Review and Construction: Kaizen Workable Tracks - Tiger I Late
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- Опубліковано 24 кві 2016
- You can get these tracks here
www.sincerehobby.com/
www.hqhobbies.com
Here is my rather long video showing Kaizen workable tracks. I have been building these whenever I have some time for a few months and seeing how well I like them. I compare them with Friul, AFV Club and Modelkasten/Rye Field type tracks. I also show how to build them.
At the end I show a few other types of Kaizen tracks that I have like Panther, T-84, T54E1, and various types of Panzer III/IV tracks like Winterketten and Ostkettten.
I really like these, and I think they're a great alternative to Friul for about half of the price.
I've watched a few of your reviews so far. Great info. You have saved me a lot of work. Thanks so much
Thank you Adam. Very useful and helpful video. Those Kaizen tracks look so realistic.
Got a set of these myself. If you use a decent hobby knife you can cut the link and the guide horn insert off the sprues without the need for clean up. I used cutters initially and had the same experience as you. After that they go together really well, its just a matter of getting some momentum going and not looking at how many you have left! Another good thing about this product is the amount you have over when you're done. There's plenty left if you need spare tracks for mounting on other Tigers if you want to replace turret mounted spares provided in other kits.Thanks for a superb video Adam, I bought this product solely on your review - you nailed it mate, much appreciated!
Thanks for the review and building up a few links. I'll definitely pick up a few sets.
Thanks, Adam. Another highly informative review from the House of Mann. As others have said, really great to see the alternatives side by side, and to see how they go together. You ‘THINK’ or ‘HOPE’ that you made a pretty good job of the comparative review? You sure DID, Adam!
Thanks for acquiring, reviewing, filming and posting. Just hope that they are fairly easy to obtain on this side of the pond! KUTGW 👍👍
Cool . . . I got a few sets of these for various tanks a couple years ago 9 (for wicked cheap). Glad you made this review, as I wasn't too sure what to make of them without actually assembling them.
Cool Adam , well done
Kaizen looks good, video was crisp and clear
Great video Adam. Good info. I like the tracks and going to try a set for one of my many tigers that I own but have not built yet.
I recently bought a set KAIZEN PANZER IV tracks and I love them!!! They beat the hell out of vinyl tracks any day!!!
Nice review on these tracks Adam. I will have to check them out...
Great review Adam defiantly going to try a set
Great video, thanks for posting . one of the best how to I have seen .
What make are your sprue cutters please , they look brilliant.
Great video. Thanks for doing it. Very helpful.
I just finished a whole set of the Kaizen for T1 and also the Rye Field ones and the Kaizen are way more robust; both are really good imho.
Very detailed and helpful. Much appreciated.
Great video Adam. Thank you!
Nothing beats the look of well made workable tracks :)
Nice channel by the way ( Just subscribed )
+lee spender I very much agree about workables. Thanks very much.
Once again great review Adam. Does Kaizen have a website can't seem to find one, just looking to know how many different kinds.. ie Panzer 1, 2, 3 and 4. Great reviews Adam, long may they last....
Thanks for the review. I've never heard of them, but because of your review. I will give them a try.
I have a question I've wanted to ask someone however it may be taboo. Does it help or hurt you (financially) if I don't watch the entire advertisements?
Can you do a segment on fruil tracks for a king tiger?
Thanks for the review and comparison Adam. You have been in communication with the maker has he indicated that he will be growing the product line?
Adam, great video! I wasn't impressed with the AFV tracks I used on two models. I will get a set of these on order and hope they work as good for me as they did for you.
Adam, another outstanding how to, I am.a big fan.
These tracks are cool
I was wondering about the Kaizen tracks, I have done several metal.
But the only issue really is metal tracks for Sherman sag, Sherman's had no sag.
