Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
Thank you, friends! James, the tracks are the kit Magic Tracks. I used blue painter's tape, sticky side up to assemble the links. Once you get the number of links together, brush Testors Liquid Cement over the entire run. Don't get crazy with the cement, but you want enough to adhere the links. I wait about 10 minutes, then carefully pry the run from the masking tape. If the run comes apart, don't worry, just reglue and wait another 10 minutes. My method is to lightly prime the tracks with Tamiya spray primer, then force dry the primer with a hair dryer. Flip the run over and repeat the primer and drying. A light coat of flat black spray (I use cheap rattle can paint) on both sides, then I paint the track color with either Panzer Aces Track Primer or Tamiya Flat Earth. All the painting takes about 15 minutes, you have to work fast, because you will need to bend the tracks around the sprockets and returns before the glue hardens. The tracks stay malleable for about 45-60 minutes, so the paint just needs to be dry enough to handle. You can always touch up any spots that get rubbed off and I wash the tracks with AK Interactive's Track Wash, which helps add depth to the colors. More update pictures coming soon. :drinks