Evening.
Having one set of tracks not completed gave me a thought, I'd put 10 link and plates together, I noticed one actually worked , a slip if there ever was. So studying the PMMS drawing again I decided to see it I could do it. I f not then I would resort to Dave's suggestion, as on the first track.
I glued one half of the links onto the plate and left it to dry, I did enough to do the complete track. Once these were dry I fitted the second one , it had a long pin to go through the first half, and then have its pins fitted to the plate. All went well, left the set to dry, after a couple of hrs where I spent my time cutting and fitting the lower section of angle to the cab base.
Having used Tamiya Extra Thin instead of the Revell Contacta that I would, and did use for the other track , the glue dried quicker.
Low and Behold they clipped together:surprised::surprised::surprised:, its a bit shocking when something like this happens for me. Not an easy task, bending one segment out and onto the other pin on the next plate, then closing the other side onto the corresponding pin. Well it worked, the only really hard part was the final join on to the rigid section I had done the day before. Out with the cutters and removed a link centre, put some glue on the tracks to keep them in place.
Yes I should have left them off until painted , but with all this movement I couldn't see the paint staying put, and too much would make the tracks too stiff. I will have to paint them on, a lot of the tracks will be hidden away so not a worry .
Here a some photos .
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Yes even manage to mitre the corners !
Now for the tracks .
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Much better, this will be the side on display.
The cab still need the return doing up the fuel tank, It will give the door a slight gap , but look better than a large one . I won't fit this part until the seat is fitted along with driver Stiv Dzhons.
Any one any thought on the filler in my previous post , would be helpful . thanks .
John .
Having one set of tracks not completed gave me a thought, I'd put 10 link and plates together, I noticed one actually worked , a slip if there ever was. So studying the PMMS drawing again I decided to see it I could do it. I f not then I would resort to Dave's suggestion, as on the first track.
I glued one half of the links onto the plate and left it to dry, I did enough to do the complete track. Once these were dry I fitted the second one , it had a long pin to go through the first half, and then have its pins fitted to the plate. All went well, left the set to dry, after a couple of hrs where I spent my time cutting and fitting the lower section of angle to the cab base.
Having used Tamiya Extra Thin instead of the Revell Contacta that I would, and did use for the other track , the glue dried quicker.
Low and Behold they clipped together:surprised::surprised::surprised:, its a bit shocking when something like this happens for me. Not an easy task, bending one segment out and onto the other pin on the next plate, then closing the other side onto the corresponding pin. Well it worked, the only really hard part was the final join on to the rigid section I had done the day before. Out with the cutters and removed a link centre, put some glue on the tracks to keep them in place.
Yes I should have left them off until painted , but with all this movement I couldn't see the paint staying put, and too much would make the tracks too stiff. I will have to paint them on, a lot of the tracks will be hidden away so not a worry .
Here a some photos .
[ATTACH]305985[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]305986[/ATTACH]
Yes even manage to mitre the corners !
Now for the tracks .
[ATTACH]305987[/ATTACH]
Much better, this will be the side on display.
The cab still need the return doing up the fuel tank, It will give the door a slight gap , but look better than a large one . I won't fit this part until the seat is fitted along with driver Stiv Dzhons.
Any one any thought on the filler in my previous post , would be helpful . thanks .
John .
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