But anyway excellent video
I have used master club resin with pins , no glue requires has some issue , but fit well
Thank you for your videos
Cool !!
i think those kaizen tracks are not that hard to do, i would enjoy building them. thanks for the demo, it was cool to see the actual comparison :)
+Hamilkar Barkas KAIZEN!
great as always adam, to shorten the steps could you just put the wire through and snip both ends, cutting the bolt head out of the equation? or would it look to bad.
+Clayton McClain You know I didn't try that. I'll test one. Thanks.
Adam, did you have enough leftover tracks to create the spare tracks that hang on each side of the turret for the late/mid model Tiger I tanks?
Great review and so helpful to see the track links side by side.. I have tried Bronco workable track links for my BT-7 and they were not bad.. have also bought some Modelkasten and Fruil.. but these Kaizen links look excellent. However I could not find anyone with them in stock other than a few listings on Evil Bay.. where did you source your Tiger and Panther Kaizen track links?
+Harry Houdini Thanks Harry, I had an awful experience with Brocno tracks for a Panther, but I have some for a Panzer II that seem ok. I plan to just glue them like Magic tracks though. Actually if you saw my Panther in that hsot their are Bronco workables still unpainted on the rear as spares. The way I've gotten these is either ebay, a very good seller called dogdogcome, problem with that is you end up paying about $26 US for a set due to shipping. Although $6 shipping isn't bad. I have spoken with the guy who made them a number of times, and he suggests SIncereHobby.com based in HK or HQhobbies.com based in the US. Suppose I should have said that in the video.
Thanks.. Hong Kong stuff usually gets here faster and is cheaper postage for me in Australia.. Have an Academy Tiger which is a nice kit, except for the rubber band tracks.. I'll try to get some Kaizens for it
what clippers do you use?
Adam, where I can find this kaizen tracks for PZ. IV? They work in the tropical version for Libya? Thanks
+Rafael Costa Lang I put a few links up in the description. I found them initially by just searching ebay.
Adam,
Have you ever tried any of the Master Club resin workable tracks yet? I just picked up a set for my Panther A a couple of weeks ago at the national AMPS show. They look great, and I've snapped a few together, but have yet to fully assemble any with the pins yet. I've seen Master Club white metal workable tracks as well but I've avoided them as well as Friuls because of the cost so far. Maybe some day when I have a really special build I'll spring for the $ and buy myself a set.
+beuford1982 I plan to get a set of resin and metal Masterclub and test them out. Haven't yet just due to time. My friend Hamilkar Barkas has done their metal ones and seems to like them very much.
Even real tracks are stiff when there isn't weight on them, if a vehicle breaks track or a track link is removed, the ends will spring up and try to straighten out.
Adam, great vid. I have a question about Fuiulmodel tracks - which tracks should I get for cyber hobby model 6286, the Initial DAK model? Would it be the ATL-116 "mirror" tracks for initial or the ATL-25 for "early" production. Thanks!
Just the early ones for a Tunisian Tiger. The only mirror tracks were used in the Leningrad area or in Germany on prototypes.
OK thanks!
Hello Adam. I'm building an 1:35 Italeri Panzer IV ausf. H and I need some workable tracks. Any advice? Price and where I can buy them? Thanks dude ;)
Kaizen Panzer III/IV would work, and I get them usually from ebay honestly. You're only other decent option is Friul, which are about twice as much.
www.hqhobbies.com/search?q=+panzer+iv+kaizen
OR just search ebay for "kaizen panzer iv" SHould be about $20-$25 either place.
Great topic, thanks for doing this video and actually showing the steps. Have to admit it looks time consuming and fiddly as you say. The extra $20 for friulmodel tracks is hard to quickly dismiss.
+MrGameengineer That's the thing. $40 is a lot. Little bit easier to justify $20.
+Adam Mann I bought a set of AFV club from ebay but have not put them together. They are going on my M4A3E8 Sherman currently under construction ... still. I have not considered kaizen before but I did hear the name.
