On tracks that is…[:D][:D][:D][:D]
Well I finally won the wrestling match with Dragon’s 3-piece per link indy tracks for my Firefly. The tracks don’t look good to me but anyway here is how she looks for now. The upper and lower hulls are not yet finally set in place.
Now on to the crew, additional details and weathering…and the diorama![;)]
Comments are still welcome.[:)]
dwight that looks fantastic.
joe
The kit looks great! You’re a far more patient man than I am. I got through about 40 links before giving up and ordering from Accurate Armour. It seemed to take forever, and the thought of doing another 100+ links was too much. If I do another Dragon kit, I’ll start the links right away and do 5 or 10 every time I sit down to assemble. Hopefully that will take some of the sting out of indy links!
JOE: Thanks.[:)]
BUFF: Thanks for the remark. I got my first taste of Dragon’s indies in my first armor kit (an M4A4) so I was initiated rather early on this ritual[:D]. Anyway I am still disappointed with how the tracks turned out so I might find some ways to hide them in a diorama.[:D]. Very tricky of us armor modelers huh.[}:)][;)].
I think your idea is a good one. It will certainly take away the bore and pain of doing the entire track continuously.
Again thanks guys. I appreciate it very much.[:)]
Looks awesome to me. Nothing about those tracks a little mud won’t fix. I imagine those duckbills gather a good deal of muck moving around.
Can’t wait to see the rest, I always look forward to your work there Dwight.
Did ya get the injector marks off. If so how did ya ya do without losing the little detail below it?
Nice job, Dwight. You got the decals blended in much better than I did.
I’ve been working on my Dragon Pz IV J. I’ve done the bottom run of one side of the indy links. The German links are SOOOOO much easier to work with than the ones for the Sherman/Firefly, it’s amazing. They really need to get the tooling tightened up on the connecting pieces and a jig designed for those tracks would sure help.
Looks really nice, Dwight. Congrats on another fine build.
Bill: Thanks. I agree with you. German armor tracks are easier to do compared to that of the shermans. Regarding the decals, I actually accidentally oversprayed the decals at the side that’s why they were gone[:D].
Thundergod: Thanks for the remarks. I removed the injection marks using my wife’s nail nipper.[:D][}:)]
Looks great Dwight. Can’t say I’d be upset if my indy treads would come out as good as yours look. Of course you are your worst critique. Let’s get moving onto the dio, I’ll be looking for it, I’m everywhere on this forum if you haven’t noticed!! semper fi, mike
hey dwight that’s looks awsome [:D] great weathering also, you must have some patients to put those tracks together, nice work
Looks great! Love the “stains” on the hull! Did you just use a “rusty” wash for that? Can’t wait to see the Dio! Thanks for sharing!
I’m not sure what is wrong with the tracks, they look great to me. As always another great build.
Mike: Thanks. Well I’ll be on the diorama soon.[:)]
Maffen: Thanks, too. Patience? Maybe but I really have no choice. I don’t have any other way of getting tracks for this one.[:D]
Rich. Glad you like it. I just mixed some flat brown and flat black to make a wash.
Tigerman: Well although it is not really obvious, the duckbill connectors are not lining up in a straight line.[:D]. Thanks for the comments.
Excellent work, as always, Dwight!
I’d say you’ve done a fine job with those difficult link tracks. I wouldn’t worry too much about all the duckbills lining up…I’ve seen plenty of ref pix that show those things sticking every which way like Mako shark teeth, not to mention pix showing plenty of them missing.
Looks alright to me Dwight. I agree with J-Hulk; I think a little uneveness adds to the look of the tank, and a bit of mud will compliment it nicely. keep up the good work, mate.
Looks like a great build so far to me Dwight! The duckbill tracks are a nice change of pace from the ordinary and look like they took a lot of effort.
One small question I have is for the chevrons on the face of the track blocks. I know the blocks themselves were rubber, were the chevrons also or made of steel? I’ve yet to get a straight answer on this one, maybe Shermanfreak can help. [:D]
Bill, I believe these particular tracks were steel, not rubber. At least, that’s how I painted mine.
Yup, pretty sure this style of track was all steel.
Nice going Dwight. I shudder to think of even imagining constructing those tracks.
Awesome job! I am by know means a fan of Allied Armor, but you have done a fine job there. look forward to pics with the crew.
Yep, no rubber on those tracks.
Cheers
Mo