curt raitz

Mr.Teresi cuts everything by hand... he doesn't know how to spell "laser" or what a caliper is used for! He's the Master of Plastruct/Evergreen!!

Vroooooom - Vrooooooooom! did you find the Ford 9" rear end I told you about?

J & M Hobbies on Laurel Street in San Carlos is an old style hobby shop in the SF Bay Area.

The NorCal Boys are getting ready to head south for DSC. Hopefully the snow will be gone by then

Norman, if you prefer...I sell the wheels direct. I have 4 sizes, 1/25th scale: .710", .740" and .790" diameters and 1.10" diameter for 1/16th scale. If you are interested, message me.

Looking forward to seeing you there

I need to get out more...missed this one too. I really like it! Looking forward to seeing it in January. Probably be seeing some nice wire wheels on this thing, heh?

Yes I will Scott, currently building up my inventory

I did use the .005" wire initially, but they looked just too small. Similar to using spark plug wires in-scale, they appear to be too small.

As a modeler, I was frustrated on how poorly the front wire wheels for dragsters were made. I came up with "miniscurtraitzing" quite a few years ago, just played off my name and it's been around for sometime. I presently offer the wheels in four sizes, one in 1/16th scale and three in 1/25th scale. The 1/16th scale wheel is 1.1" in diameter. The three 1/25th scale wheels are .790", .740" and .710" in diameter.At first I just offered the rims, but there was sufficient interest in adding tires as well. I include O-Rings as tires which can be used if you don't have the ones from the kit. If you're nice to Norm from Replicas & Miniatures, you can order his motorcycle tires separately from him. His Dunlop 3.25x19 tires fit the TruWires-79 wheels, the Goodyear 3.25x18 and Bridgestone 3.00x18 tires fit the TruWires-74 wheel. For an additional $5.00 per set I offer a choice of colored wire spokes. My wheels come packaged as such: Shipping in US is $3.50. On multiple orders I do not charge shipping on each set. I will mail up to 6 sets in a padded envelope for $3.50. International orders, please contact me about shipping costs to your country. If you are interested in acquiring a set, please message me on the forum or contact me at ceraitz@gmail.com. Please note PayPal is my preferred form of payment, but if that's not an option let me know and we'll work out something.

Hey Buddy, just stumbled on this thread. I really like what you're doing with it keep on building...

I'm using .010" wire for the spokes.

Hey Dude...I like it. You have already captured the look of the real trike. Your model might turn out better! I really like the front wheel

Hey Bro, good job on the can...you listen well Grasshopper!

Norm at Replicas & Miniatures sells a set of motorcycle wheels/tires in 1/25th scale. I was able to special order just the tires from him awhile back. The Dunlops fit the .790" wheel and the Goodyears fit the .740" wheels. The slot car drag racing guys use a #13 O-Ring 7/8 x 11/16 x 3/32 on the .740" wheel. The #15 O-Ring 1 x 3/4x 1/8 fits the .740" wheel. I have not tested an O-Ring on the .790" wheel. Following Bernards advice, I will make wheels with a smaller diameter.

After I was looking at the photos of the build, I came to the same conclusion. I will get the underside "dirtied up" before NNL West, thanx

Definitely a model for all the "Rivet Counters" out there!!! Looking Good Johnnie Boy!

Upcoming NNL West Theme: "Wagons and Wings" Here is what I came up with. Took the body from the '39 Wagon Rod and dropped it on a '41 Chevy Truck chassis, thus replacing the UGLY front end of the Wagon Rod. Dropped a small block in it, lowered the ride height, added whitewalls, part box wheels and "ratted" it up bit. Thanx for lookin'

Geez it's good to see a F1 build on this forum. They are few and far between. Studio27 kits are a joy to build and they look great when done. The Williams is coming along nicely! Thanks for sharing

Really Really Nice work there Johnny Southside. I never noticed the propeller hanging from the headliner, cool! c'ya

Looks like we are having fun! Steve told me about your latest project. I have not been on the forum much lately, so have missed this latest build from you. Very, very nice...keep on building c'ya buddy!

It was good to meet and talk to you as well. Yah, Bernard, Teresi and Kevin Wight are part of my research and development team on the wire wheels. Just found out front dragster wire wheels are kitted in two different sizes: .740" and .790". It seems the Front Engine Dragsters ran the .740" wheels and the rear engine dragsters ran the .790" wheels. I'll be making both. c'ya

Dang you gonna be seeing a lot of plastic that weekend! Next time I bring the Teresi guy, he's gonna be limited to just 5 models! Not the 24 he brought.

I totally missed this thread... It was great to see the model and you at the Spirit of Speed 4 Model Car contest this past Sunday. Excellent build buddy... Probably see you at the NNL West in January...maybe not because it's the same weekend as the Grand National Event in Pomona.

And Away We Go...we're gonna have some fun! any Machine Guns???