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Replacement tracks for Scimitar/Scorpion ???
RobinNilsson
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 01:45 AM UTC
Are there any replacement track sets for the FV 430 series of vehicles ?
Revell sold a kit of the Scorpion and AFV-Club had the Scimitar while
Accurate Armour produces a bunch of the other FV430 series.

I don't really feel like using the resin tracks included in the AA kits so
I'd like to find something else and preferably not by trying to find a
bunch of left over vinyl tracks either ....
regards / Robin
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 01:55 AM UTC
Can't answer your question directly but have picked this up: the Scorpion and Scimitar aren't in the FV430 series. They were the FV101 and FV107 respectively. So - just in case - any replacement tracks for them wouldn't be suitable for the FV430 series.

Revell's Scorpion is AFV Club's in a new box - AFV Club did both.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 03:03 AM UTC
Thanks for alerting me to the fact that my brain was muddled today.
FV43x has nothing to do with Scimitar or Scorpion, sorry for the confusion ....

The vehicles I would like replacement tracks for are these:
FV101 Scorpion - Light tank.
FV102 Striker - Anti-tank guided missile carrier.
FV103 Spartan - Armoured personnel carrier.
FV104 Samaritan - Combat ambulance.
FV105 Sultan - Command and Control vehicle.
FV106 Samson - Armoured recovery vehicle.
FV107 Scimitar - Light tank.
Sabre - Light tank.
Shielder - Minelayer.
Streaker - High mobility carrier.

If there should happen to be some aftermarket tracks for the FV430 series that
would also be interesting.
/ Robin
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 03:39 AM UTC
As fellow CVR(t) enthusiast I understand but I don't know of any alternative for tracks. In fact I think the Scorpion/Scimitar tracks are shorter than the rest of the range.

I had a bit of a headache with the resin tracks on a FV432 but got it done in the end.

Paul
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 05:10 AM UTC
I'v got a old model of one do want the track
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