Accurate Armour resin track kit

Hi guys does anyone know the best way to make these track kits fit our armour This is my first go at using them and dont want to make a mess of it

Thanks Alan

I usually join a few lengths together Alan. One to cover the top run including the sprocket (or idler if you so wish), another to cover the bottom including the other end. Use a hairdryer to warm the relevant end of the length until it just starts to sag under it's own weight then form it around the sprocket / idler.
That allows me to paint the tracks off the build and fit them right at the end in time for weathering.

Hi Ken thanks for that will give it a go

Thanks Alan

Hi Alan.

You can soak them in hot water as well.

Just gotta get them hot so the resin becomes malleable.

neil.

Ken's got it in one Alan,

A cautionary tale from my past though... Make sure that you don't apply heat to the tracks whilst on the model unless absolutely necessary. I very nearly had a disaster on my hands when the suspension arms on the FV432 I was building began to get droopy too. In the end I got round things by making a small heat shield from foil but from that point onwards I would keep them seperate for heating.

Best of luck.

Andy

Yeah, what he said ^

Sorry, I forgot to mention that bit. I usually heat them up over the end of the workbench so I can see when they're starting to sag.

Is it best to paint them first before shapping them or shape them first then paint and weather them

Shape first, paint later! Otherwise you risk the paint being spoiled during shaping...