Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) First think I thought of when I saw the article in the April '10 Scale Auto on Clay Kemp's dirt track push truck was the tires. With American Satco out of business, the Mickey Thompson tires that Clay Kemp used are almost impossible to find. Well, I happened to have a set in my collection and I contacted Al Raab of Ma's Resin to see if he would be interested in casting them. He was and he did. Here's a pic of the tires I received yesterday. They are some of the nicest castings I've ever seen and I cannot tell them from the originals. The rubber Al uses is nothing like the Micro-Mark TCR-40 tire casting rubber I've used in the past. This stuff is truly like rubber! Click on the link below to see Ma's Resin Fotki site. These tires aren't posted yet but you can email Al at cnaind@ptd.net for info. Great job, Al! Ma's Resin Fotki Edited March 20, 2010 by Marc @ MPC Motorsports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Nice tires! Where's the link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Man, those are nice! Now what am I going to do with the case of Super Bees I bought the last time they were reissued just for those tires?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Man, those are nice! Now what am I going to do with the case of Super Bees I bought the last time they were reissued just for those tires?? These tires are not the same as the ones that come in the AMT Super Bee pro street kit. They are nearly as wide but much shorter. They scale out at 28-29" tall. Nice tires! Where's the link? Sorry Bruno. I edited the original post to include the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Rogers Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 those look nice kinda the same as the willys ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 those look nice kinda the same as the willys ones Similar but the ones in the Willys are taller and narrower. I'll post comparison pics later in the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnaind Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Thanks for the review Marc!(Both of them) Glad to help & glad you liked them. Also have a new Off-road M/T Baja Claw: Same rubber as the others, but hollow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Oooh, I see several sets of those Baja Claws in my future! Very nice Alan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Thanks for the review Marc!(Both of them) Glad to help & glad you liked them. Also have a new Off-road M/T Baja Claw: Same rubber as the others, but hollow. I like those, too. About what size do they scale out to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 (edited) I like those, too. About what size do they scale out to be? 33x10.50R15 in 1/24 Really nice tires and the casting looks Fantastic.. 4th one down http://www.magazinepublisher.com/models/tires/tires.html Edited March 21, 2010 by Zukiholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Tooooo Coooool, Gota Have Some !!! Hey Marc, what kinda choices would you have in wheels for these tires ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Yes - wheel choices and how much are the Mickey Thompson's goin go be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismooney Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Allan will you be at the NNL east selling any parts or you still just doing the mail order??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Tooooo Coooool, Gota Have Some !!! Hey Marc, what kinda choices would you have in wheels for these tires ??? I personally do not have any wheels available for these M/T tires. However, any 1:25 pro street or deep dish drag wheels should fit, like the Centerlines in the AMT Coronet Pro Street, the deep dish five spokes in the AMT 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger, and countless others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnaind Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Allan will you be at the NNL east selling any parts or you still just doing the mail order??? Hey Chris....how's it going? I will be at NNL East, but not selling. I'm a member of Tri-State(the host club)& I run the club table every year selling T-Shirts, buttons, giving directions. If you or anyone else needs anything made, I can bring it with me. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) I personally do not have any wheels available for these M/T tires. However, any 1:25 pro street or deep dish drag wheels should fit, like the Centerlines in the AMT Coronet Pro Street, the deep dish five spokes in the AMT 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger, and countless others. Hey Marc, Thanks for the input, I have a ton of the pro street coronets so thats cool. Now all I have to do is to get some on the way from Al. Thanks for posting the tires, they should make it much easier to get the stance down there on the pro street cars. Edited March 23, 2010 by Porky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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