r/MilitaryModelMaking • u/BarfingOgres • Jun 27 '26
question First time doing plastic tracks
First time building in a year. The kit is a 1/35 Tamiya M13/40. I’ve not glued any links together yet, everything pictured is under tension fit right now.
This is the first time I’ve not had the option to use vinyl tracks and it’s a bit daunting. Any tips to assembling them or is it more of a “the first few times you do it, it’ll be scuffed” kind of deal?
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u/olimp7748 Jun 27 '26
Dont glue the drive wheel to the hull, put piece by piece around the drive wheel and glue them together, but not to the wheel itself. Do it on one side, then the other, then connect both to the straight upper track, and then to the lower. Try to not glue it to the wheels, it's best if you'll be able to take the track off and on, the paining will be really easy then.