Hi all,
i have discovered the rubber band track has broken for my tamiya churchill tank and i was wonder what would be the best way to repair it, i have at my disposal, superglue thin copper wire, some thread form my wife’s sewing kit and an office stapler.
i was thinking of using the sewing thread and adding some super glue to hold it all in place, what are your thoughts on this?
Staples are easy and quick to use and, being flat, are hard to see once painted. Just be careful where you put them, if possible avoid piercing the plastic.
I used this method a couple of times and worked fine.
be cautious with superglue on cotton, it produces exothermic heat, staples are the way to go here.
@varanusk @jon_a_its thanks for the advice, in all my years of modelling this the first this has happened to me, I guess my luck finally ran out.
I used Friulmodel tracks on mine. Use staples.. Tamiya has great customer service
see if you can buy another set. I’ve gotten replacement decals and polycaps before and there was no charge. It’s worth a try. Meanwhile, you can repair the track and hopefully, wait for the replacement.
Unless you took all of the mudguards off the Churchill, the easiest option is to staple or sew them together and then turn the tracks far enough that the join is hidden under a mudguard.
Added tip: if you use workable track, you don’t need to build a whole set. All you need is enough to go under the mudguards, then just tie the ends together with sewing thread.
(This is an AFV Club kit with AFV Club workable track, either type of which greatly improves the look of a Churchill because the links won’t bend around the idler and drive sprocket 
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I’ve had this problem too. What I find easy, especially when only a portion of the tracks are exposed is; I will cut off the portion of the tracks that can’t be seen, and superglue the visible portion to the road wheels, idler and sprockets. Whatever you cut off, save it. If the tracks are becoming brittle with age, you’ll need the piece that you cut off for future repairs.
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right staples it is then!
job done and it looks good so far.
I used some masking tape and wood glue and staples as well as tying thread to each end and moving the break to the top of the track
