Rye field models 1/35 Sherman M4A3E8 workable track assembly.

I got up this morning and felt like doing something fiddly and repetitive.....
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[@ranchobob48]

Thanks , Nigel. I adopted "most" of your methodology here and it sure made track assembly a bit more pleasant.

[@AJTStuff]

My very first foray into armor will be the RFM Abrams arriving tomorrow. This video removed the "track anxiety" I was having. Ha-ha. Thanks!

[@McQueenPaul]

Just started this model so thank goodness for this video.

[@marchellochiovelli7259]

Good thing I saw this review for this kit.

[@hondot8740]

Brother you just saved what sanity I have left! Thank you soooooo much for the video! 25yrs in the military makes you a bit nuts but 10mins trying these out almost put me in the nut house. Lol great how to video mate!

[@NigelsModellingBench]

No worries, glad to be of assistance.

[@miloszlubkowski6623]

Much much obliged for the movie and comments [75+1 connecting link]. Great job & fantastic help. I just started the model /you deserve plastic medal for that - don't worry we gonna paint it looks like metal one/. Cheers! Milosz.

[@timothydaniels504]

I’ve just tried this method and it’s really the solution for handling this fiddly job. Many thanks Nigel; very kind of you to share your ideas!

[@NigelsModellingBench]

You are very welcome

[@allensjoquist1924]

In a word, brilliant. I have this kit in my stash but have been avoiding starting because of the tracks. Now after watching your video I will follow your technique and get them assembled with far fewer cuss words than usual. Thanks Nigel, always very helpful. It’s all about the process IMO.

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Thanks Allen.

[@stanleyharrell6009]

Great video. These assemble very much like the workable link tracks in the Ryefield M1 Abrams kits. It is very fiddly getting the tracks together. However, they look great when finished. The jig for the M1 tracks does not have the top part though. You just have to get the bottom pads in, put the connecting pins in place, then put a SMALL amount of cement in the holes on the bottom pads and put the top pads in place. It goes pretty quick once you get in a routine.

[@romalevin999]

Thanks for the guide! I’m currently struggle with the speed. That bloody extra thin dries out when I assembling the parts together ))) what makes me do all the tracks twice. My housemates already making jokes... they thinking that I am modeling tracks and the tank is just a little auxilary part to hold them ))

[@scottbrooks541]

Thank u so much for making this I was going to rip my hair out ! Now I can do it and keep my hair lol

[@NigelsModellingBench]

No problem 😊

[@doitatit]

Nigel your a Genius !!! How did you work this system out? After spending what little hobby time I can get , working on the hull, I’ve finally got to the tracks. No way could I have got this far with out your tutorial’s. Just brilliant and fun to follow. Can’t thank you enough. All the very best.

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Glad to help

[@george1532]

Very helpful video! I built this kit, loved the whole build, except these damn tracks. I've been avoiding these tracks for a few weeks but will give your method a try tonight. Thank you!

[@spike012002]

Sensational video Nigel. My Rye Field Sherman arrived a few days ago. When I first saw the four track sprues, and read the simplified IKEA like instructions, I immediately started looking for advice. Your video showed me everything I needed to know, plus a couple of valuable bonus tips to streamline the assembly process. Many thanks. :)

[@larsjensen1358]

Thank You very much Nigel, I have ordered one, and now i am confident about building the tracks. I am a big fan of your way of doing things. Thank You for your kind spirit, and keeping modeling despite of restancens from missing mojo. Big fan returning to modeling after 20 years.

[@richardhirst7810]

Good video,I have just finished the main tank build on this and was looking for a tutorial on the tracks so thanks for that ,will help me a lot 👍,sorry Nigel I had finished the full interior tank build 🤔

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Glad I could help

[@jgt4862]

Thank you for your great tips, Nigel.

[@ribblert]

Nice comeback Nigel and thank’s for the build tip! I’ll be starting my build this weekend and I’ve heard that the tracks could be a nightmare but with your tip i looks a lot smoother to put together. So thanks! 😃👍🏻

[@timothydaniels504]

Thank you for your generous spirit in sharing this very helpful tip. I just ordered the kit but I’m always a little apprehensive about workable tracks. At least you’ve given us a fighting chance. All the best from Canada.

[@LifeInSerenity]

This has mojo depletion written all over it for me 😞. Glad you are enjoying building again

[@darson100]

Great video and and a great suggestion, thanks

[@martin.dubovszki]

Nigel! Thanks for the video! Your tips about this particluar build (I watched the other one where you build the whole kit) are amazing! Instantly subscribed. I'm so glad that I found your channel before I started my own instance of the Sherman kit.

