Challenger 2 Wheel Set
Set No.AO73
Challenger 2 Track & Sprockets
Set No.T68
Review by Peter Brown
For the wheels, set A073 is replacement roadwheels and idlers which are cast in pale grey resin. Roadwheels come in pairs cast into a resin block, when assembled they are a drop fit replacement for the kit parts, idlers also come cast two to a block with separate inner and out face parts. Detail is very good, the small central hubcap on the roadwheels for example has a marked "lip" in the right place which makes separate parts unnecessary.
Track set T68 is ten sets of lengths of 18 links and 18 separate individual links with white-metal sprockets. These capture the solid look of the real tracks far better than the weedy-looking kit tracks and can easily be cut to length and fitted. Sprockets are split into inner and outer faces, with an adapter ring to replace the kit parts as a complete unit.
No instructions are included with either set, these are hardly needed as the parts are obvious and simply replace the kit parts. Quality of design and moulding is first class, I think the photos comparing the original kit parts and the resin items speak for themselves.
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