allan1313[TK] Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 So today was T-track day. I was able to do it, but not 100% satisfied. So I used the hot water method to bend the ends and then trimmed them to fit. Some are better than others and they are not all flush with the tube. I messed around for a few hours and could not get it perfect. I used some E600 to glue in the ends. Hopefully they look better to my eyes tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday[501st] Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 On 10/2/2015 at 7:43 AM, allan1313 said: So today was T-track day. I was able to do it, but not 100% satisfied. So I used the hot water method to bend the ends and then trimmed them to fit. Some are better than others and they are not all flush with the tube. I messed around for a few hours and could not get it perfect. I used some E600 to glue in the ends. Hopefully they look better to my eyes tomorrow. What I would do if they don't lay flat is hit them slowly with a heat gun and hold them down with your fingers to get them flat on the tube. Another option is to put a rubberband around the tracks at 1/3 and 2/3 length so they aren't too close to the ends. then hit the tracks near the bends with the heat gun, again carefully and not too close, this will press them back into shape nice and flat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan1313[TK] Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 What I would do if they don't lay flat is hit them slowly with a heat gun and hold them down with your fingers to get them flat on the tube. Another option is to put a rubberband around the tracks at 1/3 and 2/3 length so they aren't too close to the ends. then hit the tracks near the bends with the heat gun, again carefully and not too close, this will press them back into shape nice and flat.Thanks I will give that a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan1313[TK] Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Dday your tip was good. I borrowed my dad's heat gun. They are definitely improved and I will do some fine tuning. Other than that I am almost done. Added some more of the greebles. Once everything dries I will take a video showing the electronics and folding stock in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twnbrother Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Job well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan1313[TK] Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Well it is 99% done. The only thing left is to touch up the paint and weather it. But here is a video showing it completed with the electronics and folding stock in motion: Dday's kit is awesome, if you are looking for a nice kit check him out. Also a shout out to VulpX and Captain_Wordo for their build threads. Thanks for following along. Hit me up with any questions about my build. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Wordo[TK] Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 You did a great job! Now go and weather it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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