Roman Volchenkov reviews white metal tracks for T-34 from MasterClub.

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Other then the price and different medium, is there a big difference between their resin set (MTL35023W) vs this metal set (MTL35023)? I have an old Zvezda/Italeri kit in need of tracks and really hoped the resin set would work as well as the more expensive metal set. Just I really don't think that kit deserves fancy metal tracks...

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Robbie, if the resin set has the same 2 track pins then the difference is that you don't need to drill metal (resin tracks required drilling if I am not mistaken). Otherwise they are basically the same dimensionally.

OMG - drill holes in 150ish tracks on both sides !!!. I will wait for the metal ones. At least if I finish this one and I later get a better kit, I could reuse the tracks if that one has ah - well - you know - an accident . Thanks for the info

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I would rather get Dragon or AFV club with interior.

Oh I know, but this thing ( http://www.scalemates.com/products/product.php?id=183862 ) has been a shelf queen for far too long and I was hoping this new product post would give it salvation (not like it will win any IPMS or AMPS contest). But it does have a nice cozy space in my display case waiting whenever it gets done.

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Build finished.

See some images of my T-34 with MasterClub tracks here

http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/message/1390525597/T-34-76+mod.+1943%2C+factory+112.

Very nice, Roman. I have the Friuls with my kit, but the Master Club ones look smashing.

Thanks, Bill.

I tested blackening and rusting of these tracks and it goes very good with pins in.

The set I ordered finally came in direct from the Ukraine. However when reading the review it says you get to different set of pins. Looks like I got 2 bags with the same set of pins (light coloured ones). What is the difference between the 2 pins and would it really be noticed at 1/35 scale ? I also hope they send extra pins. So far I had one take the tweezer plink to the ether and I broke one by pushing to hard. Sure is tedious.

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The beige coloured pins have heads, grey colored have no heads. Heads should be towards the tank hull on the track.

Could I achieve the same result by sanding/cutting the heads off the pins on the outer side of the tracks? Also if I do that will I have a problem of pins falling out later ?

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I assume you could do that. They are not supposed to fall out.