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Glue for indy tracks?

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Posted by gringe88 on Thursday, July 8, 2004 10:19 PM
Sorry didn't realize what you meant by "indy" tracks. I apologize if I sounded arrogant there.

Anyways......one good idea when using Friulmodellisimo tracks with the wire pins is to add a drip of super glue at the end when they're in place. Keeps 'um in when you're painting and positioning. course that's if you want to....
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Posted by gringe88 on Thursday, July 8, 2004 10:13 PM
That rubberized glue you're all talking about..... it's Walther's Goo, made by Walther's Milwaukee, WI 53218 http://www.walthers.com. I've used it, and it works, but it's quite messy, and has a tendcy to lose strength with flexing and painting. Best bet is just to buy Modelkasten, Friulmodellisimo, AFV, etc. individual track links.
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Posted by maffen on Thursday, July 8, 2004 1:54 PM
the last one with indy tracks was a jagdpanzer IV and i simply put the tracks with around and to the wheels (gleu them together) and afther drying pull the track and wheels together back of for painting.
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Posted by loneeagle48 on Thursday, July 8, 2004 12:45 PM
AFV indy tracks go together wih out gglue and stay together and can be paint as a unit. I've not used some of the others cause I only build allied Armor--------Stephen.
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Posted by zokissima on Thursday, July 8, 2004 7:20 AM
The book refers to some kind of ruberized glues. I don't understand why you'd want to do this though. Even if you use somewhat flexible glues, you will have problems or ineffective results:
The strength offered by standard modeling glues will not be apparent if you use a rubberized, flexible glue.
The tracks will NEVER work as the real counterpart. Glue is glue, and once set, that's it. As tigerman said, just use Testors liquid cement, or Tamiya liquid cement. I use the Tamiya. Glue the links in smaller sections, say 4 or 5, then glue the sections together, but do this very few at a time. Leave them for a few minutes to set, then while still flexible, fit the section of track around roadwheel/return rollers, press sag into them if desired, and just use masking tape to hold the tracks in place until they are fully dry. Once this is done, you can take them off, paint, and once your roadwheels and undercarriage are done, put the track sections back on.
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Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, July 8, 2004 1:41 AM
Actually I was looking through Shep Pains How to Build Dioramas and he said something about a glue for flexible indy tracks. GO take a look at the book and you will find it.
John
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 11:33 AM
I don't think there is.. That is the huge benefit of using Friulmodel metal tracks.. The wire pins allow the tracks to flex just like the real thing.. I love the fact that I can put them on and then take them back off as many times as I want, whenever I want..
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Posted by KevinCollins on Saturday, July 3, 2004 11:16 AM
I think there is a ruberized glue that may help somewhat....I think I saw it in a book (if I could only remember which oneBanged Head [banghead]!.....this particular part of the book was on indy tracks too.Banged Head [banghead]....maybe an internet search for some kind of rubberized glue.....!?!?!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 2, 2004 11:06 PM
I was asking if there is a certain type of glue that would allow the tracks to move like they would in real life. the way I do indy's is I just glue ten together then glue them onto the tank is there a better way to do this?
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Posted by tigerman on Thursday, July 1, 2004 10:29 PM
Not sure I follow you. I use Testors liquid cement in the funny bottle. It allows a little time to cure so you have some flexibility to shape the tracks. The glue should incapacitate most indy tracks. I don't see how you can paint the tracks with them being flexible, unless they are the Fruils or Modelkasten type.

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Glue for indy tracks?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 1, 2004 9:26 PM
Is there any glue that allows you to glue indy's together and still move them like real tank treads? Also is there a way you could paint them without making the tracks inflexible.
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