[@martinandersson3806]

Great video. Good to see this madness of tracks 😲💪

[@militarymodellerpaul5932]

Nigel you on the right track lol. Great tip’ and I will be using you method..

[@darronhedges5873]

Great minds think alike,i used exact flory sander on space between guide horns.Smart idea for using jig to glue the whole run.

[@pglx68]

Thanks for the video. It helped me a great deal!

[@NigelsModellingBench]

You're welcome!

[@MrMartincannon]

Welcome back Nigel really enjoying ya vids mate

[@mikegallagher9909]

Really like what you do, enjoyable to watch. Your MoJo is back, maybe you just don’t feel it yet.

[@akraftw3rkorange]

thank you so much for making this, the manuals description is LACKING!! I think i'm going to start building the tracks every other page since they look so tedious.

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Glad it was helpful!

[@watashimaiku]

I tried one small stretch, but definitely will buy aftermarket these things take to much of my spare time...

[@Darckstar52]

Thanks for the tip!!

[@mikeanthony2625]

Great video I'm not a tank man but I am tempted to have a go thanks

[@komalley1078]

This was extremely helpful! When I first started I found myself wondering if these tracks were worth the enormous amount of hours. Thanks!

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Glad I could help!

[@JoseMartinez-ry1ro]

thank you/ muchas gracias!!!!

[@martyndemers1264]

Hi Nige, I must stop watching your videos I’ve only gone and ordered the Easy 8 from Antics! I think it was the intricacy of the tracks that did it, another challenge. Hope you are doing ok nd the Sherman is working it’s magic for you

[@michelecatozzi6856]

🖤grazie!🖤

[@tommytaylor4458]

Just keep working on the mojo nige!!!!👍👍

[@parascalemodels]

Congrats on the spike of subs...…..KUTGW Nigel!

[@ApriliaRSV4F]

Hmmmm, aftermarket looks the go to me. I'd have parts ricocheting everywhere except into the jig.

[@downhillfan8331]

10 years later...help ;0) .then better friulmodel-tracks oä.!

[@kevingonzales7499]

My head hurts!!!! Friul or Rubber band for me!

[@truthcossack]

Very good tip! Never again buying RFM. Mine are doing the same. To do two tracks this way.. is inhuman

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Sorry to hear that

[@peacemakerdan4818]

Hi Nigel, yep us model kit builders do tend to have fat fingers lol! Thank heavens for tweezers. Yep very nice dramatic music mate. I am hopping to get hold of Rye field models 1/35 early Tiger 1 with interior soon, they are the top banana (do people still say that?) Looking forward to your next instalment of the Hellcat build cos I wanna build mine but I am enjoying watching you do yours so I don't mess mine up lol. All the best mate.

[@doitatit]

Hi Nigel, both videos on this build are brilliant! Extremely helpful. Just getting to painting now. I’m new to the airbrush. Does the track need any specific technique to stop it seizing from the painting? Thank you once more for all the tips .

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dingo5827]

I see your mojo is back 👍

[@tallyhoscalemodels]

Rye Field cocked up the engineering on the track design. Way way too many parts. I built the Tasca kit and if I were to build another E8 it would again be Tasca/Asuka. It had the T84 tracks, unlike this one.I think the Asuka kit is cheaper too. I also have the Dragon Thunderbolt VII kit as well with both T84 and T80 tracks like this kit but haven't built it yet. So can't comment.

[@timothydaniels9624]

I don't know why a company would create a kit with such a high part count. I have this kit but those tracks are keeping me from starting it.

[@mikeharbour835]

Great kit...but the tracks are way too complicated...7 parts to 1 link....madness...you can't tell me they couldn't have made them with less parts...I bought some metal ones and saved my sanity 😅

[@tomwark6446]

This about your mojoo

[@Allessio777]

Is there a aftermarket one piece track available in US??

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Dont know?? Never seen one piece AM tracks.

[@mrcreepakiller]

AFV club does rubberband aftermarkets, they might do a Sherman track but I couldn’t say for sure

[@Allessio777]

@@mrcreepakiller thanks...I do see AFV Workable tracks, but not single piece tracks! (They have single piece in other tanks)

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

Does this suggest that the Mojo of Avon has returned to form? Nice choice of music by the way... 👍

[@richardpacheco6341]

Hey Nigel, I think all us modelers keep each other going with suggestions such as building something totally different from what we were working on. This video is proof of that. It makes me think about break I g out my King Tiger. Thanks.

[@tomwark6446]

So sorry build it

[@parker1ray]

Or, you can do as I did and purchase some rubber tracks and paint them! These tracks are pure garbage and an exercise in insanity!

[@NigelsModellingBench]

They are not garbage, they work well if assembled correctly.