Mark1
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Nice job so far
FAMO und Tiefladeanhänger
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Nice job so far
Jim R
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Hi Dan
Looking good. Always nice to get the wheels all sorted.
Jim
Looking good. Always nice to get the wheels all sorted.
Jim
Looking very good Dan
CarolsHusband
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I'm given to understand that some of you masochists actually enjoy doing these things. The only thing therapeutic about them is I'll need therapy when I'm done.
I roughed up & removed chunks from the rubber blocks, only another 89 links to go....
I roughed up & removed chunks from the rubber blocks, only another 89 links to go....
Dan I'm with you, don't care if I never see a bloody plastic track part ever again !
I know Fruils are not cheep , but for my sanity I use them where I can or its a wreak
I know Fruils are not cheep , but for my sanity I use them where I can or its a wreak
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Work on other things in between them, just doing a few at a time Dan. It minimises the boredom factor and somehow makes the work go by faster.
CarolsHusband
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You don't need to tell me twice.
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- Jakko
I wouldn’t go that far
But looking at your photo, one tip I can give you is to first remove and clean up all the track parts from the sprues, putting the various types of parts in different containers, and only then assemble them. This will speed up assembly because you don’t need to go back and forth between different tasks, which slows you down. Then use the bicycle racer’s mentality of “mind on zero, gaze on infinity” to assemble links until you get bored, in between working on other parts of the model 
RonGlass
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Hey Tim, may I have one too ? Please ? Pretty Please ? If you pour me two then I'll build those tracks for you ?
CarolsHusband
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It's a deal.
looking good so far ,well done
As Jakko, is saying very good advice I always use a jig to keep the tracks straight,very easy to make up one,
good luck with them and by the time you sit there and complain about them you have them done,
As Jakko, is saying very good advice I always use a jig to keep the tracks straight,very easy to make up one,
good luck with them and by the time you sit there and complain about them you have them done,
RonGlass
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Dan I'll get your name straight once I start drinking
David Lovell
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Hi Dan I dont usualy work with this large scale stuff and can't quite see from the photo but would it not be possible to glue the blocks to the links whilst links still fixed to the sprue there only seems to be two small attachment gates to each link ,I'd nick through them with the tip of a scaple blade should come away clean enough to not even worry about any clean up. Just a thought. Dave
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Got agree with that. Needed 90ish for each side of my Pz II, doing then in batches of 10 seemed to break it up a bit and I never lost count in between sessions as long as I did 10 at a time!
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CarolsHusband
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Hi Dave. You're right, or at least to a degree. The blocks hold the links together so I can't glue them all on but I could leave one of each pair of links on the sprue to reduce fiddliness. Thanks for that.
CarolsHusband
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No problem Rob.
Jim R
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Hi Dan
Tracks, individual links - not the most exciting part of the hobby. It's a great feeling when it's done.
Jim
Tracks, individual links - not the most exciting part of the hobby. It's a great feeling when it's done.
Jim
CarolsHusband
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A bit like banging your head against a wall, nice when it stops ?
In all fairness I'm not that upset about doing them. As has been said, once you've got a bit of a routine going it's ok.