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Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:39 pm
by Stikpusher
BlackSheep214 wrote:Nice subject. Following this one. :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
Thanks for following Tom. I hope that you enjoy the show!

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:00 pm
by Floki
Takes a lot of work but in the end look better than vinal or that Dragon DS stuff they was doing for awhile that would go bad in the box before you ever got to them.

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:53 pm
by Stikpusher
Floki wrote:Takes a lot of work but in the end look better than vinal or that Dragon DS stuff they was doing for awhile that would go bad in the box before you ever got to them.
Very true! I think the best happy solution is link and length tracks. Especially around the sprockets and idlers. Especially with American built armor as they have live tracks which don’t sag.

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:30 pm
by Stikpusher
Today’s update... more tracks... I completed the upper and lower flat run lengths... without center guide teeth. I figure at least another two days bench sessions before these tracks are completed...

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Adding the center guides is gonna be the tedious part...

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 10:20 am
by speedgraflex
That is done beautifully! I have to work through the steps in my head every time I read your posts, mate—the degree of concentration is off the charts to me. Great job to date!

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 1:16 pm
by mostrich
Just want to quote an old German phrase here:
Das ist eine Arbeit für Jemanden, der Vater und Mutter erschlagen hat.
That's a job for someone who killed father and mother.

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 3:04 pm
by Stikpusher
speedgraflex wrote:That is done beautifully! I have to work through the steps in my head every time I read your posts, mate—the degree of concentration is off the charts to me. Great job to date!
Thank you Bruce. I get in a zone and just do one after another after another...
mostrich wrote:Just want to quote an old German phrase here:
Das ist eine Arbeit für Jemanden, der Vater und Mutter erschlagen hat.
That's a job for someone who killed father and mother.
:giggles: I think that applies here... forced hard labor! (not really, but...)

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 7:03 pm
by Floki
Doing tracks is a all day job. Sometimes more than that.

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 11:55 pm
by Stikpusher
In this case, several days... :headbang:

Re: M46, 6th Tank Battalion, 1951. The Patton Project Pt.I

Posted: Sun May 03, 2020 4:38 pm
by Medicman71
Very interesting. I'll have to follow along as well. I've never done an armor subject with tracks. :hmm: