Pz 87 Leo of the Swiss Army

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Re: Pz 87 Leo of the Swiss Army

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Hi Andre, I went through the same process, but made four of the track links as shown in the photo so that they could be inserted and removed without the need for any additional retention of the end pieces, as they were attached to each individual pin and if the pins started to work loose everything was still retained.
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one track is done ... 2.5 meters in length ... :mrgreen:
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Second one done ... tracks assembly completed ... now getting some wheathering before I will apply WD-40 to the joints

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Coming along nicely Andre! Good preparation, time consuming, but often overlooked ... I've made a few sets of tracks in my time, a job I don't enjoy.

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David Brady wrote:
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Coming along nicely Andre! Good preparation, time consuming, but often overlooked ... I've made a few sets of tracks in my time, a job I don't enjoy.

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Thanks David, those are my first and I enjoyed it though ... I am wondering how many mistakes I made ... !!! It's impressive in size and weight :mrgreen:

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My curiosity has arisen from Martin's stunning work on his Panzer IV ... I did not know about the technique to use pigment powder for wheathering and I decided to try it out. Although the modern tanks like the Leopard don't have heavy wheathering like the WWII, I will give it a try.

So my collection of colors arrived today :mrgreen:

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Nice job so far Andre , keep up the good work . Don't worry about the WD40 it will make it worse . cheers Dale

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Dale jordan wrote:
Wed Oct 02, 2024 12:43 pm
Nice job so far Andre , keep up the good work . Don't worry about the WD40 it will make it worse . cheers Dale
Thanks Dale ... I was considering to give the steel pins some oil not to get too rusty ... you mean I should not do that? I have unfortunately no experience with tanks and highly appreciate your thoughts!

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The pins are stainless steel (SS304)- they will not rust.
Adding WD40 will just make the surfaces attract dust and dirt so there is no need.

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Armortek wrote:
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The pins are stainless steel (SS304)- they will not rust.
Adding WD40 will just make the surfaces attract dust and dirt so there is no need.

Kian
Great and thanks Kian ... that explains everything. I will go forward without greasing them .. thank you soo much ... loads to learn !!!

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preparing the motion pack to fit into my Leopard ... everything is so well engineered, it makes so much sense and pleasure to build this kit.

Please disregard the Gin Tonic in the background, this is off topic :mrgreen:

Thank you very much Armortek, it is such a pleasure to build this Leopard !!!

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My heart would love to install the motors and electronics ... yet my (little or what is left) brain says, do some wheathering on the bottom first, because this is the last time I might be able to carry the floor without a heavy-lift ...!!

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Looking at the big bro ... there is plenty of room to start the toddler colour battle ... but I will have to attach the rollers, bumps and wheel swing arms onto the floor first ... that's not much of weight to add to the floor.

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