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[Guest]

Dave the dry fit looks to be going well. Your going to be busy with those tracks.

[Guest]

In Dutch, there’s an expression that I think originates in bicycle racing: mind on zero and gaze on infinite. That’s pretty much what you need to do with separate-link tracks

[Dave Ward]

Jakko,
I have to make do with listening to Pink Floyd!
Dave

[Guest]

Nice ! Going to take notes.

[Neil Merryweather]

Jakko,
I have to make do with listening to Pink Floyd!
Dave

works for me too!
looks like a few albums' worth there, Dave!
My grandson has an Academy Stuart with track links, and we keep putting it off. it will be the first time for me- maybe a couple more years when I can confidently allow him to do them for himself...:thinking:
do you bother with the seam lines when the parts are that small?seems like a nightmare

[Dave Ward]

Neil,
The Academy Stuart tracks are NOT easy, the straight runs are OK, but the sprockets & idlers................... The end connectors always seems to swivel at the wrong moment - a third mobile hand would be useful! . When the links are this small, I'm NOT cleaning up seams - just going to use thicker paint.
I've made a start on the tracks - trying to work out the best way to assemble them. The easiest bit is the links on the drive sprockets.

The links are too small for my jig, so, at the moment, I'm going to assemble the links in groups of three - I'm having to use tweezers for each individual link! I'm going to have a think about how I can speed that process up, otherwise, I'm going to have to change my listening, ditch Pink Floyd, and go for the entire Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen !
Dave

[Guest]

I have to make do with listening to Pink Floyd!

I put on popular music radio

My grandson has an Academy Stuart with track links, and we keep putting it off. it will be the first time for me- maybe a couple more years when I can confidently allow him to do them for himself...:thinking:

Try assembling a flat run of ten or fifteen or so links first. This will probably tell you if the links assemble OK or if there’s something fundamentally wrong with them. As long as the end connectors grip tightly enough to prevent the track coming apart, they’ll likely assemble reasonably well (tip: don’t buy AFV Club separate-link Sherman tracks).

[Guest]

Following this track fitting with interest .

Funny that some work with music, I never had it on when I was in my workshop, too much machinery noise and banned it when fitting in people's homes . Later when I started modelling I enjoyed haveing a CD on, but the player has packed up, so now silence !

[Dave Ward]

John,
I use my computer - I have a couple of speakers plugged in - then I use Spotify, to either play my selection, or play tracks based on my previous listening. It has adverts, but it's FREE, I've listened to really old stuff - and to people & genres I'd never considered before ( Eminem! )
Dave

[Guest]

Thanks Dave, just downloaded Spotify, and have it on now .great !
John .

[Dave Ward]

The oldest swingers in town!
Dave

[minitnkr]

Tracks don't look like much fun. Used to model to music, but too many noise complaints, so now work in silence. Get more done now actually, as I no longer stop for the really good parts. PaulE

[Guest]

Tracks don't look like much fun. Used to model to music, but too many noise complaints, so now work in silence. Get more done now actually, as I no longer stop for the really good parts. PaulE

Buy some headphones, join the 21st century..... go deaf like the rest of us :tongue-out3:
Mike.

[Guest]

Following this track fitting with interest .

Funny that some work with music, I never had it on when I was in my workshop, too much machinery noise and banned it when fitting in people's homes . Later when I started modelling I enjoyed haveing a CD on, but the player has packed up, so now silence !

John,
Always have music on anything from AC/DC to Mozart, have a long extension and plug in the earphones to the computer or use my old Philips cd player which to date has worn out two power packs.
Mike.

[Guest]

Neil,
The Academy Stuart tracks are NOT easy, the straight runs are OK, but the sprockets & idlers................... The end connectors always seems to swivel at the wrong moment - a third mobile hand would be useful! . When the links are this small, I'm NOT cleaning up seams - just going to use thicker paint.
I've made a start on the tracks - trying to work out the best way to assemble them. The easiest bit is the links on the drive sprockets.[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1090747[/ATTACH]

The links are too small for my jig, so, at the moment, I'm going to assemble the links in groups of three - I'm having to use tweezers for each individual link! I'm going to have a think about how I can speed that process up, otherwise, I'm going to have to change my listening, ditch Pink Floyd, and go for the entire Wagner Der Ring des Nibelungen !
Dave

Dave,
I thought you had learned your lesson with the Light Tank tracks, but must admit it is looking good so far.
Mike.