Speaking of Tracks

tankerbuilder

Member since
August 2008

Speaking of Tracks

Posted by tankerbuilder on Friday, September 19, 2014 12:50 PM

Okay :

Now a long time ago I posted something about Frulimodel Tracks and a " Dicker Max " self propelled gun . I mentioned how to age the Fruilmodel product in a product called " Blacken It ". Now this is not related to that.

I actually built a Grant in the intervening time .It had vinyl tracks .Well they've both broken more than once .Does this mean Fruilmodel again?

Also , I dug up my old MONOGRAM lightskins .I have two half-track units with anti-aircraft guns and two with troops .Plus a nice Ten Wheeled truck with canvas top . What is the actual scale on those ?

Plus , I don't want to forget my M-48-A-1 that Monogram made . The plastic in the moldings is thinner than the repop I bought six months ago . I have been grinding and cutting on that thing for weeks , it seems .( I wanted to put engine screens and stuff in it ) T.B.

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T26E4

Member since
November 2005

Posted by T26E4 on Friday, September 19, 2014 1:18 PM

I advise against Fruil tracks for an M3 Grant. US tanks had "live" tracks that were extremely taut. The benefit of Fruils is that they show sag and weightiness -- totally inaccurate for a US tank like the M3 Medium Grant. AFV Club or many other aftermarket companies make T41 or T51 tracks you want for the Grant. Speak to your local hobby shop dealer

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the doog

Member since
January 2007

Posted by the doog on Sunday, September 21, 2014 8:46 AM

I've never used Friul tracks in one of my builds, ever. You can make a set of plastic indy-link tracks look just as good with a little work. Hell of a lot cheaper, too.

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Sunday, September 21, 2014 5:07 PM

Hard to imagine vinyl tracks breaking apart so quickly. I've got tracks on tanks that are decades old and still in one piece. Perhaps you used a weathering medium that is incompatible to the vinyl? Sometimes oils or enamels will react adversely with vinyl.