Wheels and Rims

[skunk]

Ahh, I found some decent 15" steel wheels - the Roco VW Iltis comes with a very nice set.
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[stanhas87]

Dear Sirs:

BillC was right:if I will paint the Busch's Plymouth Fury Kansas hubs black,it will look like the wheels Chrysler's police cars featured in the 1970's;even the round-and little-hubcap can be seen.

Now what I need are thicker tyres...........

[Marc S.]

skunk said:

Would you consider them 13" or 14"? ... The real problem is finding 15' ones.

Skunk,

Given when these wheels first appeared, they measure probably 13 inches in diameter. For modern cars, the light-alloy wheels on Herpa's current BMW 3-series (E46) make for nice 15" steel wheels when painted flat black. The ones from the E39 5-series aren't bad, either. For 17" steel wheels, the M-B Sprinter's set might be an idea - with different tires, of course. (No, the Sprinter does not come with wheels that huge. Thing is Herpa slightly overdid it with this model.)

Marc

[skunk]

Ah! You're right - thank you very much. And then I can put nice 18's on the 3-series.

Does anyone have any idea for how to make nice centerbolt spinners for spoke wheels? I am trying to make a suitable set of rims for a Miura, using a Twingo rim with a bigger surround.

hmmm. I could cut them out of aluminium foil, but that is a lot of work to make a set of four.

[MSteele]

here is a problem for me i have so much trouble finding full size pickup truck rims and trident chevrolet rims just don't cut it because they are so brittle and the tires won't stay on the rims. See i am building a Toyota Tundra (scratchbuilt). and i am getting frustrated on finding wheels that look right.

[Eric]

mazdaboy1974 said:

here is a problem for me i have so much trouble finding full size pickup truck rims

You could try the wheels of a Herpa Mercedes G or a Busch Mercedes ML, but these may not be big enough. Roco's Hummer also has nice wheels, these might be worth a try too.

Eric

[only87]

I think the wheels from a Busch Chevy Blazer could do. Or what about the Williams Bros. Ford (Explorer?) ? These shouldn't be to hard to find in the US.

[cfesmire]

Something that may be a little hard to find but has nice pickup wheels and tires is the Ertl Dodge Ram. Also the Busch Dodge Power Wagon that represent an off road wheel/tire setup. I have also used two sets of front wheels from older Wiking pieces like a small Mecedes dump or concrete truck to make a set for a pickup. BTW, I have literally hundreds of them if you are interested.

[skunk]

If you want really big offroad wheels, check out Schuco's line of 1:72 cars - they end up being around 22" in our scale. The Isuzu VehiCROSS wheels look nice, for instance.

[Christian]

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What other option is there besides creating those barrels from Evergreen? Any ideas?

[Lee]

Rubber tubing or heat shrink tubing?

[DavidJohnson]

Sylvain said:

Good subject, I always thought that wheels are really important in model cars. If they are wrong, the car looks immediately like a model. On real cars, almost each manufacturer have is own wheel and hubcap design, and this design varies through years.

I can understand that cottage manufacturers can not always design different wheels for their different models, but I can not stand it for big manufacturers.

Each car had is own wheels, and, as for real cars, the 1959 Cadillac has not the same wheels than the 1956 T-Bird, or the 1957 Chevrolet.

Today, Busch releases the same models, but only uses a few standard wheels that most of the time don’t feet to the cars. Another example, their Renault 4CV is a fine model, but the wheels are absolutely too big, and not accurate to the real ones.

Sylvain, I see that we think alike in many ways. I feel the same way about wheels, which explains why the number of Busch and Herpa automobiles in my collection is ZERO. Meanwhile I continue to seek out the Praline versions of the same models. Imagine watching a period movie with all the 1957 Chevs sporting alloy wheels; the illusion of watching a scene from the past is lost. No matter how cool alloys may look, they make the model look alein to its namesake's era. On a positive note for Busch and Herpa, they have made it easier to not spend money

best regards,
Dave

[stanhas87]

Dear Sirs:

On a bit out of topic subject, now the manufacturers of 1/64 cars that sell for more than one dollar are also concentrating on realistic wheels. I like what I been seeing lately.

[Sylvain]

DavidJohnson said:

Imagine watching a period movie with all the 1957 Chevs sporting alloy wheels; the illusion of watching a scene from the past is lost

Exactly. I am too still looking for the Praliné versions of the Busch/Praliné american cars. But I won't be so rude about all Busch models: the Mustang is available with different accurate sets of wheels (even is the more usual one on real car is difficult to get on the models), and the wheels they use for the 1950 Chevrolet pick-up are fine.

[stanhas87]

Sylvain said:

Exactly. I am too still looking for the Praliné versions of the Busch/Praliné american cars. But I won't be so rude about all Busch models: the Mustang is available with different accurate sets of wheels (even is the more usual one on real car is difficult to get on the models), and the wheels they use for the 1950 Chevrolet pick-up are fine.

Dear Sylvain:

The wheels on the Dodge Monaco/Plymouth Fury up to 2002 are - I was told so - accurate as well; the same applies for the Caprice and Ford Crown Vic.

Nick K