Cheers Patrick, that what I was planning to do but nice to get confirmation. 
Trumpeter KV "Big Turret"
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Got a bit more done tonight. The hull is pretty much complete, cleaning the wheels took an age. 
Hopefully get the mudguards and tracks done tomorrow. The kit actually comes with length & link and rubber band types, but I think I'm going to use the former.
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Hopefully get the mudguards and tracks done tomorrow. The kit actually comes with length & link and rubber band types, but I think I'm going to use the former.
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Got quite a lot done today. Hull is practically finished, and the tracks are together. They took at absolute age to clean up.
I also made a start on the turret. I've put the kit barrel on for now but I've got a metal one on order from RB.
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I also made a start on the turret. I've put the kit barrel on for now but I've got a metal one on order from RB.
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The tracks were a royal pain in the arse. Loads of ejector pin parks and flash. I cleaned them up as best as I could and will hide the rest with weathering.
oh ouch,The tracks were a royal pain in the arse. Loads of ejector pin parks and flash. I cleaned them up as best as I could and will hide the rest with weathering.
but well worth it they ,do look good,
id be interested to know your method for doing the tracks
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Lookin' good Bob, can't wait to see more matey.
Have fun, John
Have fun, John
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After they were cleaned up I assembled the length and links flat on my board, excluding the bottom length. I applied a run of glue to either side of the teeth and left them for 5 minutes or so. Then I placed them on to the rollers and gently formed them around the sprocket and wheels to the right shape. I then dry fitted the bottom length and placed the tank on the table pushing the links into position if they moved. Once happy with the positioning I went over every connection with glue then left it overnight to dry. That left me with this:
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I hope that all makes sense.
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Cheers John.
Finished the turret and a few last odds and ends today, then got everything primed.
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I hope that all makes sense.
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thnks for that......ive got several kits that have this sort of tracks and i keep putting them off cos of the tracks
Cheers Moni, it's gone quite fast, despite all the clean up work.
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thnks for that......ive got several kits that have this sort of tracks and i keep putting them off cos of the tracks
The video below might help, although I disagree with the guy about using extra thin.
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