Tutorial: how to make use of those extra revell rims

well i got tired of having all of those chrome little revell tuner rims in my box that i was never going to use, so i decided that i would experiment on making wide lip rims with them. i know there are tons of threads on making these, but for people like me who cant get any styrene around here this works rather well. :biggrin:

here we go,

1. first, you find the victim, i mean tuner rims that you would like to cut up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/atmdc/tutorial%20for%20rims/MVC-008F.jpg

2. then after you pick which one you want, use your dremel and cut it right in half at the center bulge
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/atmdc/tutorial%20for%20rims/MVC-009F.jpg

3. you should have something similar to this, discard the part with the spokes, or keep it for another project you may have in mind :iceslolan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/atmdc/tutorial%20for%20rims/MVC-010F.jpg

4. now take the other part that is just a ring, and shave the rest of the center bulge off, trying to keep it as even as possible
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/atmdc/tutorial%20for%20rims/MVC-011F.jpg

5. you should now have your wide lip, make sure that you fill in those 4 little circles on the lip (i havent done that on myne yet), then just glue it to the wheel, paint them and slap the kits original tire on them
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/atmdc/tutorial%20for%20rims/MVC-012F.jpg

here are some before and after shots of the wheels i tested this out on, they are not painted yet, but i will use this on my RX-7 project :biggrin:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/atmdc/tutorial%20for%20rims/MVC-014F.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v343/atmdc/tutorial%20for%20rims/MVC-015F.jpg

hope this helps anyone who might have not had any styrene like me :smile:

AWSOME, im thinking about doing this on my next model. Thanks :bigthumb:

great idea,.....always remember to have your safety goggles on and maybe even gloves in this case... :smile:

yea, i almost cut my thumb off with a dremel, 37,000rpm saw blade and thumb. 3 days in hospital an operation under general anasthetic/rendered unconscious. cut lots of stuff (tenden ligement nerve muscle etc..)

nice method though i tried using styrene sheet to extend rim depth but it doesn't work well

wow, thanks for the saftey tips, yeah thats a must, i only used 15k rpms for this

On the subject of tips, where a particle mask. Warm plastic doesnt taste as good as warm chocolate chip cookies.

Ingenious tutorial!

very cool idea, nice how to

Nice work. Do yourselves a favor and invest in some razor saws or various types. A jeweler's saw would cut those just as well, with less flashing, a thinner cut line, and less risk to the flesh.

thanks for the comments, i wish i had money for all of that, but this is just how i do it until then

Great tutorial, maybe try a jigsaw to cut the wheel, that way you don't have to worry about the dremel slipping and cutting you.