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by **Big Red One** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:57 pm

Needs moar tigerstripes. :P Still nice, can't wait to see one in person this month.

by **Hikaro Takayama** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:26 pm

You know, if it's possible to chain the 40mm grenades with U-clips, they would make a very good approximation of the stubby 37mm rounds used by the 1874 Hotchkiss Gun (basically a Gatling Cannon)....

by **raygun823** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:29 pm

THUNK!!!!!Thats just the most EPIC gun ever. i would so do ANYTHING for it. Cant for this to come out!!!!! woohoo!!!

by **JcoleLegoMaster** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:21 am

siiiiiiiiick. hey do the shells fit in the barrel

by **Joshua Yeung** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:56 pm

Zsdvnm wrote:I can see much use of this in 'Nam era MOCs.

And many riot policemen still use a variant of this to launch rubber and tear gas!

by **fatdad3.2** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:02 pm

Hey will, have you trid to make the wooden parts( stock) hve a rotten wood type color, then have the metal parts ( Barrel and handguard) Rust, that would just be boss.

Anyway, i am loving this proto. My 3rd favorite prototype. Keep up the good work Will.

by **Yoshifan151** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:26 pm

If this were to me MP, would it be ovelmolded? Also, would it come with the 40mm grenade or would it be sold separately?

by **Wild Thing** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:32 pm

What is the difference between version 1 and 2.

by **ThatGuyWithTheBricks** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:57 pm

Gotta say, really don't like V2. It looks less cool.

by **Ranger 21** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 5:02 pm

Awsome design love the grenades

by **Ally Ambush** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:53 pm

I cannot wait for these to come out! So detailed.

by **raygun823** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:52 pm

Couldnt agree more. As for fatdad, this and the M16 are battling out in being my #1 fav. Curse you, indecision!

by **Lance 100** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:55 pm

Thats nice dude. I plan to be getting alot of those.

by **~Preston~** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:45 pm

Nothing personal, but I'm not fond of the V2 design very much. I don't like, because it's really plain, and for whatever reason when I think about it it looks obscure and then remind me of a baseball bat. At the very least in the new design, I'd like to see the V1 Ring/? near the front.

by **Spetsnazdan** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:59 pm

Will wrote:
FamilyBricks wrote:..would it ever be possible for your production molder to do production overmolded items?

Not really. My molder does not want to stick his hand into the press, ever, at any time. :)

Ooh! That Makes Me love my over-molded BF proto even more! You guys did a really good job with this one! Anyway, a little friendly criticism, It seems as though the the place where the minifig holds it on the stock is a little short, causing the minifig to have trouble posing :) By the way, I must be loony, or I haven't been following this specific thread In a while, but what do folks mean by V1 and V2?

I can put pics up if you want :)

by **Highonbricks** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:05 pm

Spetsnazdan wrote:but what do folks mean by V1 and V2?)

V1 means the first version of the prototype that will has created
and V2 is the second version that has some mild changes before he makes a final version for mass production( there is such a thing as V3 but it is pretty rare)

by **Spetsnazdan** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:27 pm

^ Ah, thank you :) In response to that, the M79 that I have, I believe is V1, so if you've fixed that with V2, please disregard my ramblings :)

by **raygun823** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 2:20 pm

When I get this, i'm gonna get some of those trans-orange 40mm shells and there will be napalm!

by **Awesomeness247/365** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:07 pm

I suggest making them ALL hinged! That would be AWESOME! But if not still an AWESOME addition to the Viet-Nam BAs!

by **Plastic-Armory** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:13 pm

Awesomeness247/365 wrote:I suggest making them ALL hinged! That would be AWESOME! But if not still an AWESOME addition to the Viet-Nam BAs!

The hinged one is a mod, as was said right above the picture.

