Fairly basic question - need a tracks how to

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Hey all,

First I apologize for my question which is fairly basic/newbie, however, I am stuck. As I said in my intro thread, I am returning to the hobby after 30 years, and much has changed.

I am building as my first project back, a Tamiya 1/48 Tiger I Intial production (Africa Corps) kit, and the tracks are driving me nuts. They give you the guide on the sprue, but once I get them built, I end up destroying them taking them off the guide. Additionaly, I don’t like how stiff the preassembled sections are.

Questions:

  1. Any tips to thier assembly?

  2. Is their a better aftermarket alternative?

Thanks for any help, the talent on this board is amazing and very inspiring.

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I found a resin track set at Mission Models and ordered it, looks to be a nice set.

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Sounds like you found a solution. I’ve never seen the tracks and/or guide in the 1/48th Tiger. I am starting to put individual track links on the Tamiya Early Tiger. I would imagine it’s similar to the 1/48.

Check out http://matt24.fotopic.net/c778272.html This how I construct that type of tracks. I hope it helps. Don’t hesitate to ask if I’ve missed something. Theres good folks here.

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Hey Matt,

Thanks for the link, the tutorial was helpful.

Todd

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Cool, let us know how it turns out.