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Old 03-30-2015 | 08:10 AM
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Default Sherman tracks not produced

So if you have followed my M4A1 build, you might have seen my latest post on the tracks and sprokets. How HL tracks and sprokets are narrower than the aftermarket upgrades offered by Mato. HL does offer their own metal tracks and sprokets on upgraded tanks, available in ebay where I got mine, and they are not compatible with Mato brand, which are much better.

So, now on to an Idea. Is anybody intested in T48 rubber chevron or T51 rubber block tracks?
I have not been able to find any aftermarket available (aside from the stock metal or plastic HL T48)
I have been kicking around the idea of having blocks injection molded of these two type of pads. They'd be black plastic so they would wear like rubber. The big catch is you would have to get a set of Mato tracks and punch out all the pins and swap the pads over. An evening worth of work.

these two pads are probably the most common that were seen in ETO until 45.

So how many people would be interested in them to make a more accurate track for your tank. Also, I think the plastic will wear better than than the metal on hard surfaces.