I remember many years ago when ESCI introduced the first serious hard plastic tracks on their 1/72 AFV kits after years of everybody moaning about soft plastic rubbery tracks on first Airfix, the Matchbox and the various Japanese manufacturers. I see the wheel has turned.
Gotta love Russki ingenuity - tying the gun on with cables is just so "backyard mechanic"! Now we just need one in 1/35th.