Does anyone have any good hints on how to glue tank tracks together correctly? I’m building a 1/72 tiger and need a little help.
Thanks!
The model I’m building is the Revell 1/72 scale Tiger I Ausf.E.[banghead]
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Is the kit your building one of the the Revell ones with the link aand length tracks? If you could please give me/us a little more detail then I/we might be able to help.
What a coincidence, I also started a Revell 1/72 Tiger on Friday night. Last night I started the “tracks”, what a nightmare. I had already painted them and painted and weathered the wheels, so that made it even worse.
DO NOT ATTACH THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE HULL BEFORE ATTEMPTING THIS.
The only way I could get them on was to start with the long top piece and superglue it to the top spiggot on the drive wheel.(don`t fix the other end) Then, worked my way around the drive wheel piece by piece, fixing with superglue until I got to the bottom. This takes a while as the glue must be set before attempting the next piece.(I worked on both sets of wheels, fixing one while the other one set) Next was the 4 tread piece, I made a slight bend at each joint carefully with pliers to give it a bit of shape and glued it to the last link. When this joint was firmly set I gently formed the section around the first road wheel and fixed it. I then attached the bottom long piece glued directly to the wheels. I gave up at this point as it was about 5.30 AM and my night shift finishes at 7. Also, when these pieces were attached, I applied superglue from the back to anywhere that the track touched a wheel. I will continue tonight around the rear wheel and then attempt to get some sag into the top of the track. Hopefully the ends will meet up, if not there are some spare sections that should go on the turret that I will use.
Hope this helps and if anyone else finds a better way, please let us know.
I was using this Tiger as a practice run for the 1 day GB, but I now I will be getting a tiger with vinyl tracks for that one.
I also sort of built that kit, well i built the bottom half at least, then put it away, and i dont know why, guess i just got bored with it. THe glue i used for a t34/76 was gap filling CA and it turned ot like crap! But when I assembled my Tiger I used Testors glue, the black bottle with the spout. I don’t know if it was just me but i used more than the recommended amount. I was able to put the track on with the road wheels already in place, but it was quite difficult. In the end i think I did and O.K. job, not a great or even good job, just an O.K. job.
Hey Dave, I am also lookning for a tiger I 1/72 with rubber band tracksfor the same reason as you. dragon is releasing a Late Prod. Tiger I soon, its on Great models site.
it will probably have the same tracks as the other 1/72 gragon kits.
go with the hasegawa tiger: it has vinyl tracks.
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