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  • Member since
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Maultier Track Question
Posted by dupes on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:32 AM

Was perusing the available accessories for my Italeri Maultier w/Panzerwerfer kit (#277), and came across these resin track from Accurate Armor -

http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=ATT47

I've always seen Maultier-applicable products packaged differently than Panzer I stuff - are they indeed compatible with one another?

 

Thanks guys!

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Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:20 AM

They are indeed compatible, but to be honest, there are cheaper track sets available for the Maultier if you're just looking for a nice upgrade to the crappy Italeri vinyls.

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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:37 PM

zokissima

They are indeed compatible, but to be honest, there are cheaper track sets available for the Maultier if you're just looking for a nice upgrade to the crappy Italeri vinyls.

Yes, what are they?

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by KFS-miniatures on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:46 PM

tracks from MasterBox are quite good, in my opinion

 

 

Honi soit qui mal y pense

~kamil

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:00 PM

They are the right ones dupes. I went for fruils for mine and it says Maultier on the box.

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/FO35020

There also a rather nice resin AM set from Royal Models, its a bit pricey, more than the kit. Bit it is rather nice.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:47 PM

Kamil, well done job.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by dupes on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:03 PM

Well look at that. You learn something every day!

Zokissima - wasn't actually going to get those (I think they're OOP anyway?), they were just the first ones that I had seen that indicated that Maultier/Pz.I were compatible.

KFS - great build! That's exactly how I want mine to turn out! Stick out tongue

I'm going to look into the Masterbox tracks...also wondering if I have some spare Magic Tracks (or Tristar's, for that matter) kicking around.

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  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 2:19 PM

Eric, the first ones that came to my mind were the MasterBox ones. They're a great product, and can be found on eBay for reasonable prices, given patience Smile

A few years ago when I was intending to build a Maultier, I came across them.

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Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 3:55 PM

Thank you sir. I thought they might have been by Bronco or AFV Club, who seems to be releasing many track subjects these days.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by dupes on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 4:16 PM

Are those Masterbox tracks OOP? Not seeing them in stock at any of my "usual" U.S. sources.

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Posted by wbill76 on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:36 PM

Finding the tracks separate may be a challenge, but for $15 you can get a whole kit that has them available from DragonModelsUSA: http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=MAS3504 

Not sure if they enough links for the Maultier, but would be worth a shot if you can't find the tracks available as a stand-alone item.

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Posted by dupes on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:42 AM

Interesting. I've got that kit in the stash! I'll have to count out the number of links in the Maultier, see if there's enough to cover it.

Odd that 3504 is still in production (or just leftovers?) while 3505 (the tracks) seem to have vanished.

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Posted by KFS-miniatures on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:51 AM

Maultier needs less tracks than Pz I.

You need two sprues with tracks from MB for each vehicle.

 

About availability- in my opinion tracks were more popular than vehicles (due to their poor quality, for example), so tracks are sold out but kits still in stock.

Honi soit qui mal y pense

~kamil

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  • From: Eagle River, WI
Posted by PANZERJAGER on Friday, May 13, 2011 8:45 AM

Hey dupes!

I used Modelkastin track on mine.

/forums/p/121303/1218613.aspx#1218613

PANZERJAGER

 PANZERJAGER

 

 

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Posted by shoot&scoot on Friday, May 13, 2011 11:51 AM

Quick question:  I noticed in many (but by no means all) of the action shots of panzer I's and Opel maultiers that the track direction is with the grousers lagging but on the panzer II and up the track direction is always with the grousers leading.  Did the Germans just happen to realize later on that the tracks worked better with the grousers leading?  Just askin'.

                                                                                            Pat.

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Posted by dupes on Thursday, May 19, 2011 4:28 PM
Panzerjager - NICE! Thanks to Pvt.Mutt, I've got a set of DML Magic Tracks from the Pz.I in my possession...when I first opened the bag, I thought there was only one side worth - then I realized that they are REALLY REALLY SMALL. Heh.
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