alan2525

Are those tracklinks individually pinned together? It's hard to see from the photos but it looks like some of the links had been drilled out for the track pins.

Do you know if Drafmodel can also lasercut materials other than card - styrene etc?

I have some drawings for some small tracklink parts but it's finding someone who is flexible and doesn't mind individuals with orders for small quantities.

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Johnny

The links are individually connected with a 0,5mm brasswire, and act just like real links.
As you can see from the attached pic there is a track for the wire in the piece to the right.

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alan2525

Thanks for that picture.

I didn't realise that the groove for the brass wire was already laser engraved in the carboard sheet.

I was thinking it had been drilled into the side of the track link after assembly.

I'm going to try to find access to a company who can laser engrave / cut some small parts in acrylic for some scratch built models I'm currently designing.

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Johnny

You can try this firm
http://www.f-hagemann.de/
They do laserengraving etc etc

And you can always try DrafModel also (www.drafmodel.pl)

Thomas Pleiner also does laserstuff
http://www.mtp-studio.de/

Johnny

Drive wheels.....

This was some picky work....

Johnny

Got some small work on the Greif done before my lateshift today...
The towhooks.

Johnny

Leading wheels.
A lot of cutting here...work process is slow...

Drawing.


The finished wheel. Top-front and back

Johnny

The construction of the narrowest leading wheels.

I start with the centerpart made of two circles glued to 1mm karton and the paperstrip around.A lot of cutting on the holes in the sides here..


Next is the outer parts, and the inside skin on them.Also a lot of cutting here.


The parts are glued together so the holes fit all around.


Next is to put on the two strips to make the upper part of the "rubber"


The sides.
This part is made of the outer circle and the centerpart.Also some cutting here to be done....


Here I have put on the outer ring and cut out the parts on the centerpiece.

I have also played a bit with a weathering set from Tamiya on the tyres.

One side done


The centernut


And the "leafes" are cutted out and will be glued onto the centerpart.
Front side done and the leafes for the bacside and the centerpart is in turn.

Johnny

Done


Hmmmm....I also notice I have forgotten a part....
There will be NO price to the finder

Johnny

Continuing with the wider wheels.