Forum: 3D Modeling


Subject: m134 predator

comastalker opened this issue on Oct 12, 2001 ยท 12 posts


comastalker posted Fri, 12 October 2001 at 8:23 AM

Last 3 days, I started modeling the m134 predator minigun. But I only found one reference picture (say if you want to see this) and I really don't know, where the hell, the ammo is put/pulled in... maybe someone of you have seen a picture of the predator, where this is shown ? Or any other tips ? P.S.: Of course, I want to know, how you find this "beta", too

yeldunhc posted Tue, 30 October 2001 at 7:02 PM

I used to work on miniguns in the military and I can tell u that the ammo is fed into the back section that little tube that sticks out of the side on your model it's called a feeder and ammo is fed in through that and into the bigger gun housing chambers the shot out the barrels. There is a chute that looks like a bunch of linked [_] Where the ammo is fed through. I know this may sound strange but if you need more then I can even give you some detailed pics too. I worked on many small arms including miniguns 50 cals m-9 ect....


comastalker posted Wed, 31 October 2001 at 7:54 AM

this would be great ! mail me to : sicrevolution@gmx.de or contact me in icq: 82019512


Ironbear posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 9:01 AM

Might try Jane's for reference photo's. The Jane's books are expensive, but most public libraries will have a full selection, and you can photocopy the images you need. Accurate firearms photos are a bit hard to find on the web for specific models at times - a lot of websites will only have views from one angle.

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comastalker posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 2:16 PM

the problem is: there are many weapons, u can hardly find. e.g. the h&k g11. It is the most accurate and powerful submashinegun on earth, because it uses 3,4mm ammo and 50shot mag. without any non-jack. it should be the standard-rifle for the german-army, but there were copyrightproblems (doesn't matter). The fact is, if you work hard, you'll probably find 2-3 pics on the inet.


Ironbear posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 3:03 PM

Like I said... Library, Jane's "All the World's Small Arms". The 1986-87 volume [or maybe 88-89, too lazy to hit my bookshelf] has multiple views of the Hk G-11 caseless, much better detail than I've seen in net photos. [Actaully not the most powerfull in it's class - the 4.7mm caseless round it uses is a bit less punch than the 5.56mm, but it's more compact and allows a lot more rounds for the same weight and volume]

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comastalker posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 3:07 PM

For sure, 5.56mm rifles are more powerful, but they are less accurate. I've seen a study, showing that the g11 increases the aiming ability extremely. thx for the books name, i'll look for it.


Ironbear posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 3:14 PM

Yeah, more ergonomic overall. Still, no assault weapon can match the accuracy of a good scoped bolt action .223 [that's the 5.66mm in civies]. We're talking combat accuracy which is a completely differnt animal. Military rifles are designed to [hopefully] let a recruit put steel on target with a minumum amount of highly expensive training... Rate of fire on the G-11 is higher than any other comparable small arm until you get into the mini-gun class. Thing is like a 4.7mm buzzsaw at 2200 rounds per minute mean burst rate.

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Ironbear posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 3:17 PM

Btw... I still think that's a pretty nice mini-gun model you have going there. ;] Kudos.

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comastalker posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 3:21 PM

*g* thx ! check the original :

Ironbear posted Thu, 22 November 2001 at 3:30 PM

chuckle Nice... but I'd hated to of ever of been within a hundred meters of something THAT bright with hostile people shooting things in our direction. Can you just imagine the sun glinting off of that thing in jungle? ;0 GE M134? Earlier version of that's what they used to hang off of Cobra gunships. And still hang in a lot of helicopter door mounts in various parts of the world. I don't off the top of my head remember what the designation of the little 5.56mm version of that is.

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comastalker posted Fri, 23 November 2001 at 12:01 AM

hehe...sounds funny. didn't know it was used for gunships.