rockpopandchips Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Im just about to start my first car build in a very very longtime and Im going with an Airfx VW beetle, but Im going for the custom bug look (the way I allays wanted mine to look) so I really need some fat wheels, I was thinking I could use the wheels that come with the kit but cutting then in half and widening with plastic cards looks like it might be problematic. Any other ideas how I might go about this? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 You could always sacrifice the inner faces to a certain extent and flat them down, adding some styrene on the inner face. You could later try chucking the finished item into a Dremel to cut some inner detail in? Either that or find a way to cut the wheels in half to insert the styrene between front and back sides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Could you cut one or more wheels, extend the centre section of one with the section from another (exact same diameter, less filling/sanding) and then cast a set in resin? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Thanks both, started sanding and preping the kit a bit last night and the quality and fit is a bit naff really so im going to go with sticking some sheet to the wheels and see were it takes me, i like the idea of resin casting but not at the moment. If it all failes i will get some slot car wheels orded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 What I used to do was glue two wheels together and fill the gap between. Mind, that was over forty years ago, times have moved on since then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 On 3/15/2017 at 7:34 PM, Pete in Lincs said: What I used to do was glue two wheels together and fill the gap between. Mind, that was over forty years ago, times have moved on since then. Shoking I know but these are the only wheels I have in this scale, the plastic card wheels are not going well, next I will have a go at using some of the kids DAX clay to make wider tyres and the just replace the tyer part and keep the wheel rim. If that doesnt go well a trip the Pendle slot cars for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 When I need fatter wheels I just get some Scalextric ones They can be got really cheap off ebay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Black Knight said: When I need fatter wheels I just get some Scalextric ones They can be got really cheap off ebay I think thats what I will be doing, just wanted to try at making some first. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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