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Which tracks could I use for ASU-57M?
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Posted: Monday, February 15, 2016 - 08:39 PM UTC
In 1/35th scale.




Thanks for your help!

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Monday, February 15, 2016 - 09:39 PM UTC
I do not believe anyone has made an AM track set for the ASU-57M tank.
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Posted: Monday, February 15, 2016 - 10:35 PM UTC
Thank you for that, it's a prototype and there is no kit of it.

Was looking for something close enough.

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Monday, February 15, 2016 - 11:44 PM UTC
ASU-57 reached production, and was produced between 1951- late 1960s. Except USSR, it was used by Egypt, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Ethiopia.
It has seen it's share of war, during the Six Day War, and the Ogaden War.
In the 1/35th scale, is produced by "AER Moldova", "Eastern Express" and "Maquette" (all af them share the same moulds).

Even Eduard produced a p.e. set, discontinued though...
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Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 01:07 AM UTC
You're right Orestis, but Christophe is talking about the "P" (AFAIK, "П" in Cyrillics = "P" ) amphibious prototype (Obiekt 574) which appear to be fitted with specific tracks...



http://www.krasnayazvezda.com/terre/materiels/spg/asu57.php

H.P.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 02:27 AM UTC
Merci pour la photo et le lien!

Christophe
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Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 02:28 AM UTC
Russian-language Wikipedia offers the following:


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Гусеницы АСУ-57 — стальные, мелкозвенчатые, цевочного зацепления, шириной 204 мм и с шагом 86 мм, с последовательным открытым металлическим шарниром, состоящие каждая из 81 литого трака[8][55][56].e
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%A1%D0%A3-57

Roughly, I can translate this as


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The ASU-57 tracks are small steel links held together by pins, width 204 mm and spaced at intervals of (?) 86mm, held together by open metal links, each run consists of 81 cast tracks


A native Russian speaker or someone more familiar with the terminology may be able to cast more light on the track characteristics.

Hope this helps
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Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 10:27 PM UTC
Slightly OT, but that Aer kit is some kind of aweful. I have it plus loads of AM from Eduard and Modelpoint. Occasionally I bring it out to bang on (simply because I have invested so much into it, or I am a masochist, whichever applied). I wish someone would do AM tracks for it (kit ones are -- surprise! -- terrible), just so I can waste more money on this project...

Damon.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 11:05 PM UTC
I have another version of this kit that came in bag with a folded card stapled to the top. It is still the maquette kit though.

I was planning on using T-70M tracks.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 11:28 PM UTC
Aren't they a bit too large? No good for my prototype anyway...

Cheers,

Christophe
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Posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 11:38 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I have another version of this kit that came in bag with a folded card stapled to the top. It is still the maquette kit though.

I was planning on using T-70M tracks.


I guess it's not a good option. The T-70M sprocket has a single row of teeth :

http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/yuri_pasholok/t-70_light_tank/images/t-70_light_tank_034_of_130.jpg

http://data3.primeportal.net/tanks/yuri_pasholok/t-70_light_tank/images/t-70_light_tank_015_of_130.jpg

whereas the ASU-57 one has a double row :

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3906/14395749096_b5519dc0b5_b.jpg

The track guiding teeth are different as well...

H.P.
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