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Single link tracks for ROK K1A1 available?
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 12:28 AM UTC
Hi,

as I donīt like vinyltracks that much Iīm looking for single link tracks for my ROK K1A1 tank. Is there any alternative outside available? Thanks for help!

Cheers

Thomas
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 12:45 AM UTC

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Hi,

as I donīt like vinyltracks that much Iīm looking for single link tracks for my ROK K1A1 tank. Is there any alternative outside available? Thanks for help!

Cheers

Thomas


These are the same tracks as used on early Abrams tanks: T156.

http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=1186&l=en
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 01:06 AM UTC
The K1 uses the same tracks as the M1 Abrams, the older T-156 (included in the kit) as well as the newer T158 "BigFoots".

As for the T156 Trumpeter makes workable tracks for the K1A1. The BigFoots would at least require an adjustment of the drive spockets or replacing them by Leopard 2 drive spockets or so.
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 01:23 AM UTC

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The K1 uses the same tracks as the M1 Abrams, the older T-156 (included in the kit) as well as the newer T158 "BigFoots".

As for the T156 Trumpeter makes workable tracks for the K1A1. The BigFoots would at least require an adjustment of the drive spockets or replacing them by Leopard 2 drive spockets or so.


Why?... T158 use the same sprocket as T156.
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 11:06 AM UTC
That's right but from my experience the fitting of different aftermarket tracks to the drive spockets of various kits can be pretty tricky.

What's the number of links per track and the tooth pitch for the K1?
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 12:39 PM UTC

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That's right but from my experience the fitting of different aftermarket tracks to the drive spockets of various kits can be pretty tricky.

What's the number of links per track and the tooth pitch for the K1?


So I assume you never built Academy K1 kit? Yet you claim that "The BigFoots would at least require an adjustment of the drive spockets or replacing them by Leopard 2 drive spockets or so.". But you didn't say the same about T156 tracks?... Both T156 and T158 aftermarket tracks were designed primarily for Abrams kits, but you suggest that one would fit the Academy K1 sprocket and the other wouldn't?... Based on what? And then you suggest Leopard 2 sprockets for some uncomprehensible reason, as Leopards don't use either T156 or T158?...
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 03:13 PM UTC

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Hi,

as I donīt like vinyltracks that much Iīm looking for single link tracks for my ROK K1A1 tank. Is there any alternative outside available? Thanks for help!

Cheers

Thomas



BRONCO makes T-156 & T-158 Tracks (M1 Abrams-series) to fit the ROK K1A1, which is basically "scaled-down" M1...
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 06:10 PM UTC
thank you very much for the infos gentlemen! I will then go with BRONCOīs single link track

Cheers

Thomas
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 06:47 PM UTC
K1A1 can use the T156 track for an early tank but the later track is not the T158. Here is the only correct track.

http://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/i957hbhlxmeqtlv6qaz6.html

Not sure where it is in stock. But you could combine the guide horns from a set of T156 track with the pads from the T158 track.
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 07:06 PM UTC

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BRONCO makes T-156 & T-158 Tracks (M1 Abrams-series) to fit the ROK K1A1,


Bronco don't make T-156 tracks, only T-158LL ones.
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Posted: Friday, March 18, 2016 - 07:21 PM UTC
Trumpeter track links are an option. Not sure who else makes the T-156 links.
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Posted: Saturday, March 19, 2016 - 03:06 PM UTC
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BRONCO makes T-156 & T-158 Tracks (M1 Abrams-series) to fit the ROK K1A1,


Bronco don't make T-156 tracks, only T-158LL ones.[/quote

Sorry, you're right- TRUMPETER makes the T-156 and T-158 Tracks, BRONCO only the T-158LLs...
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 02:50 AM UTC

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That's right but from my experience the fitting of different aftermarket tracks to the drive spockets of various kits can be pretty tricky.

What's the number of links per track and the tooth pitch for the K1?


So I assume you never built Academy K1 kit? Yet you claim that "The BigFoots would at least require an adjustment of the drive spockets or replacing them by Leopard 2 drive spockets or so.". But you didn't say the same about T156 tracks?... Both T156 and T158 aftermarket tracks were designed primarily for Abrams kits, but you suggest that one would fit the Academy K1 sprocket and the other wouldn't?... Based on what? And then you suggest Leopard 2 sprockets for some uncomprehensible reason, as Leopards don't use either T156 or T158?...



In fact i haven't. My post was based on assumptions.

And no, the Leopard 2 doesn't use T156/158 indeed but it's drive spockets seem to be the same type as the K1's if you take a look. Also the Leopard 2 spockets have 11 teeth (same on Abrams with T158) instead of 10 on the K1 with T156 tracks.
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