discussion How do you paint a tank with glud on tracks?

[Guest]

ive got the horrid parc model, and now i have it im determined to build it.


The tracks are iddy biddy pieces which need to be glued onto the wheels in a permanent fashion.


However, how do you paint the tracks when theyre on the tank? Masking is going to be near impossible.

 

[Guest]

Why do they need to be glued onto the wheels Dave? How big are the parts?


If they're similar to individual link tracks, my method is to lay out a length of masking tape, sticky side up. Then I add each link until I have a good sized run ( usually half the total length)


I then add liquid cement to each link, wait 15-20 minutes, before bending them over the wheels.


Leave overnight, remove them & take off the masking tape.


You can paint the sections prior to re-fitting them over the wheels.


Here's my Panzer III as an example


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[Guest]

Ah ok, the instructions are bloody useless in this parc kit, and i have no idea how to make them.


Pic of the tracks on the sprue included.


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[Guest]

So they look the same as individual link tracks, albeit they're square in the style of pre-war construction


My method would work with them IMHO

 

[Guest]

Ok, thanks Patrick, good info bud, ill have a go at that.


The instructions are terrible!

 

[Guest]

Ok, thanks Patrick, good info bud, ill have a go at that.
The instructions are terrible!

No worries mate, that's what we're here for!


I'd never heard of Parc Models before, but like Eastern Express they're one I'll avoid in future - I cannot abide ill-fitting kits

 

[Alan 45]

Well if this was me I would glue them all on and leve them to dry and then paint them but I'm an unconventional builder