[:D] hi guys ,has anyone seen model in the stores.i see that on of the tamiya half track kits that i have they show a pic of this kit.i have looks at the cataloge and they list it.do they still make this kit?or does someone else make the same kit.??? any help would be great. thanks guys[:D]
gdarwin[roy]
Roy, Yep its out there. Whether its in production right now is another story… I find them in Hobby Lobby stores quite often. They can be had for about 20 bucks. Its a good old kit and fun to build. No one else makes the M3 series HTs Unfortunantly…
Actually, Tamiya just did a big reissue of this kit. If it’s not in your LHS yet, it should be in the very near future.
Kennethc is right on the mark. No one else has a plastic US halftrack kit available…but we can alway hope!
RLF
I saw it in Vancouver Canada three weeks ago. I think it is still in production. Actually, some older Tamiya kits are now manufactured in Phillipines, maybe Tamiya has a branch or sub contractor there. BTW, despite that the M-16 kit was made in 1976, it is still an excellent kit, details are very impressive even in today standards. Good luck in your searching.
[:D] thaks for the info guys i will try to get my lhs to order it and see what happens. again thanks for your help.[:D]
gdarwin.[roy]
Hey gdarwin, one other place to look is ebay. Ebay is a bad habit to get into but I have found quite a few models that way including the M-16 you are looking for.
I was looking for the personnel carrier version of the M3, grabbed this one when I couldn’t find that one. Then I came across the one I was looking for, so I got it as well. I have this one between 2/5 and 40% done, it is a nice kit. Looking at getting one of AEF designs sets for the other to make it a tank destroyer. Oh, and get a couple more of the M3 while I’m at it. I love the half tracks, US or German!
As a matter of fact, Tamiya has a Factory here producing mostly re-issues of older kits although I think some of their late releases are also being produced here. I heard the master series of pre-assembled and pre-painted models are being done here, too.