Hey guys,i am gonna buy a set of metal tracks but how does it work?and how do i do with them?
Thanks
Tim

uhh.. you assemble them like indy links you just use the wire given or staples to join them together and then they are workable. use blacken-it or paint to weather them.

Timlo

I have built a couple of Sovreign StuG III's with metal track.

The track sections were about 1 1/2 inches long, After a couple of attempts at assembling the tracks (First I filed half off the toe of the track and butted the joints together didn't make a strong link.) second and most successful was to file out the knuckles how they would be joined in real life this worked and looked better !

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Sorry for the fab graphics but it sould give you an idea (The bottom one worked better)

Their assembly and use will be pretty self-explanatory once you get them. Advice:

1) Use a small, twist-bit drill to open the holes for the pins that connect the links. Often, these will be covered in flash and you won't be able to get the wire pins is without opening them. (I put my drill bit in the Dremel; you can clean up several links a minute this way).

2) Use an X-acto knife and/or a small file to clean up any other flash on the links. Usually, there will be just a few links that are too defective to use. Don't panic; there are extras included, so you don't have to preserve every one.

3) I like to use my table vice as a jig in which to assemble the tracks. Just put together a run of a dozen or so links at a time.

4) Straighten about 12" of the wire that comes with the links. Slip the end into the track holes and clip with wire cutters. After your run of tracks has had the pins put in this way, place a drop of super glue over the end of each pin to hold it in place.

You'll also be pleased to know that they take paint pretty well, and certainly much better than vinyl tracks. You're going to get addicted to these.