HL/Taigen Late metal tracks work on amTamiya KT?
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HL/Taigen Late metal tracks work on amTamiya KT?
Hi everyone, does the HL/Taigen late metal tracks work on a Tamiya KT? Or do you also need sprockets as well? Want to do late style....Impact no longer has them and Kenny need made them.
Thank you,
Duane
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Duane
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Be cautious when buying KT tracks. There are two different kinds of stock tracks - HL, open pin, and Torro, closed pin. You want the closed pin tracks from torro.
These are closed pin, good
https://www.taigentanks.com/collecti...llar-track-set
and these are open pin, bad.
https://www.taigentanks.com/collecti...r-metal-tracks
Look close and you'll see how you can actually see the pin in the open pin tracks. That means the last 1/16 inch of the pin on each end bears all the load. I got a set of these with the old Taigen pre-production turret all plastic model and they sucked. Kept throwing pins, and once they work out that 1/16 the whole link tries to separate. Not good. It took a hentech and a set of torro tracks to make her into a solid runner.
These are closed pin, good
https://www.taigentanks.com/collecti...llar-track-set
and these are open pin, bad.
https://www.taigentanks.com/collecti...r-metal-tracks
Look close and you'll see how you can actually see the pin in the open pin tracks. That means the last 1/16 inch of the pin on each end bears all the load. I got a set of these with the old Taigen pre-production turret all plastic model and they sucked. Kept throwing pins, and once they work out that 1/16 the whole link tries to separate. Not good. It took a hentech and a set of torro tracks to make her into a solid runner.
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Thank you Crius for the information and that I want the closed pin. Sent Taigen message asking if the tracks will work on a Tamiya. Appreciate helping me!
Duane
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