Btw, what are theese "vinyl-tire damages"??

[peteski]

7 hours ago, ewetwo said:

I wonder if putting the decals in waxed paper would work for them.

I put my kit's decals in standard cheap polyethylene zipper bags.  That protects them and the bag material should not affect the decals.  I would stay away from waxed paper.  Some of the Revell Germany decals which use thick clear film had waxed paper sheet to protect them. The wax paper left marks (impressions) in the shiny clear decal film.

[espo]

I think the new and newer kits we see now are packaging the tires and decals based on the problems mentioned in this forum. Another thing to be carful about with any kit and especially older kits is to keep them as close to room temp and possible. Having had older built kits that were stored for years showing no signs of a problem and then my storage area changed and they were exposed to 80 degree plus temps and the damage became extensive.   

[Mike999]

Be warned: the tires in the kit shown below, and its many different versions, can have their own special problems.  I've owned/seen quite a few of these 1/24 Unimogs with tire issues. 

These kits come with big, hollow Dunlop tires that have great sidewall detail. But I've seen the following problems with those tires:

1.  The tires collapse on themselves and warp, maybe because they are big and hollow.  Sometimes this is minor, and might straighten out when mounted on the wheels. Or with some heat from a blow dryer or hot water. But I had one set that looked almost like pretzels and were too far gone to save.  AFAIK, the only source for these tires is the Revell Unimog kits.  Most of us won't have a spare set in the stash.

2. While they're collapsing, sometimes the tires "bleed" a sticky fluid like tar that will ruin anything else it touches.  It doesn't help that the tires are just thrown loose into the box. While most of the parts in these kits are bagged, the body is NOT.  If the tires lie on the body for a while, it will be ruined too.

Age doesn't seem to be a factor in this.  I have a Unimog kit from the 1980's and the tires are perfect.  I had another, much newer issue with tires that had collapsed. Maybe Revell changed their tire formula at some point.

So if you have any of these kits, you might want to open them up and check the tires.  And if they look OK, put them in a Ziploc bag to keep them away from the body.  

 

 

[Casey]