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Armor and ground forces of the Allied forces during World War II.
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Firefly tracks
Torchy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 03:02 AM UTC
Hi all
Not being a Shermie builder what friulmodel tracks would be ok for the Tasca Firefly

Cheers Chums
Andy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 04:23 AM UTC
Most Firefly VCs had T48 or T62 tracks. That being said, I highly advise against using Friuls with Shermans because, as you know, the advantage of Friuls is their apparent weightiness. However, with Shermans and there derivatives, there was extremely little if any slack in the track -- slack was highly dangerous for the design of the Sherman suspension and drive.

HTH
Torchy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 04:18 PM UTC
Thanks Roy
I dont like the look of the kit tracks ,and after reading a mag reveiw about the paint flakeing off them made me think about am ones.
I'll have a look at some resin ones now,
Cheers
Andy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 05:05 PM UTC
Andy, I'd seriously consider the Accurate Armour set:

http://www.accurate-armour.com/showaaproducts.cfm?category=12&subcategory=58
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