I think they've invested a lot of money in making this Dragon Styrene stuff so it's as if they have to use it. Maybe someone at Dragon's reputation is stacked on it or something.

Hey Dragon if you're reading this .......at least put Magic Tracks in the same box so people have the choice. Most other companies like Meng and Takom seem to be doing indie links in all of their new releases. It's a pain trying to get hold of Magic Tracks on their own.

I won't buy Dragon kits with DS tracks. Given that they are increasingly making them their "standard" offering, that means I rarely by Dragon any more. Their competition has grown in recent years, so I don't know what they are thinking. Tracks are pretty basic to a tracked AFV and shouldn't have to be routinely aftermarketed.

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I think they've invested a lot of money in making this Dragon Styrene stuff so it's as if they have to use it. Maybe someone at Dragon's reputation is stacked on it or something.

Hey Dragon if you're reading this .......at least put Magic Tracks in the same box so people have the choice. Most other companies like Meng and Takom seem to be doing indie links in all of their new releases. It's a pain trying to get hold of Magic Tracks on their own.

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RE: DRAGON bringing back "Magic Tracks"-

Not going to happen...

DRAGON generally ignores the issues that modellers complain about. Writing to them falls on deaf ears, or in the best case, if they EVER answer, they say, "Not OUR fault..."

So far, my "DS" Tracks have held up- Operative words being, "SO FAR"... THAT could change any moment...

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Are you talking about shaker maker?

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No. The Thingmaker was, more or less, a hotplate where metal molds filled with Plasti-Goop were placed. The Thingmaker heated the molds which, in turn, heated the Plasti-Goop and solidified it.

Hello, I've been a member here for a long time but hardly ever posted anything. I have the Dragon M1A2 SEP that I bought a few years ago. I had gotten the running gear finished and the tracks painted 3 years ago and had to box it back up due to moving and other things. 2 weeks ago I dove back into the box because I was feeling the armor bug, and the tracks disintegrated in my hands. I have ordered a Bronco set from Roll Models and hope to have it back on the bench soon. I love the Dragon kit, but the tracks simply do not hold up to time, the plastic becomes extremely brittle. I kept the tracks in a plastic bag. When I painted them I used PollyScale and Tamiya paints.

Might just be bad DS batches. I've got Dragon models on the shelf and all are still OK.

Never had a problem with the DS Track, and never had them break over time. I have one set on a model painted something like ten years now, and for five of those it was stored in an un-environmentally controlled attic space, which went from hot and humid, to cold, to hot and dry every year depending on the season. They are still good and solid.

I too am also wondering maybe it was a bad batch, or batches...or what is used to paint them. Also looking at several sets they are casted to darn near scale thickness which might also make them prone to breakage under stress.

As for aftermarket, why spend almost the same amount for a kit, for a new set of tracks...most people I know look at the kit and go "Nice Tank."

In summation, enjoy and build, don't complain.

Just my .02

Maybe it depends on the paints/weathering materials being put on them? I spray mine with Vallejo acrylics and use pigment powders for weathering and so far so good. I can see that anything using a solvent such as white spirit or alcohol might affect them, since they are just a type of plastic.

A soft, Green Army man kind of plastic.

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Maybe it depends on the paints/weathering materials being put on them? I spray mine with Vallejo acrylics and use pigment powders for weathering and so far so good. I can see that anything using a solvent such as white spirit or alcohol might affect them, since they are just a type of plastic.

A soft, Green Army man kind of plastic.

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I`ve used AK track wash and AK rust . everything is fine ?

Hmmm,
Glad this one popped up again. I have about 7 or 8 shermans and 1 tigger with the DS tracks. An interesting thing happened to an M50 I build where you had to splice the DS track to get the right length. This build is about 6 years old and the track on the tank is fine---however, the leftover links were in the garage and became so brittle they disintegrated. Always wondered if it wasn't because the wife left the top off some pool chemicals once-left all and I mean all metal rusted.
Just looked at one I will have to replace as well. They are brittle and the paint work has gone glossy. weird!!
Jeff

OK, let's calm down for a moment.

ALL tracks react with solvents.

The Bronco tracks for the M1A1/2 series will come apart if paints or washes get to them. They simply will react and may disintegrate.

I did not know that the M1A2 SEP Dragon kit had DS tracks. The older kits all had MT that you assembled one at a time (more like "link & length" without the length).

I have personally had little or no trouble with DS tracks. The Tamiya vinyl and especially Italeri vinyl is another matter.

We need to compare apples to apples here, not all "rubber band" tracks from different makers.

OK, let's calm down for a moment.

ALL tracks react with solvents.

The Bronco tracks for the M1A1/2 series will come apart if paints or washes get to them. They simply will react and may disintegrate.

I did not know that the M1A2 SEP Dragon kit had DS tracks. The older kits all had MT that you assembled one at a time (more like "link & length" without the length).

I have personally had little or no trouble with DS tracks. The Tamiya vinyl and especially Italeri vinyl is another matter.

We need to compare apples to apples here, not all "rubber band" tracks from different makers.