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Twisted Tracks
GIBeregovoy
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2002 - 07:22 AM UTC
Hello! One of my M113 Zeldas apparently has a twisted vynil track, i.e. when they looped it and placed the rubber bands, the area where the rubber band was twisted that part of the track. How can I repair it? I was thinking of heating it over a flame but I might end up burning the whole thing. Thanks!
matt
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2002 - 07:51 AM UTC
You could try hot water

HTH

Matt
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2002 - 08:25 AM UTC
You should try to find some AFV Club track links to solve that problem. The vinyl tracks don't do the rest of the kit justice.
Sabot
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Posted: Friday, June 07, 2002 - 10:00 AM UTC
Go the hot (not boiling) water route. Afterwards, stretch them out on a piece of cardboard with pins or staples like a snake skin drying.
Jeepney
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Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 02:02 PM UTC
GIBeregovoy's Zelda recently changed ownership. The tracks are not only twisted, the rubber bands dug into some of the links and pinched them inwards. These vinyl tracks are stiff!!! Who else aside from AFV Club makes M113 track link replacements?
Rattler
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Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 05:42 PM UTC
Jeep, Modelkasten has a set of 113 tracks very good tracks at that I have them on all 9 of My 113's though some pin holes need to be filled an alil flash to be removed other than that lil problem they are damn near pefect, the AFV 113 tracks are the Euro design. but still good as well.


Chris
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Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 - 05:47 PM UTC
Thanks Chris! I'll try looking around for them. Barring that, the hot water route may be the only answer
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