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I have a MT-LB question. Help!!
Batosi420
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Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 - 12:55 PM UTC
-Hi

I just got myself a MT-LB Soviet tractor/APC from a maker named UM? I purchased it through Squadron.

Anyway, I want to replace the tracks w/ metal ones and my question is this...
Does anybody know what kind of tracks are on a MT-LB??

or... What other tank/APC uses the same type track as the MT-LB??

They look similar to BMP-1 style to me, but often I'm wrong.

Any help would be... helpful, so thanks in advance.

And Thanks for reading along
-Ray
sgtsauer
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Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 - 01:35 PM UTC
They are similar to BMP-1 tracks.
Jacques
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Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 - 02:15 PM UTC
MT-LB tracks are the same as on the 2S1 Gvozdika. No other tracks are the same as on the MT-LB.

Fruil makes some, as well as Master CLub clickable resin tracks which I would recomend.

The UM kit is a reboxed SKIF MT-LB.
Batosi420
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Posted: Friday, October 30, 2009 - 02:56 PM UTC
WoW!! That was fast!!

Thank You! Thank You! to Sgt.Sauer & Jacques!!!!

I thought this kit looked a little.... Skif-ish. And as for the track info, that's just what I was looking for. I knew the folks here wouldn't disapoint, and you-all didn't!!

Again Thanks and I'm off to spend more money.

-Ray

Luty
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Posted: Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 08:27 AM UTC
I think you may replace road wheels too (from master club or miniarm) . Road wheels from kit are wrong.
P.S. Fruil makes early type tracks, miniarm and masterclub - late type.
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