Matchbox M16 Conversion

 Not much of a update this post, more of a catch up. Last month I fixed up a Matchbox AA halftrack that had been kicking around for far too long. I have had three of these purchased/rescued second hand over the last couple of years, and all have been broken, or missing parts. This one in the background (Foreground is a Airfix kit) is the most recent and complete as it actually had the AA gun, but in true form was missing the barrels for the quad .50 cals. Far too lazy to replace the barrels I decided to put this into my Motorized British Battalion transport stock.

 Wheels and tracks re-aligned and re-mounted. This was a mission as the superglue holding them had melted the plastic.

 Basic vehicle finished. I have always thought that the Airfix Halftrack set of rear tracks is superior to the Matchbox. The one piece Airfix assembly just looks correct compared to the one above, after 3 or four attempts this was the best I could achieve. 

 I gave it a quick paint into my current version of 44/45 British vehicles and added a Matchbox tarp from the Protez and Pak36 set. Not a perfect fit but pretty good. I miss the tarp that used to come with the Airfix Halftrack...Whatever happened to that?

 I then added some putty around the edges of the tarp to fill it out more and hide the gaps. A sand then paint.

All set for the decal's. Hopefully tonight or tomorrow. Last day at work for the year, thank goodness for that, I don't think I can stand another Christmas party!

Model on.