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link and length tracks how to build them.
Easy_Co
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2009 - 04:34 AM UTC
Hi all, Ive been modelling since the 1950's and never yet built a set of link and length tracks in fact Ive avoided them like the plague.Im building Trumpeters KV1 its a nice kit but it has a nice set of rubber band tracks and a set of link and length with moulded in sag, very nice,I want to build them but i dont want to ruin this kit, is there a brakdown on how to build them on the site or can anyone give me step by step Ive cleaned up all the part and Im ready to rock
Outerarm
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2009 - 04:48 AM UTC
Hi,

Have a look over this step-by-step which discusses individual linked track construction. As you already have some lengths you can short cut some of the steps.

HTH,
Ian
PanzerKarl
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2009 - 05:32 AM UTC
John to make it a bit easyer install the road wheels and drive wheels and build you tracks around them.or if you wait till tommorow i can post some pictures up and show you how i do mine,as i have the same kit.

Regards

Karl
Easy_Co
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2009 - 05:42 AM UTC
thanks for the replies guys.karl i will tune in tomorrow, much appreciated.
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