SimonT - Tamiya T34/76

[JR]

Slight difference in bikes flying past to modifying plastic track pins !
The latter is more exciting :nerd:

[SimonT]

There actually seemed to be more support cars, motorbikes and police than competitors John - not really my thing the bikes but my sister and brother in law wanted to watch

Have finished off the heads on one side of all links and now started going back down the other side of each link with the second type

If I can manage a few each evening I may actually get them done by next weekend so that I can then start track assembly

[Steve Jones]

Nice to see you up bright and early this morning or have you not gone to sleep yet. LOL

Really looking forward to seeing the tracks. I admire your determination to get them right

[SimonT]

Hi Steve - did the usual, fell asleep 11pm, woke up in a heap 01:45, got to bed 02:45 and then couldn't get to sleep until some time after 04:00. Alarm has kindly just gone off 05:45 :sleeping::sleeping::sleeping:

[Steve Jones]

I was wondering with you being the Lord of the Darkside whether or not you do actually need to sleep like us mere mortals

[JR]

I was wondering with you being the Lord of the Darkside whether or not you do actually need to sleep like us mere mortals

This is an unknown fact Steve, but it is thought that they take their energy from a mix of Bats wings and Frogs legs soup , ( NOT currently available at most super markets ).

Sorry for daring to break into your thread Master.
A humble peasant from the Fens .

[SimonT]

:smiling5:
Unfortunately I do still need sleep - generally about 3pm at work after a night like last night

[SimonT]

Morning all,

looking at the date of the last post it h as been a while since there was anything to report on this one

I have (very) gradually been doing the track links a few at a time

Decided to have a push yesterday to finish the last thirty or so off whilst watching Guardians of the Galaxy 2

I am Groot



Made a start on assembling the links and now have two bottom runs completed

Made a mistake with the first run though - put all the links in the track vice then washed them with cement
Stuck fast to the matt surface and also dissolved the detail off the link faces
Luckily with them being bottom runs this isn't a problem

For the second run I glued the links together then just put the resulting length in the vice to keep them straight as they dry out

Added a couple of towing hooks to the tank hull and filled pin marks in the turret hatches

This one is now edging ever closer to paint

[Steve Jones]

Slow down Mr T. I am struggling to keep up :smiling5:

We should start a blog on what is the worst film you can watch while making up tracks

[JR]

Simon sorry to read that re the tracks sticking, mind you that bottom run will be ok with some mud. :smiling2:

I like to work off a chopping board when doing tracks, they don't stick to the surface, the same applies if using CA.

[minitnkr]

John Wick.

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Tracks so often get mentioned with associated boredom, frustration or sheer hatred. As John says bottom run with some mud - all fine. One of the things I find useful to glue on is a sheet of that stuff you can buy to line ovens with - Stay Clean Liners I think they are called. I tried with an offcut and modelling glues don't stick :smiling:
Jim

[SimonT]

Been a while..... :smiling4:


joined a few links together, broke the centre caps off two wheels

[Guest]

Simon,
So much better than the average Tamiya junker, love the idea with the track work.
Mike.

[Richard48]

Some more mighty fine Mogelling on a vintage kit.Great stuff.
Rich.