81 track links

[Martin Donnison]

Hi guys, stated making up my tracks links. The centre link has a treaded hole. I assume this is simply a dummy screw that needs to be fitted. Can’t see anything in the manual.
Cheers Martin.

[Chang]

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Does it help?

[Martin Donnison]

Thanks, I will check my fasteners bag, not sure I have that many hex bolts. This is what my manual says.

[Peter Quambusch]

Hi Martin,

The read thing would have hex all around:

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Enjoy your build and pls post some more pics.
Cheers

Peter

[David Merritt]

Hi Martin, if you look at the video of the fully built Leopard when it gets to the front of the tank there is definitely a hex bolt in the middle fixing of the track.
From the number of M3 x 6mm fixings for the track I would expect that there would be around 170 M3 x 6mm hex bolts (or something similar) for this position in the tracks but there is no such item in the fixing list.

I am nowhere near as far ahead as you are in building my Leopard, so thank you for finding the little glitches in the design be5I get there.

I have always looked at these construction kits as second generation prototypes, so one should expect little hiccups hear and there.

David.

[Aaron Cheng]

The center connector seems to be split into upper and lower halves on the actual tank; that bolt is probably used to keep the halves clamped onto the track pins and help keep them from wandering off.

On the Armortek kit, since the center connector is a single piece, the threaded hole does not really serve any mechanical function and could be used for attacking a cosmetic hex head.

Aaron

[Martin Donnison]

Hi the centre link has two holes in it with a centre drilled hole and taped thread. It doesn’t look like it does anything physical and is only there for detail. Thanks Martin.

[Chang]

Hi the centre link ..... with a centre drilled hole and taped thread.

Not sure if the hex bolts included in the kit or not.

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Also please read Aaron Cheng's words :

The center connector seems to be split into upper and lower halves on the actual tank; that bolt is probably used to keep the halves clamped onto the track pins and help keep them from wandering off.

On the Armortek kit, since the center connector is a single piece, the threaded hole does not really serve any mechanical function and could be used for attacking a cosmetic hex head.

https://forums.kitmaker.net/t/leopard-2a7-track-composition-help/19983

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