1/6 scale Armortek M26 Pershing RC Tank build. (Vid 12) Assembly and Installation of main tracks
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2023
- Please join me as I continue another epic tank build. This time the incredible 1/6 scale M26 Pershing tank by Armortek.
In this video - I show you some tips and the assembly and installation of both tracks. I test roll the entire assembly at the end and show the adjustments required.
Hope you enjoy.
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I think I have found my calling in life!
I'd love to make tank-tracks all day!
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Another awesome video, thanks Tony
Thank you. Your support is amazing.
Looking so good with the tracks on tony.
Thanks Steve....will be painting them shortly and starting to think about weathering the lower section already.
Looks great! 👍
Thank you...it is coming along nicely...
Tank track tastic! Another informative build video. Cheers
Thanks Warren, much appreciated.
I’ve been following your progress in every episode and have really enjoyed watching your project come to fruition. Especially like your commentary as you work, it adds a lot to the presentation. Thanks for your honesty in sharing the experience.
You are very welcome and thank you for following this build...lots more to come...I am a long way off finishing, but happy with the progress so far.
Hey Tony
Great job. All your prep work pays off in assembly. Thanks for letting us go along watching the master builder.
Mike
Hi Mike, hardly a master builder, but thank you for the very nice compliment...I'll take it :-) Yes..time and patience are the key to a good build with these kits.
Excellent presentation again Tony. Track building at any scale is tedious but you made it look interesting. Brilliant keep up the great work.
Thanks Keith, that is very much appreciated. I was so relieved once I completed this part...so pleased I changed the cotter pins..the 1mm were a nightmare to work with.
I've just recently discovered (and become somewhat obsessed with) the world of RC tanks and have watched countless unboxings, builds and weathering/detailing, most I find something of interest and some I find annoying, I say all that to say this, I genuinely enjoy your honest build videos, yes, there's a great deal of detail involved but you just take your time and tackle it as it comes, watching your videos has kind of the same feel as when I was a teen and hung out with friends as they built or worked on motors in their garages, most of what they did was over my head but there was a comraderie, kind of the same here, thanks for allowing us to join in
Hi Jeff, that is an amazing comment and very much appreciated. I am so glad that my videos are achieving what I set out to do...I am trying to show that any one with some basic knowledge and tools can build one of these incredible kits. I hope you continue to watch and follow this build and look forward to hearing from you again. Best regards...Tony
very nice
Thanks Barry,
Hi Tony just caught up with the last 3 episodes looking really good sorry it's been a while
Been a ridiculous month...
I was at Tankfest yesterday and got to Drive Armorteks pershing absolutely cracking love the wide low hull and grills
I have managed to sound out 3 guys who are in our Area who expressed interest in meeting up
Also been offered to go to events also in our Area
Hi Gary, great to hear from you...That is an event I would love to go to one day...a meet up sounds good...lets try and arrange something.
Hi Tony, I did the track in exactly the same way.
Certainly, the idea of changing the pin from 1.5 to 1.0 makes it much easier to pass through, bend, and cut.
By the way, on my Tiger 1 I applied dry grease to the track pins.
Have a nice weekend!
ハイ トニー、全く同じやり方でトラックを私もしました。
確かに,ピンを1.5から1.0に変えるアイデアは 通す・曲げる・切るを相当楽にしますね。
ちなみに、私のタイガー1はトラックピンにドライグリスを塗りました。
良い週末を！
こんにちは、ご覧いただき、コメントしていただきありがとうございます。 ピンのサイズを変更するとプロセス全体が楽になったので、変更してよかったと思います。 乾式グリースという面白いアイデアですね…こちらも検討させていただきます…よろしくお願いいたします。
Hi and thank you for watching and commenting. I am glad that I changed the pin size as this helped with the entire process. Interesting idea of dry greasing...I will consider this also...Your support is very much appreciated.
I am just back home from Tankfest Tony, the armortech display was quite a crowd pleaser, my daughter was well impressed with the Tiger, and its big brother inside the museum, loving the build mate, see you next time.
I would love to get there for Tankfest one year...maybe next year..Thanks for your support mate.
Having run dozers for 40 years, I can tell you, tight tracks wear out twice as fast as slightly lose tracks. Your call.
Hi Woody and thank you for watching and commenting. I agree, as my brother had issues on his farm for the same reason. I think the loading on these models however are nowhere as great as the full sized tanks...Time will tell, but Armortek do recommend to run these with no slack. So far so good. Hope you continue following my channel. Have a great rest of the weekend.
I haven't commented in a while. I have been watching every episode. I understand how you feel when the camera is on it makes most people uncomfortable when they know their being watched. You're doing great! Hello again from Northwest Iowa U.S.
Hi Michael, great to hear from you again and greetings from the UK...thanks for continuing to watch and follow, it means a great deal to me..thanks also for the very supportive comments.
