M16 Halftrack
 

Give us a break please!

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...eedead/M16.jpg

Matorro has announced the release of the long time awaited M16:

http://www.torro-shop.de/index.php/catalog/shipping.php

December shall become a busy month for the majority of us......
Regards (and tons of money)
Jose

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O so nice

Jimmy

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the m16 sure is cool. fun video to. but is it me or does the guns sound cheap.

Duca............

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yup. one more to my collection! watchout snow!! whenever we get it... fricking +19C out, no snow, and its november 6th.... this time last year we had a foot of snow!


English picture

http://www.torro-shop.de/images/content/teas-m16-e.gif

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I'm definitely IN! !!

CONVOY...... RED BALL EXPRESS...... KEEP EM MOVING.....

-TOMAS
TX ARMOR

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Yeah, it looks like Christmas presents just for me this year. [sm=lol.gif]

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Ooooh!!!! Hey Rex, got any spare M1897A4s laying around? The 601st TD Battalion needs some replacements!

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Swathdiver.........Sorry, I'm strictly a one trick pony when it comes to scratchbuilding. That French 75 on the halftrack that I did was/is the one and only. That R/C halftrack is definitely gonna find a home at my address when it comes out. But first, a VVSS Sherman is my next project. Then I'm going to really seriously think about doing an R/C goody built by Studebaker!

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might need to get me 2 of them bad boys. one for as it is, second for finishing the german half track >.<

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Rex, that was meant to be a rhetorical question! With my meager scratch building skills I will someday attempt to replicate yours! That is if all this Sherman activity lets up! :D

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Holy smokes, it's getting hard to keee up with all these releases. Who would ever have thought this Hobby would have releases exploding like we seem to have now.

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GUYS/// time to start finding new hiding places.... oh.. got an idea...

I can get 3-4 of them and as long as I keep them OD I can just have 2 of them out at a time...then the wife will never know that I really have 4 of them !!!!!!!!!! ahhahahaa:D

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http://www.torro-shop.de/images/content/teas-m16-e.gif


Anyone, where is it? So little time left to get one under the tree. [:o]

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Anyone know who has them?

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Mato will be stocking them. This is a WSN produced model I understand. You know the T-34 guys.

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I thought it was a Matorro? or is that one in the same as WSN?


Cheers,
Wade

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Matorro is just a distributor. This is a WSN halftrack.

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I did not know that.:DUm then who makes my Matorro KT? lol

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The last I heard, Mato was not bringing these in because they are too pricey! Everyone write to Mato,, if they carry them I will carry them,, I have been bugging them and that was the last I heard!

The blitz







RCTankWars.com

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Phil, I just emailed Mato Toys in Canada with a request, is that who you mean? John

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All,
I also sent an email to Mato. I also noticed I have 4062 reward points. Just what exactly are they, is 4062 alot, and how do you use them? Your help with these ponits will be appreciated. When I hear back on the M16, ( I guess I should have asked them about the points). I'll let you know what they said

Jim

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Cool guys i'd like to know to.........................Duca

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1Sgt, look at any page on Mato's site, and on the left side you will see Tanker Pics... under that is a tab for Mato Points. Click on that and you will see what items you can purchase using the points and how many points you need.

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Never knew about the points, so I checked mine and I need 19,900 more to go to get a 2nd KT rofl.

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So who's going to carry it then?


- Jeff

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:eek: Trumpeter Body, Matorro guts. T-34 was also Trumpeter Body, but "WSN" :guts.... .:eek:

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I think Mato will bring it in, but it will be awhile. Matorro has the inside track on WSN releases. You could pay european prices and order it from Welsh Dragon Models. They ship as fast as anyone. For some reason the Europeans tend to pay higher prices for these things then us North American's are prepared to. I think Mato thinks the price will scare people off so are not in a hurry to stock it. So questions as to when they are going to be getting them might get them here sooner.

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[&o] Price could be a sticking point ..."Static" Trumpeter M16 kit alone can go for $200+ on EvilBay.. And Mato seems to like stocking items retailing under $200 [&o]

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All,
I sent Mato an email and they answered that they will carry it, but don't have an availibilty date yet ( sound familier, just like the Sherman) Maybe they are waiting for the manufacturer to get the price down. That international price could be from the Europeans taxing the s**t out of everything to pay for their social programs( look out, the way things are going, we may not be able to afford tanks anymore either) Anyway, there is a good point to the delayed release, it will allow me to save up for the Panther G ( just what do I do with my reworked Pantiger ).

Jim

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PS,
Ern, thanks for the info on the reward points. Guess I need to build up a bit more to be usefull.

Jim

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Question sent to Mato Toys:

Reference: Torro M16 Half Track.
Hello, Please consider importing this new rc model and I will buy one now. Thank you, John Ackerman

Reply from Mato Toys today:

Dear John,

Thank you for your email.

Currently, there is no news for the R/C 1/16 M16 half track truck when it will be released. Please keep visiting our website for news updates.

When we release it, we will inform you ASAP.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any question. We are glad to help you.

Sincerely

Customer Service
Mato Toys International Inc.


AND from Welsh Dragon Models this response:


Hi John,

I have no plans to stock this at the moment.

I'm not sure if there are any dealers in the US who will have it, I think Torro in Germany have distribution rights.

Check out their website www.torro-shop.de

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas,

Best Regards, Steve

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Thanks John. I thought Welshdragon models was carrying it. My mistake. Maybe it was Forgebear????

I talked to Mato about this some time ago, and Matorro has the inside track on the WSN stuff. This is when I learned that Matorro is not Mato. I had always assumed Matorro was the European arm of Mato. I was wrong. They know of each other very well, but there is a line.

The guys in Europe can't get hold of the Sherman either. Maybe Mato and Matorro working together to not flood too much too soon?????????????? Perhaps a NA release of the halftrack would hurt Sherman sales, and the release of the Sherman in Europe would effect Halftrack sales??????Wild speculation on my part, but maybe.

Everything I have heard though is that it is not a matter of if on the Halftrack, it is just a matter of when

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Thank you for the update about the delay on the M4 Half Track reaching North America. The cost in Europe is about twice what the Mato Sherman is going for, but the same cost as all those rtr rc buggies and rtr rc nitro monster trucks the kids destroyed over the years. ;) John

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I "borrowed" these images from the Axel's Modellbau site and they report that it is a very good RTR model out of the box though fast. :)

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Very nice pictures, thank for posting them pcomm1.

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It appears that it's only rear wheel drive, looks good otherwise.

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Hey Folks !

I`m afraid I could not wait till Phil or Bill or Mato got this Toro 1/16th scale RC HalfTrack in stock, and ordered it from torro-shop.de. The good news is that Toro-shop lists this HT for
179.00 EUR, but only charged me 150.42 EUR. The bad news is that this price does not
include shipping, and I`m now waiting for the torro-shop Guys to figure out what that shipping cost is going to be. For You trivia fans, 150.42 cost me $232 & change in Canadian Dollars.
I hope You all had a great Christmas and will have a great 2010 !
Barry

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WOW!!! Way to step up to the plate my man!

Please take many pictures when it arrives for us peasants. :D



- Jeff

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Ya really; GOOD LUCK...........
                                                          Duca