Brickarms wrote:Of course, our intrepid moderator Catsy, has already modded it and made it hinged, just like the real thing!

by **RED NINJA 25** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:52 pm

It would be really cool if you could load the grenade into the gun

by **SkillzMan24** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:51 pm

I have V1 and V2 of this gun, and I like V1 because it's not as clean. I like weapons that aren't as clean.

by **Bodge** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:28 am

This is by far one of the best prototypes. PLEASE put it into production!

by **Mattmoo** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:02 pm

I really like this proto. The overmolding gives it more detail and really makes it stand out! The 40 mm grenade looks great as well. It really compliments the gun/grenade launcher (whatever you want to call it) I have a question for Will though. Have you tried making a sight on the gun like one of those flip up ones or would that be to flimsy and would it break off too easily?

Thanks

by **mtnbiker1998** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:39 pm

I happen to have the V2 of this gun, and let me say that I liked the V1 better, it looked better in an overmolded state, but seeing as overmolding isn't likely in production items, the V2 would probably look better in one solid color. but thats just my 2 "bottle caps" (yeah, i've been playing fallout :D)
-mtn98

by **Tac** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:44 pm

I noticed in the rumour control that the design is finalised and will see mass production. Is this the V2 or V1?

I know a lot of people, myself included, expressed their preference to V1 and wasn't sure if Will had gone back to that.

by **n00bie 14** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 9:45 pm

Catsy wrote:These are just all kinds of gorgeous! They definitely wouldn't be the same without the overmolding, but that's true of just about anything--stuff is always going to look cooler overmolded. I think if you produced these in solid brown and gunmetal, you'd have a hard time keeping them in stock. :)

When you say overmolded, do you mean overmolded in plastic, rubber, paint, or what?

Also, I like this V1 M79 better than the V2 one, because it has more detail. Is one going to be more "available" than the other one once the M79 becomes part of the official BA lineup?

by **Greaper** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:36 am

Great prototype Will!
I was wondering would the 40mm grenade be sold with it?

by **Catsy** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:29 pm

n00bie 14 wrote:When you say overmolded, do you mean overmolded in plastic, rubber, paint, or what?

Also, I like this V1 M79 better than the V2 one, because it has more detail. Is one going to be more "available" than the other one once the M79 becomes part of the official BA lineup?

By "overmolded" I mean injected with multiple colors on the same accessory, like the ones shown at the top of the thread. It is not currently possible to do this with production items; each overmolded item is hand-injected by Will.

I am very partial to the v1 design myself--without the raised band where the ladder sight usually is, the v2 just feels too plain by comparison. That is merely my own personal preference, though.

Regardless of which design ends up making it to production, the design that Will chooses will of course be more "available", as the prototypes will no longer be injected.

by **Wolffe** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:19 pm

I'm very impressed with the GitD and trans combos that have been coming out recently. :)

by **Spec Ops Dude** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:52 am

I don't need an overmolded one, we've been living with non-overmolded Brickarms for a long time and now people whine if one gun isn't overmolded. There's something called paint, and the guns don't always have to be perfect, just pretend that certain parts are differently colored. Anyways, when it comes out, I'll just buy a Brown one and paint the tube gunmetal. Tahdaa!

by **Molotov** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:05 pm

Would love to see a double barrelled shotgun with the same system as this to reload. I really like it, iron sight would be a good improvement though.

by **Sgt. Legoman** » Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:37 pm

Ah. I have just gotten interested in Vietnam War figs and this is on my must have list. I plan on buying all the M16's that are coming out. Good job on this, Will.

by **The Trandoshan** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:35 pm

The 40mm grenades are so cool! I got two of them from G.I Brick, they got a sweet deal for MGL & 40mm's. I got them in black, but i think it would be cool to see them in other colors aswell. :D

by **Xenolego** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:28 pm

EmptySandbox wrote:I find it dissapointing that if it enters mass production, it'll come in one solid color. Which probably won't include brown.

enigma badger wrote:That's making more than a few assumptions you really shouldn't! ;)

Rest assured, Will is still developing the M79, and he has more than a few neat items in regards to mass producing this item.

Like the minigun being multi-part..........?

