OK, lets see what's going to be done on the gunners side of the turret. Once again, some great screen shots show how most M24 were setup.
It's said a picture's worth a thousand words, and this image is talking to me, is it talking to you??? Model kit parts are usually made thicker so they don't get broken easily. The chunky piece that holds a 50cal gun barrel was made from a rolled piece of steel flatbar and welded on, and there's two of these pieces. Next we see a box of 50cal ammo strapped onto the compartment behind the turret. The Tongde small angle piece is correct, and I'll be using it for the purpose in the image. The part to the right of the ammo can is different from the Tongde supplied part. The original is a piece of steel shaft drilled out to hold the 50cal mount, and maybe even with the Ma Deuce attached to it, but I haven't seen any photos of one stowed like that. The drilled out shaft has two pieces of flatbar welded to it, and it's welded to the turret. The bent strangely shaped piece of steel plate is to protect the spare gun barrel, and possibly the stowed 50cal BMG. Lastly, the bracket above the ammo hatch from Tongde is a very nice representation with the exception it's thicker than the original. Yes, I'll be using that bracket.
It's said a picture's worth a thousand words, and this image is talking to me, is it talking to you??? Model kit parts are usually made thicker so they don't get broken easily. The chunky piece that holds a 50cal gun barrel was made from a rolled piece of steel flatbar and welded on, and there's two of these pieces. Next we see a box of 50cal ammo strapped onto the compartment behind the turret. The Tongde small angle piece is correct, and I'll be using it for the purpose in the image. The part to the right of the ammo can is different from the Tongde supplied part. The original is a piece of steel shaft drilled out to hold the 50cal mount, and maybe even with the Ma Deuce attached to it, but I haven't seen any photos of one stowed like that. The drilled out shaft has two pieces of flatbar welded to it, and it's welded to the turret. The bent strangely shaped piece of steel plate is to protect the spare gun barrel, and possibly the stowed 50cal BMG. Lastly, the bracket above the ammo hatch from Tongde is a very nice representation with the exception it's thicker than the original. Yes, I'll be using that bracket.
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