I don't have the original kit issued by Tamiya roughly 25 years ago, wondering if anyone here does have an original to compare.
I have the two reissues, the white one reissued in the '90's (still motorized), and the new blue reissue (sans motor and gears) that just hit the shelves.
My white reissue has roughly 15" wheels; they are .67" diameter. Tires are P7's.
My new blue reissue has the supposedly new tool Campagnolos and Michelin XWX's. They look nice, but the wheels are .595" diameter, which works out to a scale 13" diameter, they are a bit small. The visible diameter is always about a scale inch or two larger due to the tire retaining lip on the wheels. Sometimes kit wheels are undersized when a kit engineer doesn't seem to know that the visible diameter is supposed to be larger in diameter than the stated size. It's kind of an obsession I have with kit wheels
I'm wondering if the wheels/tires in the newly reissued LP400S are really new, or reissues from the very first issue of the kit (also molded in blue, and motorized back then).
And if anyone has a Fujimi LP400, what size wheels are in there, and what tires?
Thanks. My ultimate plans are to build the Countach w/the new tires and the old reissue wheels. I'm just looking for some basic information on all the wheels.