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18-08-2007
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| | Hi I'm New | Help - Churchill tank
Hi, i bought a v-e day modelling set, and in it, it has a churchill Tank, and where the tracks are too short they wont join, has anyone any ideas that could help me please. | 
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19-08-2007
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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| Assuming that spares for the kit are not available and not knowing the manufacturer my method would be to put the model on a very simple diorama base with the tank sat in mud or soft earth and put the joint at the bottom. I would then arange the mud or soft earth to cover the joint or gap in the tracks at the bottom so that it can't be seen.
I can't think of any other way of dealing with it really but that would work very well.
For a bit of inspiration have a look at these pictures: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/showth...t=3430&page=12
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19-08-2007
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Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: York Real Name: Terry / Terence My Models: R/c tanks Visit tigertc's Gallery
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| Sounds like the Airfix one that i have also built. I had the same problem. they are bendy plastic tracks with a nub on one end and hole in the other. i laid mine out flat and hit them with a heat gun then gently pulled them out a couple of mm's. The effort put in wasnt worth the outcome though. Why didnt I think of Bunk's idea.
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Last edited by tigertc; 19-08-2007 at 12:59.
Reason: spelling
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19-08-2007
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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19-08-2007
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| *votes....Age. | |
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20-08-2007
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| | Scale Model Member | Bunk's idea is excellent, I'd go for that too. If however you don't want to display it on a base then the only thing I can think of is to rob another (cheaply bought) tank kit of it's tracks - there's bound to be something out there that has similar tracks. | |
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29-12-2007
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| hi, i guled the tracks on to the wheels, because you cant see the top half of the track part! | |
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29-12-2007
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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| Ah Ha!!, you didn't tell us that bit!!
Glad you got sorted anyway. | |
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