Have my first set of Fruilmodel tracks for a T-34. Might try to work on them some tonight. What glue do you guys use for it? It says Superglue but I read somewhere on here about not using it because it can run down the wire and make the track rigid and not flexible. Read about using Epoxy, and another article about using simple white glue.

I don't recommend epoxy. I'm not glueing it at all. When it's assembled the weight will create tension and it will keep tge pins in its place

I use medium viscosity gap filling super glue. After trimming the wire flush, I use a short piece of stretched sprue to apply just enough superglue to fill in the hole where the end of the wire is. I've never had a problem with capillary action taking the glue in and cementing the track together. You don't need much glue. Just enough to fill the hole and lock in the wire. Bear in mind that if you plan on using a metal blackening or rusting solution to weather the metal track, any superglued areas with remain white metal in color and will have to be touched up.

Hope this helps.

Andrew

Same here,I have found that I have not needed to use glue at all.

No glue needed. I hate making the tracks but damn they look good when fitted

I use a ca glue, when dry I cut the wire end off.
If you accidentally leaked a small amount of glue you should be able to gently work the track until the glue breaks.

Another trick that I have done in the past is to buy thicker brass wire and I tap it in with a light hammer, those pins will never come out. Those tracks will be a bit stiff but that is fine.

Thanks for all the replies! I'll see how they work out with no glue first. I may need a little something because the wire theg provided looks really small. May fit through the holes fine but I don't want them falling out if they fit loose.

Like Greg said,the pins work pretty good holding them together,I bought a couple of tracks to Michael's and was able to pick out the right size.

I will second placing a drop of crazy glue on each connection if you use the kit supplied wire. I have used thicker wire on occasion and found it holds without the ca glue

I have a roll of 24ga steel wire that I tested and it fits. I'll use it. Spent an hour and a half tonight just cleaning up and drilling out the holes on just one side. Time consuming, hopefully worth it though!

I use CA "gel" glue. So no risk of leakage. This is more to hide the hole in the connector than to hold the pin in place.
Another option is to use a thicker wire than the one provided by Friul.

Olivier

I typically use CA glue, and have never had an issue with links getting stuck together. Have also recently tried using Mr Surfacer and that works great as well.

I used thin CA (what I had lying around) on my set a few days ago, just on a few pins that were loose. I'd say 90% held strongly without any attention on my part.

The DOWNSIDE of using CA was that when I went to darken the tracks with a bluing agent, it didn't penetrate under the superglue, leaning bright white metal spots.

No big deal as its only a handful of small spots, on the inside of the track run, so I can paint over / hide them. But something to consider.

If you are just painting them, you won't run into this issue.

I ditch the wire Friul packs...too flimsy for me as it constantly bends up when applied. I substitute .020 brass wire for most of my Friul applications. Like others have mentioned, I use super glue to keep the pins in place while handling the finished product until finally on the vehicle. Once a length of wire is inserted, the super glue I then use is the thicker type (5 to 15 second drying time), as it does not have any capillary affect (no 'freezing' up the track once used). I give adequate drying time before I snip off the excess wire to be reused into another link. I'll do this method for 10 or 12 links at the same time. Goes pretty quick once you get the hang of it.