制作履带是一项比较麻烦和枯燥的工作，而且制作起来又要求较高的精密度。每一块履带板都要求一致，下面我们从金属履带制作材料来讲讲内容。

Making crawler is a troublesome and boring work, and it requires high precision. Each track shoe is required to be consistent. Next, we will talk about the content from the material of metal track.

各种比例的外观模型都可使用金属材料制作，常用的有铅、锡、铝等容易加工的材料，也有用铜或铁制作的。其典型的制作方法有铸造、錾制和拼接三种。

The appearance models of various proportions can be made of metal materials, such as lead, tin, aluminum and other easily processed materials, and copper or iron. Its typical manufacturing methods include casting, chiseling and splicing.

铸造法是这样的:先用石膏刻制精确的模具。如果是小比例模型，可以用铅或锡一次整条铸造，而对较大比例的模型也可以先铸造单片后再组合。用铸造法可以制作各式坦克的履带。

The casting method is as follows: first, a precise mold is carved with gypsum. If it is a small-scale model, lead or tin can be used to cast the whole strip at one time, while for a large-scale model, a single piece can be cast first and then combined. The caterpillar tracks of various tanks can be made by casting.

錾制法是这样的:用钢铁材料象刻制图章一样制作一个单片履带的阴模，然后用阴模在铅条上连续整出履带的痕迹，此法只适合制作宽度在1cm左右的小比例坦克模型的履带。

The chiseling method is as follows: the female mold of a single track is made of iron and steel material like a seal, and then the track trace is continuously formed on the lead strip with the female mold. This method is only suitable for making the track of a small scale tank model with a width of about 1cm.

制作 大型坦克模型的履带时可采用拼接法，即可以先制作履带各部分零件，然后一拼接起来。拼接法比较适合制作“迪尔”履带，另外，一战时的一些坦克如“大威廉”、FT-17等的履带还可以用薄金属片焊接制作。

When making the crawler of large tank model, the splicing method can be adopted, that is, the parts of the crawler can be made first and then spliced together. The splicing method is more suitable for making "Deere" crawlers. In addition, the crawlers of some tanks in World War I, such as "big William" and ft-17, can also be welded with thin metal sheets.

树脂履带与金属履带铸造的方法近似，只是材料换成了不饱和聚脂树脂。履带模具可以用石膏刻制，还可用钢铁制作阳模后用阳模在铅板上錾成模具，这样制成的模具较为精密。但不饱和聚脂树脂硬化后不宜弯曲，所以制作整条履带时要在转折处断开或特意铸成弯曲的。

The casting method of resin crawler is similar to that of metal crawler, but the material is changed into unsaturated polyester resin. The crawler mold can be carved with gypsum, or the male mold can be made of steel and then carved into a mold on the lead plate with the male mold. The mold made in this way is more precise. However, the unsaturated polyester resin should not be bent after hardening, so the whole crawler should be broken at the turning point or specially cast to be bent.

不饱和聚脂树脂还可以铸造较大的单块模型履带。只要模具制作得精密，用不饱和聚脂树脂能制出各种型号坦克的履带。

Unsaturated polyester resin can also cast large single model crawler. As long as the mold is made accurately, the tracks of various types of tanks can be made with unsaturated polyester resin.

塑料板履带与拼接制作金属履带方法相同，只是材料是用有机玻璃或PVC(聚氯乙烯)塑料板材。此法只适合制作象M-4"谢尔曼”、M-60，“豹”式等坦克的履带。用塑料板拼接的方法只适合制作较大模型的履带。

The plastic crawler is the same as the metal crawler made by splicing, except that the material is plexiglass or PVC (polyvinyl chloride) plastic plate. This method is only suitable for making the tracks of tanks such as M-4 "Sherman", M-60 "leopard", etc. the method of splicing plastic plates is only suitable for making the tracks of larger models.

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