Steadi-cam mounted MG42 from Aliens?

[FakeBritishAccent]

I'm watching "Aliens" on AMC right now. Now I've seen tons of Pulse Rifles here, but not a single replica of the gun Lt. Vasquez wields...it's a German MG42 and it's attached to what looks to be a Steadi-cam rig. Anyone ever tackle this?

-Jonaas

 

[Kris]

I've seen someone doing that on FACTS in Belgium 2 years ago, looked nice, and was scratch-built, (not that it really functioned as a steadicam tough.)

 

[Mike Rush]

You should come over to The Aliens Legacy board. Several people there have made smart-guns (which is what they're called).

 

[Scapey]

We have a couple of smartgunners that are pretty much finished, and a few more in the works
It's a very big build, though, so as you say... Not too common!

I have most of the dressup parts from the dirtbike - All I need's an MG42 and steadicam rig now!
Pfft, what's a few tens of thousands of pounds?

 

[Grey]

Yea, I was gonna say that I was pretty sure several people had already done Smart Guns.

 

[Jedi Lawja]

I traded a Smart Gun kit to Wakal for a built PR a couple three years ago. They've been around for a long time.

Jay

 

[division 6]

 

[DBoz]

That is a sweet picture. I would love to do a smartgun, but I'm still in the process of building my Pulse Rifle, and the whole steadicam rig is a bit cost prohibitive. Although I have read about some chinese made ones that are somewhat more affordable.

 

[BigGeek]

Way cool pic! A pulse rifle is definitely on my future to-do list. Lots of other things in front of it right now, though. I also wondered if anyone had tackled the smartgun, and obviously it has!

 

[clonesix]

like this one?

 

[slave1pilot]

Sci-Fire used to offer the Hyper-Firm MG-42
Try and hit them up
Here's my Hyper-Firm;

obviously, mine isn't a smart gun

 

[Serafino]

Deconstructing a Steadicam is a fun exercise. Spring, cable, pulleys, hinges, and Bob's yer uncle. I had a go at figuring it out long ago, had the essentials on paper but never tried building one.

Do the replicas people have built have functional Steadicam-like arms or are they just passive?

 

[Sidewinder]

My WIP SG has a real camera arm and vest, bought from an Indian company that makes em.

My build thread is here on the AL:
http://forum.alienslegacy.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5658

SAS

 

[Birdie]