1/25 Scale 10" or 11" Wide M&H Pie Crust Slicks?

[Casey]

Do any kits contain 10" or 11" wide (in either 15" or 16" diameter) M&H Racemaster pie crust style slicks? The recent AMT versions are 8" and the Revell Miss Deal (and others) version are 8.75" wide, but I don't recall any 10" pie crust style slicks in any kit. I'm aware of aftermarket, but looking for kit sourced slicks only.

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by Casey

[Ace-Garageguy]

Some of the vintage Revell M&H RaceMasters are indeed 10X16, and are marked as such on the sidewalls. The treads measure a little over 10mm in width.

These would have been in the original issues of the Miss Deal, SWC Willys, Tony Nancy double-dragster kits, the Ivo Showboat, etc.

Edited January 30, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy

[Casey]

29 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Some of the vintage Revell M&H RaceMasters are indeed 10X16, and are marked as such on the sidewalls. The treads measure a little over 10mm in width.

These would have been in the original issues of the Miss Deal, SWC Willys, Tony Nancy double-dragster kits, the Ivo Showboat, etc.

Theses are the two-piece slicks, correct?

I'm looking for something similar to these, so maybe I just need to dig deeper for older/vintage slicks:

 

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by Casey

[Jantrix]

The Boot Hill Express? I'm at work right now, but I'll measure them tonight if you need. They are 1:24 though.

[Casey]

35 minutes ago, Jantrix said:

The Boot Hill Express? I'm at work right now, but I'll measure them tonight if you need. They are 1:24 though.

I should've added the 1/25 scale to the title...fixed. I think the 1/24 scale Monogram PC slicks (though I love them) would be too large, and the scale difference noticeable in this case. Thanks for the offer, though, Rob.

*edit* Well, this is slightly embarrassing. I remembered but could not find these "in motion" styrene two-piece M&H 10.50 x 15 pie crust slicks, which aren't ideal, but might work:

Edited January 30, 2018 by Casey

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, Casey said:

Theses are the two-piece slicks, correct?

I'm looking for something similar to these, so maybe I just need to dig deeper for older/vintage slicks:

 

 

The ones I referred to are ONE -PIECE, and look pretty much identical to those in your photo.

They date from the mid 1960s. See below (not my model)

[Casey]

Thanks, Bill. Those look like what I am looking for. 

Hmmm, I think the slicks in the Revell '64 T-bolt kits are one-piece and appear to be 10.00x15?:

 

Edited January 30, 2018 by Casey

[Mark]

1 hour ago, Casey said:

Thanks, Bill. Those look like what I am looking for. 

Hmmm, I think the slicks in the Revell '64 T-bolt kits are one-piece and appear to be 10.00x15?:

 

Same slicks, and, yes, they are marked "10.00 x 15" on the sidewall.  The Monogram slicks (Hairy Olds, Boot Hill Express, Li'l Coffin) are exactly the same width (at the tread area) as the Revell slicks, and only marginally taller (1/16", maybe).

Some of the Monogram slicks have "9.00 x 15" markings on the molded plastic sidewall insert.  Others have no markings.  Not sure which kits have what.  I've got a pair of the Monogram slicks with the lettered sidewalls set aside for my '57 Ford wagon "street freak gasser".  A set of resin, widened Mickey Thompson mag wheels I found at a toy show fit perfectly with those whitewall inserts, and I suspect that many old-school Revell mag wheels designed around the Revell slicks will likewise fit them.  

[afx]

I'm using the T-bolt slicks on my gasser project.  It's hard to find (2) of the vintage tires with nice sidewalls.

Edited January 31, 2018 by afx

[Casey]

1 hour ago, afx said:

I'm using the T-bolt slicks on my gasser project.  It's hard to find (2) of the vintage tires with nice sidewalls.

Yeah, that's the route I'm going to go. The T-bolt kit includes those very nice steel and Keystone Kustomag Klassic wheels, too.

I see you're showing off those nice AMT Firestone font tires, too.   

[afx]

The skinny Firestones were popular on gassers. 

Looks like your photo might have Goodyear Power Cushions on the front.

Edited January 31, 2018 by afx

[Ace-Garageguy]

50 minutes ago, afx said:

The skinny Firestones were popular on gassers...

Just about anything narrow and light showed up on gassers. I've seen lotsa 145X15 &155X15 Pirelli, Continental and Dunlop tires on them in the old days.

The straight-tread Firestones on the Crosley wagon were more popular on dry-lakes cars. The straight tread gave more positive steering feel on "loose" surfaces, and were originally dirt-track tires.

Though often referred to as "implement" tires by "experts", they looked like tractor tires, but were in reality entirely different animals.