Work in progress of the Vektor R4

Have ypu watched the forgotten weapons video about the R4 R5 and R6 if not its a good video to explain the basic difference between the sa version and the real galil

@Dr. NUGGETS I have and am using it as a point of reference while modeling. Thank goodness for that video of his because it is making it far easier to get things right. Albeit I am only making the R4 modifications afterwards as I am currently modeling the standard Galil since the first batch of R4's were identical to it. I will then make the later R4 variant with the polymer handguard and other modifications unique to the R4 and R5.

Won't be making the R6 as it was not issued to the SADF and SANDF AFAIK.

Ok cool will you be keeping the bipods ?

Or adding at a later stage aswell ?

For the R4 yes

R5 doesn't have a bipod

Yeah but the Lm 5's did

LM 5's are single shot civilian versions I believe?

Yes they are but i was just saying that most of them had the bipods

Seeing as some of them were converted R4's

I'll look into it. Wouldn't be a problem keeping the bipods on the R5's

But yeah the models are looking really really good

Cheers man. I'm keen to see it in Squad I wonder how they will perform against the AK's and M4's

Well seeing as its basically an akm I'll think they'll do pretty good

Lower calibre though so less recoil than the AKM

Ahh wait brainfart i was thinking of the 5.56 ak

Don't know what its called tho just now the ruskys had one

AK74 is in 5.56

Yeah that one lol

No scopes for any of the factions though so that's going to be very interesting

Kind of like a bridge between Post Scriptum and Squad.

Shorter engagement distances etc

Thick bush is also going to be a factor.

Ooh i really can't wait

Are there gonna be a R4 lmg like the RPK ? With the 50 round mags ?

Yes

50 Round mags for the R4 will be available. But only one per rifleman as was standard in the SADF from what I've heard.

Ok cool is there going to be a specific way to select that mag ?

There would have to be ja. Will see how that will work when the time comes

And are you going to implement an R1 ? Seeing as they also saw service before the R4 was adopted ?

Although troops on patrol would use the 50 round mag first because it wouldn't fit in their battlejackets unlike the 32 round mags

Yes R1 will be made but the FN FAL is already in Squad and will be using that as a placeholder til I model the R1

I'll probably have the R1 ready before the character models though so no worries

Just to pop in before going to bed. Look to the way the PPSH is already set up in squad where you have two inventory slots for drum and stick mags.

Something I'm planning on doing with my rebels.

Cool cool im looking forward to the mod more and more

just letting you guys know i will only be posting progress on the mapping once @Springbok models most of the stuff that will be placed in the maps

@Stom Cool man, I forgot about the PSSH having both stick and drum mags.

No rush get it done good and proper we will all wait patiently 👌

@Dr. NUGGETS lm5 doesn not have and never had a bipod

@Springbok ak74 is in 5.45

I can try to get some pics today of my uncles gun

He has a modernised r5 as well with rails and shit as well as a bxp

For the maps will you be using satellite images as reference?

@kingdmb Yes I do plan on using satellite images for real world locations like Cuito Cuanavale, Cassinga, Tumpo, Lomba river etc

@Kooijpolloi Awesome bru does he have an R4 or R5 without rails on it as well? Otherwise no worries just take pics 😉

I'd like pics of the iron sights as well aiming down so I can get the sight picture as accurate as I can get it. Try to get all angles

@Springbok R4 is without rails stock standard

Awesome that'll do. Take as many pics as you can bud would help me out a lot

K

@Springbok

I hope you can use this

Got pics of that bxp as well for you

@Kooijpolloi My mother loving man!

Thanks so much

Crude boxout of the Eland 90 at the moment. Working on multiple models at the same time ✌🏻 I'll be streaming my modeling sessions soon after Christmas so you guys can pop in and watch every now and then and see the hours it takes to get things accurate 😱

I'm modeling the Eland 90 with an interior as all SADF vehicles will have one albeit simplistic not as detailed as the real thing since that would take forever

Beautiful

cant wait for the mod. take all the time you need to make this great

Thanks man. No need to take years, all it needs is a few months to about 1 year provided I put the effort in. The trick is to stay motivated 😋

Trust me we all are super motivated and backing you to the fullest