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I was idly browsing the prices of track bits from M2 and M3 trucks (a long story!). I was somewhat struck by this though:

 

An american wants $4000 for some

http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=54909

 

Whereas a UK vendor wants just £80 for these

http://www.armortek.co.uk/Forum3b/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3160

 

Why the price disparity? :shocked:

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:wow::red::red::red::red::red::red:

What you studying if you don,t mind me asking

 

See LOCATION - sort of gives it away :D

 

In fairness, those 1/6 scale tracks look the business don't they? The photo on its own could have fooled me - it was only price which gave it away (ok maybe the skirting in the photo is extra large? :blush:).

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WHOOOOPS paperbag.gifpaperbag.gifpaperbag.gifpaperbag.gif

 

As N.O.S just pointed out - they are awfully realistic looking tracks! I didnt realise it was a model forum!!! I thought the skirting was some wood in a shed or something.....

 

 

It's ok.... I'm not that much better at designing planes either!

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What a great thread, but well done MAT777, if you don't ask you would never know and that is what the forum is for.

Since I joined this great forum, my knowledge base across the board has jumped 100 times, so as they say on 'that' dance programme my wife loves 'keep on asking!

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Thanks earlymb

 

Basically, I am just doing some preliminary research on a project I have forming in my mind for when I have a job and some money in several year's time! :P

 

 

Having seen the Centaur and seen what a compromise it is (who ever did think that welding a land rover to a CVR(T) would work brilliantly?), I idly wondered if it would be possible to do a better job. I've not taken any measurements but I reckon the tracks from an M2 or M3 would fit nicely under the wheelboxes of a 109 or 110 2-door. A little jiggery pokery with the location of the rear axle to relocate it level with the drive sprocket and bob's your uncle. It would certainly be different as well!

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Hi Timbo,

 

glad it made you laugh - it left me a bit red-faced :D

 

I havent been involved in any actual planes yet (I'm only a 2nd year undergraduate engineer), but suffice to say a few of our model aircraft and gliders built for the course have had a few spectacular crashes.....

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Hi Timbo,

 

glad it made you laugh - it left me a bit red-faced :D

 

I havent been involved in any actual planes yet (I'm only a 2nd year undergraduate engineer), but suffice to say a few of our model aircraft and gliders built for the course have had a few spectacular crashes.....

 

Don't forget to give us fair warning when you are involved:shake:

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