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Meng Zpu-2.Is it accurate?
Wakemeup
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Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 10:25 PM UTC
Hi all,I would know if the meng zpu-2 is accurate about the dimensions or not.
I've measured one of the barrel in the kit...and it's 3,2mm/3,3mm.It should be 38mm in 1/35 scale with a real measure of 53inch in reality.
Real measure comes from wikipedia(redirect ot kpv barrel)...but it seems to be correct.Or does the zpu in the kit is a late and different production with a different lenght of the barrel??
Let me know your ideas...

Cheers
Ciro
grunt136mike
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Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 08:26 AM UTC
Hi Ciro;

The Kits Barrels are Accurate, the Zpu-2 had Different Barrels over A period of Time ! ie;) Different Barrel Lengths ! The Gun was prone to Barrel Whip with the longer Barrels !

CHEERS; MIKE.
grunt136mike
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Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 08:41 AM UTC
Hi Ciro;

Just A Follow up, Do A search on the Top of our Page and you should get the revue of the Zpu-2 that was done in 2010 by Z. Gabor ! He gave some very useful Info.

CHEERS; MIKE.
Wakemeup
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Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 09:00 AM UTC
Thank you Mike,I got it!However 3,23,3 are cm and not mm....My mistake.It's a great little kit the meng zpu-2...
Cheers
Ciro
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