Tank track broken repair help needed

[premacy10]

Hi all

have got a sherman with a one piece rubber track which has broken , any suggestions to fix would be appreciated. I find the gluing of both ends together is difficult even using superglue.

Regards

Tony

 

[phalinmegob]

how about glueing the two broken ends on top of one of the road wheels and put a dollop of mud on top to disguise it rather than trying to glue the two ends together.

 

[spanner570]

Tony, when this happens I have found it virtually impossible to 'Hide the join'

To effect a repair try scouring the join with sandpaper, this will give a key for the super glue...try and do this with the tracks on the tank, otherwise it might well snap again....This has worked for me but the lads here might have a better suggestion.

I've found the only way to hide the repair is to make a diorama and hide the offending part in either mud or grass!!

Cheers,

Ron

 

[spanner570]

Oops! sorry, but our mate from 'Up the Squirrel' beat me to a mutual suggestion to your problem!

Ron

 

[dubster72]

To actually join the 2 parts of the track, I've previously used a fine needle & cotton thread which helps hold it together and then glue it to the bottom of a roadwheel.

As Ron said, such repairs nearly always need a bit of disguising with scenic materials. Hopefully your Sherman is not 1/72 scale coz that's much harder to fix!

Patrick

 

[Richy C]

Hi Tony what scale and make is the Sherman

Richy

 

[premacy10]

Hi Richy

It is 1/35 scale,

Tony

 

[Ian M]

I'm with Patrick on that one. Sew it, glue it and hide it. There is an other option though. After market tracks. There are loads of them out there, Have a look at the ones from Bronco. I believe they do just about every type of track of Shermans. Not a quick fix but they do look great.

Ian M

 

[noble]

Sorry if the reply is a little late but what about stapling the two halves together or put the tank in a dio as a knocked out tank then add more battle damage.

scott