Landships II

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Yep work but as you say slow to load. Exceptional work for the scale.

I think it might even be a shame to paint them. I bought some lovely brass MG's in 1:35 a while back but even with the lightest of coats of paint the detail started to be lost. I think these make superb models in their own right left in brass.

-- Edited by T140 on Sunday 13th of March 2011 06:40:38 PM

I have to agree that these are the best 1/72 scale machine guns I have encountered. I bought some Lewis and Vickers guns last year and have played around with them.
Forget paint. I found that the best results I could get, indistinguishable from yer actual gun-blued metal, were by using the following steps:-
1.  Burnish the gun with the side of a hardened steel sewing needle to a bright finish.
    
 2. Go over it again with a cotton bud with a small amount of T-Cut car paint restorer followed by a soft cloth. I generally use bits of old cotton T-shirt material.

3. Thoroughly wash in cellulose thinners to remove any grease.

4. Dilute some Tourmaline Brass blackening solution from Liberon waxes to about 70%
and add a suggestion of kitchen detergent.

5.  Scrub the gun with the solution using an old paintbrush and watch the magic happen. A real gun, but tiny!

A weaker solution works better and agitation helps as it prevents a rapid build up of the patina which can flake off if applied to rapidly. If this happens just add a little more soap and scrub away again.
If I can find the photos I took I'll post them.