One-Oh-Four Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 31 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 Hmmmm, Trumpeter's SBD Dauntless-series could do with new tires, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 If they are done right they may work well: no seam, good detail (i.e. manuf marks), either hollow or a soft type that naturally shows weight, is stable over time. If it meets these criteria might be worth having. CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, LSP_Ray said: If they are done right they may work well: no seam, good detail (i.e. manuf marks), either hollow or a soft type that naturally shows weight, is stable over time. If it meets these criteria might be worth having. Add to that: And made with a material that can be painted and weathered. 3 hours ago, One-Oh-Four said: I have yet to see modellers swap out Tamiya's tires with their car and motorcycle-kits.... True, although there are no aftermarket resin or plastic replacements for them that I'm aware of. And, almost every single car and/or motorcycle model that I've seen built has no flat spot(s) on the tires, thus making the whole thing look like it is up on tippy-toes. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 29 minutes ago, D Bellis said: Add to that: And made with a material that can be painted and weathered. True, although there are no aftermarket resin or plastic replacements for them that I'm aware of. And, almost every single car and/or motorcycle model that I've seen built has no flat spot(s) on the tires, thus making the whole thing look like it is up on tippy-toes. D Hahaha, you’re right. But generally I like the material Tamiya uses for their tires. BTW, if you see bulges / flat spots on a motorcycle tire, it’s either because the tire has a hole in it or is underinflated. You DON’T want to ride it like that, it’ll wallow and scare you to death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 33 minutes ago, D Bellis said: Add to that: And made with a material that can be painted and weathered. True, although there are no aftermarket resin or plastic replacements for them that I'm aware of. And, almost every single car and/or motorcycle model that I've seen built has no flat spot(s) on the tires, thus making the whole thing look like it is up on tippy-toes. D I did the IL-2 wheels in resin some time ago. I haven't added them to my Sprue Bros inventory though. Anyone needing them can PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Rubber vinyl tyres: stick a pencil through the hole and run them back and forth across glasspaper, emery paper, semi dried paint and any other medium you want to roll them over. Hey, it works! And the hub/tyre match is perfectos. There's only one thing I hate more than flattened resin tyres; it's propellers that don't turn. Talk about nothing getting better since you were six. Tony, wanting rubbers for my Mossie! Harold and wunwinglow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaf-man Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/Halberd-models-538296593300015/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 5 hours ago, One-Oh-Four said: BTW, if you see bulges / flat spots on a motorcycle tire, it’s either because the tire has a hole in it or is underinflated. Then you don't know what a "Contact Patch" is or what it looks like? D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I personally don't like rubber tires on models, they are tough to weather and age. I also don't like exaggerated bulged tires. Flattened contact patches are definitely a must for me though LSP_Ray, D.B. Andrus, Harold and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 1:50 AM, D Bellis said: Then you don't know what a "Contact Patch" is or what it looks like? D Well, yes, I do. On a car tire it's quite visible, on a motorcycle tire, it's not. At least not when the motorcycle is standing on it's side stand. Riding a motorcycle on a track does involve lowering the tire pressure, to get the tire to warm up better and to increase the contact patch, but you'll be hard pressed to see bulges on the sidewalls or a flat spot where the tire rests on the ground. A typical motorcycle contact patch: You can see the flat spot when the tire is under load, but one hardly sees a bike modelled like this. This is me on the Zandvoort track in 2009 or 2010, BTW: Cheers, Erik. Kagemusha, Tony T and D.B. Andrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 13 April 2019 at 12:33 AM, iaf-man said: https://www.facebook.com/Halberd-models-538296593300015/ I don't do Facebook. And haven't for eight years. Hopefully the range will do well and expand on its own merit. Now all we need are fabric seat belts for jets Tony Lothar and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyfoos Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Tony T said: I don't do Facebook. And haven't for eight years. You can still look at the page, not all Facebook pages require accounts to view. Like that one, it's public. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Bellis Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 9 hours ago, One-Oh-Four said: Well, yes, I do. Great! Then you know better than to compare a deflated tire with the flat spot under a properly inflated, pneumatic tire as though they were the same thing. Perfect. It also bears stating the obvious in that modern motorcycle tires have absolutely nothing in common with the design of WWII aircraft tires. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 20 hours ago, ziggyfoos said: You can still look at the page, not all Facebook pages require accounts to view. Like that one, it's public. Yes, but that's purely passive and not much good for contacting them to plead a case (for Mosquito wheels/tyres), which is what I think was intended in that post. "Yous can lewk, but yous canna say nowt" Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) I like. I have used pigments with watered down white glue on rubber. Worked a charm. Edited April 15, 2019 by Gerhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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