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Mina RoSomething really confusing about newer Tamiya kits. Many of their new tools still utilize free rolling wheels using poly caps but sadly they include the horrid "link and length" tracks that I am not much of a fan of, that are not workable. Why design wheels to roll but include tracks that aren't? I think Tamiya should up their game and start including home brewed workable tracks or offer them as an upgrade for their kits like most companies have been doing since DML started doing this since their smart kits line and is pretty commonplace now.
3 9 July, 16:22
Steven Van DyckI built the Friulmodel tracks with reduced horns this week for my SU-152 and I can recommend them. With the polycaps you can dry-fit the wheels, glue the link- and- length tracks to them and then dismount the whole to paint it apart. Some people work like that, I think the fact that the wheels revolve is circumstantial.
KV-1/KV-2 / SU-152 (Friulmodel ATL-51, 1:35)
1 9 July, 18:05
Mina Ro AutorThose are pretty nice. I like that they include sprockets because in a lot of cases, the workable track sets do not fit the stock sprockets in some kits. I ran into this problem when trying to use ryefield tracks on a Meng T-90 kit. The track links where a bit to wide and did not fit into the meng sprocket teeth well. The reason I like workable tracks is not so much that they roll but they do droop realistically unlike rubber bands do and in many cases link and length need to be shaped before the glue dries to look convincable if the length sections are not molded with a droop in them. I was never a fan of the old DML L&L tracks or the Italeri/Academy ones either.
10 July, 02:00
Steven Van DyckYour remark about the sprockets startled me, because I didn't get them. Now I see that they scratched those out on my set of ATL51, so I think these sprockets are out of production. Nevertheless the fit on the plastic sprockets is good.
1 10 July, 05:41
pluto455Mina, I also own this kit. I think it's well made compared to KV. Trumpeter is an excellent modeling company. I prefer link-link tracks or magic tracks or rubber tracks. Link-link tracks where you insert pins, like those from Miniart, Ray Field Models, Bronco, Hobbyboss, and T-26, are too difficult and unnerving for me. That's my opinion.
1 6 September, 19:33
Mina Ro AutorAgree, miniart tracks rock. I do wish though that they made some omsh tracks for the Su-122/54's but have not made any workable yet. sadly the magic tracks are pretty expensive. For some reason, miniart seems to have discontinued their early workable T-55 tracks. Glad I got a set before they did.
1 7 September, 03:47