Anyone have a link for a download of plans for either of these guns? I'd love to do a machinegun for my next project (just to resist doing an FG42, PPSH or Sten!).
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Oddball had a thread link to some CAD plans over at the SW Blaster site:-
http://www.imperial-fleet.com/bbcforum/ ... light=mg42
http://198.144.2.125/MG42/mg42.htm
Useful site. With regards to the practicality of building one. Metal brake, Technoweld, shedload of Ally plate and a lot of time. Gearbox? Version 3 all the way.
I have some spare parts that i don't need if you're after 'em. Top cover (Yugo, steel, but the crest can be ground off), Shoei MG42 Bipod, Shoei MG42 cocking handle. Shoei Rear sight assembly.
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Cheers, good link.
I'm severely tempted by those parts as well!
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Regarding the MG34 Vs MG42 debate, the 34 will require a LOT of machining. Plus, the receiver is a damn sight smaller than the 42's, ergo, making it much more of a pain in the ass to actually fit the parts into.
To make a half-decent MG34 would require a lot more tooling. Most of the body of a 42 can be made with bent ally sheeting. Surface finish wise, matt black anodise the lot 
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Speaking of which, has anyone got any info/plans, parts manuals for the MG13?