1/32 Hurricane wheel size

[quang]

Hello all,

 

I'm currently building the 1/32 Hurricane Mk IIc from FLY Models and will need your help concerning the resin wheels provided with the kit.

 

While by no means an Hurricane expert, they look a little odd to me, especially the wheel centre which is tiny compared to the Pacific Coast Models Hurricane Mk I wheels. Also the FLY diameter ( 21,2 mm) is larger than the PCM (20,0 mm).

 

Are the FLY offerings correct or should I look elsewhere for more accurate parts? Please let me know what you think.

 

Thank you all for your help.

Cheers,

Quang

 

 

[AEROPOXY]

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?127931-Sitfire-Hurricane-wheel-sizes

[quang]

Thanks for your link, Aeropoxy but it doesn't explain the tiny wheel center. 

 

Regards,

Q

[LSP_Ray]

Doesn't explain it, but I think the link tells you what the diameter should be: 10 inches, or 0.3125in/8.17mm in 1/32nd scale. What do the Fly wheels measure?

And the width of the tire should be 1/4"/6.35mm

[phasephantomphixer]

When a friend had me cast the Balloon looking tire/wheel assy. from the 1/24 Trumpeter kit (He hates kit rubber),  they dwarfed any of the Airfix in the same scale. I just figured the Mk.II had larger tires due to heavier armament and tropical/Desert use.

[quang]

Doesn't explain it, but I think the link tells you what the diameter should be: 10 inches, or 0.3125in/8.17mm in 1/32nd scale. What do the Fly wheels measure?

And the width of the tire should be 1/4"/6.35mm

 

Hello Ray,

 

The diameter of the FLY wheel is 21,20mm (quoted measure of the link: 8,17mm ). Thickness of the FLY tire : 6,50mm (quoted measure: 6,35mm).

 

Anyhow, there's something fishy with the measures on the link: 8,17mm x 6,50mm 

[Chek]

As far as I understand, the hub width diameter is 10 or 10.25 inches (two hub rim types), and the wheel diameter 25.4 inches/8 inch width at 35 psi, with a max of 26.0 inches/8.01 inch width at 45 psi. (Edgar Brooks notes ref 4 spoke wheel AH10019 - Hurricane II manual also fitted to Spitfires from 1944)

 

What the 16 refers to in the illustration I'm not sure. And I believe a lot of wheel swapping with block tread Spitfire wheels still goes on in the warbird community.

 

Edited June 5, 2016 by Chek

[LSP_Ray]

Hello Ray,

 

The diameter of the FLY wheel is 21,20mm (quoted measure of the link: 8,17mm ). Thickness of the FLY tire : 6,50mm (quoted measure: 6,35mm).

 

Anyhow, there's something fishy with the measures on the link: 8,17mm x 6,50mm 

I am guessing the 21.20mm measurement is the outer dimension of the tire? The metal wheel rim/hub should be 8.17mm. 

[quang]

Hello Ray,

 

Outer dimension of the tire : 21.20mm. Metal hub diameter: 9.3mm (and I thought it was too small!).

 

In fact they tried to reproduce the wheel on the left picture of chek's post albeit a tad oversized.

 

Thank you gents, for your input. 

 

Regards,

Quang

[Chek]

It'll likely look much better once the hub is painted Q.

 

The measurements may be a bit fluid, as they may well refer to tyre bead diameter, and the hub would overlap that slightly - just as the wire reinforced bead on a car tyre has to be levered over the hub.

 

(Why are these things never straightforward and explicit. Don't they realise what modellers have to do?).