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Track Painting
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:30 am
by JeremyB
Hi Guys
Im curious as to know if you guys paint your tank tracks? If so what kind of paint works best? any tips would be great
I assume that with running the paint would eventually wear off anyways
Jeremy
Thanks for any tips
Re: Track Painting
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:52 am
by jarndice
Nylon or Metal?
Metal tracks are best treated with Gun Blue
Painting Metal Tracks is far too close to painting the Forth Railway Bridge
Re: Track Painting
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 11:52 am
by Jarlath
Gotta second the use of Gun Blue for metal tracks.
Re: Track Painting
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 12:45 pm
by JeremyB
Sorry I should have mentioned that haha. plastic tracks I should have said
Re: Track Painting
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:27 pm
by Jarlath
JeremyB wrote:Sorry I should have mentioned that haha. plastic tracks I should have said
Quick dirty method....
Use a base that is super thinned colour (Aka steel, gun metal, etc...) with 60% thinner.
Drybrush shades of silver (exposed metal surface from track travel).
Add in light rust on locations that would have seen zero surface contact/rotation (unless your tank was supposedly sitting for years corroding).
Add in oil/lubricant splotches you want.
Seal it if you wish.
Re: Track Painting
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:09 pm
by JeremyB
Thanks for the tip my fellow Ontarioan