TORRO M16 Halftrack

[RKRC]

Technical question, how do I get the guns etc out of the back? I've not had a look recently, but remember not seeing any screws etc.

I'll bring one in pieces to the next club meeting - it's not an easy process and the wiring to the 50 Cal's is just enamelled wire that breaks real easy.

Could you perhaps be persuaded to post some pictures of it??

[Tiger6]

At one point I had a full teardown post on a forum somewhere out there on the interwebs, but the 'Great Photobucket ransom scheme' put paid to the pictures.

I'll see what we can do...

[RobW]

Thanks. I can always take pics of mine once I have somewhere to work - hopefully this year....

[RKRC]

It would be great to have pictures for when you end up having to take it apart yourself

[RKRC]

Got a little more done yesterday, not much just a little weathering and some scala stuff.

[Ratrace]

Verrrrrrrry nice.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

RKRC, I, too, find your work on this M16 to be a fine improvement. As I was looking at the photos, I noticed that the driver's facial features suggest African-American heritage, although his skin is a bit too light. (That wouldn't surprise me, as my 1/18 "Red Tails" P51 Mustang came with a pilot painted as a white man. Sheesh! I fixed that fast.) I wonder if any African-American WWII soldiers got to drive M16s. I should have a book to dig about in. Now let's see... where was that book...?
Then, too, I remember the passenger who came with the Torro M16: his face and gesture make him look as if he is yakking away, driving the driver nuts!

[Tiger6]

RKRC, I, too, find your work on this M16 to be a fine improvement. As I was looking at the photos, I noticed that the driver's facial features suggest African-American heritage, although his skin is a bit too light. (That wouldn't surprise me, as my 1/18 "Red Tails" P51 Mustang came with a pilot painted as a white man. Sheesh! I fixed that fast.) I wonder if any African-American WWII soldiers got to drive M16s. I should have a book to dig about in. Now let's see... where was that book...?
Then, too, I remember the passenger who came with the Torro M16: his face and gesture make him look as if he is yakking away, driving the driver nuts!

I always took them to be highly racist depictions of buck toothed, slack jawed hick's from the sticks...

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Hmm... I see your point, Tiger6. My ignorance and sense of humor (and experience with my family ) led me to put a better construction on the driver and passenger.

[RKRC]

He looks darker in the pictures than he is, but must be guilty of answering whether there was such a driver on the M16....
I also have his codriver but plan to use him for another project