Small Scale Military Headquarters

Well, what's it gonna be?

Clues:

Existing mold

New vehicle packs a punch

My guess:

M-16 White Half-track with a quad .50

I can hope, can't I?

TTT

... or they just made a repaint of the Sherman in that awful "rainbow" desert paintscheme from the 32x vehicles

The M-16 guncarriage seems a logical guess, one would be fun and I'd get that!

I am going to play it safe and say existing mold.
If they do use an existing mold I hope they use the Hanomag chassis. Hehehe

If the have to use an existing fold I would not be disappointed if they put out a FlakPanzer

I would not be disappointed with a FlakPanzer (which I would NOT buy).

However, a quad .50 half-track would seem to be the logical extension of the existing line, and would sell VERY well (IMHO).

Existing mold and packs a punch..... How about a Sherman Rocker Launcher, that would be cool.

That WOULD be cool!

I hadn't thought of that.

Good idea...

Maybe a Sherman Firefly.

Area 21 wrote:

"1:18 scale American WWII armor"... "existing mold vehicle with some awesome modifications that packs a deadly punch"


Gotta be an M16.

The Preist is a lot of modifications no?
I wouldnt consider it an existig mold, a Quad.50 Halftrack would be just the thing A Holwler on the Halftrack would do just as good

Ill go with a M10
Kurt

Forgot about that one, I hope it is an M10, I love that thing!

An M3 Lee/Grant would be cool, looks very... "Interesting"

I hope they DONT make an M-32 to go with the PionnerPanzerWagen

I can't be a FlakPanzer or Firefly, because they are not US. With the lack of existing molds in US armor I would say any of these:

M3 75mm motor gun carriage
M15 Mulitple motor gun carriage
M16 Mulitple motor gun carriage
M3 Lee
M4 Calliope
M10
M36
M7 Priest
M12

I would say it is a Halftrack variation, based on the less alteration of the existing mold. I would love if they would do an M4A3 HVSS Sherman, but it wouldn't fit with the existing mold.
momaw nadon

Moth wrote: I hope they DONT make an M-32 to go with the PionnerPanzerWagen

Most M32 have the HVSS, so I would dig it, but I don't think it is going to be one of those. I don't see any punch from a vehicle like that.
momaw nadon

A M16 halftrack would require some modifications of the current halftrack. The sides and back have sections that fold down out of the way of the guns ammo boxes. The sides have an additional cut out for the ammo boxes. Also the back doesn't have the access door. I think most M16 have the winch on the front instead of the roller, though I could be wrong on that. Still I would like to see them do the M16. My Dad did advanced training on the M16 during the Korean War and I would like to get him one in 1/18.

Rocket launcher sherman---that's where I put my money. Though, I would really rather have the M16 or the Preist. Ok--the m16 is tops for me.
Aaron

I'll say either a M16 or an M3 75mm. I'll faint dead-away if it's something as inventive as an M10.

GrocW:

Thousands of M-3 White Half-track were converted to M-16's by simply creating a flat floor and adding the quad .50 on a box to raise the .50's so the top sides would not have to be made to fold down as in the true M-16.

The M-3A1 White HT we had in our club (pics on my Webshots) was such a converted M-3 to M-16 and when my buddy bought it, he converted it back to M-3A1. I also have pics of about 200 of these converted M-16's from other models. The were in the yards of the big half-track surplus dealer "Memphis Equipment", just row after row of half-tracks from the Army and southern states National Guard units sold as surplus.

One of the great things about the White Half-track is they were like a giant erector set,a very heay erector set, but pieces unbolted to add or seal up side boxes. Almost no welds on the entire track, just hundreds of armor plated bolts and screws. A truely great vehicle.

Most of the later years had the winch used in place of the roller, but there was always a few rollers floating around in any unit.

I sure hope. I'm right about tomorrows news, but I'll take an M-10, M-7 Priest.......anything.

TTT

I'm guessing the armor is a caliope Sherman or M-10 tank destroyer.

Mark

12:00AM Wheres the news?

I was thinking the same thing
momaw nadon

The time on the server must be behind by about an hour. Anyway, it's up now! Check it out

It's up. The M-16 Gun Carriage!!!!

Ohooo ! It's Christmas before time !
Guys, just look at the Maxon quad .50. Hell's Bells will soon jingle for the Luftwaffe !

Don't know you but I guess my CC will turn hot soon

Anyway, if these are just the begening of the tidle wave... I am sure we will have a King Tiger at the end !

Keep the good work 21st Century, and keep us happy !

Take care.

phil

A lot better than a bridgelaying hanomag.

TK, you don't have any clue on paint aps by chance? I'm desperate for a BotB deco on this one... Gotta have one set up in Bastogne to keep those Luftwaffe flies off their backs.