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Messages  9056
 Subject:  Re: ft17 tracksList thread.  
  
 Date:  Jul 24, 2002
 From:   
Mike
Friul now has a set of tracks for the FT-17 which are very nice. I got a set
from CMD.
Steve Z.

"mike foncannon" wrote in message
news:3d24b810@news.track-link.net...
> Unfortunately, the RPM tracks are currently out of production.
>
> While they are heavy they do look better than the rubber band ones in the
kit and they can be made to look good with a little work.
>
> {Interesting marketing strategy: RPM gives you just enough of the track in
the kit to wet your appetite but not enough to replace the rubber band
tracks without buying the separate Track set.}
>
> I had a very brief look at at the Aber set and was amazed at its quality.
However, it looked like an involved construction process and the price was
pretty scary when the RPM Renault is a very small basic kit.
>
> Of course, if you get the Aber FT17 interior and exterior updates, the
Aber tracks are probably a necessity.
>
> hth,
> mike
>
 
Thread Listing 
  ft17 tracks - Tony Vidana - Aug 5, 2001
. . . Re: ft17 tracks - Christophe Jacquemont - Aug 5, 2001
. . . . . . Re: ft17 tracks - mike foncannon - Jul 5, 2002
. . . . . . . . . Re: ft17 tracks - - Jul 24, 2002
. . . Re: ft17 tracks, an Aber set - Stephen Tegner - Aug 6, 2001
. . . . . . Re: ft17 tracks, an Aber set - Tim Loungeway - Aug 6, 2001
. . . . . . . . . Re: ft17 tracks, an Aber set - Christophe Jacquemont - Aug 6, 2001
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: ft17 tracks, an Aber set - David Nickels - Aug 6, 2001
. . . . . . Re: ft17 tracks, an Aber set - Adam Vukich - Aug 6, 2001
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