Found the case used for the movie prop for £5 so set about converting it and here's were I'm at what you guys think ?

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Cpl, Steve " Lab Rat " kelly
A01 / TQ1.0.52145E1
H.M.S VALHALLA
1st Batt 13th Regt
" FREEBOOTERS "

I say we take off and nuke the whole place from orbit .......................................................Only way to be sure

Hey there Thats Cool.I've been looking for One them but no luck so far.Like i Said verry Cool.Looking pretty good so far

Regards.

Neil

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Cpl N.Storey A12/TQ2.0.02132E1
MARINE RAIDER

Very nice case I love

They are very common to find:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/740493 ... lastic-red


Looks good, my only suggestion is the type should be bigger.

https://thepropstop.wordpress.com/2011/ ... om-aliens/

Yeah I gave the size to my mate and he made them a little small but I like it to be a ikle bit different. Same with my grenades as I don't have a straight knerl

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Cpl, Steve " Lab Rat " kelly
A01 / TQ1.0.52145E1
H.M.S VALHALLA
1st Batt 13th Regt
" FREEBOOTERS "

I say we take off and nuke the whole place from orbit .......................................................Only way to be sure

Wish someone made cheaper grenades out of metal so i could buy 25 to fill a box. Only find them for 25 bucks each so far

They are bottom up so you can always fill it up with Snap Caps.

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Good idea! I think ill do that

Yet another idea to steal and a project to start. At least this one seems to be quite a bit more manageable on the old wallet!

Seconded, I will try and do that little prop replica as well.

That's a great idea to fill it up thanks and i will find the details of the case if anyone wants ? As some of you said it's a nice cheep prop to go with my display stand I'm making for my PR

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Cpl, Steve " Lab Rat " kelly
A01 / TQ1.0.52145E1
H.M.S VALHALLA
1st Batt 13th Regt
" FREEBOOTERS "

I say we take off and nuke the whole place from orbit .......................................................Only way to be sure

Now you just need Derrick Baena's PR manual!

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As promised here is the case next to my PR and stand I made

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Cpl, Steve " Lab Rat " kelly
A01 / TQ1.0.52145E1
H.M.S VALHALLA
1st Batt 13th Regt
" FREEBOOTERS "

I say we take off and nuke the whole place from orbit .......................................................Only way to be sure

quick question for anyone 'in the know' The case in that link is for 20 gauge shells

Was that link chosen simply because the box was red in the picture (like the real prop) or is there a reason the 20 is preferable to a 12?

With some deep research the grenades in the movie are 12 gauge blank that were turned/modified. A lot of people think it's 20 gauge as the grande size is referred as 30mm (no were near 12 gauge size) a fact just "ignored " by the prop makers . Oh and if you look at the prop in harry harris collection it is the 12 gauge box in forest green and then painted

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Cpl, Steve " Lab Rat " kelly
A01 / TQ1.0.52145E1
H.M.S VALHALLA
1st Batt 13th Regt
" FREEBOOTERS "

I say we take off and nuke the whole place from orbit .......................................................Only way to be sure

Show off

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Pvt. Robert E. Davies

69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes

A08/TQ1.0.02129E1

Apparently, the screen-used box (or boxes) was an MTM Case Gard S25: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2065

You can buy a red one here: http://www.guns.gb.com/contents/en-uk/d ... boxes.html

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Hi

Just found this;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MTM-round-Shots ... shell+Case

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Pvt. Robert E. Davies

69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes

A08/TQ1.0.02129E1

Well, the S-25 comes in 2 varieties. The S25-20 and the S25-12. Still comes around to the 20 gauge vs 12 gauge box.

BUT I think it truly is the 20. Yes, 12 gauge shotgun used had grenades made from some type of snap cap, but I read up on the 20 gauge box and the specs do say it can hold 12 gauge shells (it is just a little snugger fit). Looking at the pic of the screen used box, besides the red color, look at the bottom 'lip' on the clasp.

The screen used prop and 20g versions have the 2 'prongs' on the bottom lip. The 12 gauge box (S25-12) has a wider clasp area and only the one center 'prong' area on the bottom. The 20g looks like a better match to me. I'll update when I get mine in hand.

I have just ordered the MTM 25 round Shotshell Box 10 or 12 Gauge

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Pvt. Robert E. Davies

69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes

A08/TQ1.0.02129E1

Here's some other places selling them for pretty cheap:

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item/00008S2520
http://www.sportsmans-depot.com/product ... s-Red.html
http://www.opticsplanet.com/mtm-shotshe ... p-top.html

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This is what I love about this site the wealth of knowledge and willingness to help others thanks for your comments and i may look a bit closer next time.

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Cpl, Steve " Lab Rat " kelly
A01 / TQ1.0.52145E1
H.M.S VALHALLA
1st Batt 13th Regt
" FREEBOOTERS "

I say we take off and nuke the whole place from orbit .......................................................Only way to be sure

I just realized that the one Noble posted was already the correct one, whoops.

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FYI/alert!

The website that said the 20g box could hold 12g shells lied! The 20 is too small for 12g shells and SD grenades. They don't fit.

Even if the clasp/color on the 20 were more accurate, if you plan on actually keeping grenades in there you actually probably are better off with the 12 version

Messing around with this old project. Figured I'd bump this old thread. (for 'found item' purposes. 'replica purposes' are as fine as they will get)

In short, while the modern plastic shotshell boxes are affordable and easy to find, they are not likely correct. (at least not the MTM "Case-gard" series).

The 20g and 12g each have screen accurate aspects, but neither is a dead on match (at least not in their modern form).

Basically:
-The 12g modern could never be 'correct' because the ridge on the top is right on the edge, the top half is too tall, and the bottom portion of the clasp has no indentations. All 3 are not screen accurate.
-The 20g has the right offset on the 'ridge' around the top, has the screen accurate clasp indentation, is red like the screen used prop, but is clearly too small and can't hold the snap caps of the 12g 870 that was used. Proportions are clearly all off.

So 80s plastic shotshell boxes (same brand in earlier version or completely different brand)... Anyone have them?