A quick post as an update to a previous item.
My Tommy Gunn Carl Gustav weapon arrived today. Despite the age it's in decent condition, though missing the support stand.
The toy represents the M2 version issued to the British Army and used up to the early 1990s.
As a toy it has a firing mechanism... you pull back on the pistol grip and a spring is released which would send the plastic round firing across the room to wipe out Barbie or Sindy... or your mate's Action Men.
This will be removed, as will the fore-grip and support for the stand, as neither are particularly accurate in shape. Moulded loops have to go, and the whole thing tidied up to hide seams, fill holes and repair cracks, of which there are a few.
It should end up looking like this (from Wiki)...
The sighting mechanism needs some extra details, but is pretty close to the real one.
Overall, I'm very happy, and it's a good starting point for a larger piece of fire power... and again, inspiration from the old 1/32 Airfix box art... the chap nearest to us has he Charlie G ready to be fired at any oncoming Russian or East German armour...
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