Armour Dreams

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening Terry,

As they say, been there done that but no real help. I think it's probably because it's a recreation and not an original. Thanks anyway.

Regards,

Jonathan

[David Dunlop]

Jonathan.

Do you have any photos you could post showing the outer and inner faces of the original track links?

David

[Jonathan Moore]

Evening David,
Pictures attached as requested.

jon

[Lynn Eades]

Apart from the pitch, it looks to have an evolutionary connection to Bren carrier track.

[Jonathan Moore]

You are nearly correct, well according the book "tracks for fighting vehicles" published by the school of tank technology in 1944. It states that the Panzer ll track link was developed and copied from the skeleton link of the "Light Dragon mk1.

Jon

[Harry Moon]

have you considered using the new production universal carrier tracks that are currently available? May be easier to modify gears drive and road wheels than make tracks?

[David Dunlop]

Morning, Jon.

I am not sure how comprehensive the start to finish process was for the casting work you have looked into so far, but would the cost come down significantly enough if you were able to get a correctly spec’d 3D resin link fabricated that a foundry could use to fabricate their moulds from and once the links were made, you could do the required finish machining on them?

Granted you would likely be having to deal with 300+ individual links, and still deal with the needed pins to assemble the finished tracks you need.

Feel free to reach out and smack me on the back of the head, if this idea is out to lunch.

David