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Thanks for that - sounds like the Blue Mountains behind Sydney although that blue is due partly to the eucalyptus oils from the trees. Regards, Charlie

I've just found this out..... If you are building a long length of track - when you get to the step of glueing the two track halves together the best way to do this is to start glueing at each end - glue about 3 or 4 links - let the glue dry then glue the middle. What seems to happen is that...

Sorry - that's a mistake - it should have been the "outside" - I've fixed it. In summary the sequence is: - Cut out the inside of track and hinge lines then reinforce with baking paper. - Cut out the outside of the track - reinforce with baking paper - Cut the hinge lines on the outside...

I did try using chisel blades trimmed down to appropriate size but I found that the #11 blade was faster on the fiddly stuff. I guess it was a difference between punching through the card versus slitting the card. After a few hundred of these cuts you tend to get quite accurate with a #11...

Thank you all for the positive responses. It isn't as labour intensive as you might think. I found that if you do the same cutting out task repetitively you get very fast and accurate at it and the only challenge then is handling the boredom. It's quite important to hone the #11 blade used...

A view of the inside of the track. Charlie

Here's the painted version. I'm aiming at the "rust and dust" look. It's a fairly thin coat of acrylic with grey highlight on the grousers. Charlie

And - just to prove that the thing is flexible - a view from the other side. I'll leave it to others to judge how reasonable this is compared to the original. A couple of things which could be improved: 1. The original grousers had a couple of slots on the outer surface which aren't...

All that's left to do is add the grouser bars on the outside of the track and the guide plates on the inside. The track will need to be painted since there are large white area exposed on the outside of the track. I'll add a couple of images of a completed track section when I get it...

Now glue the two sides together making sure that the hinge lines are aligned and the track sides are oriented in the correct directions. One the glue is dry cut out the drive slots (again) - the slots will be obstructed with the baking paper layers but it's easy to cut out with a sharp #11...

Back the inside of the track with baking paper - when dry - cut out the track side. At this stage we've got two track sides - both supported by a layer of baking paper but capable of hinging around the cuts on the track hinges. Charlie

Back both sides with baking paper - make sure you get good surface coverage with the glue of choice. I used slightly thinned PVA glue and brushed it on. When the glue's dry cut out the inside of the track and the hinge lines of the inside of the track. If you try to cut the hinge lines on the...

No pain so far - this is about to change. Cut out the drive slots, etc on the inside of the track and once finished cut across the track on the hinges lines. These are shown in red on the image. On the outside of the track cut out the pieces noted - don't cut across the hinge lines yet on...

The WAK model gives a choice of flat strip or individual track elements. The individual track elements are quite small and look to be quite difficult to get right. Starting with the flat strip sheet - print on 200gsm (I scanned it at 300dpi) laminate the inside of the track (where the guide...

This is the start of the documentation on my technique of building tracks. As an example I've picked the tracks for the WAK 1/25 Panzer IF. These are complicated enough to show some of the attributes of the method. To start with I've included images of the original tracks - this will give a...

I notice that gpm.pl has an announcement of a new Japanese WW2 tank (Type 97 Chi-Ha Shinhoto) in March by a new publisher - Model Hobby - http://wydawnictwo.model-hobby.pl/en/index.php?PHPSESSID=1c5f81b90b395da9d08568fb3d92a13e Of particular interest is the new company's designer - Marian Sobel...

With the government we've had for the last decade you could say that. Regards, Charlie

Certainly seems to - Oz is a Future-free zone - but I can buy Krylon. Regards, Charlie

Try searching the forum for "Leopold" - there was a build thread about the GPM model of the K5 a few months ago. That thread does have links to resources - mostly photos of the K5. Edit - made it easy for you: http://www.cardmodels.net/forum/showthread.php?t=5342&highlight=Leopold The colours...

Just a small cloud on the horizon of the subscription enthusiasts. Currently cardmodels.net has a number of downloads in the Parts Bin which we've retrieved from other systems which have vanished or from authors who cannot be contacted but have granted access on a "free share" basis. If...