what kind of glues work best on joing a vinyl track streched really tight?
because I have a M1A1 tank in 1:72 and the tracks need to be stretch to go around and touch each other again.
I don;t wanna mess this up[V]
Super glue is about the only one that hold on vinyl. I put it on the top of the road wheel then wedge something between the track and hull to hold it while it dries. I usually leave it wedged for about an hour to be sure the glue has fully cured.
The good thing about the M1A1 is that the glued part can be hidden on top behind the side skirts. The bad thing is there is no really good “glue” for vinyl. Super glue works good. I use 5 min epoxy (let it fully cure for 24 hours). Both will come apart though if handled too much.
I guess I’ll have to sew it like the FSM workbench reviewer did.
sigh[yuck]
but thanks for the advices!
hmmm… I know this thread is old, but i just heard that rubber glue works.
is this true?
First I have ever heard of that. I don’t think so, since rubber glue inherently has some stretch to it. Seems it would eventually pull apart. I will stick with Super Glue.
Yep I agree with HeavyArty on this one. Super glue is the best thing for that. Its really the only thing that I have found to work.
In the past I have sewn the ends together to help reduce the strain on the glue joint.
About the only way I’ve ever been able to get vinyl tracks to stay together is to sew them.
[:D] it might sound funny but i use a wood burnig kit and melt the ends toghter.[:D]
I always melt vinyl tracks together. Although I work exclusively with 1/35 scale vehicles, would not the same thing apply to 1/72?
The problem with the Dragon 1/72 scale kits is that they do not have the normal post and hole connector on the vinyl tracks that you see with other brands of 1/72 scale kits or 1/35 scale kits.
Since this is an Abrams tank and the side skirts will cover any method of attachment, why not use a small Tiny Tot stapler available at any discount store or stationery store?
well, I have already finished the two 1/72 modern tanks with with armour, but I was just wondering becaseu I’m gonna get a couple of kits that has no side skirt
If we’re talking Dragon, I’d superglue the tracks and not worry. I’ve built Dragon’s 1/72 Tiger, Abrams, and Bradley, and the vinyl tracks on each super glued with out any troubles at all. With both the Abrahms and the Bradley, I glued the tracks together before fitting them to the vehicle, and while fitting them on stretching the tracks and putting a fair amount of tension on the glued joints which held perfectly.
Gosh, don’t you hate that. They don’t give you enough track. I built a half track that had vinyl tracks, and it frustrated the heck outa me. I was just a amateur modeler, so I said, I’ll just melt the two ends together, and evenly stretch the rest. Getting the tracks on was not a problem. I could easily remove the back return wheel, but when I tried to melt the ends together, The melted apart. So it left me a huge gap that could not be linked together without any adhesive. To fix this, I used black sewing thread, and super glue, as recommended above. Just let it dry, and then don’t touch it.
I’ve built lots of garage kits that were vinyl, Horizon and GeoMetric and Kaiyodo and other kits, and never had a single problem with cyano glue. Inm fact, it holds vinyl all too well. That’s the trick of building vinyl garage kits. Better get it right the first time!
That said, Rob’s advice sounds best. Why kill yourself on something you are going to cover up?