Jan_G 3,641 Posted April 11 not sure if it was mentioned on the forum but there is new small company from Ukraine doing several wheels sets in 1/32 one difference is that they consist from resin and rubber tires. jan http://scalemodels.ru/news/13798-Halberd-Models.html 7 3 LSP_Kevin, D.B. Andrus, Trak-Tor and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.B. Andrus 2,842 Posted April 11 Those look really nice. Who's going to be the first to try? D.B. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Ray 6,066 Posted April 11 Are they actually rubber or black resin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kagemusha 5,966 Posted April 11 Rubber 1 D Bellis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 28,491 Posted April 11 They do look really nice. It appears no middle seam to deal with too, which is 1/2 the battle with real rubber tires. The other 1/2 is a flat/weighted spot. Its significantly tougher IMHO to get rubber tires weighted. 2 Harold and alanash1963 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.B. Andrus 2,842 Posted April 11 Anyone figured out how to actually order from them? I've translated their pages, but still at a loss. Help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSP_Ray 6,066 Posted April 12 6 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: They do look really nice. It appears no middle seam to deal with too, which is 1/2 the battle with real rubber tires. The other 1/2 is a flat/weighted spot. Its significantly tougher IMHO to get rubber tires weighted. The third 1/2 of the problem is weathering them, although I have had some success with pigments. Hard to get anything to reliably stick to the rubber. Might give a set a try just out of curiosity. Would love to see someone try this for WWI aircraft with natural, light colored rubber. 1 Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D Bellis 2,364 Posted April 12 Aftermarket RUBBER wheels?!? D 2 williamj and nmayhew reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaldEagle 14 Posted April 12 Wow! Can't wait to see a review. When someone figures out how to get hold of them that is! 1 alanash1963 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nmayhew 679 Posted April 12 you lost me at rubber 1 D Bellis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onosendai 459 Posted April 12 But how many resin wheel manufacturers are there in the world? milions? 1 nmayhew reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reuben L. Hernandez 504 Posted April 12 Interesting, I would like to try at least one set to see what their all about, but they look good to my eye. Wonder if they will ever get a US distributor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony T 4,685 Posted April 12 13 hours ago, D Bellis said: Aftermarket RUBBER wheels?!? D No they're ruber according to the instructions. (Just kidding.) I know I'm in a minority amongst "serious" modellers, but I much prefer rubber vinyl. Natural sit, no awkward hub painting. Easy. Smart. Let the model do the flattening. Please, please, please Halberd, make these for the Tamiya 1/32 Mosquito Tony 1 D Bellis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dennis7423 571 Posted April 12 23 minutes ago, Tony T said: No they're ruber according to the instructions. (Just kidding.) I know I'm in a minority amongst "serious" modellers, but I much prefer rubber vinyl. Natural sit, no awkward hub painting. Easy. Smart. Let the model do the flattening. Please, please, please Halberd, make these for the Tamiya 1/32 Mosquito Tony I agree, but only if the rubber tires are hollow and allow for natural bulging. Most rubber wheels I've experienced are solid, and don't bow out at all unfortunately. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA 1 Out2gtcha reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One-Oh-Four 121 Posted April 12 14 hours ago, D Bellis said: Aftermarket RUBBER wheels?!? D 4 hours ago, nmayhew said: you lost me at rubber I have yet to see modellers swap out Tamiya's tires with their car and motorcycle-kits.... Because AMT/ERTL botched them 25 years ago, doesn't mean that it's ALL bad.... Although seam-lines ARE a hassle...! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
