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M6 Tracks
Phyrman09
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Posted: Thursday, May 07, 2015 - 07:53 PM UTC
So, in reading review on Dragon's Black Lable 1/35 M6 kits it sounds like the tracks are too wide. Is there an aftermarket fix for this? What tracks did the M6 use? I believe there were T31 tracks but I haven't really been able to confirm that. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2015 - 12:08 AM UTC
I don't know the designation off the top of my head, but they were unique to the vehicle, and they weren't a combination of existing tracks either.

KL
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2015 - 12:28 AM UTC
I was afraid of that. Any known aftermarket fixes?
tankmodeler
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2015 - 10:24 AM UTC

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I was afraid of that. Any known aftermarket fixes?

Not as of yet.

And I'm not sure that it's just the track, is it? Are the road wheels the right thickness?
Phyrman09
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Posted: Friday, May 08, 2015 - 06:12 PM UTC
Not sure about that but some of the reviews seem to indicate that perhaps they are. Even still road wheels would be an easier fix (at least for me) than scratching out new tracks.
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Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2015 - 09:35 PM UTC

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road wheels would be an easier fix (at least for me) than scratching out new tracks.


Yeah, I scratchbuilt CDP tracks for a Skink some 25 years ago. Not sure the tick in my left eye has subsided even yet! :-)

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