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BMP-2 road wheels kit question
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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 12:35 AM UTC
Hi Everyone

Being inspired by Olivier's fantastic BMP-2 I'm going to start a BMP-2 shortly myself, correct the Zvezda kit as much as I can, and scratch build an interior, and I had some questions about wheels.

Since I am improving the model and adding a lot of aftermarket stuff to get an accurate BMP-2 I wondered if anyone knew what the difference is between the resin wheels offered by both Masterclub and Miniarm?

I will likely be getting the Masterclub tracks (which come with sprockets) but I can't decide which wheel set is better. From what I can make out Masterclub do two sets of wheels for the BMP-2 and Miniarm does 1 set. Will the miniarm set fit okay with the masterclub tracks? I assume that since Miniarm don't do a track set themselves that it must be compatible with other brands tracks?

Any advice or experience would be much appreciated.

minimanfactory
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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 01:29 AM UTC
Hi,

I did not see the Miniarm one...but You can buy the MasterCkub with confidence.
It is beautyful...even the tracks.

Cheers,
miniman
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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 03:38 AM UTC
Thanks for the feedback!

I've no doubt that the Masterclub set is a great set of wheels. I just wondered if there was any specific difference between Masterclub and Miniarm.

I will be getting both from the same supplier anyway as they stock both kits. It's just a matter of choosing with one to go for.
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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 10:45 AM UTC
hey Joh

As you may remember I had a lot off problem with the masterclubtracks , so much that I set the BMP2 aside.(he allmost landed in the trash can )

I have seen your your work , mabye the masterclub tracks work out for you..
Because they are perfect.
this picture is my work before I qiut building, mabye it is off some help.
I also tried to make it right, some day ill will finnish it when I find a second bmp.......
goodluck
chris







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Posted: Friday, January 22, 2010 - 08:17 PM UTC
Hey Chris, thanks for the feedback. Sorry to hear that you put your project on hold. Would love to see you finish that!

It's a nice photo, thanks. It's helpful to see some of the areas that need work/correction.
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