Hello :
Yeah . I sit here with 54 links out of 74 done ,On one side even .The Optivisor's gotten a workout so far . Why'd I do this ? I don't build Armor ? Well , I do . BUT , Not like when I was a kid and REVELL , MONOGRAM , RENWAL and others had those absolutely neat armor subjects .
Who,s that you say ? Well if you don't know you ain,t old enough . Anyway back to these FRUILMODEL tracks . Who's Idea was this anyway ? The kit came with perfectly serviceable plastic tracks .They clipped together neatly , I found this out later . I was told in no uncertain terms the plastic tracks were dog leavings and don,t mess with them .
Well , I have to ask who's dog ? The kit tracks look awesome on my fictional bulldozer ! The FRUILMODEL tracks will look great on my " Dicker Max" too . Have any of you who build armor and NOT used this product wondered about both it's looks and ease ? of assembly . As to looks , well , it's accurate to the nth degree for this subject .Ease of Assembly ? Who said that ? There are two places on each link you have to check drill for wire clearance .Then you put the together on the tabletop Then you cut the wire they supply and slide it in where it goes and cut and superglue the resulting pin .VIOLA ! you have tracks ..
Now , there is the molding of these thingys in the metal they use .Good ? NO , Great is more apt . I have spent about 4 minutes of cleanup for 54 links . Is that good or what ? The links each have fine molded holes where they are supposed to be and the set comes with both sides in different baggies . They articulate easily and the top sag is nothing short of awesome .
I shouldn't say it .But stuff like this makes me want to build a " King Tiger (with PORSCHE turret ) aluminum gun barrel and all the P.E. it can bear .I did a MONOGRAM " STURMGESCHUTZ " years ago and I now wonder what that would look like with the right FRUILMODEL tracks and P.E. Schursen "ad infinitum"
All in all , bad eyesight notwithstanding , I would use FRUILMODEL tracks again .High Quality , well done product .For the budget minded NO .But for the adventure Yes ! .