I built two 1/16 scale tanks this year, where you have to join each separate track link with little metal pins so they move - and oh my God it drove me crazy! Took days! So good luck with yours! Deep breath!
Hello again Alan, Oh yes the tracks do look lovely don't they, i haven't built any of my armour kits yet, i'll be starting on a few Tamiya kits shortly as well easy tracks PMSL.
Hi Andy. You got a good deal on this kit. Miniart are notorious for their parts count, but hey thats value for money right? The little hooks go on the upper side of the casemate. The tracks are quite straightforward, there known as 'waffleplate' tracks. The rear wheels on the T34 chassis are actually the drive wheels and the front one's are the idlers. When you build the track put them together and run somme liquid poly along the joins and let them rest for a little while. Then run them along the top run and you will be able to create the sag in them. Don,t go mad though as to much sag will shorten the length of the tracks. Also if you have never used etched brass before anneal it over a flame to soften it. That big grill on the engine deck has a bend in it as it goes over the rear of the engine deck. So once you,ve annealed it gently bend it around a round pencil or pen and that will give you the curve that you want. The suspension system was a similar one to the Cromwell tank. It was called the Christie suspension system where the springs were enclosed between two armour plates. Its a very good kit and with those figures you will have your work cut out for you. But with patience you will get a great model when it is finished. So good luck to you buddy.
Thanks Brian decent info as always, i am sure you are used to me sayig this but it'll be a while before this one gets built, will be having a go of a few Tamiya 1/35 shortly i reckon, bit simpler, good practice.
@@TheNoviceModeller Hi Andy. Yeah message received. You can,t go wrong with a Tamiya kit. Solid moulding and well engineered. Have fun with them. Good luck bud.
As far as kits with individual track links the T-34 series isn't too bad, the track links that you showed first in the bag are the spacer track links that go between the tracks with the guide horns on them. basically you make a top run of track links, then a bottom run of track links, a transition set that goes from the bottom of the road wheel to the idler and to the drive wheel (not a sprocket in this case) and lastly the 2or 3 that actually go around said wheels to finish off. So what you are doing in effect is making your own set of link and length tracks. Do your main painting (base colour) before you install. I find that the Tamiya thin cement is good for this. Some people don't glue the wheels in place until later, especially if there are wheels or idlers which have any adjustment to them (which there aren't in this case). The barrel is one piece which is a good thing.
hello @taskmaster58. It a nice looking kit, though i intend to have a go at some 1/35's soon though will be doing some Tamiya's first, actually have a couple of Bronco armour kits that make this look almost easy by comparison. tha ks for the detailed info, very useful and excellent as always.
hello there @687steven and thanks for watching, Yes they do look fun dont they, i haven't built an armour kit yet, i'll practice on a few Tamiya's first and then face up to some of my Miniart's and then face down the 2 Bronco kits i have, they make this one look like a walk in the park LOL
Andy, " and now for something different" - good barging prices in not having as much luck as I hoped for on eBay, but have obtained a few goog kits. Will be interesting to see an armour kit built, I've never built any before, Cheers Bob
Nice one Bob, go forth and build armour kits. i have a box of 1/35 armour i built 20 years ago, back when i though paint thinners was for cleaning brushes.
GOOD LUCK ON THIS KIT,IT'S MORE THEN THIS OLD MAN COULD HANDLE.WATCH OUT AND NOT LOSE ANY SMALL PARTS.HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND GLUE TROOPER AND GOD BLESS
Thanks @ewmhop, it'll be a while before i test myself on this kit, will do a few practice Tamiya 1/35's first.
I seen this ,going for £38 on ebay,so you have done well on that kit.
Yep i have regularly seen it at about the £40 mark i got this and the TACAM for £45 inclusive of P&P so a bargain indeed.
I built two 1/16 scale tanks this year, where you have to join each separate track link with little metal pins so they move - and oh my God it drove me crazy! Took days! So good luck with yours! Deep breath!
Hello again Alan, Oh yes the tracks do look lovely don't they, i haven't built any of my armour kits yet, i'll be starting on a few Tamiya kits shortly as well easy tracks PMSL.
Hi Andy. You got a good deal on this kit. Miniart are notorious for their parts count, but hey thats value for money right? The little hooks go on the upper side of the casemate. The tracks are quite straightforward, there known as 'waffleplate' tracks. The rear wheels on the T34 chassis are actually the drive wheels and the front one's are the idlers. When you build the track put them together and run somme liquid poly along the joins and let them rest for a little while. Then run them along the top run and you will be able to create the sag in them. Don,t go mad though as to much sag will shorten the length of the tracks. Also if you have never used etched brass before anneal it over a flame to soften it. That big grill on the engine deck has a bend in it as it goes over the rear of the engine deck. So once you,ve annealed it gently bend it around a round pencil or pen and that will give you the curve that you want. The suspension system was a similar one to the Cromwell tank. It was called the Christie suspension system where the springs were enclosed between two armour plates. Its a very good kit and with those figures you will have your work cut out for you. But with patience you will get a great model when it is finished. So good luck to you buddy.
Thanks Brian decent info as always, i am sure you are used to me sayig this but it'll be a while before this one gets built, will be having a go of a few Tamiya 1/35 shortly i reckon, bit simpler, good practice.
@@TheNoviceModeller Hi Andy. Yeah message received. You can,t go wrong with a Tamiya kit. Solid moulding and well engineered. Have fun with them. Good luck bud.
As far as kits with individual track links the T-34 series isn't too bad, the track links that you showed first in the bag are the spacer track links that go between the tracks with the guide horns on them. basically you make a top run of track links, then a bottom run of track links, a transition set that goes from the bottom of the road wheel to the idler and to the drive wheel (not a sprocket in this case) and lastly the 2or 3 that actually go around said wheels to finish off. So what you are doing in effect is making your own set of link and length tracks. Do your main painting (base colour) before you install. I find that the Tamiya thin cement is good for this. Some people don't glue the wheels in place until later, especially if there are wheels or idlers which have any adjustment to them (which there aren't in this case). The barrel is one piece which is a good thing.
hello @taskmaster58. It a nice looking kit, though i intend to have a go at some 1/35's soon though will be doing some Tamiya's first, actually have a couple of Bronco armour kits that make this look almost easy by comparison. tha ks for the detailed info, very useful and excellent as always.
That's what puts me off about the 1/35th armour is the single track links
hello there @687steven and thanks for watching, Yes they do look fun dont they, i haven't built an armour kit yet, i'll practice on a few Tamiya's first and then face up to some of my Miniart's and then face down the 2 Bronco kits i have, they make this one look like a walk in the park LOL
Andy, " and now for something different" - good barging prices in not having as much luck as I hoped for on eBay, but have obtained a few goog kits. Will be interesting to see an armour kit built, I've never built any before, Cheers Bob
Nice one Bob, go forth and build armour kits. i have a box of 1/35 armour i built 20 years ago, back when i though paint thinners was for cleaning brushes.