T-16 S/N 5399 T.D. 97377 Restoration

[Hanno Spoelstra]

David,

I agree with Phil, but please keep this thread going for a little while longer as it´s so addictive! Why not make up an entire 4.2" mortar platoon, that should keep us going for the next few years

Thanks,
Hanno

[alleramilitaria]

yea dave get a entire platoon going.
all you need is 3 more carriers, and a support truck.
dont know where you can fing that laying around do you???

[Ledsel]

Give us some video!!!!

[RichardT10829]

have to say this is my favourite thread on MLU and a true testament to

"how it should be done"

a utterly amazing rebuild and i only hope i can meet the quality of Daves build with my own.


Richie

[Philliphastings]

Well I won't pretend to be ion the same league... but I hope that one day, in the (many) years to come, my little carrier may look something like this.

Thanks again for the inspiration

Cheers

Phill

[horsa]

Sorry, the only video of the carrier running since getting everything all together was shot a few months ago at Brent Mullins annual open house and vehicle rally. I'd posted it before but have it again here for reference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQkUzSoUBVM

We never seem to have a camera handy for shooting video when out doing test runs. Hopefully we'll get it hauled down to some ranch property in south Texas this fall when the weather cools down a bit and then can shoot video running in and out of the terraced fields and ditches.

As for the mortar platoon arrangment, I'm working on it. I've gotton ATF approval for my 4.2" barrel to be live and functional and only need to make a firing pin stud to complete it now. Shooting 4.2" rounds will make for some really cool video

[horsa]

Below are some test shots I was doing for Nigel over the weekend before the oil cooler blew out. Wanted to see if high angle and overhead would prove to be neat effects since you don't see them too often and are always left simply seeing the flat hull walls on the carriers.







Not as cool as the little remote control carrier but it sort'a does look like a model from a distance when you can't see all the dirt on everything.