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jarndice wrote:ALPHA, I am truly shocked that you did not know that BRISBANE is the world centre of Snow plough and Skidoo manufacturing shaun

New question...does it mean they have snow

ALPHA

Well, I reckon its all just time.
- I will wait until my next completely unintended but inevitable b##ls-up , and when the icy stare is bought upon me(you married guys will know the one- Mr Caster, you are still in honeymoon phase but you'll get to know it one day) I will quickly get him ready to run while all the frost is about, which depending on the magnatude and severety of the b##ls up I make will have a direct correlation to the length of time and quality of the icy enviroment I have to work with

Or, Im sh#t out of luck otherwise without traveling out of state for ages to get real stuff.
Could just pop him in the freezer for a bit and snap a few shots.................. thats part of what I love about me- always innovating

Had a rare bit of home time during work hours - looking for a house. Got jack of it & took advantage of an hour of solitude.
The heavy duty tracks are black and have silver looking clleat pad faces as you would expect where they contact mostly.
I dreamed up a concoction of flat black, flat brown, flat copper, and german grey into a pot, heavily thinned and airbrushed onto the tracks.
Charging along & then the airbrush started to just spit.
Upped the pressure(mistake number 1) to see if it cleared.
Got better so tweeked the pressure slightly again(mistake 2)
Got almost across one face of one track & no paint.
tweeked the pressure (mistake 3) and blew the bloody end off the air line to the hand piece.

Turns out I made a basic dumb error & had an enamel copper paint, not an acrylic like I always use. Just didnt read the pot properly and it was flat copper but in the wrong section of the stand.
The stuff started to dry in the gun even though mixed with other paint & thinners.

Flogged meslf over it & did the clean up.
got proper paint & the blend seems to be about right for weathered track material but not rusted. Accounts are that the material in thse tracks went a browny colour when in service , I guess to a degree dependent on the soil compound etc etc.

The weathering effects & snow topping should with luck bring them close to right. Taking the paint off the contact pads will finish them off Im betting.

Looks like a nice track colour!

From you Sir, that makes me happy.
I fear that consistency will be a problem.............I did the Jamie Oliver & just threw it in, (no olive oil though) but that is why I mixed enamel with acrylic.
Bit like mixing THAT improptu cocktail at 0300hrs when you really shouldnt have any more anyway !..............its great and has the right effect, but you can never do it again
Sanded a bit of contact area lightly for comparrison.

Looks like the same color as my L70 .................Good thing is... I can make it...bad thing is ...I'll have a totally uniform color tank

Good Job Herman

ALPHA

Herman,
That's a good color combination on the tracks! Take your Tiger out and run it on the concrete for a battery's worth of charge and that will give you the polished metal on your cleats and save you some sanding time.
regards,
Painless

Fitted up the tracks to check sag etc, decided to leave them on & do any weathering .

The extra link in them made them a touch loose, but after a bit of a run, all components should wear in and I may be able the take a link out.
You can tell im still avoiding the track tow cables eh!!!!
Certainly gives him a better look now the tracks are on.

HERMAN BIX wrote:Fitted up the tracks to check sag etc, decided to leave them on & do any weathering .

The extra link in them made them a touch loose, but after a bit of a run, all components should wear in and I may be able the take a link out.
You can tell im still avoiding the track tow cables eh!!!!
Certainly gives him a better look now the tracks are on.

Looks good Herman, maybe a bit more wear on the tracks to match the rest of the tank?
Awesome job!
Looks Hakka cool as we say here in California

Time to wear those tracks in Herman... like Painless suggested... it'll give them that added worn in look

Excellent build... can't wait for your next one


ALPHA