Tworrs Westland Lynx Revell 1/32

[Tworrs]

With sincere thanks to Jakko, who noted the weird ammo belt, and my noted frustration with said belt I have come up with a plan B.
By removing the ammo feed, as if the weapon is not loaded, I think reduces the shabbiness of the end result, as well as my irritation .
What do you think?
That is what I like about this forum, the help from fellow members, cheers Jakko.

[boatman]

Garry leave it be it makes the chopper look good an more detail an its only a model but a very good one in my opinion
chris b

[Airborne01]

Just a thought - don't know what the instructions suggested but to my mind the ammo box is wrongly orientated. In my experience I 've never seen an ammo feed like that - the rounds are inevitably fed through a path of least resistance ie with the nose of the round facing the breech/barrel opening, this means the ammo box needs to be re-orientated 90 degrees to the left.
Steve

[Tworrs]

Just a thought - don't know what the instructions suggested but to my mind the ammo box is wrongly orientated. In my experience I 've never seen an ammo feed like that - the rounds are inevitably fed through a path of least resistance ie with the nose of the round facing the breech/barrel opening, this means the ammo box needs to be re-orientated 90 degrees to the left.
Steve

Thanks for your thoughts Steve, no the feed orientation is correct. The ammo belt feeds out of the top front of the ammo box, and then up and around a conical feed guide which can be seen on the side of the MG.
Cheers
Garry

[stillp]

Well, I thought the belt looked just fine Garry. There seem to be several different variants of the ammo feed to the .50, here's one that shows the belt guide, but it's on the other side of the gun!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_Yorkshire_Regiment_(1_York)_Battlegroup_conducting_live_firing_during_Exercise_Prairie_Lightning._MOD_45158825.jpg

Pete

[Tworrs]

Well, I thought the belt looked just fine Garry. There seem to be several different variants of the ammo feed to the .50, here's one that shows the belt guide, but it's on the other side of the gun!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_Yorkshire_Regiment_(1_York)_Battlegroup_conducting_live_firing_during_Exercise_Prairie_Lightning._MOD_45158825.jpg

Pete

Thanks Peter, yes it does seem from my research as well that a lot of different MG's were used.
Unfortunately the supplied belt feed from Revell was not a good fit, and just irritated me, so I'm happy to have taken it off, it just looks cleaner now as well.
Cheers
Garry

[Airborne01]

That's really interesting! I've used 50's in the period '65 to '89 both here and with US and overseas forces and never seen those feed configurations. Just goes to show you never stop learning! Thanks for that!
Steve

[Tworrs]

That's really interesting! I've used 50's in the period '65 to '89 both here and with US and overseas forces and never seen those feed configurations. Just goes to show you never stop learning! Thanks for that!
Steve

To be fair Steve, that could also just be Revell's interpretation.

[Guest]

The main reason I asked about the belt is because I would have expected it to be inside a feed chute somewhat like this:



That would allow it to make the unlikely bend that Steve mentions, as well as prevent feed jams caused by the belt snagging, buckling, twisting and whatever else it’s capable of. But the illustration in the instructions shows a “bare” ammo belt, while I can’t make out in your photos whether it actually is.

[Tworrs]

Yes Jakko, it is a rather unlikely belt feed, but as I mentioned to Steve it could be just Revell's interpretation.
It is just a bare ammo belt like the instructions show, very rudimentary.

[Airborne01]

The main reason I asked about the belt is because I would have expected it to be inside a feed chute somewhat like this:



That would allow it to make the unlikely bend that Steve mentions, as well as prevent feed jams caused by the belt snagging, buckling, twisting and whatever else it’s capable of. But the illustration in the instructions shows a “bare” ammo belt, while I can’t make out in your photos whether it actually is.

Agreed mate - I'm intrigued so will do some in-depth research!

[Guest]

Found it I think. This page has some pictures of the door gun on a German Lynx Mk. 88, and there is a chute on the gun, but only on the right-hand side, to collect spent links:

[ATTACH]447700[/ATTACH]

But here is the left-hand side:

[ATTACH]447701[/ATTACH]

It looks like the belt is supposed to feed around that roller, which allows it to make that 90° bend, makes sure it feeds properly and probably keeps tension on it so it can do all these things.

[adt70hk]

Garry

Apologies for very, very behind on this. That has turned out beautifully - regardless of the ammo belt conundrum.

Very, very well done indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

[Airborne01]

Garry

Apologies for very, very behind on this. That has turned out beautifully - regardless of the ammo belt conundrum.

Very, very well done indeed.

ATB.

Andrew

Found it I think. This page has some pictures of the door gun on a German Lynx Mk. 88, and there is a chute on the gun, but only on the right-hand side, to collect spent links:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n[/ATTACH]

But here is the left-hand side:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]n[/ATTACH]

It looks like the belt is supposed to feed around that roller, which allows it to make that 90° bend, makes sure it feeds properly and probably keeps tension on it so it can do all these things.

Now I know I'm a dinosaur! Thanks for that - another piece of knowledge to occupy some of the vacant space in my head!
Steve

[minitnkr]

Good idea to capture the links. They do tend to get where they don't belong (i.e. FOD).