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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Dr. The Viking on 31 March 2014, 07:45:37 PM

Title: 15mm tires
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 31 March 2014, 07:45:37 PM

Hi there!


Does anyone perhaps produce something that could look like tires stuck into the dirt or lying in piles as depicted in many instances of modern day African shanty towns?

I was thinking of maybe using very small but thick o-rings? Anyone tried that?!

Title: Re: 15mm tires
Post by: Ahistorian on 31 March 2014, 09:57:37 PM

You could try £store vehicles and steal their tyres/wheels.

Title: Re: 15mm tires
Post by: CptJake on 01 April 2014, 06:01:13 PM

I got a couple of bags of rubber tires made for HO scale stuff pretty cheaply from a model railroad online store.   Each bag had 24 tires.   Here is what I did with them (and some HO scale 'junk').

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/15mm%20Moderns/15mm%20Flashpoint%20Delta%20and%20barricades/P8170004.jpg)

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/15mm%20Moderns/15mm%20Flashpoint%20Delta%20and%20barricades/P8170005.jpg)

(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/15mm%20Moderns/15mm%20Flashpoint%20Delta%20and%20barricades/P8170006.jpg)

I think that was about 1 bags worth...

Jake

Title: Re: 15mm tires
Post by: Dr. The Viking on 01 April 2014, 07:21:20 PM

Brilliant!!!


This is what I need. ANy links?

Title: Re: 15mm tires
Post by: CptJake on 02 April 2014, 10:34:40 AM

It wasn't this exact pack (I didn't get the plastic wheels) but the rubber tires were these or very similar:

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/hrp/hrp743075.htm

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/hrp/hrp742177.htm


I think this may be the set I actually ordered:  http://www.internettrains.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=IT&Product_Code=ALN-50104&Category_Code=HSCINTTNCALNTRD