Found this on Facebook, but not from AFV Club, are these new? If so, why so long after the kit was released??? Is there a resurgence of the kit? Or is it a hint that we may see the re-release of the kit, or new variants of the kit?

I would suspect since the original track was rubber band style and never had a proper track sag that AFV Club has eventually decided to produce a proper set.

Both Accurate Armour and Friul have track sets for the CVR-T. The AA tracks are resin and a bit fiddly. The Friul tracks are great...and pricy.

AFV Club has produced good indy link plastic tracks for other AFV kits so I expect that this set will look good on any CVR-T kit and it won't be pricy.

The AFV Club Scorpion and Scimitar are still both very good kits.

Well that's jolly good and would be even better if I hadn't bought a set of Friuls for mine a couple of years ago. Wish they would issue a proper production solid idler though - it's a nightmare filling those oval holes that are curved circumferential lay and also span a step in the disc and I destroyed six idler halves trying before s mate turned me some in aluminium.

Great to hear about the new tracks... Those rubber tracks from AFV Club kits were unusable. I did my Scorpion with Friuls, which are great, but as Jason said, a bit pricey. These could be a good substitution.

Mario

Note the FV101 - FV107 notes... We can only Believe!

New and much welcome, the original tracks were way too tight.

Cheers,

CHristophe

If they're making new variant of their older kits, they have to do the riveted M3A1 Stuart.

Heard a rumor that AFV Club is working on a Diehl track for M109!

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It's not a new variant, just a new accessory set of tracks.

Cheers,

Christophe

Interesting! I already have Friuls for all my CVR(T)s, but it is always good to have a cheaper alternative for future projects.

Same here.

Sgt.Ram was asking if this announcement was a hint toward new variants of their old scorpion kit.

Now all we need is late tracks. I guess we'll never get plastic workable for the Warrior.

Oops, wrong Scorpion. I was thinking M-56.

You guys might be interested in this.

I would like to announce an off-shoot of Leopard Club. Scorpion Miniature Models has been set up to retail mainly British Cold-War military vehicles. We have a co-operation with HKCW who are starting to release a series of kits produced in co-operation with SMM.

From HKCW, the first two sets are:

CK3503 is a conversion set to back-date the CVR(T), FV101 Scorpion or Scimitar (AF35S02 or AF35013) from the respective AFV Club kit, to their very early stage of service. This includes the wading screen, the front mudguard and, most importantly, the early-pattern bolted forward engine deck. Also included are the early three-barrel smoke dischargers, early suspension/idlers/sprockets, and many others.

This conversion set is in response to many modellers who have sought to build the original Scorpion when it first entered service – or at the very early stages of its service life. This is a straight-forward conversion, with the exception of the early pattern forward engine deck (replacement) as only the forward panel is provided. The most important thinking behind this is the fact that a larger piece of resin (a complete replacement hull top) might warp, and also the cost of the conversion was an important consideration.

HKCW 3501 is a decal sheet to supplement the one provided in the AFV Club kit (AF35S02) to provide markings for Scorpions stationed in Hong Kong in the 1970s. This is particularly suitable for use on CK3503 mentioned above.

See more here: http://www.scorpion-miniature-models.co.uk/ and here: https://www.facebook.com/ScorpionMiniatureModels/

Keep on Leopard modelling - and Scorpions:-)