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Posted by philp on Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:27 PM
Check out the toy section in your local stores. Large tanks are definitely in vogue and you can find some pretty detailed tracks and wheels on some of these. I have been looking for a turret for a scratch hover tank and have seen several possibilities but most seem to be of Abrams.
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Posted by robertburns on Monday, October 25, 2004 8:28 PM
There are several 1/15 scale Bandai Hummels of Ebay right now. They are pretty expensive, but reasonable for their availability. Does it have to be that scale? There are plenty of 1/25th scale tank kits. The most plentiful are the Academy Jagd Panther and Panther. Are you building a Space:1999 Moon Tank? The studio model was based on a 1/25th scale Cheiftain. Hope this helps.
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Posted by Daveash on Sunday, October 24, 2004 5:54 PM
A cheaper option than above would be to buy one of the Trumpeter 1/16 T-34 models. The tracks snap together and the wheels have rubber tyres, or possibly contact Trumpeter to see if they will sell the tracks alone, in the kit they are boxed separately.
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Posted by Woody on Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:12 PM
Their out there but you might get a little sticker shock.Wink [;)]
http://www.mark-1-tank.co.uk/accessories.html

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 24, 2004 11:00 AM
I don't know if they still make it, but look for a Kyosho Blizzard. It's a radio controlled tracked snow crawler- I think it's 1/12 scale, but might still fit what you need.

Good luck with your project! Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 24, 2004 9:58 AM
Building a Landram? Smile [:)] You might try asking also in the Armor section. Someone may have leftovers. What are you working on? Any drawings you could share with us? I think "sci-fi ground vehicles" would be a nice Group Build.
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Looking for large scale tank tracks and wheels
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 24, 2004 7:50 AM
Anyone know where I can get 1/15 or 1/16 scale tank tracks and wheels? I'm doing a sci-fi land vehicle (scratch and kitbashed), but need some large tank treads and don't want to buy one of those great Tamiya 1/16 scale ww2 tanks just to get the treads. I searched google, but can only find 1/35 scale.

I could resin cast my own, but to make working tracks that way sounds like a nightmare.

Thanks.
John
http://homepage.mac.com/johnselvia/
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