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Aftermarket M109A6 Paladin running gear?
DeskJockey
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Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 03:17 AM UTC
I just got Revell's 1/35 Paladin and noticed right off the bat that the road wheels have very poorly defined demarcations between the steel wheel and rubber tire. Some wheels have a faint, shallow rounded depression that passes for a demarcation line, and others don't even have this. Does anyone know if there are any aftermarket wheels sets or running gear sets for the Paladin? Thanks!
HeavyArty
Florida, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 04:06 AM UTC
The only AM running gear for teh Pladin is teh AFV Clum track for it. The Italeri road wheels are actually pretty accurate. There is no raised demarcation line on the real thing either.
DeskJockey
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Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 06:52 AM UTC
Thanks Gino--it looks like the roadwheels with the rounded demarcation are ok, but I'm still concerned about the ones that are smooth as a baby's bottom, with not even a hint of the demarcation line found in the others. It seems to be a problem with half of the roadwheels (all of those molded together in the upper right of one sprue). The rest are fine. Does the same happen in the Italeri kit?
HeavyArty
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Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 07:00 AM UTC
Guess it just depends on the molding and/or molds. The Italeri and Revell ones are the same sprues. Revell just reboxes them and adds new decals and a Mk-19 to the kit.
If you really wanted to, you could swap them out with Bradley road wheels. They are the same.
If you really wanted to, you could swap them out with Bradley road wheels. They are the same.