The way to make your M16 Halftrack more useable...

digger · Post by **digger** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:29 pm

More great custom work by Billgiff

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:36 pm

Nice work!

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:40 pm

This is what I have come up so far. Still rough, need to clean it up and paint it...

TJ

billgiff · Post by **billgiff** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:15 pm

What I did was to take a 2 1/8" hole saw and drill through some sheet plastic or plastic lid. Then I took a 1-1/2 PVC trap adaptor (Plumbing fittings found at Home Depot) and then cut the desired length with a chop saw or bench saw. After that, I glued the 2" round cut out onto the cut piece. Drill and cut out the notch for the Quad 50 and then sand. Epoxy the extension on the M16 and let it harden. Then paint. Any question, just ask.
PS. The outside diameter of the fitting is dead nuts to the diameter of the quad base.

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:37 pm

That is a good idea. The thought of matching the diameter didnt enter my mind. I am figuring that once I paint the extension, it will not show too much. Your conversion is well thought out...

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:24 pm

Wow I've done scale modelling and kit bashing but I think that's a little beyond my expertise lol.

Very nice though!

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:09 pm

More use for the M-16, or at least part of it:
Besides the great work by you guys raising the turrets, how about moving the whole turret. Two size trailers were used with the quad mount....a small wheeled mount that could be towed behind a Jeep and the second trailer was a large 1 ton trailer pulled by a 3/4 ton Dodge or the 1 1/2 six wheeled Dodge. We have both from 21C. Only thing missing is the trailers.

My trailer is a custom made 1/16 trailer, I picked up on EvilBay that I've been using as a 1 ton behind my Dodges.

TTT

krieglok · Post by **krieglok** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:10 pm

A "de-quaded" halftrack would make a great candidate for a M4 81mm Mortar Carrier. I dont have any interior shots of the mortar carrier, but I imagine the floor fron the quad would come in handy...

TTT, your trailer looks alot like my dearly departed M101...

TJ

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:34 am

Krieglok:

Yes, ny only problem is the trailer is 1/16 so I use it as a one one ton (WW2) in 1/18. Minor problem is it's in resin, but that really doesn't matter as I'm careful with it. Going to have problems as soon as my grandcrumsnatcher gets tall enough to notice them. Anyway, he'll see my 1/6 stuff first. He's busy now with a rideon tractor crawler tractor/front end loader.....but at 18 months he's starting to climb......

TTT

jbell · Post by **jbell** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:17 pm

Krieglock,
Here's some M4 pics if your truly interested
http://www.halftracks.com/281442/281442_halftrack.htm

Last year I took my friends "Quad" for a spin. I'm still sore tho because I had to cut my legs off to get in the darn thing! Sure was alot of fun.

Hollywoodkbl · Post by **Hollywoodkbl** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:33 am

Ok, maybe a stupid question but how are you guys getting a figure into the gun turret....it seems way cramped!

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:23 am

tmanthegreat wrote:I was able to get the body of a BoB tanker figure (with a different head) to fit in the turret seat quite well....
I had to remove the lower legs, which on that type of figure popped off quite easily. It was a very tight squeeze!

I used the series 1 sherman driver since he is skinny enough to slide right in. I popped his legs off at the knees and he fits great.

Hollywoodkbl · Post by **Hollywoodkbl** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:31 am

Thanks Digger, I saw those......I was thinking I may take the turret apart and rework the seat....so I can get a figure in the correct way. Has anyone tried this? Pulling the legs off is one thing....as you cant see those anyway...but having to pull his arms off too, in order to fit the seat is pushing it, IMO. Also, the smaller version figs, like the original Sherman driver, just dont look good next to the big figures.

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:38 am

As I said above, I was able to get a BoB Tanker figure body into the turret with only having to remove the lower legs - which you wouldn't be able to see anyways. You have to position the arms in the correct manner so the joints aren't sticking out and it is a tight squeeze, but the figure does fit. Now getting it out will be the hard part

grockwood · Post by **grockwood** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:27 pm

The smaller figure won't be standing next to the taller figures. Stuffed into the gun turret, you won't notice the size difference.

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