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Kenny Kong's King Tiger Transport Track Review

Manufacturer: Kenny's Model Tanks
Product: 1/16th scale metal R/C King Tiger transport tracks

It's generally accepted amongst R/C tankers that the stock plastic tracks that come with the Tamiya King Tiger are most prone to link breakage than all the other Tamiya 1/16th scale R/C tanks.

Until now, the only options for King Tiger metal track upgrades have been based on variations of the wider combat tracks. As tankers know, the more weight you add to your tank will mean, depending on how, where, and how often you operate your tank, that you may also need to address other issues, such as replacing or upgrading the stock gearboxes, sprocket bearings etc. In the case of Kenny's KT transport tracks, you get the added bonus that the shorter width results in a weight of 1,300 grams, a weight saving of 500 grams under Kenny's wider combat tracks which weigh 1,800 grams.

For the purposes of this review, Kenny's transport tracks have been given a good workout for a couple of hours so far , (not on anything too messy like mud since I'm still building it), on a Tamiya KT which still has the early twin gearboxes, the gearboxes have been reinforced but the plastic gears are still there. I did first add a drop of superglue to some pins to stop them from working themselves out.

These tracks fit the existing tamiya sprockets well, and run very smoothly! I had no issues with them whatsoever. This KT is now a real pleasure to drive compared to when it had the wider plastic tracks.

So, if you wish to make your KT look distinctive, these tracks are a good choice, and you'll be 'historically correct' since there's quite an amount of evidence to show that these transport tracks were also used in combat situations.

Because they're so shiny it's hard to get a detailed close up, but here you can see the individual links, the main link, and the 2 part connector links.


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