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Subject:

Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling?

Date:

May 21, 2002

From:

Christophe Jacquemont

Then why do Modelkasten do clickable workable plastic tracks (Shilka, Panzer II) at
the same price as their "pin" sets?

Cheers,

Christophe

Warrink a écrit :

> The problem is they'd be impossible to make without resorting to complicated,
> expensive moulds. It's easy to make a straight-through hole in a link, as with
> MK tracks, since you only have to slide a pin into the mould. But to make a
> slight dimple for click links, that doesn't go all the way through, you need
> extra mould components, at which time a manufacturer would realise he'd be more
> sensible just moulding them in resin. But I agree that there should be more
> click-links on the market!
>
> -Rutger Warrink

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What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Tim Streeter - May 19, 2002

. . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Rick Young & Carol MacLennan-Young - May 19, 2002

. . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Yuchung Wang - May 19, 2002

. . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Charlie Murphy - May 19, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Charlie Murphy - May 19, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - C Bolick - May 19, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Charlie Murphy - May 19, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - of Panzermodeler.com - May 21, 2002

. . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Warrink - May 21, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Christophe Jacquemont - May 21, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Warrink - May 22, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Christophe Jacquemont - May 23, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Warrink - May 23, 2002

. . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Paul A. Owen - May 19, 2002

. . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Steve Frost - May 19, 2002

. . . . . . Cloth texture? - roy chow - May 22, 2002

. . . . . . . . . Re: Cloth texture? - Steve Frost - May 21, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Cloth texture? - MSW - May 22, 2002

. . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - MSW - May 20, 2002

. . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Alex Hodges - May 20, 2002

. . . What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Neville Lord - May 20, 2002

. . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Christophe Jacquemont - May 20, 2002

. . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Jan-Willem de Boer - May 20, 2002

. . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Neville Lord - May 20, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Kim Voss - May 23, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Christophe Jacquemont - May 23, 2002

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Tim Streeter - May 23, 2002

. . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Ken Hartlen - May 20, 2002

. . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Christophe Jacquemont - May 20, 2002

. . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Tim Streeter - May 20, 2002

. . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Peter Ong - May 20, 2002

. . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Alex Hodges - May 21, 2002

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