Painting & Weathering Scale Model Tank Tracks… Made Easy!

[@LAHFaust]

A very important thing to consider when painting tracks is researching what the tracks are actually made of. For example, German WW2 tracks were made of magnesium heavy alloy which gave them a sort of orangish colour, which is why they often look rusty when seen at the museum. The only parts on a Tiger's tracks that would be shiny would be the track pins.

[@Cakey4]

Thanks man :)

[@Jaccayumitty]

I think Soviet tank tracks are made of something similar - those I've seen are a sort of dull bronze colour.

[@waynehumber8906]

Tried it!! Mine wasn't as pretty but it was very good! I use paperback cheese and corn starch and cooking in olive oil.

[@thegoodearth7]

You always have the most helpful tutorials. Thank you!

[@SpruesNBrews]

Oh thank you so much! I appreciate it

[@offcy3318]

I like your channel because you tell what the paints and stuff you are using so it is easier to find because I am new

[@brandonrush3269]

Perfect, quick and easy. I have an Elefant that I'm at the track stage, which I feel like I'm always weak at. I just wrote the steps on a flash card and hung in my hobby space.

[@SpruesNBrews]

Oh awesome! I hope it works well for you too - enjoy & happy building!

[@TiberiusMaximus]

just finished the Tamiya 1/48 scale Elefant I'll probably use this on its tracks too

[@olafb.2929]

Really great tutorial, I will try this technique with the next set of tracks!

[@joeshmoe9978]

Good instruction 👍. Looking forward to the next video. Suggestion for a future video: how about a tutorial on doing a realistic winter whitewash camo scheme for a Sherman?

[@SpruesNBrews]

That sounds like a good one - thanks for the suggestion! ❄️

[@Chilly_Billy]

I'll second that request. I would like to do the soon to be re-released Tamiya Jumbo Sherman with winter camo.

[@lesthiele4921]

Greetings Hank that was a excellent and easy to underdtand tutorial, thanks for sharing, best regards from Australia 👍👍👍👍👍

[@SpruesNBrews]

Great!! I'm glad to hear it - thank you for watching!

[@TiberiusMaximus]

thanks, will try

[@SpruesNBrews]

Great - let me know how it goes!

[@tomsstuff7636]

Nice little tutorial, gave me a whole bunch of ideas to try on some of my small-scale tanks... Especially the use of the acrylic wash to adjust the the track´s base colour from a black primer is interesting. Doing something similar but with acrylic glazes on a dark grey primer might save myself a lot of inconveniences trying to mix a "track base colour" to airbrush on. As for the polished effects, I was irritated about them being added before earth and mud effects, but in hindsight it makes sense when wotking with acrylics, as one can easily remove pigment/oil/enamel-based layers covering the contact-surfaces to bring the polishing back up. Thank you for the vid and cheers from Germany 👍

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

Very effective, short and sweet. Thanks for the tips!

[@SpruesNBrews]

Glad to hear they were helpful!

[@garylawless3608]

Great tutorial Hank! I can never seem to get my tracks to look ‘just right’, but these tips are very helpful. I’ll be sure to try them out on my next set of tracks. Looking forward to the vehicle weathering episode. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺!

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thank you - I'm glad to hear you enjoyed! Cheers! 🍻

[@goforitpainting]

Cool tutorial.

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thanks!

[@michaeldean1289]

Hi Hank Nice video tutorial mate. Thanks for sharing your work ❤😊

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thank you very much! Glad to hear it 👍

[@ProfessorBalzac]

This video came just in time. Bought a 1/35 Patton from Dragon whos notoriously bad ds tracks were obliterated in the box. Waiting on an aftermarket set in the mail.

[@SpruesNBrews]

Ah great! Sorry to hear about the tracks, though

[@JordanRudolph-pj5fk]

Would this look good with a panzer grey tank?

[@FB2ABG]

HOW DID YOU PAINT THE RUBBER ROAD WHEELS SO GOOD

[@80GhostDog]

Good video! I use IPA instead of emanel thiner and it works the same.

[@SpruesNBrews]

Ahh good to know! Thanks 👍

[@detlevwalter7495]

Looks beautiful, well done 🙂✌️

[@garyinminnesconsin3571]

India pale ale?!😅

[@cpeters4360]

Do you mean Isopropyl alcohol?

[@80GhostDog]

@@cpeters4360 yes

[@Drewsmodels]

Great tips! Question: if you use pigments for dust effects on the turret, hull, wheels….can you seal it all in with a varnish?

[@SpruesNBrews]

I'm always a little iffy on that... let me do some experiments & I'll discuss in the follow-up video!

[@Sturmgeschutz_III_Ausf.G]

tHank you! This video was amazing. Can you upload next weeks video on Thursday, it’s my birthday

[@SpruesNBrews]

I'm glad to hear it - and happy early birthday!

[@jakobfabijan2748]

Just have some questions. I'm making a leopard 1 with the d139e2 tracks (I think) which have rubber pads. So do I prime it and paint everything else but the pads metal with a paint brush and then weather it? And also, do I have to bay washes or can I just use REALLY thinned enamel paints?

[@Chilly_Billy]

Terrific work. How would you change things for tracks with rubber blocks, like the Sherman?

[@SpruesNBrews]

There are a few different things you could do, but the main one would be to keep the bottoms of the track pads themselves as clean/black as possible. Hope that helps!

[@ajddooley9446]

Can you paint metal tracks with a dry rush?

[@pk_flvx]

This vid is great but is there any sub for the oiled earth and how can I make my own pigments

[@zixian03]

請問我之前製作RFM的panzer IV 裡面有活動履帶 我在舊化時使用了mig的wash 可是履帶卻斷開了 請問是什麼原因 I made the movable track for RFM panzer IV , I used MIG's cleaner while aging, but the track broke. But the track broke, what is the reason?

[@drfus1166]

You do great work! Do you have a Scalemates profile?

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thank you - and I don't yet! I ought to make one, though 👍

[@red_335]

Hi sir, do you use any respirator/mask when you are using the airbrush?

[@SpruesNBrews]

I do! Always - I have a video on "Best Gear for Beginners" where I talk all about the respirator I use if you're curious to check it out 👍

[@red_335]

@@SpruesNBrews cool, I will check it now. Thank you again :)

[@dogforeyals]

any enamel thinner, like Tamiya? right?

[@SpruesNBrews]

That'll work!

[@dogforeyals]

@@SpruesNBrews Thank you! cheers!

[@TiberiusMaximus]

If it were in Africa would you just use the desert dust pigment? Since its pretty much one color

[@SpruesNBrews]

I think that would get the job done! Maybe add a few darker spots for variation, but a desert dust sounds effective 👍

[@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P]

GREAT Vid 'S&B'!!! I liked this video because of use of 'Metal' tank tracks. I plan on using "metal tracks" from a different company, but Using the same method....Thanks for showing the products you used!! But, CURIOUS, do you have a method of weathering vinyl tracks or for that matter those 'link-to-link' plastic tracks?!!?

[@SpruesNBrews]

Thank you very much! These techniques should work just fine for vinyl or link & length tracks as well - I've used them on both! 👍