The best ProTouring car club EVER!!

I have noticed a big trend going around of pro touring muscle car and today while I was "studying" at school I came across this web site. These cars are INSAINE. They are so nice that revel made on into there own kit. His cars name is Horton and it is the base for the California wheels Chevelle. So take a look at this site for some inspiration.

http://www.lateral-g.net/

The model isn't based off his car. Wrong year all together. Kris Horton is the guy doing all the camaro renderings around that are being called the "5th gen camaro." He's 19 and that car was finished for SEMA this year. There are LOTS of bad ass cars there...I've been a member since the site started. The site that that one is a spin-off of is www.pro-touring.com

William

Thanks for posting that link up here. Will's put it up a few times before in various threads. For any model to be an accurate representation of the object it's attempting to model, research is important. LateralG and Protouring are essential resources for building a true Pro-Touring model.

You get 'em (us!) Put us in our place for callin' our whips pro-tourers.

Just screwin' with ya'll. I can understand your pain over misnomers. Very cool sight, btw, I've been totally taken by these sorts of cars. What sorts of wheels would ya'll suggest to put on models? Does anyone make anything appropriate?

That is what i posted in a thread recently. I think the main reason that people are getting them "wrong" for my perception of what pro-touring is, is due to the fact that for modelers there really isn't any middle ground...It's either factory or HUGE. I've put skyline wheels on my pro-touring camaro for a nice look. Nothing too big and definitly performance minded.

William

Nice site! thanks alot!

i think what we need for these type of models is a couple 18 or 19inch HRE style wheels. im not sure tho, maby aoshima makes this style wheel. if not then SAS definatly needs to make some.

Nobody makes an appropriate HRE-styled wheel :( I wish someone would as I'd buy a few sets. I tried to get some cast but the price and hassle were way more than I wanted to deal with. I just use Pegasus wheels instead...
http://img175.echo.cx/img175/8233/cougar-side.jpg
http://img81.echo.cx/img81/5477/chevyrearlot5mc.jpg

I've been thinking about making my own soon. I KNOW i can design them in pro-engineer 3d modeling program and there is a "quick prototype" machine here at A&M that produced a resin cast "prototype" that would be as nice as a wheel from pegasus (would need to be painted though) and it would do it in a matter of minutes for a SET. I'll see if i can get access to this machine.

William

definatly try to do that. it would also be cool if they came with a set of sleaved in the back so you could determine the size of the rear lip. i think a lot of people would pay a good amount for those.

someone has to make the twin-superchrged '74 vette, 1200bhp !

definatly try to do that. it would also be cool if they came with a set of sleaved in the back so you could determine the size of the rear lip. i think a lot of people would pay a good amount for those.

I think model wheel makers are making a mistake by not making all wheels with adjustable back spacing. How hard would it be for someone like Aoshima to make the rim a seperate part from the center, so the builder could slide the center as far in or out of the rim for whatever back spacing required? They already make a lot of two-peice wheels. I think you're on to something, AstroRide, I think you're on to something very clever.

hmmm, anyone know were i can get a beginners home resin kit?

www.micromark.com

hobby lobby has also began carrying resin kits. i dont remember the manufacturer. I am going by there today to pick up some aluminum tubing and brass rod, i'll try and remember to look.

Hey will, i would DEFINATELY be interested in those wheels.

I usually try to refrain from tooting my own horn and I hate to do it in the forum but it is obvious no one here has heard of my company. If there is a problem with my posting this please let me know...
I own and operate Machined Aluminum Specialties and I have been making and selling aluminum rims with the adjustable backspacing idea since 1993...
I am the originator of the turned aluminum rim/photoetched center construction and have a VERY extensive line of turned rims. Using my parts you can build a rim to fit just about any tire width, diameter or backspacing you need.
Look here...
http://www.mas-parts.com/cart/indexframe_phetchwhlcentrs.html
and if there are any questions please ask...

i like your sleeves, im just not big on the photoetch center idea. it seems as though it wouldn't have enough depth...i could be wrong. maybe a pic or two of them in use?

Look through the site. There are pics of assembled rims/tires sprinkled around in it... As far as the P.E. parts being to thin... Maybe, but they are actually a lot closer to scale then some of the resin cast or kit parts... Most of them look very good.
Mark

your stuff is nice, but i think is way to expensive. maby you could make some with a price closer to $10, not $45

definatly try to do that. it would also be cool if they came with a set of sleaved in the back so you could determine the size of the rear lip. i think a lot of people would pay a good amount for those.

What is your definition of "a good amount"?
If you look at the quality and quantity in each rim kit I think you will see the price is fair... The average price for most of my kits is under $30.00 and all of the sleeves can be purchased separately for about $10 or $15 dollars...
Let me know what you need. I can make it.
Mark

i just think that $45 is very expensive considering that it is more than double the price of most 1/24th kits. right now i dont have anything on my table that needs wheels like your but when i do ill let you know.