Browning '30 Cal. Gunner (in progress)

[Jacek Spychalski]

Hello all !

My last paintwork , still in progress.
Figure from Korean manufacturer "Coree" . Scale 1:9

All opinions and critique welcome !

Cheers!

Jacek

 

[garyjd]

That figure looks inspired by the Norman Rockwell painting.~Gary

 

[Jacek Spychalski]

Yes, your right Gary :
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rockwel...ontime.jpg.html

Jacek

 

[Ernest]

Stunning!!

 

[Christos]

Huge miniature,good painting Jacek!
christos

 

[Blind Pew]

Top stuff Jacek - quite an unusal piece this one. Looks superb already and I look forward to seeing the finished article.

 

[Sambaman]

Very cool figure and great painting. Hey, I'm not trying to pick at all at this figure, I'm just curious, didn't the water-jacket on these machine guns have some sort of "piping" that went to a water source. Like the box on the lower portion or a container of some sort? I guess I always asumed the large muzzle on these was because they were water cooled. Thanks for sharing!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[Piotr Czyz]

Hi Jacek,

nice painting!

Regards,
Piotr

 

[JFlint]

Originally posted by Sambaman@Nov 8 2006, 08:16 AM
Very cool figure and great painting. Hey, I'm not trying to pick at all at this figure, I'm just curious, didn't the water-jacket on these machine guns have some sort of "piping" that went to a water source. Like the box on the lower portion or a container of some sort? I guess I always asumed the large muzzle on these was because they were water cooled. Thanks for sharing!

Jay H.
OKC

Here's a good pic of a .30 for reference. This is the 1/6 version:

http://www.monkeydepot.com/index.asp?PageA...ROD&ProdID=8693


Great paint job, Jacek!!

 

[mike23]

The condensate of the cooling water runs into the can through the hose. Then the water's poured back into the cooling jacket. The gallon of water could evaporate in as little as two minutes of firing. Since there's some inevitable loss, there had to be an extra water supply near the MG pit. Or some full bladders.....

 

[Rob Brown]

amazing paint job Jacek

 

[Sambaman]

Jeff, Mike,
thanks for the info!!!!

Jay H.
OKC

 

[Jacek Spychalski]

Hi all and thank you very much for Your commentaries
project still in progress , next pictures soon .
And some info about this Browning watercooled MG :
http://www.liberatorcrew.com/Colt1928/1917.htm
(Commercial version )
http://files.uzitalk.com/reference/shoots/...2004/1917-2.JPG
http://files.uzitalk.com/reference/shoots/...2004/1917-1.JPG
(Military version )
Thanks again and best regards!

Jacek