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XM8 Variants v2

Last year around this time I took a stab at modding the AC8 into the various configurations the XM8 modular weapon system is capable of. Success was... mixed. You couldn't buy tan AC8s then. I kinda mangled the compact carbine when I tried using my Dremel to make the duckbill-style flash suppressor. The Brickarms M203 U-clipped to an AC8 made an acceptable stand-in for the XM320 grenade launcher you can attach to the XM8. And of course the LMG variant came out quite well, though I had to scratchbuild the C-mag--which was a real pain.

Fortunately, Tiny Tactical now makes a C-mag accessory for Brickarms, along with a G36-style side-loading grenade launcher that looks exactly like the XM320. This time the only major surgery I had to do was replacing the barrel on the LMG. I made some minor modifications to the grenade launcher and hinged it with a paper clip--it actually does swing out like it would when you're loading it. This time I did the flash suppressor notch on the compact with a razor saw, and widened and smoothed it with sandpaper. And of course both scopes got the "gemstone" treatment, which I thought came out really nicely.

No, I'm probably not going to do the DMR configuration--it would look exactly like the LMG, except without a bipod or drum mag.

Taken on: April 9, 2011

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Camera: Nikon D40, f/32.0, 0.8 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D40
Aperture:	f/32.0
Exposure Time:	0.8
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Paint Shop Pro Photo 12.50
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