Not to take away from your outstanding work. But I saw this and got excited, but then realised the cocking handle is on the top, I guess it would make a good gangster gun

http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=427258

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Rob Slater
A08/TQ2.0.42136E1

finished the tail section today added the side flanges and it now slots together with the upper receiver still got a ways to go on this but gettin closer all the time,a lot of clean up to do on this bit but i can see the finish line now , Rob

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

Dammm man that looks great.

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A12/TQ1.0.22137E1
PVT. Schmaus, Christopher J.
2nd Batt 6th Regt
USS Tahoma

outstanding work ,

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"I am the ULTIMATE BADASS , state of the badass art"
Alpha squad. Burton's Bandits

cheers guys it looks pretty rough at the moment but will polish up fine,i didnt want to just sling up finished pics as nobody learns anything ,just to give an idea of the work involved in making this sort of thing and if anyone else wants to have a go. Question does the safety on a real thompson lock the trigger or does it do something internal,it would be fairly simple to add a trigger lock on the safety switch but i dont know if this is the correct way for it to work, ideas/conformation anyone? Rob

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

The safety should stop the trigger from being pulled.

SAS

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Alan T. Alien
1st Lt Smith, SA "Sidewinder"
A13/TQ1.4.19720EX CMA
Founder of UKCM 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters
Founder of Special Armaments Section (Heavy Weapons)
"People don't understand. people like me"

cheers dude thats all i need to know if i bung a camb on the back of the switch should be able to put a trigger lock on no problem got enough room to do it inside,another workin bit ,it seemed the correct way to lock the trigger but wasnt sure if it may have been done another way ,i have no experience with guns at all "im a brit"catapault and air pistol are my limit cheers sidewinder, all the best , Rob

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

spent the past few days turning these out , I had to cheat on the auto/safety selectors they aren't steel got no way to turn them and didnt want to farm them out so i used an idea from another builder on matsuo's site called demetrius who used his drill as a lathe the two selectors are turned from 10mm aluminium in a standard drill chuck using various grades of file ,it takes a while and will clog the files but it works the other bits ,mag release and pivot plate are all steel cheers ,Rob

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

Really amazing work there!

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

Top effort Rob - those new bits look great .

Coming along nicely there chap



Chris

cheers chris and steve , its amazing how long these little bits and pieces take to make they realy eat up the hours, I owe a big thank you to bug stomper for his help on these bits without his drawings and measurements i couldnt have done em, so thanks stefan trying to sort out the safety selector at the moment so i can lock the trigger in safe mode ,all the best, Rob

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

This is absolutely stunning work! I love the idea of using the bolts on the selector switches. I wouldn't even think about trying anything on this scale.

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*GOBSMACKED*

this is stunning work.

cheers nick and mole thanks for droppin by ,they are pretty rough at the moment but filled and painted they will look the part ,i might still swap out the selector switches if i can sort out a way to do em in steel, i think i can grind down a bolt head"your idea mole" if i can get one the right size ,might give it a try ,i think after a while having aluminium selectors will start to bug me all the best ,Rob

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

looking good Rob, youre making loads of progress. Keep up the good work!!

Hi dude how was the holiday ? did ya get what you were after

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diamond geezer
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No mate, saw a couple of thompson replicas but would have been hard to get back in the country, plus they were the wrong model anyway!!
Holiday was good though!

Bunch of gun runners on this forum I swear

gun runners surely you mean prop runners ,film fans all if the old bill see mine im for the high hard one i think

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

here she is so far , bolt and carrier is made and fitted with full range of movement just got to sort out return spring for it ,slung the rest on to see what it looks like none of it is filled or fully finished yet,just a quick blow over to keep the rust gremlins at bay,with all the heat and welding it starts to rust almost as you are lookin at it , needs a lot of finishing work to bring it up to standards also need the mag next to line up the rest of the internals, it seems to be the way this build goes ,cant finish one bit untill i build the next and the one after to tie them all together,but its getting there,all the best , Rob

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

looking good! but is the finish gunna be so shiny when its completed?

At the moment it could be any colour ,gloss black is what i got its on there purely to keep the rust at bay,its nowhere near its finished look at the moment ,i am aiming for the all black matsuo rifle look when its finished ,i intend to strip the whole thing back when i have everything made, fill it skim it and paint it properly,there is no point in doing it properly at the moment as i am altering/changing parts as i go along,the upper receiver still has a lot of work to be done on it but i dont want the rust to get a foot hold ,for some reason arc welding seems to rust/oxidise almost as soon as its cold, trust me it will look the part when its finished nick all the best mate ,Rob

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diamond geezer
The Turtle Moves

i'm sure it will Rob! are you making the shrouds yourself also?

awseome!

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Why not use some gun oil / light machine oil and then spray degreaser when the time comes to finish it up? Seems like an easier proposal than paint and then thinner.

Collin "Ripper714"

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