PHPaul Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) Gathering parts for my NEAPCO/50 Chevy idea. I'm thinking "military surplus" bar-style tires would be appropriate. Anybody got a source for such a thing? Open to suggestions as to size, but thinking 16/17 inch. I've looked on line, but my google-foo is weak. Edited April 14, 2020 by PHPaul typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Italeri or Tamiya 1/24 Jeep (Willys MB)? The MPC WWII Jeeps do NOT have military type tires. The two kits I mention do, but I don't know if they're big enough for your truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 13 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Italeri or Tamiya 1/24 Jeep (Willys MB)? The MPC WWII Jeeps do NOT have military type tires. The two kits I mention do, but I don't know if they're big enough for your truck. Italeri tires look the part. I just measured the wheel opening in my 1/24 “Armed Pickup” (Toyota Land Cruiser) tire and it’s 17mm, or about 17” in 1/25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHPaul Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Has anybody built this truck: Deserter ? I'm thinking of grabbing one to pirate the 4 wheel drive parts from - differentials, transfer case, drive shafts and suspension bits. Hoping to use them on the 50 Chevy project. Don't mind modifying things to fit as long as they are reasonably close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo64 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 One place you might want to look at for tires is to check out Scenes Unlimited. He has a lot of different sizes & styles of tires, including truck tires. He also has some really nice resin wheels, including some to replicate truck rims. Also, you might want to check out B-N-L Resins as he has several Chevy 4x4 conversion kits listed (he does other brands too) and has transfer cases too. I've bought from both of these vendors and had good experiences with both. I think the owner of B-N-L Resins recently had to shut his website for a little while for personal reasons, but I believe he is back up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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