+Adam Mann I agree with you on the price. At a certain point, a hobby has to be cost effective. Speaking of which, I have a question which falls under your area of expertise Adam. I have many leftover Tiger I part from when I first started building. Naturally, they have been taken apart. Can you get things like hatch covers (small detail parts, side fenders, whole suspensions and other parts for detailing aftermarket. Their are a number of models parts I have as main sections, turrets and hulls. But I'm missing key pieces to make a model out of them again. Thanks for your consideration on the matter. Of course, you have shown there are a number of different track options...!
Gary Armstrong
Certain thing are made in aftermarket for sure. But I'm not sure you can source everything. Normally I would suggest a Dragon Tiger kit for such things as they come with many spares of everything except the main assemblies. Which company Tigers do you have kits from?
never used workable tracks yet, they all look a little finicky as you would say but not as scary as I thought thanks to the great video.
+talex001 You're most welcome, Don't let them scare you.
You should try the Masterclub. More accurat as you get two different strutts. One bolt and one pinhead. Like Friulmodel, they are made of whitemetal.
Regards
I looked online I can't find where they're sold. Did the company go out of business the one site that hadam they're all sold out
I can't get a hold of currently. His name was Patrick. Not sure what the deal is. Sorry about that.
Hi Adam would love to try these tracks but having a hard time finding them ie panzer /stug 3/4 everywhere I look they are sold out.
ebay is usually a pretty good bet. Let me dig around for you.
Thanks.
Hi Adam I was able to score some Kaizen tracks found a seller from Hong Kong on EBay.
Those look pretty good! I'll need some for my Tiger cause it's got those BS tracks. I've never tried metal ones either so I might go with Friuls
+Panzermeister36 Dude if you don't mind the cost try Friul. They're awesome. I'm just mildly obsessed with plastic workable track.
I'll see what the shop has. Last time I saw the AFV club early set of workables
So in your opinion, for plastic track, Kaizen is the best over all ?
I think so. I really love the metal pins that friction fit. Stuff like Panzer III/IV that require no assembly are amazing.
@@AdamMann3D thank Adam, also, did you know any sprocket fitting issue about this track, or Rye Field or AFV with Academy Tiger I kit ?, i just not able to find any review about them on scalemate on this issue
Friul are the best honestly
Cost more but way less tedious!
Work intensive... but as you say.. Beautiful ! KUTGW
+Norm Lajoie thanks Norm. I think it gets a little much, but it's fun.
I just looked these up online at SincereHobby and WOW $135.00 for a set of workable tracks. There even $90.00 on Amazon. maybe I'm looking at the wrong ones. I was interested until I realized that replacing the rubber band tracks is going to cost twice as much s the model itself.
Nice Video and Instructions however, thanks for sharing.
+Joseph Mays That's 135 Hong Kong Dollars on sincerehobby which is $17.40 US. I have no idea why they're that much on Amazon.
Adam Mann That's much more palatable, I also found them at TheBarrelStore.com for around $20.00. Thanks!
Your fish tank pump is becoming the most noticeable thing in your videos ;)
Mmm. My tamyia easy eight didn't come with them pad tracks they look much better! Mine came with ones like a T34 would have!
Wow, specular highlight :) You must be a 3d graphics guy!?
Yes I am. I work in the video game industry as a 3D modeler and texture artist.
That's great!! Have you ever done a 3d Tiger?
IF you look at my channel banner on the main page that is a 3DS Max model of a Tiger I started. It's in progress as I want to do a big video where I show every configuration change on Tiger I. So it has to be very accurate and have lots of layers showing the different parts. Just been too busy to work on it.
www.artstation.com/artwork/OOoZ6
Are you in the field? No one has ever mentioned that I say specular highlight before, was always waiting for someone to notice.
6 sprue connectors for a link and 4 for a guide horn??? No way. I’d rather spend another 20 bucks on Friul or go for the RFM tracks.
Always moving, my eyes had to follow the hands to move. Veryt ired tof ocus what i want to know.
M&Models.com
One word. Friulmodel
You buy all those lovely tanks and tank tracks but you don't motorise them? 😢 poor little tanks.
Repeat, Friulmodel.