Worn rubber pads T48 type for M4 Sherman
MasterClub 1:35 Scale Set # MTL35322
Review by Terry Ashley
Resin assembly jig
Each 'rubber' link is cleanly cast in a black resin to represent a heavily worn chevron rubber block track link with the only clean-up needed is to remove the remnants of the casting block (which has already been snapped off at manufacture) along one edge of the link. This is easily done with a sharp #11 blade or similar and there is also randomly some fine resin film around the pin holes in the end of the blocks, if present this too can be trimmed.
The representation of the heavily worn chevron is very effective with a textured surface on the chevron also included, there also wear on the inside of the pad from the road wheels to add to the nice effect.
From here the assembly is the same as the full sets of track pads and end connectors using the jig provided, this will hold twelve links at a time but I found working with just six or seven at one go was more manageable. The instructions say to use thin cyanoacrylate but I used thicker (medium) to avoid the capillary action of thin sending the glue all over the place putting a small dab of glue in the same hole. Make sure you only glue one of the pins leaving the other to move unless you want to make the long top and bottom runs fixed in place then glue both pins for a solid fix? Then repeat for more links
Five links with the end connectors glued at an angle was sufficient for around the drive sprocket with five straight links between the sprocket and first road wheel with just one angled end connectors for around the first and last road wheel.
It's best to fit the tracks to your kit suspension is sections and by adding an end connector on one side only where the sections join makes the job of mating the track sections a lot easier as you don't have to juggle an end connector to line them up
With Academy the fit to the drive sprockets from an M3 Grant kit was perfect and as the same parts (abate different style sprockets) are used in most of their M3/M4 kits these should all be no problems.
The fit to the Asuka/Taska drive sprocket was excellent as it was around the road wheels and Idler so nothing more to be said here.
The fit to the sample Dragon sprocket was a little tight but still fitted okay after a little nudging to get the track in place, the fit to the rest of the suspension was all okay.
On the Tamiya kits I tested the older M4A3 and the tracks simply would not fit the sprockets as the thickness of the tooth sprockets was way too thick, but on the new M10 the fit was perfect, as good as with the Asuka sprockets.
A comparison of the normal track pads from set MTL35122 and the worn pads from this set MTL35322.
Individual link comparison
At the time of writing this review you also need to buy an additional full set of links and end connectors to make a set with the word pads could turn out quite expensive and you still end up with a set of pads without end connectors. That aside the worn pads themselves are well done and will look good on well used and seasoned Sherman.
Rating 8.5/10
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