spackledgoat Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Does anyone know where I can find a pdf with land raider spartan assembly instructions? I just got my beast in the mail, but it's terribly confusing. I'm worried I'll mess it up horribly without some sort of guidance. Also, any tips or tricks for someone who has built one? Large scale resin is always a pain. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291883-land-raider-spartan-instructions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molokai Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I'd advise Fitting the tracks before you attach the sides to the hull. Thats how i did mibe. Else you will be forever turning the thing over. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291883-land-raider-spartan-instructions/#findComment-3706198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyner Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 You could send an email to Forgeworld and they should be able to send you the instructions. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291883-land-raider-spartan-instructions/#findComment-3706211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilofix Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Remember to cut all the flash and gates. Some of the gates are really huge (especially (between the track wheels and joints of the hull) and you may mistake them for part of the model but they actually need to be cut. Dry fit before you glue. Add a dash of green stuff (GW pot version) between the parts you are gluing to help them stay while being glued. Also get rubber bands to hold parts together while glue is drying. You may have to boil and re-bend some parts to fit. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291883-land-raider-spartan-instructions/#findComment-3706244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I'd advise Fitting the tracks before you attach the sides to the hull. Thats how i did mibe. Else you will be forever turning the thing over. Agreed, I've assembled two here and the process was really helped by taking your time with the tracks first. The thing is likely to need a hot water bath, or hair dryer treatment to deal with warping in general. Make sure you cut away all of the... resin entry stem things (gates?, anyway they're ginormous on the track assemblies).. on the sides before trying to put on the tracks, then try dry fitting all the track pieces around the assembly. Observe the arrows and numbers on the back of the tracks as that helps when trying to get a feel of where exactly all the pieces go. You'll likely notice tracks are a bit longer than the circumvention of the assembly itself, leave the added room at the front and back. Even if you don't glue the sides on until you're done with tracks, also assemble the center hull of the spartan with the hatch early, then dry fit the sides with tracks on to see that they're leveled when you position the spartan normally on a flat surface. All in all 95% of any diificulty you'll have with the kit will be tracks (remaining 5% will be the side sponsons, if any), but I think most of it pretty much solves itself just by taking your time with them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291883-land-raider-spartan-instructions/#findComment-3706295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spackledgoat Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Thanks for the tips. Seems like the tracks will bring back flashbacks of the old Leman Russ and Chimeras. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291883-land-raider-spartan-instructions/#findComment-3706355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solly Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Most difficult part i had was getting the tracks on as well. for some reason mine seemed about 10-15mm longer than they should have been. The lower rear tracks were also out by about 20 degrees too, though this appeared to be a casting defect rather then warping. i dont know if anyone else has had this problem. i actually had to cut parts of the tracks in half, remove some of the links and glue the modified sections of track on separately, apart from that, i didnt have much problems with it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291883-land-raider-spartan-instructions/#findComment-3710332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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