Re: ANH Hero DL-44 Discussion
Looks like the "bullets" are a tad to long, on the real it looks as if there is more material left between them and the "trench".
And the silhouette of the rounded frontpart of the knurled area looks not as round/differend round than on the real one.
The angle of the cone - on the real i get a relation of 1,411 comparing front outer dia (24mm) to rear outer dia (17mm), and a relation of 1,294 comparing front outer dia (22mm) to rear outer dia (17mm) - that´s just a fast calculation directly with a ruler on my screen, but it also looks from the bare eye as if there is not enough angle..
Additional the bar of the scopmount looks a little bit short, on the real it sits a little bit over the edge of the mag, even with the slighly different angle. The rear end seems to be placed right, so maybe just a mm more is needed.
But that is hard to say, as it´s displayed on a Denix, which has not the same size and shape as a real one - so that´s just my gueass from the pics.
That are the points that jumped my eye, maybe you want to recheck them.
Thanks for the input. Glad you can finally see the images.
The bullet knurls have been adjusted already for length. The shape is entirely a wear and tear issue. Depending on which individual knurl you look at on the HERO you will see a different shape. The Original MG81s I have seen, real ones, not replicas, have a more distinct bullet shape than the HERO which is very worn. Since we can't cut each knurl separate and different, we chose to make the knurls as they would have been on a new FH and allow the user to wear them as they wish. A little sand paper or scotchbrite and it will match perfectly.
The rounded end is really perfect, the photo is not. This was a fast photo set up just to "see it" finally.
The Cone on this first FH was off a bit (due to machining error, not Carson's model) and has been corrected. Good eye.
The cross bar is not the new one, it is my old one and only placed on the frame roughly so it is not in the perfect position or size. (also not screwed in place so it kept sliding around.)
The size differences are prob due to camera angle and scaling since I matched them quickly. It is tough to replicate the old images with modern cameras unless you take some time to match the lens set up. They most likely used a 55mm lens for these preproduction shots and we have to guess and simulate that with the auto cameras. I will take more time when I have the parts set to show better. The tendency is to use the macro setting to show more detail but that just messes up the angles and makes the parts look weird.
The parts we are making will be an idealized "clean" version of the HERO parts meaning they will be "as new". so each user can modify them as they would like. The parts will be as close to the HERO parts as possible.
Since everyone has a preferred look Ie: New or weathered, the best we can do is offer a base part that is clean and sharp and let you scratch and ding it up to your hearts content.
Even with the fast paint job you can see the FH looks great. The next one should be even better.
One thing to note too. On the preproduction HERO below, the FH has the original black "paint" blown off by live fire. on the production shots, the FH has been painted or refinished a dull silvery color. I doubt they would have sent it out for parkerizing or anything, but it also "could be" a different FH.
We should have more this weekend and will post asap.
Thanks to everyone for your comments and observations.
