Not to beat a dead horse here but let me see if I understand this correctly. 2 small ammo drums glued on backwards is a "show stopper"? If the answer is yes, and trust me it is totally fine to say "yes it is a show stopper" that's fine I guess. I would just have to say that these things can happen especially when you consider that these toys are mass produced in china and not a single one toy product no matter how well designed, assembled by the factory or production painted will win any modeling awards nor stand up to a 100% historical critique. It is not the fuction of these toys to serve that purpose to that end.
Please understand that I am really not giving anyone here a hard time. I am simply pointing out the truth of what, who and how these toys are produced. Unless 21c becomes a a company like, say... Fine Scale Models where they build only a dozen models and sell them for thousands each I seriously think there will always be issues like these.
As an aircraft collector it bothers me a little when there has to be a thumb hole here to open a gear door, or the occasional give point on say a bi-fold bomb door on the Avenger. Or perhaps a plugged nose intake on an F-86 becase the front landing gear doesn't operate and rotate like the real plane! But dollar for dollar the M16 halftrack and my example of the Avenger are both the best 1:18 scale toys offered by anyone in the market. My point is simply this, and it isn't aimed at anyone specific...
Dollar for Dollar is this not the BEST 1:18 scale M16 Halftrack TOY on the market? (Even with the backwards ammo drums)?
If I am wrong tell me and let me know and point me to the best 1:18 scale M16 built by anyone else for the 30 bucks that this ones costs.
If there is one thing that this thread is telling me it's this... The natives must be restless for some news from 21c and AREA-21 because these kinds of threads make me think you guys are bored and want something new to chew on? Am I right? Who wants to see something new?
Lets see if we can get 21c to give me something, anything else to take all of our minds off of 2 backward ammo drums!
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