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[mk11]

You've seen good, here's inaccurately molded and butt ugly...

 

Edited by mk11, 04 May 2013 - 04:29 PM.

[Brett Barrow]

Except for the poor depiction of the tread, the AMT Firestone Super Sports Wide Ovals aren't that bad.  It's just that the real deals are so ugly -

 

[mk11]

Should have done more research on those Firestones; assumed the lettering was molded wrong way out. Other than that, I like the tires. The rally gt and t/a tires are what I was referring to as ugly, they're the first tires I ever immediately threw out upon opening a kit. And continue to do so...

 

 

mike

[Brett Barrow]

Should have done more research on those Firestones; assumed the lettering was molded wrong way out. Other than that, I like the tires. The rally gt and t/a tires are what I was referring to as ugly, they're the first tires I ever immediately threw out upon opening a kit. And continue to do so...

 

 

mike

The whitewall groove is a little too close to the outer edge of the tire, too.  Lots of folks thought the lettering was upside-down when they first came out.  These were factory tires or day-two upgrades on lots of cars from around 67/68.  They should have done the more normal later RWL Wide Ovals, that would have made a better choice, IMHO. 

[Steve Milberry]

The whitewall groove is a little too close to the outer edge of the tire, too.  Lots of folks thought the lettering was upside-down when they first came out.  These were factory tires or day-two upgrades on lots of cars from around 67/68.  They should have done the more normal later RWL Wide Ovals, that would have made a better choice, IMHO. 

Actually Brett, The white line [possibly red line?] is correct for some . Note the tire at the top left of this ad.

 

Edited by Steve Milberry, 05 May 2013 - 10:11 AM.

[Brett Barrow]

Actually Brett, The white line [possibly red line?] is correct for some . Note the tire at the top left of this ad.

 

 

They did have the line further out on the tire than most, but I think they're still a little off, I'd say if the white line was located just inside of where it is on the AMT tire it'd be dead-on.  Maybe like 1 scale inch.  I have some painted up with white letters and white walls around here somewhere, I'll snap a pic when I get the chance.  They're just ugly 1:1 tires, if you ask me.  Somewhere I have a vintage pic of a really cool "day-two" Chevelle wearing a set of them in white red line (oops, misremembered!) and white letter that I've always wanted to replicate, I'll see if I can dig that up too, but I think it's on my work computer. 

 

found it -

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Edited by Brett Barrow, 05 May 2013 - 12:01 PM.

[Steve Milberry]

Yup, they definitly look odd and the real ones look way better than the AMT ones. I don't usually use them but they were the best fit [of what I had] for on this car. Possibly a poor choice on my part but it's done.

 

[Modelbuilder Mark]

 

The Revell-Monogram ProModeler '48 Ford Convertible contains the pre-"washed" sidewall GYBSSCS tires, too:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The same kit also contains a nice set of Goodyear Super Cushion whitewalls, too:

 

 

 

 

 

Would REALLY like to see this in more kits, and/or released as a tire set alone. 

[Brett Barrow]

Yup, they definitly look odd and the real ones look way better than the AMT ones. I don't usually use them but they were the best fit [of what I had] for on this car. Possibly a poor choice on my part but it's done.

 

 

Oooh sweet, really nice job on that AMT Cobra.  Those tires work much better than the old hollow Goodyears that I'm assuming were in it (unless you built it from the most recent Round 2 reissue)

[Casey]

They exist! Goodyear Eagle ST big 'n' littles, found in the Revell-Monogram Pro Modeler '40 Ford Convertible:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The execution is a bit lacking though, as the tread grooves look a bit too wide, the raised band on the sidewall should be flush with the rest of the sidewall, and the raised tires size characters didn't survive the molding process.

 

[Brett Barrow]

They exist! Goodyear Eagle ST big 'n' littles, found in the Revell-Monogram Pro Modeler '40 Ford Convertible:

 

 

The execution is a bit lacking though, as the tread grooves look a bit too wide, the raised band on the sidewall should be flush with the rest of the sidewall, and the raised tires size characters didn't survive the molding process.

 

Those tires with the Goodyear lettering can also can be found in older issues of the '34 Ford Snap kit.  They're a bit funky because the inside of the tire is a larger size than the outside due to the design of the wheels.  Not sure if they're the same way in the '40 Ford, but I would think so, they look like the exact same tire. 

[Casey]

Not sure if they're the same way in the '40 Ford

 

They are.