Attaching Aoshima wheels to Tamiya

Well, my Andrews arrived this morning, a day after my SAS GT Wing (double happiness!) and they are female wheels...I know how I'm going to attach them: using a toothpick through the brake & polycap etc but I was wondering if theirs anything slightly stronger I can use? Aluminium tubing seems to soft and so it might bend easily...any ideas?

Use the plastic rod from the model tree.

cut and sand it down to right size.

brake poly cap <-----> plastic rod <-----> rim's poly cap

Hope this help:)

Are you using hollow Aluminium tubing?
b/c metal should be stronger unless you are using 1100 Aluminium

Dude that is exactly what i was looking for. LOL Why didn't I think of using the rod from the tree?

But yeah the way you showed to attach the wheels is exactly the way I was thinking :D

Right...that solves that problem :cool:

Check out what I do with mine. I did a small 'how-to' in the progress of my S2K build http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t67821.html

Excellent, thanks Chris!

Be careful of how far the wheel sticks out of the wheelwell, sometimes it sticks out too much and looks unnatural.

Originally posted by Toksin
Well, my Andrews arrived this morning, a day after my SAS GT Wing (double happiness!) and they are female wheels ...I know how I'm going to attach them: using a toothpick through the brake & polycap etc but I was wondering if theirs anything slightly stronger I can use? Aluminium tubing seems to soft and so it might bend easily...any ideas?
what exactly are female wheels??:frog:

They don't have pegs.

The rest you can figure out :p

Originally posted by Toksin

The rest you can figure out :p
What?!?!?! THis dosen't make sense..... please explain more.....I don't understand!;)

You know like a male to female plug.:rolleyes: :finger:

Originally posted by Mr Mario
You know like a male to female plug.:rolleyes: :finger:
:confused: Still don't get it.................;)

female connector = a hollow receptacle / cylindrical

male connector = a rod sticking out

You connect a male to female connector by inserting the rod to the receptacle.

Still wonder why they're called male / female? :D

:silly2: :silly2: :silly2: :silly2:

Originally posted by hiver77
female connector = a hollow receptacle / cylindrical

male connector = a rod sticking out

You connect a male to female connector by inserting the rod to the receptacle.

Still wonder why they're called male / female? :D

:silly2: :silly2: :silly2: :silly2:
................ did you guys not notice that for every stupid reply I made that I had a winking eye (;)) at the end???????

Well I got a good laugh when I read your guys replys, you have to admit they were funny!

:confused: Still don't get it.................:flipa:

Originally posted by Mr Mario
:confused: Still don't get it.................:flipa:

More explanation will violate the "PG13" rating of this board :flipa: :flipa: :flipa:

Originally posted by hiver77
female connector = a hollow receptacle / cylindrical

male connector = a rod sticking out

You connect a male to female connector by inserting the rod to the receptacle.

Still wonder why they're called male / female? :D

:silly2: :silly2: :silly2: :silly2:
Now I Get It:frog: :frog: :frog: pretty funny:flash:

Originally posted by hiver77


More explanation will violate the "PG13" rating of this board :flipa: :flipa: :flipa:
i never knew that this site was rated PG13:rolleyes:

Does PMan have to tell you all about the birds and the bees !!!
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Originally posted by primera man
Does PMan have to tell you all about the birds and the bees !!!
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what birds and what bees:flipa: :flipa: :flipa: :flipa: :flipa: :flipa: :flipa: :flipa: :flipa: :devil:

Originally posted by fullbloodchop01

i never knew that this site was rated PG13:rolleyes:

Neither did I :finger: :finger:
(btw I pulled the PG13 number out of nowhere :frog: )

Originally posted by hiver77


Neither did I :finger: :finger:
(btw I pulled the PG13 number out of nowhere :frog: ) :flash: :flash: :flash: :flash: :flash: :flash: :flipa:

I have a slightly different question. How do you attach Hoppin Hydros wheels to Tamiya cars?

I noticed that the cylindrical part is too long and it makes the wheels stick out a lot.

THANX