M274 Mechanical Mule
1/15th Scale
Kit contents
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Glencoe M274 Mechanical Mule 1/15th Scale Kit contents |
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Glencoe's
M274 Mechanical Mule is about on par for most of Glencoe's kit. I am not
sure what company first sold this kit, but it is not overly bad.
I bought mine from APC hobbies for about
$7.50 (USD).
The kit itself is somewhat crude, but a superdetailer's dream. It is an easy
model to build and would be a good first kit for an aspiring armor
My chief complaints are that the elevation hand wheel for the 106MM recoiless rifle is molded into the mount and that the tire treads aren't deep enough. However, it is pretty nifty in that the four-wheel steering works in concert with the steering wheel and that the 106 can be made, with a little work, to swivel. |
 The box came crumpled, but there isn't much inside it. The 106 can be made to elevate simply by not gluing the barrel to the axle. four-wheel steering works in concert with the steering wheel and that the 106 can be made, with a little work, to swivel. The 106 can be made to elevate simply by not gluing the barrel to the axle. A summary of the kit's contents is in the table below. |
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| Overall Parts View | There isn't much to the real Mechanical Mule, so there isn't much to this kit. There are three trees and some of the parts come off in transit. |
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| Wheels |
In the middle of the picture is a close-up of the tires. The tread looks
embossed on the surface of the tire, but careful sanding could give them
an imbossed look. In the foreground you can see the 106MM Recoilless Rifle's elevation handwheel that I griped about earlier. It really isn't that big of a deal. |
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| Detail Parts | Here you can see some of the detail parts. Surprisingly, there was little flash. |
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| Instructions |
The model is very basic and can be built by anyone who is past the
snap-tite stage. As usual with kits from the off-brand
companies, the instructions are in black and white and are simply
photocopied.
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| Decals |
There isn't much to say about the decals. The picture tells most of it.
I'm not sure, but I guess these are the so-called Scale Master
decals that appear in their other kits. The odd coloring is due to my scanner. In order to get the decals to show up at all, I had to set the contrast way up. The background paper is actually white and the decals are white. Tough to scan! |
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