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09-29-2001, 03:10 PM
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Custom Wheels
Can you get custom wheels, aside from buying another model and using the wheels from it?
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09-29-2001, 03:14 PM
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Yes. Both Fujimi and Aoshima sell aftermarket wheel sets. Go to Hobby Link Japan (surprise!) and see a grand assortment. Some don't have pix, though, so you have to know what the real-life wheels look like.
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09-29-2001, 03:30 PM
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Wow, thanks. But those prices had better be for a set of 4 of them, because otherwise they are expensive.....
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09-29-2001, 03:32 PM
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Whoa...I really want that garage....
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09-29-2001, 03:57 PM
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Yes, those are all sets of four. They usually come with tires, too.
 But, be aware that different manufactrers build their wheels differently. Tamiya wheels have a pin connected to the wheel that pits in a poly cap located inside the brake assemblies. Fujimi wheels have a recess to hold a poly cap, and a pin pushed through from the backside of the brake. The others...  |
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09-29-2001, 04:05 PM
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That's what sucks about this car, the back wheels have poly caps right in the wheels, but the front ones have pins through the wheels. Plus, they are different widths, so I can't really do custom wheels on these. I think I'd get some for a Stealth or something. Actually, would they work at all on ERTLs? They're totally different, aren't they?
BTW, I PMed you...
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09-29-2001, 04:19 PM
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what I also do sometimes is taking a set of rims off of some other model car and cut them up then redo it with Tamiya Putty, works great, but takes forever..
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