glue, etc, pretty much need to 'eyeball' the ratio of dry to wet as to get a desired consistency.
Finely shredded newsprint dissolved into warm water and laundry detergent makes a nice 'goop' too, just skim-strain out the damp mush and press out any excess water. This is an old school recipe for making insulation 'putty' for sealing gaps around drafty window frames but works (and sands) great as a Bondo-type body filler for modeling applications.
WOW! You have an excellent eye for detail and I love your level of skill and craftsmanship, please keep posting more pictures as you progress
Cool. I did one of these earlier. Great job on the drum. I've been meaning to get around to building the older version with the drum and vertical grip, but as it's an almost completly different weapon, would require an complete redesign.
I made quite a few detail changes to mine, like changing the ejection port, reshaping the barrel and doing some serious modification to the stock.
I made quite a few detail changes to mine, like changing the ejection port, reshaping the barrel and doing some serious modification to the stock.
thank you your build is the one that inspired me to do this one.I hope mine comes out half as good as yours .Your right i,ll have to redesign most of the model.That is why I feel lucky to come across a lot of really detailed blue prints.Thank you again and I hope you enjoy the build.And thank you too dkaniel hope you enjoy this too.I try to suplly as many photos as I can.
