Corrected drive sprockets for Trumpeter 1:16 M1A1 Abrams
AFV Modeller
Review by Terry Ashley
The set consists of four resin sprocket halves cleanly cast in light grey resin, the only clean-up needed is a small pour plug on the ends of three drive teeth on each sprocket and also a quick run-around inside the lightening holes with a sharp blade to remove any minor residue.
Trumpeter kit sprocket parts.
Detail is excellent on the sprocket face and bolt heads on the inside of the sprocket discs and with two plug/holes to join the two sprocket halves together ensuring the teeth line up correctly.
Enhancements include the lightening holes corrected in shape from the incorrect holes in the kit sprockets and the revised sprocket hub cap and rim bolts both with enhanced detail and definition.
Assembled Trumpeter sprockets.
Comparison image with the Trumpeter sprocket disc in front and replacement AFV Mod sprocket behind to show the actual difference in size.
Note the revised sprocket hub cap and bolt detail also.
The Trumpeter kit track around the undersized kit sprocket showing the impossible fit.
One could ask how a 1:16 kit could contain tracks that don't fit the kit sprocket by such a margin, but I guess that is a question for another time maybe?
Rating 9/10
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