Source for 13" Minilite Wheels

[Miatatom]

Anyone know a source for 1/24 13" minilite wheels and tires like these.

[Belugawrx]

Fireball modelworks has a nice set

[Russell C]

4 minutes ago, Belugawrx said:

Fireball modelworks has a nice set

http://www.fireballmodels.info/fmr-049.htm

[Miatatom]

Too wide. I'm sending them an email to see if they have 13 x 6 wheels.

[Erik Smith]

The Fireball ones are quite a bit different than the one on the Bugeye. 

Spot Model has THESE from Renaissance...?

I was thinking the Aoshima MGB, but they are different lug set up.  The Tamiya Mini are probably way too small.

 

 

[afx]

Look at the Fujimi and Aoshima Watanabe wheels.  Don't think they have a 13" version however.

[Snake45]

Didn't at least one issue of the AMT Sunbeam Tiger have Minilites? Those might pass for 13" in 1/24. They might be 5-bolt, though.

[Mark]

5 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Didn't at least one issue of the AMT Sunbeam Tiger have Minilites? Those might pass for 13" in 1/24. They might be 5-bolt, though.

Those are similar to the wheels in the '53 Studebaker (some "recent" issues, but not the Mr. Speed one) and the Warren Tope Mustang.  They're deep. and too big to pass for 13" even in 1/24 scale.

The Jo-Han Trans-Am Javelin kits have smaller, more shallow ones that could be cut down on the back side.  Those don't have lug detail (Penske experimented with 4-lug wheels-20% fewer lug nuts per pit stop) but was forced back to 5-lug.  Jo-Han compromised by not putting any on.  Those kits aren't falling out of the trees though.

Check the MPC '73 Mustang reissue.  They might pass for 13" in 1/24 scale, and they are nice and shallow.  I used a set of those (from the parts box) on a Yenko Stinger Corvair a while back, and they look good.  The center "hole" is recessed and can be drilled out, and the lug detail can be removed and scale bolt heads added if you need a different pattern.  The reissue might not have open areas between the spokes (I'm not sure as I don't have one) but the back of the wheel can be sanded or filed to open them up. 

[Casey]

The Minilite style wheels in this kit might work, too, as they are undersized and you might be able to turn down the lip enough to get close to 13"...I doubt it, but closest I can think of in 1/25 scale, and they will be five lug. 

 

[Erik Smith]

There is a version of the Fujimi Mini that has somewhat similar...? Maybe?

And it’s cheap Plaza Japan

Edited March 7, 2018 by Erik Smith

[Miatatom]

7 hours ago, Erik Smith said:

There is a version of the Fujimi Mini that has somewhat similar...? Maybe?

And it’s cheap Plaza Japan

That's looking pretty close. Now I have to decide how much I'm willing to spend on a kit, just for the wheels. That's provided that I can't find a set for trade. Anyone?