Larger faced kit sprockets ready for primer with large kit PE step ring, and some 0.7mm bolt heads added to replicate the track pads retaining bolts.
The reworked handed sprockets.
Left (Port sided) and right (starboard side) sprocket
Front axle.
The design of the kit allows for a moveable steering angle of the front wheels. Unfortunately, the engineering is sloppy. The front axle kingpins trap the hub parts allowing for movement, but the wheel hubs are left very loose. Having the option to modify the steering angle is always a nice feature, but in reality, to have it completely rotatable in this kit, you would also need to drill and pin the remaining steering linkages too. It is far simpler to choose the steering angle preferred and simply fix it all in place.
I'm still searching for a suitable alternative to the kit's rubber tyres and whilst I do have the resin solid tyred wheels it would be nice to be able to have a resin or 3D printed pneumatic tyred set too.
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