T-34 Waffle 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 T-34 Waffle 3D-printed tracks. These should be suitable for T-34s or their variants.

The set contains 160 individual 3D-printed resin track links, printed onto multiple bases.

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

The guide horns are hollowed out. The complex waffle pattern on the tracks is crisp and convincing. The tracks are made up from two alternate patterns. The level of detail really is impressive.

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 a short strip of 10 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 10-link sections, all that is required is to press your thumb firmly over the links, and they should break the attachment points off the base.

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 found this one a bit trickier than the Panzer III tracks reviewed last week, but with a bit of pressure and repetition will see you with two nice lengths of fully workable tracks.

I have already assembled a short run of eight links, and there were no particular problems along the way. 

I would expect that it would take around three to four hours 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 T-34 Waffle 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