I can see a lot of potential in that.......

by **hobby98** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:56 pm

Looks cool! we really need a stand-alone grenade launcher.

by **Spec Ops Dude** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:06 am

raygun823 wrote:When I get this, i'm gonna get some of those trans-orange 40mm shells and there will be napalm!

Ooh, a napalm Thumper? I might make a weird vietnam war MOC with that. Thanks for the idea!

by **Daken the Bladesmith** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:10 pm

I think v1 is more accurate than v2, I think that the v2 is just lacking in detail. Besides making it more accurate the ring around the barrel makes it look a lot cooler too! (I have a v2)

by **General Wojohowski** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:07 pm

I like it! I like the hinged one that Catsy made!

by **DARRKNESS** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:13 pm

Wait.

(Pictures from Brickarsenal)
Which is the V1 and which is the V2?

by **SHall1998** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:25 pm

DARRKNESS wrote:Wait.

(Pictures from Brickarsenal)
Which is the V1 and which is the V2?

the top one is V1 and the other is V2

by **CaptainDalton** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:56 am

I love both the V1 and V2 however, the V1 has a more realistic foregrip because in real life the foregrip did not cover the entire bottom of the gun.

by **Pvt. Dar Skirata** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 5:20 pm

this is fantastic! but wht if it was made hinged? like if the barrel was one piece in say gunmetal and the stock was brown, hinged in the middle, with a hinge maybe like is on the m1919. this would solve the issue of overmolding, and add a very cool feature. thts my two cents, but even if that doesnt happen this is still a fantastic gun

by **dariusjr98** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:16 pm

Looks sweet, I'd buy some.

by **bushninja** » Fri May 11, 2012 11:50 am

I

Pvt. Dar Skirata wrote:this is fantastic! but wht if it was made hinged? like if the barrel was one piece in say gunmetal and the stock was brown, hinged in the middle, with a hinge maybe like is on the m1919. this would solve the issue of overmolding, and add a very cool feature. thts my two cents, but even if that doesnt happen this is still a fantastic gun

I was just wondering about that. I know the difficulty and extra time required, but a multi-piece assembly with a snap-on hinge (like the JFSC) would be amazing to behold.

by **enigma badger** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:37 am

Shots of the upcoming production version of the M79:

It incorporates aspects of the V1 and V2 prototype designs in a way that definitely took into account all the feedback everyone had on those items. Yes, it is a single-piece item; Will decided that was best for this accessory for a variety of reasons, but then with a barrel that's distinct from the rest of the accessory, a bit of paint modification should be easy enough for those that want to give it a shot!

by **meiguizi** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:56 am

enigma badger wrote:it is a single-piece item; Will decided that was best for this accessory for a variety of reasons, but then with a barrel that's distinct from the rest of the accessory, a bit of paint modification should be easy enough for those that want to give it a shot!

I know a few people will complain that the production model is not overmolded (I think WIll might have created a bit of a onster with is fantastic over-molded prototypes ;) ) but I think this is a delightfully accurate rendition of a classic weapon. With all of these new prototypes hitting production status this summer, I'm going to need to rethink my storage system to accommodate all of them

by **bushninja** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:19 am

I assume that this is either:
A. part of a hither-to unannounced production mold, or
B. already in a production mold, but not before now showcased.
Personally, I'll imagine that it's the first one, because that makes me happier.

by **gateguard** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:47 am

enigma badger wrote:
EmptySandbox wrote:I find it dissapointing that if it enters mass production, it'll come in one solid color. Which probably won't include brown.

That's making more than a few assumptions you really shouldn't! ;)

Rest assured, Will is still developing the M79, and he has more than a few neat items in regards to mass producing this item.

Wait so there is a chance i could get an over molded production m79!? I hope so. I'd really be happy if that does happen!

by **General Wojohowski** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:34 am

No, the production version is not over molded, it will be one color. Still, it will be awesome to be able to get a bloop gun. I would like gun metal or brown. Its hard to find proto m79 for sale that is not trans color.

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