The video demonstrates how to assemble the Magic Tracks orange bridge for a Panzer 38t kit, specifically the Dragons number 6290. The process involves taking two pieces of track and lining up the top and bottom tabs, pushing them together until a “click” is heard. The track can be shaped in any way by turning pieces in different directions.
To make the Magic Tracks removable for easier painting, it is recommended to pre-assemble the track when the lower hull is clear, let it set, and then pull the lot out. The roadwheels should be unglued as well. To hold the Magic Tracks, use a strip of masking tape.
The instructions on how to assemble the track should be found in your Instruction Manual. The top part should start from the drive wheel and work from the 1st or 2nd teeth closer to the return rollers. The Magic Track Train can be set up in many different track designs, using all or only a few pieces.
Magic Tracks are individual track links that need to be glued together, unlike normal indy links. They are different from “normal” indy links in that they are not generally working together. The video provides tips and advice on how to assemble and put the Magic Tracks on the model for easier painting.
📹 Tutorial: Assembling Magic Tracks
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📹 Magic Tracks Bridge Setup
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Thank you so much for making this article, and the others that you have done as well. I am returning to model building after 30 years away from the hobby. I am now 50 years old and mostly home bound due to autoimmune disease. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ulcerative Colitis, and fibromyalgia. Building and painting models has given me something to take my mind off the pain, and it keeps me somewhat sane. I always built WWII models as a teen, and have come back to that. Planes were the first thing I built, but now I have fallen in love with AFVs. I always thought Dragon kits were out of my reach and beyond my skills because of the single linked tracks, but after perusal your article, I think I can handle the Magic Tracks. Cutting tracks from sprues and cleaning them all up would be too much for my swollen hands and fingers, but the Magic tracks look manageable. Keep up the great work. I enjoy perusal your builds and tips. Thanks again from a fellow AFV hobbyist.
Great article! I used to think that putting together those tracks was impossible but I got an Academy 1/35 Sturmgeschutz kit and you have the option of using vinyl tank tracks or you can make your tracks from plastic so I decided to try my hand at gluing all those tank track pieces together. Now here’s the kicker- I had a stroke in 2007 and I’m paralyzed on my right side and I have to build with my left hand. I used to be right handed. It might take me a little bit longer but so far its been great! 😉
Really useful posting, many thanks for taking the time to film, render and post it. I’m returning to modelling after a errr…. 40-odd years break, and although I’ve only ever built things with wings previously, I’m fixing to lose my armour cherry this time. Already have quite a few Dragons and Mengs in the stash, so your ‘How to assemble Dragon’s Magic Tracks’ is real timely, and will come in REAL handy. Love your vids by the way, and slowing working thru them. Cheers, Mark (Armour Virgin !)
Is there a way to keep the tracks from sticking to the bottom of the road wheels and around the drive sprockets and return wheels? I was thinking about maybe cutting small strips of parchment or wax paper to act as a barrier. I would like to assemble the tracks, let them dry then take them back off for separate painting and weathering.
It appears the track links do not click together. So you need glue to literally attach each link to another. I have a set that I will be building soon enough and I wanted to get some tips on how best to assemble them, mainly helping get the sag right. But I haven’t actually taken any links out of the bags so it was news to me that they don’t click together. Maybe its a mold challenge but I wonder why Dragon didn’t make the links click together, not requiring glue to bond them. EDIT: Nice and informative article though! I plan on doing it the way you suggest.