@@tonys_workshop You're welcome! I'm looking forward to seeing the next installment.
Hi Tony, great work ,watch these with great interest and look forward to the next. i do have to say that Armortek to annoy me looking at the kits. these are not cheap kits and the detail at times is top notch but other times its really lacking and the quality of parts. the tracks on the tiger was lacking hollow drive horns and the horns on this track are the same. some might say its a strength issue,possibly with the pershing style BUT the tiger defo not.
Hi Gary, thank you. This kit is incredible, but there are also some other issues with it...Teething problems in production possibly, but nothing that cannot be overcome. Agreed on the tracks.
🙋♂️ Hi Tony… Thanks ….another brilliant and informative video… those split pins are so sharp after they have been snipped off and I ended up with some serious deep scratches in my thumbs ..
Somewhere down the line it was decided the split pins should be on the OUTSIDE edge of the tracks but in my own personal opinion the tracks look far better with the round heads of the track pins on the OUTSIDE FACE 🤷♂️….May end up voting on this …..
It has been an agonising wait for the options packs, but I eventually picked mine up yesterday ( minus module A)
5 am now, so going back to sleep 🙋♂️
Hi Brian, great to hear from you...what are you doing up at 5.00am, still building?..LOL....I understand they are now shipping the packs...I will order my Motion and lighting pack next week before they shut down for the summer...I found that changing the cotter pins to a 1mm gauge, stopped that problem, as I could easily bend into position...I did the first 10 links with the 1.5mm gauge and gave up as they were a nightmare...not sure why they changed this...Hope you had a good lay in this morning and look forward to speaking with you and the other guys next week....
I expect you’ve answered this before but I wonder why you don’t use a torque screwdriver. Also when fitting the wheels instead of backing off the retaining screw I would carefully give the wheel a sharp tap using something across the flange to protect the surfaces. Just wish I could run to one of these fantastic kits and can only look on with envy.
Hi Steve, thanks for watching and commenting. The simple answer is, I like to have that judgement by hand. I do hope you manage to get one of these as they are such a great therapeutic build. Hope you continue to watch and follow.
@@tonys_workshop Tony, I think I mentioned to you how I solved the wheel problem binding when tightening down the screw, but will say it here for any others who may have this issue. First, I found that rearranging different wheels on different axles solved many of the problems, but for the ones that still were tight, I solved it by simply putting a small thin star lock-washer maybe 1/2 mil thick on the screw first so it butts up against the inner part of the bearing. Works perfectly. Now I can tighten the screw down. It must be a very small diameter washer. I happened to find a couple in my parts drawer. If it is too large, it will still cause a problem because it will rub against the outer part of the bearing and yield the same problem. Will talk next week.
Hi Tony, as always great to see another update, just wondering, given the choice would you rather have built this one first and then the Tiger, or do you feell the Tiger was a good baptism of fire giving you the skills to tackle virtually anything? Just curious really.
Hi Russ, I have definitely benefitted from the Tiger build experience...and without which I would have found this more challenging. Thank you for you continuous support, it is always appreciated.
I'm curious, do the instructions call for applying grease or lube to the track pins?
Hi, and thanks for watching and commenting....no they do not...unlike the real tank tracks, the steel pins when used often loosen within the aluminium tracks....so no problems with binding and I tend to use my air hose on the tracks once finished driving and this gets rid of any build up of dust and debris...hope this answers your question.
First to comment I win the cookie again ,Great work Tony how long did it take to make up both tracks, I'd need a holiday after that lot !!
First out of traps again Steve :-)..thank you for you continued amazing support..total build of both sides...10 hours....spread over two days...It is one of the most tedious jobs on a build like this...
@@tonys_workshop hi tony your video comes online midnight Friday, and I work nights so I'm usually first to see it.hope you and the family have a great weekend
Congratulations on finishing the meditative job of assembling the tracks!
How can I get one of these models? I am retired from the US army and I would like to build one of these models!
Hi, these are sold from a UK company called Armortek. They ship all over the world and especially to the US. Google Armortek and you will find them. Hit the contact us button and send them your requirements, they will respond and give you all the answers you require.
Thanks for the information! I'm sure interested in what you how you are doing the build! It's looking great
Hello I want to order 1/2 1/4 1/5 1/6 full metal tank vehicle I have no idea There are those websites Can receive Related information Do you know this? Thank you
Armortek have a good range of 1/6 scale tanks which are self build kits. You can purchase i/4 scale built to order from Mark 1 tanks. Check both of these websites to see what is available. Hope this helps.
Ah, lost the beard ;-)
Yep...orders of the governor :-) For Now :-)
Haha i noticed that too 😂
it is a shame you check your camera angles when filming as your hands hide what your doing?
Hi and thank you for watching and commenting. This was one of my early films, where I was still very new to CZcams and stumbling my way through it.....hopefully the filming has improved.
@@tonys_workshop many thanks ken