Re: New Sherman on the way [TANKS]

["Dave McGrath" <blackj2ck-at-hotmail.com>]

Actually the polycrilic is a finish, same idea as the stuff for floors and 
desk tops.

Yeah the glass got a little messy, i'm not used to this small of glassing, 
mostly all i have done before was on a boat.

Yeah the sprockets are a little bigger then they should be, i am going to 
use a belt idea so the pieces are a little bigger then scale.

Yes for sure you can cast the holes for the pins if your casting seperate 
track pieces. Aswell if your using a metal pin to go between tracks this can 
be cast in aswell. You have to use plaster to fill the hole or it will 
likely not come out after casting.

I was thinking of casting all the track sections but due to work i have no 
way to do this, i no longer have the time. I am going to use Steve's track 
design and wood, easier and alot faster.

Check out this guys site, he cast over 200 pieces for his tracks, plus he 
was using void casting and making the forms out of plaster paris and talc 
powder. Definitly more detail then you could ever get with lost foam.
http://www.technogap.com/trackmaking.htm

Dave.

http://www3.telus.net/davesdungeon/





>From: OdysseySlipways-at-aol.com
>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>Subject: Re: New Sherman on the way [TANKS]
>Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 21:38:33 EST
>
>This "minwax polycrilic". What is it exactly? is it just the regular minwax
>wax?
>
>I forgot to add, it looks like you lost a fight with the glassing of the
>turret and it got everywhere :)
>
>I take it the sprockets are a bit oversized for this scale as well as the
>links and other parts about to be made?
>
>Oh, oh I have another question that has kept me from pursuing the metal
>castings...... when casting the track links, is there anyway that the holes 
>for the
>pins are cast in as well so all that would be needed is putting in some
>bearings and then the pin. Also, how are you planing to pin the links?
>
>Chris,
>Odyssey Slipways