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 Subject:  [Chapter] Tracks On!List thread.  
  
 Date:  Nov 12, 2007
 From:  Russ Takashima 
Tracks On!

The tracks are the Tamiya Panther Separate Tracks kit. I primed and painted them while still attached to the sprue. It was just a lot easier this way. First a coat of primer, then black arts & craft store acrylic paint, next was a coat of Vallejo German Grey. I then sealed the grey paint with a brush coat of Future floor wax. The tracks were then washed with the arts & craft store acrylic paint, first black then brown. Silver ink was used to show wear on the ice cleats and the teeth on the drive sprocket. The tracks were then removed from the sprue and attached to the tank. The original drive sprockets are too thick to allow the teeth to fit into the tracks, so some quick surgery was needed. The drive sprocket teeth were thinned on the inside by dremel grinding wheel and touched up with hand files. The insides of the drive sprockets were repainted and weathered, before the tracks were attached.

The aluminum tubes in the shell racks are there to keep the shell racks properly spaced. They don't show when the hull is attached, so I did not paint them.
 
Thread Listing 
  [BLOG] Early Jagdpanther - Russ Takashima - May 10, 2007
. . . [Chapter] The Starting Point - Russ Takashima - May 10, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Upgrade Kits - Russ Takashima - May 13, 2007
. . . [Chapter] The Original Chassis - Russ Takashima - May 21, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Filling in the Holes - Russ Takashima - May 23, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Holes filled in - Russ Takashima - May 27, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Front Plate - Russ Takashima - May 30, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Final Drive Housing - Russ Takashima - Jun 12, 2007
. . . [Chapter] The Running Gear - Russ Takashima - Jun 12, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Running Gear [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jun 12, 2007
. . . Re: [BLOG] Early Jagdpanther - John Yarosh - Jun 12, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Sponsons Added - Russ Takashima - Jun 20, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Sponsons Added [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jun 21, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Gun and Cradle - Russ Takashima - Jul 3, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Gun and Cradle [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jul 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Gun and Cradle [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jul 4, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Gun and Cradle [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jul 10, 2007
. . . [Chapter] The Transmission - Russ Takashima - Jul 11, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Transmission [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jul 11, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Transmission [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jul 11, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Transmission - Martin Dogger - Jul 12, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Painting the Interior - Russ Takashima - Jul 18, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Painting the Interior [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jul 19, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Painted Transmission - Russ Takashima - Jul 20, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Painted Transmission [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jul 30, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Painted Transmission [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Jul 30, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Rear Plate - Russ Takashima - Aug 3, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Rear Plate [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Aug 3, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Rear Plate [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Aug 3, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Roof Plate - Russ Takashima - Aug 3, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Roof Plate [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Aug 3, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Test Fit - Russ Takashima - Aug 3, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Road Wheels - Russ Takashima - Aug 17, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Road Wheels [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Aug 20, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Gun Cradle Finished - Russ Takashima - Sep 2, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Gun Cradle Finished - Taesung Harmms - Sep 2, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Gun Cradle Finished [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Sep 4, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Right Side Hull - Russ Takashima - Oct 4, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Left Side Hull - Russ Takashima - Oct 13, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Front Hull - Russ Takashima - Oct 13, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Front Hull - Glenn Bartolotti - Oct 19, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Ready to Paint - Russ Takashima - Oct 27, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Ready to Paint [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Oct 29, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Ready to Paint [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Oct 29, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Interior Finished - Russ Takashima - Nov 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Interior Finished [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 6, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Interior Finished [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 6, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Interior Finished [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 6, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Time to Add Some Colour - Russ Takashima - Nov 12, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Time to Add Some Colour [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 13, 2007
. . . [Chapter] I See Spots - Russ Takashima - Nov 12, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] I See Spots [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 13, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Tracks On! - Russ Takashima - Nov 12, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Tracks On! [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 13, 2007
. . . [Chapter] All together now - Russ Takashima - Nov 18, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] All together now [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 19, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] All together now [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 19, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] All together now - DJ - Nov 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] All together now - Russ Takashima - Nov 21, 2007
. . . [Chapter] The Crew - Russ Takashima - Nov 22, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Crew [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 22, 2007
. . . [Chapter] The Crew - All Finished - Russ Takashima - Nov 27, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Crew - All Finished [IMG] - Russ Takashima - Nov 29, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Finishing Touches - Russ Takashima - Dec 6, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finishing Touches - Paul A. Owen - Dec 6, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finishing Touches - Russ Takashima - Dec 6, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Finishing Touches - Andrew Herbert - Dec 6, 2007
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