Just seen a mention of Tamiya working tracks for the panther and king tiger.
Are they really working?they are much less than some tracks that work.Are the panther`s worth getting?
If you’re referring to Tamiya’s indy-link replacements for the Panther (35171) and KT (35155) standard vinyl tracks, they’re meant to be glued together and are not “workable”.
The whole “Working Track” label is pretty misleading. It usually only means that the track are individual link and assembled like the actual tracks. They still have to be glued to hold them together and hence can not move. Fruil Model tracks are the only ones I know that are actually pinned together and can be moved. My question is why would you want them to be working? It is a static model.
I’ve used them; no, they don’t “work”, but they are nice, realistic tracks that are easy to assemble if you’re handy with indy link tracks.
Arty
I have wondered on the same question. The kits we build just sit on a shelf why in the world would you spend money on working track links. I have in the past used Fruils on a Panther and am currently building a M4A1 Sherman and am using a set on it, THEY WERE FREE!
I am not worried about them “working” i always presumed when they state working it meant indi/seperate.
If you compare them to MK/FRUIL “working”!!! they are much cheaper.Wondered if they are any good? Sink marks,lots of clean up etc. Are they better than the plastic length tamiya supply.
The plastic “link and length” in the Hetzer were the only ones I’ve experienced so far, and they are the easiest and best-looking, in my opinion–if you don’t mind having exactly the same sag that everyone else’s Hetzer has. I haven’t seen any other L&L tracks from Tamiya.
The indy-link kits they offer are superb, in my opinion. I’ve used several, and they were clean, and flash-free; no clean up and barely, if any, knockout marks and no sink marks to speak of.
Highly recommended.
Well they do tend to make a model that is sitting on the shelf looking all sad and lonely into a useful paperweight .
Actually they(Tamiya) give you almost enough of the Panther track links in the JagdPanther and Panther G kits. On top of that I own 2 sets of Tamiya Panther links both sets are going to the Tamiya Panther G and JagdPanther.
REmember that in 1/25 and 1/16, Tamiya do do working indy link tracks. The only ones of which Ive had experience are those for the Centurion V, which are accurate, cleanly-moulded, and do actually work - back in the day, a motorized version of the kit was available.
I’ve just received a copy of the new Tamiya 1/38 Sd.Kfz.251/1 ausf D which has link&lenth tracks, for review. No detail on the inner run at all, and the links that go round the drive sprocket and rear wheel are moulded in pairs, not individually. Not impressed. The AFV Club 1/48 kit of the Ausf.C has rubber bands, but they’re much better detailed, and they do indy links separatley if you want them.
Cheers,
Chris.