Next there are loads of hull and upper hull fit issues with some serious clamping, swearing and huffing needed to get a half decent fit. The rear end is particularly dodgy and will need a fair bit of remedial work to correct. Finally as suspected the tracks have been a bloody disaster. I glued, clamped and left overnight only to find that the plastic at the critical join had almost dissolved!
What is it with AFV club tracks? I don't think I've ever managed to get a set to glue properly, bloody hateful things. I swear they are made out of the devils scrotum or something similar. So a set of friulmodel metal tracks are on their way as we speak. The next time I build an AFV club kit the tracks are going straight in the bloody bin!
I feel your pain with those tracks, I'm just about to make a start on an AFV Club Centurion, opened a few bags last night and checked out the tracks, looks like the moulds not wearing too well, there's lots of flash and due to the softness it's a bugger to clean up, think I'll invest in a set of indy links, but not too sure whether to go for the AFV Club plastic or a set of Friuls.
ReplyDeleteI haven't actually tried Friulmodel tracks yet, although I have got a couple of sets from some ebay purchases that came with them included.
Cheers Anthony, I can recommend the Friulmodel tracks for the centurion, I used a set myself on my Israeli centurion last year. A damn sight easier than plastic ones in my humble opinion!
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