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Armor/AFV: Axis - WWII
Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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sdkfz 251 tracks
Recon
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Posted: Monday, September 20, 2004 - 08:09 AM UTC
What color do you guys paint the tracks?
Thanks
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Posted: Monday, September 20, 2004 - 08:29 AM UTC
black, then dry brushed steel, then touches of rust color on the inside, then weathered them
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Posted: Monday, September 20, 2004 - 09:11 AM UTC
I believe there were rubber blocks on the tracks, so you should paint them black or dark grey, darker than metal parts
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Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 08:07 AM UTC

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I believe there were rubber blocks on the tracks, so you should paint them black or dark grey, darker than metal parts



rubber blocks on the real life tracks or the kit tracks...cuz the kit track is one rubber piece
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Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 08:36 AM UTC
Rubber on the real tracks. They were steel with a rubber pad. Also, the drive sprocket had rubber pads around it's outer surface.

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Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 08:46 AM UTC
Just checked squadrons sdkfz 251 in action and the color plates have them as weathered metal links with dark rubber pads. The BW photos look the same way, metal with rubber pads.
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