Tamiya Panzer IV rear wheel trouble...

[JR]

:smiling::smiling:

Thanks John...I'm not 100% confident it'll be a complete cure, but it will hopefully be better than what I was fiddling around with this afternoon!

Believe me...there were a few moments this afternoon when it was A) going to be trashed, or B) turned into a diorama wreck of some sort*
This model has been a real struggle at times, but it's my first one in years, so I just have to (try to) take a deep breath, walk away from it for a while, and look on it as a learning process...and it's certainly been that!
Oh, and don't even talk to me about spraying! :flushed::smiling:

* option "B" is always a good one to fall back on :smirk:

George.
Nothing is worse than attempting what looked to be a simple thing and then it descends in to "I wish I'd never started this " I had problems with some top wheels, glued them on as instructed, went to fit the tracks and the blo**y wheels fell off. In the end I used thick wire drilled through and ca' d them. How come other people don't appear to have problems :smiling:
John.

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Nothing is worse than attempting what looked to be a simple thing and then it descends in to "I wish I'd never started this "

In my experience, often the best way to solve that is to first try to persevere, and if that also leads to frustration, give up and build another model — you can always come back to the first one later on, when you think you’ve found a way to solve its problems. Insisting on finishing a model that only makes you frustrated is likely a form of the sunk cost fallacy. It’s much better to go do something that you do enjoy, than to stick with something you seriously don’t.

[Jim F]

Hi George
I'm pleased that you have managed to resolve the issue:thumb2::thumb2::hungry::hungry:
regards Jim

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The (super glue) appears to have held! Stupidly tight tracks now on & awaiting some kind of melting process to get them to hold together...I’ll see if that works...

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[stillp]

Looking good!

Pete

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Stupidly tight tracks

Those old Tamiya kits are all like that, again because of motorisation. On the real Pz.Kpfw. IV there was often a bit of sag between the return rollers, but it’s not something you’ll be able to model easily with these.

awaiting some kind of melting process to get them to hold together...I’ll see if that works...

It should — make sure the pins are all the way through the holes and press a heated screwdriver onto them to get a nicely riveted track