RFM 1/35 Sturmtiger!

[JeroenPeters]

It feels like forever since i’ve built a full armour model! Starting with the tracks. I’ve assembled many friul tracks back in the day, but this chinese brand is something else!! 

[Bomber_County]

Looking forward to this, never seen you build Armour before.....

[Jeff]

Tracks look good, but are they difficult to deal with or are they good? I think they look great, but how much work were they?

[JeroenPeters]

6 minutes ago, Jeff said:

Tracks look good, but are they difficult to deal with or are they good? I think they look great, but how much work were they?

Very easy to assemble. Much easier than Friul tracks.

[Jeff]

oh ok, that's kind of what I thought, that's great news, did I read that Friul is not making tracks any longer? or am I incorrect on that, ?

[JeroenPeters]

23 minutes ago, Jeff said:

oh ok, that's kind of what I thought, that's great news, did I read that Friul is not making tracks any longer? or am I incorrect on that, ?

From what I know is that they wont be supplying resellers anymore and instead will only sell directly to end users. Like Wnw did. Master Club tracks are a great alternative and this weird brand.

[Jeff]

Where did you access the 'weird' brand? just curious, as they do look good.... but I am far from an expert

[BlrwestSiR]

Jeroen, are the pins brass? 

And where did you get them from? 

If you asked me 30 years ago, I could've told you what the box said but now all I can remember is 3 something. The lighthouse says China on it. 

Carl

[Bomber_County]

Be good to know, All the other AM track people are getting to expensive for me......I looked at Tiger tracks they were more than the kit cost.......

[GusMac]

On 2/3/2021 at 8:57 PM, Jeff said:

Where did you access the 'weird' brand? just curious, as they do look good.... but I am far from an expert

Found a few with a search on eBay but they seem similar in price to Friuls, ie £30+ a set. They do look to be better finished than the Friuls in the pictures but that may be a false impression.

[JeroenPeters]

7 hours ago, GusMac said:

Found a few with a search on eBay but they seem similar in price to Friuls, ie £30+ a set. They do look to be better finished than the Friuls in the pictures but that may be a false impression.

They are better finished. And they don’t feel like white metal. It’s tougher and feel like normal metal. Friul sometimes needs the holes openend and you have to cut your own pins, but these are all a perfect fit. Amazing stuff.

[GusMac]

Thanks for the details Jeroen. Given the price seems similar to Friuls they do seem a better bet.

[BlrwestSiR]

I wonder if they're zinc. I have a couple sets of Tiger tracks made by Karaya and they're zinc. The odd bit of flash but very clean otherwise. I don't think they make them anymore. 

Carl

 

[Douglas_H]

Jeroen, You still haven't revealed the brand or where you ordered from.

WTF?

Let me rephrase that.

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[Peterpools]

Jeroen

Tracks look well detailed will be a nice AM addition.

looking forward to following

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

 

[BlrwestSiR]

The brand is Sanxin. So far the only place I've found them is on eBay. 

Carl

[JeroenPeters]

19 hours ago, Douglas_H said:

Jeroen, You still haven't revealed the brand or where you ordered from.

WTF?

Let me rephrase that.

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I ordered them from Ali Expres!