KV-2 Tracks PRINT

Eduard 1/35 scale

Reviewed by Brett Green

Summary

FirstLook

Eduard has recently entered the individual track-link market. One of its early offerings is this set of 1/35 scale KV-2 3D-printed tracks. These should also be suitable for KV-1s and their variants.

Lookig a bit like a Borg cube, the set contains 180 individual 3D-printed resin track links, printed onto multiple bases.

Each link is a single piece – no tiny track-link jigsaw puzzles here. 

The pattern on the single-link tracks is crisp and convincing. The guide horns are hollow inside.

The individual links are attached to the bases with super-fine attachment points. The main printing blocks can be broken up into smaller sections, right down to two short strips of 12 individual links. This is a nice way to keep track (if you'll pardon the pun) of the various components during assembly.

Printing quality is perfect. I could not find a single blemish or imperfection on any of the individual track links in my set. They are also very easy to work with. If you break the printing base into 12-link sections, all that is required is to press your thumb firmly over the links on both sides, and they should break the attachment points off the base. A little more tidying up with a nsharp hobby blade may be required, but it will be fast and easy.

The instructions for assembling the tracks are summed up in three words, printed in large red capital letters: DO NOT GLUE!

With that important information in mind, I proceeded to press the individual links together. It is a little difficult to describe in words, but essentially one side of each track link is inserted into the next link and pressed until it clicks into place.

I have already assembled a run of 12 links, and there were no problems along the way.  These are the easiest of the Eduard track sets that I have used to date.

I would expect that it would take around three to assemble two complete track runs. That would seem to be an excellent investment of time for the resulting combination of superb detail, accurate appearance and ease of assembly.

Eduard's KV-2 Tracks combine superb detail, excellent printing quality and straightforward assembly. The clever click-together design means there is no gluing involved, while cleanup is minimal. These tracks represent a significant improvement over many conventional individual-link alternatives. 

Highly Recommended.

Thanks to Eduard for the sample www.eduard.com