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Rangers Sniper
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Posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014 - 10:41 AM UTC
A 1/35 Vignette of a 2nd US Rangers Sniper.











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Posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014 - 11:41 AM UTC
Is that a M-1 Garand with a scope? It should be an Springfield 1903 with a scope.

Chris
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Posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014 - 11:50 AM UTC

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Is that a M-1 Garand with a scope? It should be an Springfield 1903 with a scope.

Chris


Chris

This is what came with the kit?

I think it was a wariors kit I got on Ebay.

Cheers

Gerry
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Posted: Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 01:43 AM UTC

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Is that a M-1 Garand with a scope? It should be an Springfield 1903 with a scope.

Chris


Hi Chris,

it's a M1D, adopted as a sniper weapon in 1944 as long as I recollect (could be wrong on the year though!).

Cheers

Romain


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Posted: Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 06:27 AM UTC
Looks like M1C to me. They were indeed introduced into the war in 1944.

The scope on this rifle seem to be mounted too low.
1stjaeger
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Posted: Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 08:41 AM UTC

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Looks like M1C to me. They were indeed introduced into the war in 1944.

The scope on this rifle seem to be mounted too low.



way too low indeed! He'd be hard pressed to see anything useful through that scope!

Cheers

Romain
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Posted: Monday, April 21, 2014 - 03:54 AM UTC

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Looks like M1C to me. They were indeed introduced into the war in 1944.

The scope on this rifle seem to be mounted too low.



way too low indeed! He'd be hard pressed to see anything useful through that scope!

Cheers

Romain


AS ungainly as it appears, it is correct.
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Posted: Monday, April 21, 2014 - 04:13 AM UTC
Your best painting yet Gerry IMHO,
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Posted: Monday, April 21, 2014 - 04:26 AM UTC
Great painting! Back to the M1 discussion, the scope would appear low, but it definitely should be offset to the left of the rifle. Recall that the M1 is clip fed, and after the 8th round is fired, the empty clip ejects basically straight up...
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 01:14 AM UTC
A few reference pictures for comparison.









Thanks,
Randy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 07:21 PM UTC

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Your best painting yet Gerry IMHO,
J


Jerry is absolutely right!! Great paintjob indeed!!

Congrats m8!!

Cheers

Romain

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Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 07:24 PM UTC

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Great painting! Back to the M1 discussion, the scope would appear low, but it definitely should be offset to the left of the rifle. Recall that the M1 is clip fed, and after the 8th round is fired, the empty clip ejects basically straight up...


Thanks for making me aware of that. It's absolutely logical of course, but I'm not used to clip-fed sniper rifles.

Cheers

Romain

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Posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 05:04 AM UTC

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Looks like M1C to me. They were indeed introduced into the war in 1944.

The scope on this rifle seem to be mounted too low.


I swear I see a bolt handle on it in some of the pics, though. Like it's some sort of "Frankengun", a combo of an M1 and and M1903.
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Posted: Sunday, May 04, 2014 - 11:39 PM UTC
I have 3 of these figures. It is a warriors US army sniper in France. All of them are supplied with Springfield rifles. The snipers left eye is shut, cause he's aiming with his right- I see that you have painted the left but no matter, good work overall. Where did you get the ranger decals for the helmet and shoulder?

Cheers,

Domagoj.
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Posted: Monday, May 05, 2014 - 12:33 AM UTC
Looks great, the only nit I see is that you have the "blue Sunoco" patch on the right sleeve.
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