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Yes, I like these things. They were kind of hard to find before for me but there recent availability an some online shops has been great. I get most of them from a supplier that charges a decent price for them....about $ 39.00 U.S.. Sprue brothers charges a bit more. I put in an order from the manufacturer in Hungary for some less commonly offered tracks but they haven't been shipped yet. I find them fun to assemble and I like the added weight they give to the model.

You're welcome to your opinion but seem uninformed regarding Tamiya Afv kits these days as most include their link & length tracks including some of their prior kits which have been re-released now with link and length tracks. Their Somua, Mk Iv, char b1 bis, and russian Matilda include working tracks. Tamiya makes working track kits for their Panther Tanks. Their Sherman tanks do have rubber tracks , but the Sherman track system Never shows sag. Most of the Tamiya kits I buy them for don't need them but I find the Friuls fun to build and I view them as a kit in themselves. Anyway, I mostly buy the Friuls because they weren't available to me before and are still kind of a novelty for me...I like them. All I can say is, you're missing out on a lot of very fine, well engineered kits due to this bias you have. I am now determined Never to buy another kit from Dragon after looking at my Welbike kit in 1/6 scale. It's missing a lot of detail ; an oil filler boss on the crankcase, the projection for the clutch cable on the crankcase, a bracing strut for the cylinder head, fuel connections on the fuel tanks, and the engine manufacturer logo cast into the crankcase is missing..a prominent feature on the original. No decals are provided in the kit despite the original having unit markings and instruction stencils. Also no cables are included. The instructions are very bad and don't include placement of some of the parts. Very sad. I only bought the kit as my uncle brought one back from the war but now, I'll probably never build it. The Chinese Communist Party got me with that one.

It looks like persistence paid off! I'm not familiar with this c130 variant, I'll google it for sure and wait for your build!

No pictures yet, spent a couple days at my home and was able to get a few hours in...modeling. I'm working on Tamiya's M8 Greyhound. Got the chassis done and some of the interior....nice little kit.

Nice looking prints, cool subject, ...I'll be watching!

Tamiya makes a radio control version in 1/16 scale...now Thats "Imposing".

I bought the upgrade kit by Tamiya for mine. It has a metal barrel, some screens, and a screen for protection at the front...like a chain link fence section.

Again, looking good Carl! I may get this kit. The ancient tamiya kit (motorized and not the recent release) was among my first kit builds in the 70's, so a special subject for me. I saw this early Tamiya kit on a website Selling old kits. It is a really an odd-looking tank. I may do the recent release soon or the Tamiya Wespe. I must get back to the workbence soon! Circumstances are keeping me away. Maybe this weekend.

Cool project! I have that Hobby boss kit but will only do an O.O.B Build of it. Yes this was a versatile little tank. Perhaps Hobby boss will do a big Marder or Hetzer. Very nice build so far. Will be following!

Great work on the cockpit Peter!

Looking great Carl! I have the Tamiya Vietnam era Sheridan in my stash somewhere. It looks good.

Nice start. Will be following.

It's been some time since I bought some Friulmodel tracks. I recently ordered these: ATL-02 PZ III/IV (1938/1941) ATL-28 PZ III/IV (1944/1945) ATL-30 PzKpfw. II / Wespe, German Halftrack L 4500R Maultier I also got a mask set for the Tamiya Ki-46 Dinah from Eduard (EX179)

Wow! To achieve that in 1/72 scale is amazing!

Nice finnish! I built that kit a while back, fun build.

Yes, I have been following that YouTube series. I recently purchased the AFV modeller StuG III driving compartment for the big Das Werke kit and was able to get detail pointers from it.

While looking at friulmodel tracks today for a StuG today I noticed that there are many variations for panzer III/IV tracks . Solid horn, horns with a hole through them, ostketten, winterketten, and etc. Some of the types for different years, some years overlapping. Where there problems with the tracks, different manufacturer types. Why so many types? Just curious....

Got this last week but didn't post as I found one piece defective. It's AFV Modeller's driver compartment for the 1/16 Das Werk StuG III. Well, an email to AFV and a replacement was quickly sent out. Actually, 2 parts were sent ( a spare). Very pleased with products and service!

A wonderful opportunity and an amazing project!

Cool subject! Nice work so far.

You've got my attention! Very cool!!!!

Two orders from Plaza Japan came today the first delayed by the Typoon. Well, lots of items including a pair of "Egg Girls" but mostly Tamiya kits and accessories. Two of these are classics; The Brewster Buffalo and the Sd.Kfz.222. There is also the re-release of their Ki-46 this time with the Type 95 Kurogane. Also Tamiya's new Leopard 2 A7V this kit looks impressive!. I also got Jagdpanzer IV/70 (V) Lang. I bought two tamiya accessory barrels to go with these. From Finemolds , an Ohka trainer and a set of seat belts in 1/32 for Japanese aircraft.

Sorry to hear of this Peter. Hope everything goes well for you. My hopes and prayers.

Check out Plaza Japan. It sells for about 30-something US dollars. If you bundle a few items it makes shipping cost worthwhile. Yes, it's a nice kit that goes together easily . I messed up the color by mistakenly mixing buff instead of deck tan with flat earth as the instructions stated. The only reason I got this was I saw it was on the Plaza Japan website while I was buying other items. The $107.00 price on US online sites put me off for years! I recommend the kit as a fun, easy, and quick build. https://www.plazajapan.com/4950344300570/

A look at the Tamiya Mk.IV I've been working on... Got the decals and the clear on...not sure if I'll do any more. The color came out a little lighter than I expected. Still got to attach the ditching beam. Didn't weather the tracks as , you may remember, Tamiya put a motor in these . I will rub the tracks with graphite and then clear flat.