Tracks

[Janval]

Does anyone know if it's possible to get tracks from somewhere, similar to the ones seen on the older Britains Fiat models. Not talking about the whole quadtrack parts I know someone has gotten :) 

[Janval]

Found a photo of an older Britains Ford being done with tracks, familiar to anyone? It's tracks like these I'm on the lookout for.

[Tractorman810]

Could be wrong but i think the person who did that is a member on here , done a good few loging conversions, but his name eludes my memory right now 

[mb86]

@miker Is this one of yours??

[Tractorman810]

thats it mart   , sure thats his work , hes domes so,e imteresting timber conversions in the past, several on tracks 

[miker]

On 7/17/2018 at 6:43 PM, Tractorman810 said:

thats it mart   , sure thats his work , hes domes so,e imteresting timber conversions in the past, several on tracks 

yep thats one of mine, front lifts up on rams too, really enjoy building these

[miker]

On 7/17/2018 at 2:12 PM, mb86 said:

@miker Is this one of yours??

sure is

[Janval]

2 hours ago, miker said:

yep thats one of mine, front lifts up on rams too, really enjoy building these

Are the tracks available from somewhere? 

[miker]

Just now, Janval said:

Are the tracks available from somewhere? 

Hi, the tracks came from a tamiya tank model, a panzer if i remember correctly in 1/35 scale, i had to narrow them a bit but fairly easy with a sharp craft knife

[miker]

On 7/17/2018 at 11:57 AM, Janval said:

Found a photo of an older Britains Ford being done with tracks, familiar to anyone? It's tracks like these I'm on the lookout for.

@tabmodelsanother one of mine i had forgotten about, based on a james jones, the front lifts up on rams and skid steers, i found an article in classic tractor about a restored one, i also did a full red one too, love these machines

[tabmodels]

6 minutes ago, miker said:

@tabmodelsanother one of mine i had forgotten about, based on a james jones, the front lifts up on rams and skid steers, i found an article in classic tractor about a restored one, i also did a full red one too, love these machines

Looks fantastic Mike, I've always had an interest in forestry machinery like this, that's a very tidy model

[Janval]

13 minutes ago, miker said:

Hi, the tracks came from a tamiya tank model, a panzer if i remember correctly in 1/35 scale, i had to narrow them a bit but fairly easy with a sharp craft knife

Aha, I found those and thought they looked the same. One set of tracks had enough length to it? 

Thanks a lot! 

[miker]

10 minutes ago, Janval said:

Aha, I found those and thought they looked the same. One set of tracks had enough length to it? 

Thanks a lot! 

yes , plenty of length, easily joined with very fine wire also, i have some 0.8 mm wire, perfect for the job

[Tractorman810]

if you do a search on ebay for 1/35 tank  tracks,  theres loads of kits avaiable,save getting a whole model kit and wasting it

[Janval]

2 hours ago, Tractorman810 said:

if you do a search on ebay for 1/35 tank  tracks,  theres loads of kits avaiable,save getting a whole model kit and wasting it

I have found a nice set for a decent price from Asia, so I will consider that. I noticed a few model shops selling these in metal as well, but at a price however.