Has anyone made any metal tank treads for 1/16th models?

[i2i]

i looked at making tracks for the king tiger in 1/16th, the link pin hole was the hard bit. Are you going further, making panels and running gear.

[Fivetide]

Sounds an ideal candidate for lost wax casting IMHO.

I had thought of low heat metal casting puter etc but without rubber cleats they would were out fast..

i looked at making tracks for the king tiger in 1/16th, the link pin hole was the hard bit. Are you going further, making panels and running gear.

Yeah I think they will be hard to CNC , casting is much better Idea, perhaps a 2 part mold, like I said using low heat metals. Not sure about the running gear etc that looks like it could be complicated.. need some time to look at it.

[boldford]

I had thought of low heat metal casting puter etc but without rubber cleats they would were out fast.

I'm sure there's a grade of cold cast silicon rubber that would be OK for that job. Mix a bit of pigment if you want them coloured. Try Modern Materials Technology from John Burn