Tamiya 1/35 US Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M16 Halftrack Quad, (“Meat Chopper”) Build Thread

[Peterpools]

Ralph

Nice progress. Catching up and enjoying following your progress. 

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Finished the track boogie assembly along with adding several parts to the chassis.

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Chassis assembly completed. Lots of fiddly parts but again the fit was perfect  making it a joy to assemble.

[Peterpools]

Ralph

Mighty fine progress and looking so good.

 

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6 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Ralph

Mighty fine progress and looking so good.

 

Thanks Peter. I’m extremely pleased with the fit of this aging kit. It’s almost as good as a new tooling!!! If I get a chance I’ll prune and paint the chassis then I can begin weathering it before starting the truck body.

 

[BlrwestSiR]

Ralph, that's great progress that you've made. Nice to hear that the fit is still good all these years later. 

[CANicoll]

Nice work!  Question - the yellow highlighting on the instructions. Is that something you do?

[Peterpools]

Ralph

Looking forward to the next update

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On 4/7/2024 at 7:57 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

Ralph, that's great progress that you've made. Nice to hear that the fit is still good all these years later. 

Yeah I’m very pleased!!

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23 hours ago, CANicoll said:

Nice work!  Question - the yellow highlighting on the instructions. Is that something you do?

Yes that’s how I keep track of the parts I install so I don’t miss any!! Been doing it for years.

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12 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Ralph

Looking forward to the next update

Coming soon, lol!!!

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Chassis priming!

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Chassis coat of XF-49 Khaki Drab

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Test fit of front tires and tracks to check alignment. Looking good!!

[Peterpools]

Ralph

Looking mighty good and nice steady progress.

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5 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Ralph

Looking mighty good and nice steady progress.

Thanks it’s getting there. I need to rust up the exhaust system and weather the chassis a bit plus start the body itself.

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This morning I returned to step 6 and installed the exhaust pipes and muffler on the chassis. A little rust effects and some heat blueing and it’ll look the part!

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Sometimes I think kit manufacturers build “torture” into there kits just for the fun of it??

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Wow it fits!!!

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Another fiddly affair!! Cutting, folding and aligning the hinges so the door halves appear to be open!! As seen in step 17.
 

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Assemble the rear body bulkhead in step 12. Not sure I’ll fold the panel as shown or not!!

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Completed step 14 building up the front body section of the M16. I’m really impressed with the fit of this old kit. I’ve had no issues what so ever!

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Installed and masked the windshield plus attached the front cab to the chassis. Also sprayed a coat of XF-51 (Khaki Drab).

[BlrwestSiR]

Admiring your build, I pulled out the Dragon kit of the M16 I have in the stash and look in the box. When I picked it up, it came as a bundle from Dragon USA with the Griffon PE set. Which basically replaces half the body with PE along with the entire engine hood. Which leads me to put it back on the shelf and I'll just keep following along with your build. 

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1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Admiring your build, I pulled out the Dragon kit of the M16 I have in the stash and look in the box. When I picked it up, it came as a bundle from Dragon USA with the Griffon PE set. Which basically replaces half the body with PE along with the entire engine hood. Which leads me to put it back on the shelf and I'll just keep following along with your build. 

Oh thanks. I have all three of the Tamiya 1/35 M16 variants with the quad mount being my favorite. I’ll most likely build the other two at some point. The quad has been a great kit. Highly recommend it.