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plastic indy track links
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Aaron,
This is how I do individual track links :
Normal masking tape, pull off a strip that's equivalent to double the length of of the tank you're making. Join it up so you have a loop & stick this to your workbench so it's sticky-side up. You could use double-sided tape, but that can be too sticky.
Next there are 2 ways of proceeding. Firstly, you can lay the track links on the tape So they're interlocking & run a small amount of extra-thin cement into the gaps between the links. This is, for me, the quickest & easiest method but you need to be careful not to use too much cement.
Second way is to stick each link one by one, adding a dab of normal cement to each one. This method is slower & more fiddly.
I do enough to go from 3/4 of the track length to around either the drive sprocket or idler wheel.
Leave it for about 30 mins to harden slightly & then remove from the tape & it'll still be flexible enough to drape over the roadwheels to get a nice 'sag'. Do the same with the remaining length & join them once you're happy with how they sit on the wheels.
Hopefully you'll have great tracks!
Hope this helps
Patrick
This is how I do individual track links :
Normal masking tape, pull off a strip that's equivalent to double the length of of the tank you're making. Join it up so you have a loop & stick this to your workbench so it's sticky-side up. You could use double-sided tape, but that can be too sticky.
Next there are 2 ways of proceeding. Firstly, you can lay the track links on the tape So they're interlocking & run a small amount of extra-thin cement into the gaps between the links. This is, for me, the quickest & easiest method but you need to be careful not to use too much cement.
Second way is to stick each link one by one, adding a dab of normal cement to each one. This method is slower & more fiddly.
I do enough to go from 3/4 of the track length to around either the drive sprocket or idler wheel.
Leave it for about 30 mins to harden slightly & then remove from the tape & it'll still be flexible enough to drape over the roadwheels to get a nice 'sag'. Do the same with the remaining length & join them once you're happy with how they sit on the wheels.
Hopefully you'll have great tracks!
Hope this helps
Patrick
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I leave the wheels unglued until right at the end, after everything is painted & weathered.
The tracks get built usually while I'm waiting for stuff like washes to dry & they're painted & weathered off the vehicle.
To get the sag, I put them over the wheels & then pop some pieces of sponge between the hull & the track. This keeps it under pressure but won't damage anything delicate. I'm careful with how much sag to add, coz apart from Russian tanks, most tracks were pretty tight - throwing a track was a tankers nightmare!
Basically, the last thing I do is glue the wheels to the hull & add the trackage. It can be tricky depending on the particular tank - a Tiger is easy, whereas something with fenders is harder so that might involve feeding the track length from the front / back.
Is there a particular tank you're building Aaron?
Patrick
The tracks get built usually while I'm waiting for stuff like washes to dry & they're painted & weathered off the vehicle.
To get the sag, I put them over the wheels & then pop some pieces of sponge between the hull & the track. This keeps it under pressure but won't damage anything delicate. I'm careful with how much sag to add, coz apart from Russian tanks, most tracks were pretty tight - throwing a track was a tankers nightmare!
Basically, the last thing I do is glue the wheels to the hull & add the trackage. It can be tricky depending on the particular tank - a Tiger is easy, whereas something with fenders is harder so that might involve feeding the track length from the front / back.
Is there a particular tank you're building Aaron?
Patrick
yep i have
dragon jsu 152 kit 9112
dragon pz3 kit 9111
dragon pz3 kit 9024
dragon pz3 kit 6631
masterbox munitionschlepper 1 ausf a
masterbox 1kla panzerbefeblswagen
These all have indy links of some form, so thanks a lot for your help
dragon jsu 152 kit 9112
dragon pz3 kit 9111
dragon pz3 kit 9024
dragon pz3 kit 6631
masterbox munitionschlepper 1 ausf a
masterbox 1kla panzerbefeblswagen
These all have indy links of some form, so thanks a lot for your help
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No problem mate, and that's a nice list of kits to build! I've the Tamiya JSU 152 in my stash but I'll be interested to see the Dragon one done.
Cheers Patrick
Cheers Patrick
ugh i was dead keen on building the 152 but i got caught up on the fact that the road wheels are 1mm to small in diameter, this wouldnt normally bother me but its like they are tiny to me when i look at them. so it just sits in my stash atm
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