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60jerry

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Y'all may not like this but heck read on from a guy who is getting old and working with it the best I can.

Neither google nor ebay showed any 1/25 scale wheel backs in quantity. I'm not into detail, but rather static models. In other words, just look at them where they sit. Don't pick it up 'cause the car body is what I look at. I glue the hoods on and make mostly flat black interiors. I've acquired several sets of after market wheels that I like--Pegasus and some other providers. Can't find wheel backs other than ebay sets of four at five to ten bucks.

Perhaps some of you fellas have a cool way to build your own backs for these wheels that don't come with them. Managed to get a big pouch of axle rods that I can use but no backs.

Here I'll start carrying on , so the rest is my rage at poor finger control.

I started building AMT and Johan kits in the fifties. Not a bad builder but it was easier in a way back then. Metal rod axles every time. Car modeling has advanced wonderfully and I like to see these great builds, but at my age the fingers aren't as reliable as they once were. That limits my patience building front suspensions and such. I struggle with that chrome pen because of normal jitters that develop with age.

Yeah, I know, what a wimp. I do really respect you guys who build the amazing things I see. I really started noticeing 1:1 (real) cars in the 1955 model year. I've followed car body designs ever since. Buuuut, at some point in the 80's on up it's mostly not that interesting. I can no longer ID one car from the other.

Gripe gripe, but I love models of anything that I like of the 1:1 scale things. I like airplanes of plastic, but I still like the balsa wood planes with all of the stringers and all that goes with it. I can sand that balsa 'til it fits. Some builders make amazing models. I ain't in that bunch.

Wheel backs. I'm thinking about making plastic parts from the left over plastic spru the parts are molded with. Maybe that's the answer. I don't know. I use to maintain a lit candle on my work table for using the left over plastic to fill holes I didn't want--ornament holes and the like. Sometimes I did radical custom body work in molted plastic. let me tell you, ya need to be careful to prevent bad body melting. Anybody ever tried that?

Thanks for the patience to reads this crap.

Wheel backs--ideas.

Jerry in Denver, CO
 
Y'all may not like this but heck read on from a guy who is getting old and working with it the best I can.

Neither google nor ebay showed any 1/25 scale wheel backs in quantity. I'm not into detail, but rather static models. In other words, just look at them where they sit. Don't pick it up 'cause the car body is what I look at. I glue the hoods on and make mostly flat black interiors. I've acquired several sets of after market wheels that I like--Pegasus and some other providers. Can't find wheel backs other than ebay sets of four at five to ten bucks.

Perhaps some of you fellas have a cool way to build your own backs for these wheels that don't come with them. Managed to get a big pouch of axle rods that I can use but no backs.

Here I'll start carrying on , so the rest is my rage at poor finger control.

I started building AMT and Johan kits in the fifties. Not a bad builder but it was easier in a way back then. Metal rod axles every time. Car modeling has advanced wonderfully and I like to see these great builds, but at my age the fingers aren't as reliable as they once were. That limits my patience building front suspensions and such. I struggle with that chrome pen because of normal jitters that develop with age.

Yeah, I know, what a wimp. I do really respect you guys who build the amazing things I see. I really started noticeing 1:1 (real) cars in the 1955 model year. I've followed car body designs ever since. Buuuut, at some point in the 80's on up it's mostly not that interesting. I can no longer ID one car from the other.

Gripe gripe, but I love models of anything that I like of the 1:1 scale things. I like airplanes of plastic, but I still like the balsa wood planes with all of the stringers and all that goes with it. I can sand that balsa 'til it fits. Some builders make amazing models. I ain't in that bunch.

Wheel backs. I'm thinking about making plastic parts from the left over plastic spru the parts are molded with. Maybe that's the answer. I don't know. I use to maintain a lit candle on my work table for using the left over plastic to fill holes I didn't want--ornament holes and the like. Sometimes I did radical custom body work in molted plastic. let me tell you, ya need to be careful to prevent bad body melting. Anybody ever tried that?

Thanks for the patience to reads this crap.

Wheel backs--ideas.

Jerry in Denver, CO
Have you tried Hobbylinc?
 
When I was a kid I used to cut up leftover wheels to use as wheel backs. Didn't care what they looked like as much as I did if it rolls-or just holds the tire on the wheel.
 
Buy a resin mould making kit from hobby lobby. Use a few of yours in the mould maker to make the mould, then resin cast as many of your own as you want, whenever you want after that
 
Buy a resin mould making kit from hobby lobby. Use a few of yours in the mould maker to make the mould, then resin cast as many of your own as you want, whenever you want after that
I like that idea. I'm off to pick that up.
 
How big are the wheels. Maybe Water bottle caps? I got about 500 you can have...:)

Dana rear ends in 1:24...! Who knew?
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1/25 - 1/24 Scale - Wheels & Tires - Page 1 - Ted's Modeling Marketplace
 
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