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Offline Sardoo

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Taurox with wheels
« on: January 13, 2018, 11:52:28 AM »
I recently acquired a Taurox kit and would like to replace the tracks with a set of six wheels. I'm aware of the conversion sets available online but was wondering if anyone had converted this model without using a custom set? In other words, is there a cheaper way to do this than send to the USA / Australia for an extra piece of kit?

Thanks in advance for any advice given.


Offline Skyven

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Re: Taurox with wheels
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2018, 12:03:11 PM »
Zinge Industries in the UK does a suspension kit and has wheels that fit it as well as half-tracks

Offline Sardoo

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Re: Taurox with wheels
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2018, 12:15:05 PM »
Thanks, that’s really helpful. Looks like the axles you suggest plus 6 of their tyres would fit the bill. Cheers!

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Re: Taurox with wheels
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2018, 03:31:31 PM »
Have you tried cheap toy cars. I don’t know where you are in the world, but Poundland in the uk do some wee trucks with the right sized wheels....


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Re: Taurox with wheels
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2018, 03:45:05 PM »
I used these. Not as cheap as a toy van, sure, but they do their part:


Offline Sardoo

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Re: Taurox with wheels
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2018, 04:59:02 PM »
Thanks Andym for the Poundland tip - I'll have a look this week.

Thanks also, Suber, for the picture of the Taurox - very nice work indeed.

I'm a bit reticent about buying from the USA, though, because the last time I did the levy for customs and exercise here in the UK was about the same amount as the kit I had ordered  :(

Offline zemjw

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Re: Taurox with wheels
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2018, 05:36:17 PM »
I got the Taurox as a Christmas present  :)

I ordered the conversion kit from Victoria Miniatures in Australia - link

It comes in under the £15 UK customs limit, so I was't charged extra. p&p was a bit expensive, but not overly so and the stuff arrived in about 12 days - and that included New Year.

There's a lot of good stuff on that site, my biggest challenge was not buying extra things that would have taken the total over the customs limit ;D

The main reason I went with that kit was to get the suspension side of things. Wheels were easy enough, but all the other gubbins looked more difficult to find.

Offline Sardoo

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Re: Taurox with wheels
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2018, 09:09:13 AM »
Yes, it’s the lack of  “gubbins” that thwarted an easy conversion here.

 

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