1:35 MAT 49 Submachine Gun with Folded Magazine

MAT 49 submachine gun with the magazine folded (1:35, Firma49)

This modeling accessory from the Czech maker Firma49 represents a faithful reduction of the French MAT 49 submachine gun. It is not a kit but a single weapon intended for a soldier figure or for the armament of a vehicle and a diorama. The printed weapon carries sharp detail, the front sight, the body of the magazine and a hint of the sling, of a kind that is practically impossible to do in injection-molded plastic; the weapons packed with kits tend to be coarse or missing altogether. It is precisely the right period weapon in a figure's hand that decides whether a scene looks believable. The 1:35 scale is the standard figure scale, so of the variants offered the part is the largest and the easiest to work with.

Use

• Place the weapon in a figure's hands, or set it in a rack, in a vehicle or among the stowed armament in a diorama.
• Carefully cut the part off the print supports with a sharp scalpel, as the magazine and the front sight are small and fragile.
• Clean up the surface after cutting with fine abrasive paper, wet and with respiratory protection.
• Glue it with cyanoacrylate glue (super glue); cement for plastic does not hold on this material.
• Apply a primer before painting; darken the metal parts with a dark steel, set the wooden and canvas elements apart with a matching shade and bring out the detail with a dry brush.

Who the accessory is for

For modelers building figures and dioramas in 1:35 scale who want to equip their soldiers with an authentic period weapon. The MAT 49 suits postwar scenes with the French army. Anyone building in a smaller scale will appreciate that Firma49 offers the same submachine gun in 1:48 and 1:72 as well; choose the variant according to the scale of your figure or diorama. Figures, further Firma49 gear and modeling paints go well with it to finish a scene off.

The accessory is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Paints, glue and figures are not included in the package. Printed parts are fragile; use a respirator and ventilate when sanding.