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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: Schogun on 04 May 2008, 07:19:10 PM

Title: Have confidence. Need wheels.
Post by: Schogun on 04 May 2008, 07:19:10 PM
I would like to scratch-build some of the armored cars that appeared during WWI and RCW that aren't already being manufactured (or are the wrong scale for our games -- "current" 28mm). The biggest obstacle is the wheels. I can make bodies, fenders, guns, etc, but not wheels. Especially spoked wheels. For that matter, solid wheels. (With tires, of course.)

Is there a manufacturer here that would design and sell 28mm "scale" wheels? Or sell what they already make separately?

Thanks
Title: Have confidence. Need wheels.
Post by: PeteMurray on 04 May 2008, 07:27:04 PM
Why don't you write directly to a manufacturer and ask them to make the wheel master for you?
Title: Have confidence. Need wheels.
Post by: Cory on 04 May 2008, 07:55:08 PM
Matchbox makes a Model T truck in 1/52 or 1/56 scale (stamped both ways) that often comes with spoked wheels.

Here's a link for one, but ignore the ebay prices. I picked up four at Walmart for less than a buck each since Christmas and clipped the tires off for other projects.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Matchbox-1921-Model-T-Ford-Very-Rare_W0QQitemZ360038767920QQihZ023QQcategoryZ761QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247#ebayphotohosting
Title: Have confidence. Need wheels.
Post by: Aaron on 05 May 2008, 03:22:12 PM
I'd try calling Old Glory up. The new Blue Moon gangster vehicles have cast metal spoked wheels.
Title: Have confidence. Need wheels.
Post by: Admiral Benbow on 05 May 2008, 04:36:35 PM
Try here:

http://www.langleymodels.co.uk/

They always have a booth at the Intermodellbau over here in Germany and I always buy my cast single wheels from them. They do have a large variety and even very obscure designs. Unfortunately you can't see them in their online shop, so just mail them and ask for a list or something of their spare parts.

Hope you will be lucky.