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| Subject: | Not perfect, but useable |  |
| Date: | Jun 6, 2006 |
| From: | Hans Haase | |
I had considered going with the Accurate Armour tracks, but gave the Italeri a try first. They worked ok connecting together with the heated screwdriver method.
They weren't easy to finish up though. They are very stiff and springy and want to ride way too high over the return rollers. But the upper hull will press it down close to the proper fit, which helps them look decent. The biggest problem I had was paint adhesion, a lot of it flaked off on me. So don't handle them much after you paint them, and be prepared to do a few touchup spots.
Also, the front sprockets are mounted very weak. Save yourself the trouble, and use a solid axle across between them. I used a piece cut from a coathanger.
Lastly. Don't glue on the water deflectors in the back until the track is mounted, otherwise you can't fit the track underneath. If you leave the deflectors off, you can remove and put the tracks back on with the upper hull attached.
-Hans |
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 | Pacific - forgotten theater - Mike Bedard - Jun 5, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater - Ken - Jun 5, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater - Paul A. Owen - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater [IMG] - Martin Dogger - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . cool - Mike Bedard - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: cool - Martin Dogger - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater - Robert Gregory - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater - James Wechsler - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . can't wait - Mike Bedard - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: can't wait - James Wechsler - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . Should have mine posted in a few days - Hans Haase - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Should have mine posted in a few days - Dave Johannsen - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . LVT tracks - Martin Dogger - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: LVT tracks - Dave Johannsen - Jun 7, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Not perfect, but useable [IMG] - Hans Haase - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Not perfect, but useable - Dave Johannsen - Jun 7, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I did have a snap actually - Hans Haase - Jun 7, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: I did have a snap actually - Dave Johannsen - Jun 8, 2006 |
| . . . . . . awesome subject - Mike Bedard - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . are you kidding... - Glenn Bartolotti - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: are you kidding... - Mike Bedard - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: are you kidding... - Glenn Bartolotti - Jun 6, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater - Paul A. Owen - Jun 7, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater - Jim Wechsler - Jun 7, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater - Paul A. Owen - Jun 7, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Pacific - forgotten theater - James Wechsler - Jun 8, 2006 |
| . . . . . . I still like the idea of vehicles under the other flag - Hans Haase - Jun 7, 2006 |
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