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  • Member since
    February 2013
  • From: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Metal tank tracks
Posted by Recon89 on Sunday, July 23, 2023 5:48 PM

I've been told Friul Models is going out of business. Their website says "temporarily suspending distribution because of health problems". My go-to distributer that I can usually get stuff that no one else carries shows all Friul tracks as out of supply. I've used Friul on most builds and really like them, but am not familiar with other manufacturers. Any suggestions for another source?

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, July 23, 2023 6:58 PM

https://quickwheelstore.com/

These aren't metal,they are 3-D printed indies they are clean and assemble very quickly,they are reasonably priced,and I have found them reliable.

  • Member since
    August 2004
  • From: Forest Hill, Maryland
Posted by cwalker3 on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 10:37 AM

I've used tracks from www.Tankraft.com 

They're 3D printed tracks, but they go together flawlessly. Not too many choices available though. All WWII, mostly German.

That sucks about Friul. Hopefully someone buys them out and continues the business.

Cary

 


  • Member since
    October 2009
Posted by Kentucky Colonel on Sunday, October 29, 2023 8:58 AM

Check out AliExpress.  Search for the scale and metal track you are looking for. They have several different ones on there and are much cheaper. I've bought 3 so far and they are almost as good as Friul.  They also have some good prices on models. Plus there are a ton of modeling tools. Watch the ones where you have to pay shipping, some you do, and others you don't. AliExpress is more like a kind of ebay with different dealers selling under them.

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, October 30, 2023 9:08 PM

Yeah I ordered a set of tracks from AliExpress for my IS-III. They worked out really well. 

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

 

  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: East Stroudsburg, PA
Posted by TigerII on Monday, October 30, 2023 11:37 PM

I've tried and like Modelkasten tracks, AFV Club tracks and Trumpeter. They're not metal but I've never had a problem with them. Hope this helps.

Achtung Panzer! Colonel General Heinz Guderian
  • Member since
    January 2022
Posted by Svt40 on Monday, November 6, 2023 8:49 PM

I saw some metal tracks that had actual rubber pads that you could choose between new condition or worn.

Wish I could find those again because they looked amazing.  They had the Sherman tracks and a few modern tracks such as the M1 Abrams early and late style track.

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 10:14 AM

Looks like their working to get up and running again

https://friulmodel.hu/

  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 11:20 AM

Tojo72

Looks like their working to get up and running again

https://friulmodel.hu/

 

That is great news.  I wonder if they will ship to the US?

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