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If you have Rubber Band Tracks, Check ou this tip.

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  • Member since
    December 2002
If you have Rubber Band Tracks, Check ou this tip.
Posted by crossracer on Monday, December 29, 2003 6:33 PM
Ok, you can tell me i'm crazy, but i found a great way to work with the rubberband tracks. I'm building a Dragon Elephant, and if you have seen the elephant it has a distinctive sag to the tracks. Basicly it touchs the middle two road wheels then slopes up toward the sprockets at either end. THere was no way rubberband tracks were going to do this.
THe Dragon tracks are very well detailed and i wanted to use them. SO i got the idea of using a piece of thin, flat brass, bonded to the back side of the track with superglue. I went with 1/64x1/16 brass flat bar. Thisis produced by Special Shapes Co., stock number 05020. Cost $1.30.
I used slow jet to bond the piece that runs the lenght between the two sprockets. After i let this dry i carefully bent it up in a graceful shape. I installed and cut the bottom track to fit the rest of the run.
And what do you know, it looks great, i can barely see the brass, and after it is painted it should blend completly in. The only down side is that you have to plan for the final assembly since this wil not run around a sprocket. Still it looks good. I can't post but i will take some pictures tonight when i get home. If you are interested email me at crossracer1001@aol.com. I'll send you a finished and unfinished picture.
Thanks Bill
  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Arkansas Ozarks
Posted by Abercasten on Monday, December 29, 2003 7:26 PM
Sounds interesting since I am currently building Italeri's Elephant. Please post some pics asap!
  • Member since
    June 2003
Posted by M1abramsRules on Monday, December 29, 2003 7:37 PM
hey your 1st post, Welcome!!!!!
  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Monday, December 29, 2003 7:53 PM
Can you post pictures in the forum? Great idea Bill. Welcome to the forums Abercasten.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

  • Member since
    December 2002
Posted by crossracer on Monday, December 29, 2003 8:02 PM
If someone has the ability to post, i can send them to their e-mail. Let me know. E-mail me at crossracer@aol.com. Thanks Bill
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 29, 2003 9:07 PM
you could post the piccys on Rons site http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10017
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by mark956 on Monday, December 29, 2003 11:33 PM
Thanks for the tip crossracer.
mark956
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