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Re: HELP! SdKfz 11/SdKfz 251 tracks

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From: Goran Sedvall
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 13:00
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rray@lookout.it.uswc.uswest.com (Randy J. Ray) writes:

>> 
>> If the tracks are cast in resin, which I suspect, I usually heat
>> the parts in hot water or with a hairdrier and form the tracks
>> to the requiered shape. Then I glue the parts together and on
>> the wheels. It is very easy, but don't heat the parts over open
>> flames.
>> Goran

>Kasten track is injection-molded. And I believe that the SdKfz 251 set is
>more complex than just fitting the individual links together. There are 
>rubber blocks that go on, as well? I'll check to see if someone around here
>has done that track recently, and would let me Xerox the instructions to
>send you.

>Kasten is good stuff, but almost always has sinkholes. You might as well start
>filling and sanding now... :-)

>Randy
>-- 

Ah, they are made link by link? I didn't know that.

Goran
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