Is it worth painting plastic tracks?
04-19-2018, 05:19 PM
#2
IMO yes, it is worth it. I paint mine then seal with a coat of flat lacquer and then do one more overspray of flat earth. The last coat waers off at contact points but the slightly oxidized steel paint I do stays on very well.
04-19-2018, 06:08 PM
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I would. Sure, the paint will wear off in the contact areas but the rest looks great. Much better than those huge bands of black plastic that really detract from the overall realism most of us are after.
Mike.
Mike.
04-19-2018, 06:25 PM
#4
Yes paint them. Like stated already a large portion of the paint will wear off but the paint that does not adds depth to the overall grimy rusty dirty worn look so many of us love. All mine have been painted some two and three times as they wear and just keep looking better and better.
04-19-2018, 06:45 PM
#5
I like painting my plastic tracks. My Sherman has the metal/plastic tracks that came stock with the Mato Sherman, so I don't paint those, but here is my Abrams with freshly painted all plastic tracks, and then the same tank after a year and a half running outdoors. All the paint on the tracks has worn off. So, it may not be worth the bother for you, but then painting tank parts is one of the fun things we do, so why not go for it. Just accept that paint on tracks will not last forever.
04-20-2018, 06:44 AM
#6
So what should the Sherman Heng Long tracks look like?
I'm looking over this site:
Sherman tracks types
And the Heng Long Sherman tracks don't quite look like any historical counterpart (surprise, I know).
They kind of look like the T56E1 treads, minus the bolt heads.
Should these be all-steel tracks or are they with rubber pads?
Also the backs of the treads are hollow and I guess they should be filled in. Worth the trouble?
Steve
I'm looking over this site:
Sherman tracks types
And the Heng Long Sherman tracks don't quite look like any historical counterpart (surprise, I know).
They kind of look like the T56E1 treads, minus the bolt heads.
Should these be all-steel tracks or are they with rubber pads?
Also the backs of the treads are hollow and I guess they should be filled in. Worth the trouble?
Steve
04-20-2018, 08:40 AM
#7
The tracks I have seen on the Shermans with VVSS suspension look more like T48 rubber tracks with steel guide horns.
04-20-2018, 09:15 AM
#8
The tracks I have seen on the Shermans with VVSS suspension look more like T48 rubber tracks with steel guide horns.
Steve
04-20-2018, 02:50 PM
#9
So here is what the stock Heng Long Sherman tracks look like.
Do we think these are supposed to represent rubber tracks, with only the pivot linkages on the outside of the pads being steel?
Also, should the hollow insides be filled in?
If one were to get good WWII-era metal tracks, what would be a good pattern to get?
These look a lot like the T48 tracks:
Do we think these are supposed to represent rubber tracks, with only the pivot linkages on the outside of the pads being steel?
Also, should the hollow insides be filled in?
If one were to get good WWII-era metal tracks, what would be a good pattern to get?
These look a lot like the T48 tracks:
