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Title: Taurox with wheels
Post by: Sardoo on 13 January 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.

Title: Re: Taurox with wheels
Post by: Skyven on 13 January 2018, 12:03:11 PM

Zinge Industries in the UK (https://www.zinge.co.uk/products/half-track-suspension-set) does a suspension kit and has wheels that fit it as well as half-tracks

Title: Re: Taurox with wheels
Post by: Sardoo on 13 January 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!

Title: Re: Taurox with wheels
Post by: Andym on 13 January 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....

(http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a605/andymac2105/Mobile%20Uploads/20171211_115509_zps2wosdcxy.jpg~original) (http://s1286.photobucket.com/user/andymac2105/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20171211_115509_zps2wosdcxy.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Taurox with wheels
Post by: Suber on 13 January 2018, 03:45:05 PM

I used these (https://www.ebay.es/itm/261461279894). Not as cheap as a toy van, sure, but they do their part:

(http://i57.tinypic.com/sxmcfn.jpg)

Title: Re: Taurox with wheels
Post by: Sardoo on 13 January 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  :(

Title: Re: Taurox with wheels
Post by: zemjw on 13 January 2018, 05:36:17 PM

I got the Taurox as a Christmas present  :)

I ordered the conversion kit from Victoria Miniatures in Australia - link (https://cpmodels.co.uk/product-category/28mm-ranges/heads/)

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.

Title: Re: Taurox with wheels
Post by: Sardoo on 17 January 2018, 09:09:13 AM

Yes, it’s the lack of  “gubbins” that thwarted an easy conversion here.