i personal like rubber track for my easy assembly . but i hate them due to they keep afloat above the wheel is quite hard to stick them on the road wheels … On individual track i hate them due to time consuming but i like them because they look real after assemble but it can create a mess after all if you assemble the pieces wrongly …
You’ve just about summed it up. Getting a realistic sag from the single piece rubber tracks is near impossible. On the other hand, connecting the individual track links can be excruciatingly tedious.
Exactly how ‘patient’ are you? [(-D]
It all depends really. I can’t stand indy link tracks that are more than one piece each, so some of them I hate ,and others I like. THe rubber-band type tracks are always ok, you can’t beat the advantages of the ease of assembly [:)]
Well said. I agree. With a Sherman, Stuart, etc., I like the rubber tracks. Tigers, Elefants, etc., I like the Indy tracks. Besides the Sherman type tracks with the end conectors drive me batty.
I prefer individual links, but certain kinds…the Tamiya Tiger and King Tiger links are ok, they just snap together (I don’t count the cleanup of each link). The DML M-26 tracks are bears (guide teeth and connecting plates).
My favorite so far are these 1/16 T-34 links, they’re like working with Legos, just snap and go, and they look awesome.
I just picked up a set of RHSP tracks for my Sherman, and they look pretty nice. All the detail of individual links, but the ease of vinyl.
Jeff
Like above, it depends on what you tank you are doing. However, you can actually acheive a realistic sag look with rubberbands quite easily. All you need to do is dill a few tiny holes in the hull and glue some wire or straightened paper clips thru them. Have them stick out far enough to reach just a little more than half way across the track width. They will hold the track down. You can paint them the track color and position the trck so the wire is in one of the nooks of the track between the link. They are almost impossible to see. You just need a little planning on where to located them (position, height) to get it to look right. This Jagdpanther was done using the above description
What can I say? Anybody that is a regular here sees my regular posts slamming indie tracks. I am still looking for aftermarket vinyls for the unfinished Dragon Abrams and Dragon Harnisse (sp?). I hate indie tracks, plain and simple. Hate hate hate!!!
Yes indie tracks are a love/hate relationship. they look so good when done right but they can be difficult to work with. I just finished link -n- length tracks on 1/72 T54 and T55. One came out great and one ok but not great.
I prefer indies for tanks that sag and vinyl isn’t all bad, as long as they don’t bow in the air. Yes, they are simpler to constuct and save time.
I like Indy’s for the shear pleasure of fiddling with the parts. I was offered the recommendation to use the rubberbands on Shermans cuz they have no sag in operation, advice which I followed. However, on German armor, nothing can compare IMHO.
Ted
haha k fans . vinyl tracks is really good when a vehicle have a side skirt or side armour … but those don t have side skirt pls use individual tracks …
Oops ?do vinyls track sell on individually ? if not i guess pls try to do undie track … just be careful … cement don t stick well … use uhu glues
I thought they were a real pain to begin with(indy links).But now I gotta have’m if I can get 'em.
Although I haven’t built alot of kits since I started again, I’m kind of leaning toward the indies (probably because I’ve bought mostly Dragon kits). It seems to me that vinyl tracks (at least the older versions) don’t seem terribly accurate and the whole pinning and melting the ends together usually comes out badly. Some of the newer vinyl offerings (such as in the Dragon Red Army Sherman) seem to be much better appearance-wise although I haven’t tried putting them together yet.
i loved the AFV Club Bigfoot Indy tracks for my M1A1. the tracks took awhile, but look awesome. on the other hand, i am having alot of trouble now with my BMP indy tracks from Armor Track Models. theyre driving me crazy! i worked for a half hour and havent gotten 10 links done!
Yeah, I have a Sherman that’s been backburnered for over a year because I went nuts building the first length of tracks, and can’t stand the idea of doing another one – and on top of that, they don’t fit! One mor elink makes them too loose, one less makes them too tight. [:(!]
Depends on the kit , and the quality of the track . For Shermans , and modern armor , I prefere " rubber " track .I have seen " rubber "track , that has put " indies " to shame . ( I.E . Tamiya,s T-1-58 track , M1A2 OIF ,( Big Foot ) , compared to Dragon’s track , on their M-1’s )The Tamiya tracks are much better !On the " indies " , I find the punch marks , stub from the spue , and the general " tidying up " , a real hassle .
Frank
" PERSEVERANCE "
Well personally I guess Im like everyone else. I use the plastic ones if Im just building a tank by itself. However, if Im doing a diorama with tanks then I do the individual tracks. I think I like the individual tracks more in general.[:D]
For tanks whose thread require some amount of sag…I prefer “indies” otherwise rubberband types are fine with me.
But as Jason already pointed out…you can also simulate sag even with the rubberband type of tracks.
Can someone put some links for buying the Indy tracks. I would like to put some on my TaMIYA m1a1.