need help and info I am building the most famous model t of all

[dodge5522]

Ok seance I am disabled I been thanking a lot I loved this show sense  I was little now my little on is all most 8 years old and she loves in so I decided to make it  I am using a fruit wagon for base car I wonder where I can get the tracks or what I can use to make them any and all info is very appreciated 

[kpnuts]

I don't know what scale the kit you have is, and I don't know much about armour but I'm pretty sure you can buy tracks for 1/35 tanks, most car kits I've bought are 1/24 25 so I recon that may be, however you could cut down the 1/35  tracks to suit, I know I was building a 1/24 dio and needed a bulldozer in that scale (they wanted over 100 quid for one in that scale) so I bought a1/16 bulldozer for 12 quid and cut it down.

[Psychographic]

Rommel's Rod ?

[plastic-mechanic]

pm tom woodruff mister nnl

 

[dodge5522]

ok thanks of info my kit is 1/25  I hope it turns out

Ok seance I am disabled I been thanking a lot I loved this show sense  I was little now my little on is all most 8 years old and she loves in so I decided to make it  I am using a fruit wagon for base car I wonder where I can get the tracks or what I can use to make them any and all info is very appreciated 

[dodge5522]

ok the kit is a 1/25 scale fruit wagon

[Tom Geiger]

Be careful using pen on model parts. A black Sharpie will bleed when painted over with certain paints.

[dodge5522]

Oh ok I didn't know that I will be car full thanks for the tip

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Great topic idea!!

I second the tank source

[stavanzer]

I have a set of Rommel's Rod tracks you can have. They are a bit large, but you can probably shorten them.

Send me a P.M.  with your addy.

Alan

[Russell C]

One other option, if you rather not do all that scratchbuilding & kit piece gathering, is to find one of the Memory Lane toy versions. Steeply priced on Amazon  https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Claus-Comin-Town-Vehicle/dp/B0001WUZM0 , but I got mine several years ago via an ebay sale for around $30.  If I was to guess, it looks like maybe 1:12 scale. It's now part of my Christmas decorations every year, I loved that show when I was a kid.

[Davewilly]

 

I used a Stewart M3 tank for this one...It is a Tamiya kit.  The tracks are a rubber material...I would think they would be easy to shorten to fit your needs

Edited September 6, 2016 by Davewilly
moire info

[dodge5522]

Ok thanks for info it's been very useful  here's an update on front end scratch made all front parts and sky's hope u like it so far

[Agent G]

Here's an idea for tracks.

A 1/35th scale model of this would look just right under your wagon. Several kits are produced, it's a Russian B-4 M1931 203mm howitzer.  

I do not have one, otherwise I'd send it to you.  

If you want, now that I'm home, I will look in my stash and see what tank wheels and tracks I can find.

G

[Daddyfink]

[dodge5522]

Here's an idea for tracks.

A 1/35th scale model of this would look just right under your wagon. Several kits are produced, it's a Russian B-4 M1931 203mm howitzer.  

I do not have one, otherwise I'd send it to you.  

If you want, now that I'm home, I will look in my stash and see what tank wheels and tracks I can find.

G

yes if you could thanks for the   help

[dodge5522]

You know I could buy one done at amazon  but there is nothing like building it from scratch  and knowing you built it 

[magicmustang]

Hey, how about the Rupp Super Sno-sport? I know it is 1/20th scale but it has all the right parts. There are a bunch on Ebay.

[dodge5522]

Ok thank you guys for all the help I decided  to scratch  build it here are some up dates custom traxs waiting on parts to detail them custom bed found parts out of old police car and made the lights bent styrene  for horn found top and bottom in parts box made a hood emblem  almost ready for primer

[dodge5522]

Smother out body and made new door lined made fender braces

[Twokidsnosleep]

Shaping up nicely, good work on the tracks!

Now you just need a Fred Astaire figure in a mailman outfit

[dodge5522]

Thank you for the comment it took me a min on how to do them I am working on fig now it won't be dead on but it's close

[carman1]

Very neat idea, and its shaping up rather nice  !

[landman]

Lovely. great scratchbuilding. I don't know if you knew, but these things actually existed,

[Twokidsnosleep]

How cool is that thing!!!
Great photo Pat