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Posted: Friday, January 05, 2018 - 07:34 AM UTC
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I was sent a pre-production sample and it looks pretty good. It fixes pretty much all the issues the Orochi kit had. It also addresses the option of how to build it without the ERA blocks. With the new T161 tracks, it looks like a pretty nice kit.
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Gino
I have Meng's M2A3 whats the chance I can add the T-161 tracks and drive sprockets to Meng's M2A3
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Posted: Friday, January 05, 2018 - 06:28 PM UTC
They should fit fine as the sprocket and final drive parts are almost identical in the two kits. A note though, the T161 tracks were not use in Iraq (they came after Iraq), so you should leave off the ERA panels. I plan to do just that and make a modern M2A3 w/T161 tracks.
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Posted: Sunday, January 07, 2018 - 04:16 PM UTC
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They should fit fine as the sprocket and final drive parts are almost identical in the two kits. A note though, the T161 tracks were not use in Iraq (they came after Iraq), so you should leave off the ERA panels. I plan to do just that and make a modern M2A3 w/T161 tracks.
anything else that needs to be changed on menng's kit becides not adding the era blocks?
Florida, United States
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Posted: Sunday, January 07, 2018 - 05:33 PM UTC
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anything else that needs to be changed on menng's kit becides not adding the era blocks?
The only other parts that can be left off are the screens on the GPS, Driver's viewer, and CTIS lense. Without the ERA and screens, it is a standard, current M2A3.
Field Artillery --- The KING of BATTLE!!!
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
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Joined: October 14, 2013
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Posted: Saturday, January 13, 2018 - 06:19 PM UTC
I just bought one from Lucky Model. Came to $42 after shipping and handeling. Not bad!
