Speed
 

I got Speed on DVD and saw there was screencaps on the page already. They look pretty low-res, would it be cool if I replace them with mine? (plus I'll get some shots of that bizzare tutone MP5K)

Also, I've been working on Crank for a few days now, stuff keeps coming up that stops me from finishing it. I should have it done on Wednesday.

I have so many DVDs to cap, and for some reason, I'm buying more! I'm crazy.

Hell yes.

BTW, the "MP5K" is actually an SP89 that was nickel-plated and given a forward grip. LMO had it for sale a few years ago.

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I didn't know it was an SP89. Does LMO still have pics of it?

Nope. I don't think they even had pics back when it was still on sale.

hahahaha. The wording is funny when you say it outloud....

Gunmaster45 is interested in Speed and working on Crank .... sounds like a substance abuse problem to me! hahahahahaha.

It was a originally a stembridge gun. LMO got all of their guns from Stembridge. I can see if the guys have a good pic of it.

You should get some help, man. lol

Regarding Crank, does anyone else have doubts as to the term "Mark I Desert Eagle?" I've checked and found that such a model exists, but no pictures, and frankly it looks like a Mark VII or XIX instead. Any comments?

There's not much visual difference between the Mark I and Mark VII. Here's a picture of one that was posted to Wikipedia:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...357_Magnum.jpg

You can tell it apart by the shape of the safety and slide catch. Also, Wikipedia doesn't mention this, but I believe the frame shape is a bit different too (the "belly" of the Mark I looks a bit narrower than that of the Mark VII).

hahaha
 

I thought the same thing when I brought them home.

"I just bought Crank and Speed and I got to get working on them."

I found it funny too.

The MP5K came from Ellis Mercantile not Stembridge Gun Rentals. It was a SP89 converted to an MP5k by La France Specialties. I was the gunsmith at Ellis and we did all the guns for that show. I had the MP5K satin nickel for Speed as they wanted a stainless looking smg.

Please add as much info to it on the page as you want. Nothing is better than having someone who worked on the gun comment on it. :D

That guns sent out on Speed are listed below.

Smith & Wesson 6904
HK MP5 built by La France Specialties
1911A1 with Surefire flash lights
Colt Series 70 9mm pistols with Surefire Flash Lights
HK MP5K built by La France Specialties
Mossberg 500 Mariner short barrel shotguns built by Ellis Mercantile.

Wait, so I'm confused...was the SP89 from Ellis or was it from Stembridge? Or did Syd Stembridge work as the on-set armorer and simply rent the guns from Ellis?

The MP5K/SP89 came from Ellis Mercantile and the weapons handler for that was Lance Larson. I am not sure if Syd was even there but I can find out. But as far as I know Lance was the on set Armorer for any of the NFA weapons. The property master and her crew handled the handguns.

One more weapon that I forgot about was the sniper rifle. I built that at Ellis the rifle started out as a pre-64 Winchester Model 70. I had it re-barreled as I prepped the new Kevlar stock. It was then bedded action removed and blacken as the barrel was stainless. I then painted the stock to match a reference photo from LAPD Metro's rifle.

Check out Long Mountain Outfitters website. He has a list of the weapons from Ellis he sold and the MP5K's and Mariners are on the list. Also if you look at the photos from Ellis Armory you can just see them above the two hard chromed AC556's from Escape from LA. They are on the right near the door when you are looking at the wall with the Thompsons, Bars and Stens.

Here's a link

http://www.longmountain.com/movieguns/ellisgunlist

OK, thanks for the additional info. Interestingly, Lance Larson seems to have mostly Property Master and assistant Property Master credits on IMDB, though some armorer credits, too.

Yeah, I see 'em barely. If LMO sold the SP89 a few years ago, I wonder if they still have a picture of what it looked like when it was sold? I should e-mail Dan Shea and ask him.

Lance was the Gun Room manager at Ellis when we did the guns for Speed. I was the gunsmith at Ellis for 8 years.

If you e-mail Dan Shea see if he has the photos both the SP89 and the Mariner shotgun.

Yeah, will do, although I'm not sure he'll respond. I got an answer from him when I e-mailed him a few years back, but not a few months ago when I e-mailed him asking for a better picture of the modified M11 from "Spawn".