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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Trumpeter support
4WDNROX
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, August 17, 2013 - 03:42 PM UTC
G'day All,

I'm after some help. I recently bought Trumpeters 1/35 scale German E-75 Flakpanzer kit No 01539. Whilst it is easily as good as any other Trumpeter kit I've found the rubber band style tracks to be lacking. In my kit the two tracks are at least 1cm different in length and when placed on the model have about 5mm of extra slack.

Has anyone been able to contact Trumpeter for support and if so what email/contact did you use?

Also does anyone know of an aftermarket set of tracks for an E75?

Thanks in advance, I'd hate this model to go to waste if I can't find replacement tracks

Cheers

Tony
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Posted: Saturday, August 17, 2013 - 03:49 PM UTC
Stevens International is the distributor for Trumpeter. They have been known to be very unresponsive for providing replacement parts. Good luck with them.

If the tracks are too long, that should not be hard to fix. Simply remove a few links from each side and then staple or sew the tracks back together.
4WDNROX
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Posted: Saturday, August 17, 2013 - 07:10 PM UTC
Thanks Gino, I had already thought of shortening the track. I guess if I have no luck with the supplier or finding aftermarket tracks then thats what I'll have to do. Thanks again
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