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Help with Friulmodel tracks....
spacewolfdad
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 01:50 AM UTC
Hi Folks,

For Father's Day my Son got me a set of Panther Late Type Tracks for a Dragon Panther I am building (a birthday present from him). I have begun to put these together and everything is going fine, my question is to those amongst you that have used these tracks. When you have the full track runs complete do you glue the tracks to the running gear or will they stay in place by their own weight? Having never done anything close to this before I would be very grateful for any advice.

All the best,

Paul
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 02:28 AM UTC
Fruil tracks are the best thing since left-handed screwdrivers.

You don't need to glue them. Their weight will give them the proper "draping" on the roadwheels. All you need to do is adjust the rear (like there's a front one ) idler to increase/decrease the track tension.
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 03:07 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Fruil tracks are the best thing since left-handed screwdrivers.

You don't need to glue them. Their weight will give them the proper "draping" on the roadwheels. All you need to do is adjust the rear (like there's a front one ) idler to increase/decrease the track tension.


Unless you are working on an Elefant or Ferdinand, inwhich case the idler is in the front!
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 04:29 AM UTC
No glue needed.

When you have the proper amount of track sag, go ahead and glue the heads of all of the pins so that they don't come out, but leave one unglued. This will allow you to take the tracks off for painting and weathering.

Headhunter506
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 05:58 AM UTC

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Quoted Text

Fruil tracks are the best thing since left-handed screwdrivers.

You don't need to glue them. Their weight will give them the proper "draping" on the roadwheels. All you need to do is adjust the rear (like there's a front one ) idler to increase/decrease the track tension.


Unless you are working on an Elefant or Ferdinand, inwhich case the idler is in the front!


You're correct; but, he did specify that he's building a Panther. That makes me correcter.

In the case of an Elefant, idlers are better off in front. Ever see what one of these babies launches from the rear?
exer
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 07:39 AM UTC
Great step by step on friulmodel track by Mike Rinaldi over on missing-lynx
spacewolfdad
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 08:44 AM UTC
Thank you guys, all the advice has been most helpful. I was making the runs using brass rod, as advised in the link, for the reason stated. It does make the job easier. I will post some progress shots when I have something completed.

All the best,

Paul
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 12:49 PM UTC
I actually use straight pins like the ones found in fabric stores. They stay straight and line everything up perfectly so you don't have to worry about getting the end jammed in the track links. They let the tracks flex very smoothly as well.

Pat: Thanks for posting the link here for Paul. It's one of the sites that I had saved in my favorites on my old computer before it crashed
Tojo72
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Posted: Monday, June 20, 2011 - 02:56 PM UTC
thats the beauty,they just sag under their own weight very realisticly,you will be happy-their great.
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