Global Scale Modeller

Hi,

I have another question. I have been trying to find aftermarket rifling and doesn't seem to be any available. Do you have any sure fire techniques for home manufacturing such an item.

You can buy barrels with rifling moulded into them, though they tend to look overscale to my eyes in the ones that I've seen.
The same of the rifled barrels that come with some kits. It looks over done for effect.
Creating it by hand would be difficult as the rifling is very measured and if you made your grooves uneven it would be really noticeable.
But adding it with a hobby knife by notching the inner lip of the muzzle is the only way that I could think of, you really can't see well into the barrels (at least at 1/35) so rifling the entire inside of the barrel wouldn't be nessisary I would think.
Just the outer edge would need it.

Coen wrote:You can buy barrels with rifling moulded into them, though they tend to look overscale to my eyes in the ones that I've seen.
The same of the rifled barrels that come with some kits. It looks over done for effect.
Creating it by hand would be difficult as the rifling is very measured and if you made your grooves uneven it would be really noticeable.
But adding it with a hobby knife by notching the inner lip of the muzzle is the only way that I could think of, you really can't see well into the barrels (at least at 1/35) so rifling the entire inside of the barrel wouldn't be nessisary I would think.
Just the outer edge would need it.

a lot of barrels come without, Amour research and On the mark models used to do a PE version. However they are long gone now.

Is there a particular barrel that you were looking for?

Not at this stage Coen. Just thinking ahead. It would have been nice to have a generic set on hand.

Thanks

I'm afraid that I don't know of a generic set, though I'd love to have one if I did.

Coen wrote:I'm afraid that I don't know of a generic set, though I'd love to have one if I did.

This is in your neck of the woods ...almost. Too much freight for me.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/On-The-Mark- ... Sw3ydV66l5

As rare as hens teeth.

I think that I might lose what little mind that I have left trying to get those to lay tight against the inside of a barrel.
Wow!
I'll bet a real modeller could use those though haha.
I might just try and find a nice resin barrel with the rifling moulded on than try my hand at those.

Coen wrote:I think that I might lose what little mind that I have left trying to get those to lay tight against the inside of a barrel.
Wow!
I'll bet a real modeller could use those though haha.
I might just try and find a nice resin barrel with the rifling moulded on than try my hand at those.

awww ! your teasing.....cheeky sod...lol

Besides anybody who wants to make roof tiles then attach must be a little crazy.....

Ummm. Ya... Ya got me

mmm ! naa..... I'll throw ya back.

There is a company call "Tank Model Parts" that have Rifling PE for British, French, Italian and Japanese tanks. Part # TMP-3517.

d6mst0 wrote:There is a company call "Tank Model Parts" that have Rifling PE for British, French, Italian and Japanese tanks. Part # TMP-3517.

Thanks for that...much appreciated....they are actually called " On The Mark Models" , but an easy mistake to make as the company name is in smaller print and down the label a piece.
I'm not really sure if they are still in business, Sprue brothers have a small selection of brackets and there has been a scattered selection turning up on ebay of various PE. All fairly expensive when freight is taken into account, actually even before that.

I would think on anything smaller than an 88 it wouldn't read. I got the after market rifling for my Sturmtiger. But that's a pretty large barrel. So it shows if it's smooth.

mannloon wrote:I would think on anything smaller than an 88 it wouldn't read. I got the after market rifling for my Sturmtiger. But that's a pretty large barrel. So it shows if it's smooth.

very true

I think even an 88 at 1/35 is too small. Maybe a 1/16 kit could be enhanced but you could still forget everything with a muzzle brake on it.

Its also a health and safety issue. You get that barrel close enough to see the detail, you are going to poke yourself in the eye!!

Stokesy44 wrote:I think even an 88 at 1/35 is too small. Maybe a 1/16 kit could be enhanced but you could still forget everything with a muzzle brake on it.

Its also a health and safety issue. You get that barrel close enough to see the detail, you are going to poke yourself in the eye!!

hahahaahhh