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05-05-2015, 07:14 PM | #11 |
I just want foam gliders.
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Tooele (two-willa), Utah
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Xerofall,
If you do have those rifles, and are willing to part with them, please send me a message with how much you're looking for, and what you'd need for shipping. I can't tell you how much I would appreciate it. Payment would be made by Paypal gift, unless you prefer another method. Once August comes around, and some figures finally hit the shelves again, I'll be able to buy some extra stuff, just to use for trading purposes. That would be fine with me. Shoot me a PM and I'll get those rifles shipped out. Once you get some stock of the second round of 50th Joes, we can look into trading or something.
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05-06-2015, 08:26 AM | #12 |
just a Marine
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: central PA
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Hey Bud,
Welcome to the hobby. A couple of thoughts, depending on how you want to go with this. That rifle you like is a Barrett sniper rifle. Marauders has one and you could add the wraps with cloth or tissue. Just not sure where you are at in the customizing hobby. That wouldn't be too hard, AND, you could really go custom and have whatever scope you want on there. Another option, perhaps you have seen it, is BBi Elite Forces, available at Target, has a sniper figure with the same model rifle and it has instead of those wraps, more of a ghillie suit/burlap looking wrap. It is actually more realistic than the joe version. Those figures are 4.99 at Target. |
05-06-2015, 09:27 AM | #13 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Flower Mound, Texas
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Hardcorps,
Thank you for the welcome! To answer your inquiry, I haven't done a single customization yet. I recently picked up the paints I need at Hobby Town, and Michaels. I'll be using Testor acrylics. I have everything else I will need. I'm starting out slowly, so I'm not quite at doing a custom gun just yet. I need to get a sealant spray before I start doing any painting. That's one thing I forgot. I love Marauder's guns, and have several of them. I'll need to go back and look through his assault rifles again, because they only have three rifles actually designated as "sniper rifles", the Dragunov, the Chey Tac M200 Intervention, and what I believe is a Barrett M82 (from memory), which is more of an anti-material weapon, as you know. But I saw a couple other weapons in there that are used as sniper rifles, so I need to go get some more. For now, I'll get the Hasbro ones, and then buy some more to customize. I like the Hasbro ones quite a lot, though, so I'll be fine with those for a while The other sniper rifle I'm trying to get a few of is the Vladimir Stronskiy designed SV-98. That's the Russian bolt-action rifle that come with the Night Viper figures. The Barrett you mentioned, and the SV-98, are probably the other two of my three favorites (I love the M200). Xerofall has one or two extra that I am going to buy from him, so I should be set there. Then I'll wait until the end of the month to do any more buying, I think. Thank you for the suggestion about the Target figures, too. I picked up a Navy diver figure with a tactical M4 about a week and a half ago. I'll probably go back and buy a couple more of the figures for the weapons. I'd like to get some of the more detailed Elite figures, which are supposed to be coming out in a couple of months. The new BBI figures look incredible, and they'll give me more customization options, and fodder to trade with/help other customizers with, too. Lastly, thank you so much for your service to our country. God Bless you!! Quote:
Hey Bud,
Welcome to the hobby. A couple of thoughts, depending on how you want to go with this. That rifle you like is a Barrett sniper rifle. Marauders has one and you could add the wraps with cloth or tissue. Just not sure where you are at in the customizing hobby. That wouldn't be too hard, AND, you could really go custom and have whatever scope you want on there. Another option, perhaps you have seen it, is BBi Elite Forces, available at Target, has a sniper figure with the same model rifle and it has instead of those wraps, more of a ghillie suit/burlap looking wrap. It is actually more realistic than the joe version. Those figures are 4.99 at Target. Last edited by Sudden Death; 05-06-2015 at 09:29 AM.. |
05-19-2015, 11:18 PM | #14 |
Window Viper
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Macau
Posts: 399
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Welcome to the hobby.
It's been a while since I've done 1:18 figures (moved to 1:6 about 3 years ago), and it's been a while since I posted here, so I might be a bit rusty. I got a batch of weapons and accessories from Marauders Inc. (http://www.marauderinc.com/). They have the long barrel version of a rifle similar to what you're looking for, if it is what I think it is, a Barrett 50 cal. They also have quite a bit of other stuff, props for dioramas, edged weapons, etc. If you would want the short barrel version, what I did with mine before was use a cutter to cut the barrel of the Marauders 50 cal. off, use a very small wood screw (a dremel would have been much easier, but I don't have one), the sharp tipped ones that can bore through plastic or wood, to carefully make a 3 - 5mm indentation in the rifle (where the barrel was cut off). Then cut the barrel to the desired length, use super glue on the end, and insert into the indentation, and voila! You have a shorter barrel. Also, there are some tutorials in this forum (if I'm not mistaken, too lazy to search) on painting, i.e. paint prep, dry brushing, washing, etc. These, particularly dry brushing, have helped me bring out the detail in the figures for my customs. If you're interested, I remember from way back seeing a thread (sorry, again, too lazy to search) on how to make 3 point slings. These slings have also helped me when I "play" with my modern customs with my son. Have fun!
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