Do you do it on the model or off. I recently tried the on the model technigue. I installed the tracks and running gear, and painted the entire assembly the base color(tamia dark yellow) Once it had dried i started putting heavy washes of lightly thinned black oil paint on it. After two coats(with about 3 days dry time inbetween) I then painted strait oil’s on the highlights. I was really pleased with the results. Aslo this makes painting road wheels on the model very easy also. The only down side is the dry time but that gives you time to work on the rest of the model. I was just wondering how everone else did it.
i do it on the model
i hate the idea of having to scrape paint off each link to glue them together
I place all the road wheels etc onto the vechile (don’t glue them), then glue the tracks onto them being careful not glue them to the drives, idlers etc. (make sections) Shape the tracks and allow them to dry. When dry remove the entire assembly and you will have your shaped track dry and ready for paint.
For me it depends on the vehicle.If I can get at the wheels and the areas behind the tracks with a brush,I’ll paint them on the tank.I’m currently doing an older 1/35 DML T-34/85.These tracks I’m gonna form around the wheels,then paint them off the vehicle when the glue is dry.
I paint the inner face of the track links while they are still on the sprue by handbrushing. Removal from the sprue and seam clean up usually takes care of any paint I accidently got on the mating surface. I then build the tracks and paint the outer face on the model.