That's it. Dragon go on and on and on about their wonderful slide molding (and usually it is wonderful) and in the case of the T-34s they crow on about how their T-34 wheels come "pre-assembled" in pairs as opposed to individual wheels (which is how every other T-34 kit does it) ... but they can't work out how to put holes in the wheels?? Did they not notice? Some other manufacturers haven't drilled out the holes either, but Fujimi managed it in their kits from the '70s, I somehow doubt that Dragon lacks the technology. If for some reason it was a choice: you could have the twin wheels, or the holes, take your pick, I would have picked the holes, thank you very much. It's not super-hard to drill them out but it just irks me no end that it's required, and it's certainly more work than assembling multiple pairs of wheels.johnsan wrote:What don't you like about the wheels? Is it all the holes that need drilling
I mostly disagree ... I think the DS tracks are pretty good for the T-34 because it's easy to glue them to the wheels to simulate track sag. Their only failing is that they don't do a great job of showing the sharp angles of the individual tracks as they go around the sprockets and idlers, but because the DS is easy to work with, there are ways around that, and in any case I find that to be a minor point. Plenty of after-market alternatives, too, if you really object to them.I don't like the DS tracks for this kit. DS works ok for some of Dragon's other kits, but not so much for their T-34s.
Regular styrene glue. That's the beauty of these tracks.bassman wrote:Reading this thread I noticed that you both have experience with DS-tracks. At the moment I am building the 1/72 Dragon Sherman. This kit comes with the DS-tracks but what glue do I use for the tracks?
Having dealt with some really, really tiny PE recently, I doubt they're that hard to use.This kit also comes with etch parts but this seems a bit of a waste as the kits doesn't need them (and they are so tiny that I wonder if they can be handled).
Assuming that they're for the guards around the headlights etc., they would add quite a lot to the look of the finished model IMO. 
johnsan wrote:That was a most excellent rant on the wheels, Paul.
Depends on what you mean by "not sit well". The tracks will wrap around the wheels without any issues. The only real problem is that you can lose the appearance of the individual links, i.e., you get a smooth curve through each link instead of a stepped curve with each link staying flat. One approach to resolving this issue is to very carefully score through the joins between the links so that when you wrap them around the wheel they will naturally bend at the score lines. Extreme care is required though as it is very easy to cut through the track completely. Of course you might want to do that as an alternate approach: cut each link apart and glue them around the wheel as separate pieces.I'm more concerned with the DS tracks. I'm worried they will not sit well over the small wheels on the ends. If you have a fix for this, I'd greatly appreciate your sharing it.
