Regrets I have a few but then again to few to mention. I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption. I sanded, painted, glued, each careful step along the byway and when its done it's on my shelf, I did it my way.
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Interesting thread. I think this will depend (as mentioned above) on the time of day to a large extent. When I go to my car in the morning there's always a fine sheen of light rust on the discs, which quickly disappears on first braking. It will reappear the next morning, heavier when wet, foggy or "misty" overnight. i think you'd only see rust in between the track links, where it doesn't really show anyway.
That said, I do love the look of a well weathered, rusty tank track, so I think a fair dollop of artistic license has to be given. How else are we going to use up all those lovely washes and pigments!?Comment
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Rusty tracks.....
Not as depicted in some of the 'modelling' publications I have seen. The tracks are coated with some protective covering be it paint or a tar based product. After the tracks are fitted the worn areas are polished through friction to a bright steel shine and not all the way across the link, there will be lines where the road wheels travel, even on a Sherman the outer areas inside the end connectors will remain untouched, a Challenger has distinctive 'runways' where the roadwheels touch and they form a line along the length of the track...
This is from my M113 Fitters vehicle.
Notice the lack of rust and dirt.
And from my T-72
The brown colour is to replicate the coating applied at the factory.
But as for great lumps of mud and such, from experience it was so easy to 'throw a track' when there was too much of a mud build up especially on the drive sprocket or idler wheel, and if you have ever followed a tank APC etc down the road it is like following a muck spreader....
Hope this helps
Mike.
Hope this helps
Mike.Comment
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Good looking tracks…nice one. Especially like the worn rubber on the M113 track.Comment
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