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Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 06:05 AM UTC
Does ANYONE make an aftermarket track for the Tamiya M3 Halftracks?? After spending a load of time to super-detail a M-16 Quad .50 track I am still stuck with the most awful really stiff plastic bands of junk every produced.
Thanks for your help.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 07:12 AM UTC
Someone (Tank Workshop??) makes a resin correction of the suspension to include the tracks. No AM tracks by themselves as far as I know.
I looked into this awhile back for my M21, there are options out there somewhere, but I can't recall who specifically does/did it. Maybe a search of this site will turn up something. I do recall it being discussed somewhere within the past year or so.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 07:56 AM UTC
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Someone (Tank Workshop??) makes a resin correction of the suspension to include the tracks. No AM tracks by themselves as far as I know.
I have a couple of the TW resin track sets. Though I haven't used them, they look like an improvement over the kit vinyl parts.
Gunnie
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Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 01:54 PM UTC
I have used the Tank Workshop set and am pleased with the results the set provides. I know that K59 set looks nicer but have been concerned with what the Tamiya tracks would do to the resin set.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 03:24 PM UTC
IIRC, the tracks on these vehicles were essentially rubber clad with no links or metal showing under normal conditions. They presented as a continuous loop similar to the belt drive on a Harley rather than a Honda's chain.
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