Landships II

Tonys · Field Marshal

Tank tracks

Mark Hansen · Legend

a) Can't help you here as I don't have a diagram.

b) When the track was widened, all that was different was the width of the track plate. The tank itself did not need to be modified. The only change that was made to the basic design of the Mk I was to fit a narrower cab on the Mk II - Mk V. This was to allow room for the wider tracks.

Hope this helps

-- Edited by Mark Hansen at 01:17, 2006-08-30

Mark Hansen · Legend

Just a quick addition to the previous post. I've combined two shots to show the difference between narrow and wide tracks. In the B&W photo of the Mk V the track overhangs the frame quite a bit.

Roger Todd · Legend

From an old issue of 'Tankette' (attached). Despite the title of the file (which I gave it for other purposes), it's basically what you're after.

-- Edited by Roger Todd at 01:45, 2006-08-30

Tonys · Field Marshal

Thanks for the photos and the plans.
I've blown up the drawings and scaled off the basic plate of the track - a very complicated piece of manufacture. It's reminiscent of the fancy gadgets that came out in the Victorian era.
As a result of the research into the tank tracks and the rivets thereon (another nightmare) I've developed two documents in Excel -
a) a table for converting imperial dimensions from 1/32" to 29' into metric equivalents and then to scale dimensions covering 1:1, 1:10, 1:12, 1:32, 1:35, 1:48, and 1:72 as many drawings and plans are in imperial, but modern drawings and modelling is done in metric.
b) a table covering the round-headed (button) and conical rivets - this table gives the imperial sizes pre and post fitting, as well as the 1/35th scale dimensions.
If anyone wantsd a copy, please send an email.
In the meantime, I will join the other loonies in the forum in attempting to biuld an accurate tank track.
Tony