Know anybody with an MP5 submachine gun or access to one?
8 years ago
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I have a dilemma. My other art job is games, specifically working in VR and I have to model a whole bunch of guns for a project. Normally i can streamline the work flow by just dialing in dimensions from old schematics online into the attribute editor in maya and start at perfect scale right off the bat. Oddly for such a popular sub gun i can't find ANY schematics for the mp5 that list dimensions.
I specifically am modeling an SP89 but a handful of measurements from any mp5 or mp5 clone like POF or Zenith will do to jump start the modeling process. If anybody knows somebody or has themselves an mp5 or mp5 clone and could help me out with these measurements it would be a huge help thanks!
I specifically am modeling an SP89 but a handful of measurements from any mp5 or mp5 clone like POF or Zenith will do to jump start the modeling process. If anybody knows somebody or has themselves an mp5 or mp5 clone and could help me out with these measurements it would be a huge help thanks!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP5
I can find one of these for most guns but oddly not for the mp5
On the sidebar to the right you can click on the MP-5K for those base dimensions. The Wikipedia article also has some pretty decent dimensions, might be enough to get you going.
Best I can do, as there doesn't seem to be any full schematics, likely due to HK not wanting folks 3-D printing the things, or something.
Reliable and accurate, but the receiver is temperamental when it comes to dings and dents.
Honestly, your best bet might be a quality airsoft one unless you can find a nearby owner or someone who has the tools and knowledge to do proper measurements.
If you're /really/ into HKs you might bend them from a 'flat' which is actually a real complex stamping of its own, but nobody makes them from nothing like AKMs sten/sterling/suomi generic tube guns and all the various machined receiver guns.
Best bet as mentioned would be to get a high end tokyo-mauri or some such airsoft.
My AKS-74 sidefolding stock is actually from one back when the real deal was $150 and the perfect knockoff was $30. Plenty dimensionally accurate mating up with real deal trunnions.
There are a couple on this site in a format that's pretty accessible without CAD software.
http://www.cncguns.com/downloads.html
Probably some way to export them into a format your game engine can use.
I used to do some real basic modding on the stalker series, mostly textures and text though. Interesting to run into someone much deeper into that field.