WANTED – Soviet Maxim Machine Gun Ammo Boxes

[a27cromwell 3237xp 0]

Does anybody know where I can get pewter , resin  ,  plastic or 3D printed  Soviet WW2 Maxim MG Ammo Boxes in 1/56 scale ? Going through my collection of Soviet troops , I realized that most of the machine gun crews have minimal ( 1 or none ) ammo boxes . This just bugs me to no end . It might not mean much for the game but I like to have my troops kitted out as realistically as possible , meaning MG troops have multiple ammo boxes and belts .  1/48 scale could work also if the kit supplied boxes were replaced . Most are actually under sized or not even close to the real thing like a lot of artillery kit supplied ammo boxes but that’s a rant for anther day

[sundancer 44867xp 0]

If you can’t find appropriate kits I’d take some of the boxes and make silicone moulds and cast my own in either resin or something like plaster.

 

[grantinvanman 10492xp 0]

“When the man with the machine gun falls, the man with the bullets TAKES OVER the machine gun…”

[a27cromwell 3237xp 1]

Casting would be good way to go if boxes weren’t molded to the figures bodies and were generic in appearance . They don’t look anything like the real boxes I’m afraid . The good news is I’ve heard back from someone on one of the plastic model kit sites I lurk in , and he steered me to Super Hobby out of Poland that carries EMP3d printed 1/48 scale cans . I ‘ve ordered a few of the Maxim as well as the DSHK heavy mg type and some for my MG34 gun crews . At about $3.50 US for 5 cans , its worth checking out . If they don’t work with my BA stuff I do have a few Tamiya 1/48 Russians that could use them as you get the Maxim in the kit but no boxes or belts .

Depending on what Russian war movie you’re watching , sometimes they all have belts of bullets , especially those Soviet sailor types .

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