Italian WW2 colonial machineguns

[kustenjaeger]

Greetings

At some point I am going to have to add MMGs to my WW2 Italian colonial infantry unit. I realised today that they used Austrian Schwarzlose M07/12 guns (see http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/divisions-of-a-libyan-infantry-regiment-of-the-italian-army-news-photo/141557288) so I believe that I will need to convert WWI Austrian MGs. Luckily they are in caps so the headgear should be relatively easy to remodel but I am less sure about changing the rest of the figure. 

I assume green stuff will be required!

Regards

Edward

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello kustenjaeger

You should be able to get by with just altering headgear (pictures of the Austrian MG at the Painting competition, Army of Austrian figures http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,11335.msg149412.html#msg149412, alternately you could use the SCW - Moroccan Falange Militia (puttees, shirt sleeves, fez) and change the MG since they are armed with the Hotchkiss M1914.

I was looking at using the Moroccan figures as Italian blackshirts in fez.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan