Tamiya 1/35 sd.kfz 7/1 Flakvierling.

[Guest]

the tracks

You have the left one on backward

[CarolsHusband]

You have the left one on backward :smiling3:

Ha ha, well spotted. You win a prize.

Make yourself a cuppa.

[Jim R]

Hi Dan
Coming on fine. Neat and well thought out.
Jim

[CarolsHusband]

You have the left one on backward :smiling3:

So the big question is, is that my left or your left ? From the front or the rear ?
How about in this pic....

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I totally admit to just chucking them on without a thought. Rookie mistake. However.....

" I know", I thought, "I'll check the instructions".

Yep, that helps !

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:thinking:

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Dan
This may help....

https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/sdkfz-7-walk/

It’s not a 7/1, but it is a 7....

[CarolsHusband]

Hi Dan
This may help....

Thank you Tim, all sorted now :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Glad to help bud. I bet if you look hard enough you’d find a picture with them on the same as your original though LOL....

[GerryW]

So the big question is, is that my left or your left ? From the front or the rear ?
How about in this pic....

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I totally admit to just chucking them on without a thought. Rookie mistake. However.....

" I know", I thought, "I'll check the instructions".

Yep, that helps !

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:thinking:

At least you followed the instructions!:smiling6:

[Guest]

So the big question is, is that my left or your left ? From the front or the rear ?

Left as in the usual side when you’re referring to a vehicle: as if you’re standing behind it.

[CarolsHusband]

Left as in the usual side when you’re referring to a vehicle: as if you’re standing behind it.

Yeah, I've always had a problem with that sort of thing. I tried to make it easier on myself by using near/off side or drivers/ passenger side but that got confusing when I started dealing with foreign vehicles.

Anyhoo, sorted now thank you.

[Guest]

Offside and nearside are confusing to everyone except British people, I think I always have to think which is which, but in this case, it’s offside, I think?

[CarolsHusband]

You've got it !
Nearside is the side next to the kerb or pavement, offside is in the road, so it depends on which side or the road you are driving. I guess that means that the track we were talking about would be offside in countries with LHD cars. Or LHD halftracks. Unless it's in the UK, probably.....I definitely haven't got a clue about offside in football though !

[Guest]

Well think we've all been there, I have to have a photo on the wall showing the pattern.
I once did a build with track the wrong way, and Jakko found a photo of one in a museum exactly the same !
Causes more confusion than damned multi wheeled German Armour !

[adt70hk]

Well think we've all been there, I have to have a photo on the wall showing the pattern.
I once did a build with track the wrong way, and Jakko found a photo of one in a museum exactly the same !
Causes more confusion than damned multi wheeled German Armour !

You make a good point John.

When the Plastic Soldier Company created their 1/72 quickbuild Churchill's (I have several) they got the tracks the wrong way round but I've seen more than one photo from the war showing exactly that. Proof that the troops who worked with the things every day were only human and just as easily confused as us!

I actually have a little project in mind where I will deliberately do something officially wrong, wait for the rivet counters to jump on me and at which point I'll pull out the photo that proves I'm right! Small minded I know but enjoyable nonetheless. :smiling2:

ATB.

Andrew

[GerryW]

I actually have a little project in mind where I will deliberately do something officially wrong, wait for the rivet counters to jump on me and at which point I'll pull out the photo that proves I'm right! Small minded I know but enjoyable nonetheless. :smiling2:

ATB.

Andrew

Ooo, that's evil - but fun! :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy: :thumb2: