I'm doing my Dragon M1A1HA with tank crew. I'm having problems attaching the treads especially on the curve ones. It moslty breaks out of position. Can anyone help me?

What glue are you using? are you using CA glue? if yes then it will definitely fall off. When doing Indy tracks, it is best to use plastic cement since it doesn't dry rock hard at once, it can be bent and adjusted to position while drying.

Shonen_Red after fighting thru the Maus links allways falling apart and using liquid glue I have come to one conclusion on the older Dragon links and that is they Suck!!!

Just keep trying I have ended up using Plastruct glue seems to be the best so far!! (:-) (:-)

I've been struggling with those exact links too...

I'm not so familiar with the English/US kind of glues, but I've done them with this glue:


Didn't look that bad afterwards... I still do prefer the "rubber" links...

I agree. Individual track links are best for destroyed tanks.

YUP, I finished my Maquette pzkpf 38(t) and i used Revell Contacta (in picture above) and it sure does the work, u have almost 2-3 hours time to adjust positions of links and for some bad spaces super glue does the trick

hehe, I don't understand all the difficulties for the DML track links, I mean, I do them all the times using tamiya glue, just brush some on, and stick. Really? it's that hard? #:-) Must be me then...

Shonen.. the secret is 'slow drying' plastic cement.. I'm not familiar with that type you have there.. I use the Testors stuff that comes in the Black Triangle dispenser...

I usually do long runs... let them dry for about 10 - 15 minutes.. then they are ready to start curving!!!..

If you use the stuff that dries too fast (like I've tried that plastic cement that comes with the brush in the bottle).. then you end up having to put the tracks on two quickly.. or if it's already dried.. I would assume they'd snap off...

The secrect is the slow drying stuff.. cause giving it the 10 mintues gives it enough time to make the Tracks stay together for the application, but after you leave them overnight.. they harden up...

I haven't really had any problems with DML individual links.. except for the fact that you have so many darn Ejectiion Pin Marks to sand off!!!... but assembly, I've been lucky..

Good luck

charlie