M2HB Machine Gun

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Tuesday, October 04, 2016 - 01:03 PM UTC

A new set of M2HB is now available from K59 productions, an M2HB with M23 Gun Mount. This kit represent the modern version with the 90078 ammo tray.

The M2 Machine Gun is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. It uses the .50 BMG cartridge, which was developed alongside and takes its name from the gun itself (BMG standing for Browning Machine Gun).

The design has had many specific designations; the official designation for the current infantry type is Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, Flexible. It is effective against infantry, unarmoured or lightly armoured vehicles and boats, light fortifications and low-flying aircraft. The M2 machine gun has been produced longer than any other machine gun.

This model from K59 represents the M2HB with M23 Gun Mount and 90078 Ammo Tray.
It is extremely detailed, with 28 resin parts, plus photoetch parts and 18 spent shell cases in resin.
Note that the ammo bay is detailed also so it can be shown either open or closed.

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JSSVIII

I don't really understand, if the molds do not survive removal of the resin parts, how do they get the master that the mold was made from out to produce the copy?

OCT 04, 2016 - 03:20 PM

armourguy

When casting resin the molds wear down slightly after each casting. This is due to the actual curing of the resin (which heats up during it curing phase). Also from the extraction. Both of these phases are violent to the molds that causes the rubber to become less flexible over time, and causes fine details to wear down. The molds are made out of rubber and are good for several casting around 30 or so depending on the rubber used, and the size / complexity of the part. which is why resin parts are always considered limited releases as the tooling needs to be replaced frequently. However as long as you have the master you will be able to replenish the molds The master does not harm the freshly made mold and most of the time extracts intact

OCT 04, 2016 - 06:07 PM

jrutman

I worked on the M2 while in the Army and being detailed as the unit armorer in an Mech. Infantry company. This is a mind blowingly good replica IMHO. Maks me want to break it down for cleaning. J

OCT 04, 2016 - 06:16 PM

sgtsauer

The use of the term 'modern' is a bit misleading in the context of U.S. vehicles. The M23 began being phased out around 2000 or so and was replaced with the MK. 64 mount systems. These are further being phased out and replaced with MK. 93 mount systems.

OCT 04, 2016 - 07:40 PM

Bizarre

K59 is the best resin I've ever had. and they are usually short run so grab one before they are sold out.

OCT 04, 2016 - 07:45 PM

ericadeane

This is sick! It's like modeling crack! I've been around M2s as well. This is wonderful. I have a good set of Tasca M2s but may need to splurge on a few of these. Look at those quick release pins!

OCT 04, 2016 - 09:04 PM

Charby

Not sure when the designation M23 was introduced, but this combination of mount and ammo box cradle was initally known as E10014.

OCT 04, 2016 - 10:12 PM

JSSVIII

I'm sorry John, I wasn't clear, I understand the process, I actually do a lot of resin casting myself (including a vac chamber to get the bubbles out of the mold material, and a pressure chamber for casting parts without any fear of air bubbles). What I was referring to was: "These prototypes are so intense, the molds are mostly sacrificial, and do not survive removal of the resin parts" I was wondering how their molds were any different than regular resin casting, like you explained so well. I'm not an expert, so I was thinking more along the lines of learning a new technique. I'm afraid I wasn't very clear on that in my earlier post.

OCT 05, 2016 - 03:36 AM

Petition2God

Same here - I want to see the photos of actual resin product under the microscope and possibly a build review. It would be nice to see a comparison of this to Live Resin's M2, which is the best one I've seen so far. James

OCT 05, 2016 - 11:21 AM

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