Does anyone make an after market track for an Abrams Tank in 1/35
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gumshoe61
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Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 07:52 PM UTC
Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 08:02 PM UTC
Yes in plastic Bronco do a set and I believe there is also a set from Trumpeter.
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Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 08:56 PM UTC
Hi there check out AFV Club and also there is a set from hobby gallery that I purchased from hobby easy they are the hollow guide tooth style and look to be pretty straight forward cheers ben
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Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 10:01 PM UTC
There were three types of tracks used on various variants of Abrams tanks over the years.
T-156 used on M1, M1IP and early M1A1.
T-158 used on most M1A1 and M1A2 tanks until early 2000's, still in use today, although mostly replaced by T-158LL
T-158LL originally designed for the M1A2SEP, but currently used on all variants of Abrams tank.
All of them are available in 1/35 from various manufacturers, although T-158 version is most popular available from many sources.
T-156 used on M1, M1IP and early M1A1.
T-158 used on most M1A1 and M1A2 tanks until early 2000's, still in use today, although mostly replaced by T-158LL
T-158LL originally designed for the M1A2SEP, but currently used on all variants of Abrams tank.
All of them are available in 1/35 from various manufacturers, although T-158 version is most popular available from many sources.
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Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 10:48 PM UTC
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also there is a set from hobby gallery that I purchased from hobby easy they are the hollow guide tooth style
The HG set is pretty cheap but not worth the effort in my opinion. The tracks don't fit the Dragon or Tamiya sproket. This becourse the end conectors are to small so A: they are to small for the space between the sprocket teeth, and B (the worst part) this results in that the tracks wont bend around the sprocket. Add to that the clean-up of the part and it's my personal opinion that you're better off buying another producers tracks.
To be frank I think it's kind of lame to not make sure that the tracks you produce work around the sprocket they are supposed to be used on.
Cheers,
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