Anybody use these Trumpeter Workable Tracks? I was thinking or ordering a set for my Tamiya PZ II as I don't care for the rubber tracks that come with it. Are the workable tracks good as far as detail, assembly, etc? With that said, the kit is a cheap kit I picked up a while back. The tracks will be around $25 after shipping. Would you bother with them or just use the rubber ones?

Is the Tamyia Panzer 2 that your building the old motorised one ? The Ausf f/G?

If it is then dont worry too much about which tracks are best because the kit itself was first released in 1971 and apparently based on a kit released in the late 1960's according to Scalemates.com and is generally considered very simplified and inaccurate.

I would imagine that the Trumpeter workable tracks are far superior though.

I put together a set of their KV tracks, They wen't together like Modelkasten links. I liked them enough to buy a couple more sets. I have no experience with any of their other sets though...

Any workable tracks are better than the crap rubber ones.
Is this the tracks your talking about?


If so I don't think they are the same kind of track for your Tamiya kit.

Those are the ones I was looking at. It is the old kit also, paid like $8 for it. All of my other stuff is higher end stuff. Just thought since it was so cheap, why not pick it up and build it. May try to rubber tracks with it since AM tracks would cost more than the kit. Just wondering if paint could do them much good. Speaking of tracks, just ordered some metal ones for a couple of my kits. Looks like they will be time consuming to build, but the look is as good as it gets.

If you really want aftermarket tracks get these ones as they are probably the cheapest option:

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/137686-bronco-ab3513-pzkpfw-ii-sd-kfz-121-workable-track-link

HTH
Andy

I bought a set for PT-76. They require two tiny pieces to be glued on each track. Not too bad, but tedious. Much better than the ones that came with the PT-76. They did include some extra pieces to replace the ones you will lose to the carpet gods

If you are building the older Tamiya Ausf. f/g kit after market tracks might not be able to properly fit around the drive sprocket. The older kit has a different number of teeth compared to the newer offerings. If you are dead set on replacing the kit tracks, I would suggest getting a set that comes with its own drive sprocket.