(Just an idea) Maybe you could release it with a different hue (separate workshop item) because actually the skin is really nice and I think the interesting nonuniformity of colour across the magazine would really suit a plum magazine. Kind of like this:
https://www.circle10ak.com/product/russian-plum-ak-74-30rnd-5-45x39mm-magazine-izhmash/

If someone were able to capture the unique beauty of that I would definitely subscribe. I find the AK-74 to be the most aesthetically pleasing firearm but I find it hard to find a replacement for the default. They did such a good job at getting something basic and accurate that works as a whole.

Thanks for being so polite.

So essentially what you're saying, is no magazines made out of actual bakelite, had reinforcement ribs. That's what you're taking umbridge with? Fair enough. I honestly was unaware that there a almost no authentic circle 10 mags cast in bakelite, with the ribs. The only ones I could find after a quick search were the (beautiful) plum ones. As such I'd be happy to rename this mod.

So check this picture for reference (I know hotlinking is bad but the full article is linked below):
https://gunsgunsandmoreguns.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/ak74-colors11.jpg

There's only one bakelite magazine in the picture. Guess which one it is.

Again you can just ignore me if you want, this is just discussion.

I wasn't asking you to do anything but trying to make you aware that this is kind of false advertising (the name of the mod). I'm no expert but like I said this is not a bakelite magazine/AK-74. This appears to be an AK-74 with wooden furniture and a magazine that is as I described. It's a little annoying for me that I can't find an AK-74 with a bakelite magazine (the default magazine) and polymer furniture or just the same with a normal polymer magazine, but that appears to be no where. That's not your problem just when people are searching stuff and they come across "bakelite" they expect bakelite.

As I said you don't have to do anything but IMO it's false advertising and it would be nice if people familiarised themselves with some of the differences in standard military magazines for these weapons, which would in turn produce better mods (IMO).

I'm sorry, I don't quite get what you're suggesting here. This skin replaces the normal map of the base retexture by: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/profiles/76561198040805728 . to increase the detail of the normal maps. As stated in the description.

Any faults with the depiction of bakerlite magazines or their shape, aren't something I've touched. I simply increased the detail of the origional skin which was too smooth for my liking.

I didn't try it out but judging from the pictures I think you may have bakelite and polymer mixed up. It seems to be a polymer type model/cast with a bakelite skin/colour. I'm not an expert in this but I found one reference:
https://gunsgunsandmoreguns.wordpress.com/2015/03/10/identifying-ak-magazines-47-and-74/

Yo I'd love to see a AKM like this i use to have AK mods but the maker took them down and i never found a AK mod i liked until now :D good job

In the workshop, I never saw a guy make a real AK-74M, most of them are just reskins without even having the proper Warsaw Pact folding stock and markings on the lower receiver. Are you interested in making one?

id love to see a ak74 with black handgaurd and butstock with a baklite mag

@11.11.11
my bad

@phale
@11.11.11
vz. 58? I've been looking for one on the workshop for a while! Good luck gents!

@11.11.11 Great. Accept my friend request please and I'll link it to you whenever you're ready.

Thanks phale, that's a weight off my shoulders. I'll be back at my desktop machine later this week and we can organise files then. Again. Thankyou.

This is hot

Hey 11.11.11, I have fixed your vz. 58 animations for you, I can send them over to you if you'd like.

Great looking reskin!

Have you tried the L1A1 textures Pennypack? I havn't found they produce FPS drops on my hardware - even my laptop - just had to put in a contingency for the folks still running on Intel intergrated gfx.

Nice mod, subbed. You make great mods, really appreciate the attention to detail. Any way you could make a simpler, smaller sized retexture of your L1A1? Looks wonderful but don't want the FPS drop included. Either way looking forward to more of your mods in the future

Nor would it. "Donkey dong" foregrips are romanian parts.

It works but it is not matching the rest of the rifle :(

@ AwesomO Works just fine for me.

Did you try unsubscribing and resubbing?

Is it just me or is this missing the foregrip?

I'm trying to figure out custom animations for an An94. Does that count?

Looks great. I'll use it while someone (hopefully) makes an ak74m which isn't just the 74 painted black.

@11.11.11 Damn, thanks though.

Generally I don't do calibre swaps GeeBo. The AC is 5.56 obviously and the Mk11 is .308 - if anything it should replace the M14.

Either remodel would require appropriate new animations - which I sadly can't do yet. The M16a3 ones would of course suffice - but transfering animations between guns using Brightsides method isn't an option yet.

@11.11.11 I have a request, I was wondering if you could remodel the AC-5.56 to the SR25 Mk11 Mod 0. http://imgur.com/wIMKX6J

Normal maps are textures that define how light reflects off a surface. They're mostly used to add a sense of depth and as you say "make a surface look less smooth". Glad you like my simple edit.

What is "normal mapping" Is it what makes the surface look less smooth? If so, I think this looks very nice! Makes it look older!

No problem. Thanks for giving me the diffuse to generate it from ^_^

You certainly can ^_^

Glad I was able to find you so quickly. Do you want me to take this page down - or just add you as a contributor?