Wheel/tire combo question

[LL3 Model Worx]

Hello, I'm new to the forum. The name is Bo. Hoping to become fairly active here on the forum as I do not do standard "social media" or youtube... 

I've been building for most of my life off and on, and I'm finally getting the results I want... enough rambling though, and on to the question.

 

I've got a couple projects I'm doing up as Trans Am racers.

I have a 69 Camaro and a 69 Mustang

I'm thinking Minilites for the Mustang and Tourque thrust Ds for the Camaro

The torque thrusts shouldn't be hard to source, I have the amt 61 impala kit I could rob some from as they seem a good match.

The minilites though, I am at a total loss...

As far as tires, I'm in need of the proper good year rubber in the staggered configuration.

Anyone know where I could get these items, I would really appreciate any help!

Thanks.

[64SS350]

The one Camaro 2in1 kit has the Minilites , there not bad. I have some from Fireball Motorworks, and of course.... they're great. Check his website out!

Edited November 25, 2019 by 64SS350

[espo]

Welcome to the Forum. I also like the Minilite wheels that used to be so popular during the late '60's in SCCA Trans Am racing. While I can't find them now, I have picked up the AMT '70 or '71 Mustang kits. These had some very nice wheels and are supposed to be 15" wheels but look more like 14".  64SS350 mentioned the newer Camaro kit and that might be easier to find at this time. As for Fireball Motorworks parts, these are going to be about the best you can find.   

[afx]

Fireball Modelworks 15" Miniltes with Revellogram Sports Car Special Tires:

[LL3 Model Worx]

1 hour ago, afx said:

Fireball Modelworks 15" Miniltes with Revellogram Sports Car Special Tires:

 

 

 

1 hour ago, afx said:

Fireball Modelworks 15" Miniltes with Revellogram Sports Car Special Tires:

Those definitely fit the bill! Did you get the tires, from fireball as well? If so, looks like a one stop shop for me!

Thanks, and that Cuda looks awsome!

Edited November 25, 2019 by LL3 Model Worx

[afx]

48 minutes ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

Those definitely fit the bill! Did you get the tires, from fireball as well? If so, looks like a one stop shop for me!

Thanks, and that Cuda looks awsome!

Glad you like the 'Cuda. No the tires came from the parts box but have been included in many Revellogram kits.  The racing Corvettes and Cobras kits come to mind that included them.

Here is the 'Cuda finished.

 

Fireball also offers an excellent set of 13" Minilites for the U2 cars that competed in Trans-Am and other racing series.

Edited November 25, 2019 by afx

[LL3 Model Worx]

23 minutes ago, afx said:

Glad you like the 'Cuda. No the tires came from the parts box but have been included in many Revellogram kits.  The racing Corvettes and Cobras kits come to mind that included them.

Here is the 'Cuda finished.

 

Fireball also offers an excellent set of 13" Minilites for the U2 cars that competed in Trans-Am and other racing series.

Yea the cuda looks fantastic, I may like the little ford even better though... I used to have a 1:1 lol... fun car! Had the little cosworth engine.

That's a good gouge on those kits... as I may have an old Cobra kit, I'll have to check and see what rubber is inside.

Gonna try and order some wheels this afternoon.

Thanks again, and great looking models!

[afx]

1 hour ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

Yea the cuda looks fantastic, I may like the little ford even better though... I used to have a 1:1 lol... fun car! Had the little cosworth engine.

That's a good gouge on those kits... as I may have an old Cobra kit, I'll have to check and see what rubber is inside.

Gonna try and order some wheels this afternoon.

Thanks again, and great looking models!

The RS1800 is my Mona Lisa, took me +2-years to build it!!

 

[LL3 Model Worx]

11 minutes ago, afx said:

The RS1800 is my Mona Lisa, took me +2-years to build it!!

 

 

Holy smokes... that one Esci kit will take a day or two!! 

Good news is, I was scrounging around through the stash and found a set of tires that may just work inside the old MPC 72 GTO kit... 

The rears are the Goodyear  bluestreak "stock car specials" and the fronts are simply goodyears...  so I'd say after sanding the tread down to get more of a slick they should look nice.

I emailed fireball, so waiting to hear back on the minilites and some sweet Holley double pumpers.

You've got me excited now. I want to see that esci escort "under glass" or at least on the bench... get it going!

[Jordan White]

4 hours ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

That's a good gouge on those kits... as I may have an old Cobra kit, I'll have to check and see what rubber is inside.

Gonna try and order some wheels this afternoon.

His set of 15" minilites do come with tires it looks like.

[LL3 Model Worx]

32 minutes ago, Jordan White said:

His set of 15" minilites do come with tires it looks like.

The only ones I saw were 1/24 and they did come with tires.

On a 1/25 car they still should look pretty good.

[afx]

16 hours ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

 

Holy smokes... that one Esci kit will take a day or two!! 

Good news is, I was scrounging around through the stash and found a set of tires that may just work inside the old MPC 72 GTO kit... 

The rears are the Goodyear  bluestreak "stock car specials" and the fronts are simply goodyears...  so I'd say after sanding the tread down to get more of a slick they should look nice.

I emailed fireball, so waiting to hear back on the minilites and some sweet Holley double pumpers.

You've got me excited now. I want to see that esci escort "under glass" or at least on the bench... get it going!

The Escort is done, that is photo I posted of the Eaton's Yale car.  If you want to see the journey click on the build thread I posted above.

[afx]

13 hours ago, Jordan White said:

His set of 15" minilites do come with tires it looks like.

Yes they do come with nice tires.  They are a little large for a 1/25 scale build.  Here they are on my 'Cuda project.

[LL3 Model Worx]

1 hour ago, afx said:

The Escort is done, that is photo I posted of the Eaton's Yale car.  If you want to see the journey click on the build thread I posted above.

Oh, ok. I didnt realize that haha...  I thought you were saying you were about to tear into that kit lol...

I'll have to check it out, those escorts are too cool!

1 hour ago, afx said:

Yes they do come with nice tires.  They are a little large for a 1/25 scale build.  Here they are on my 'Cuda project.

They give that thing a pretty menacing stance... 

Here's to hoping that fireball actually emails me back, unlike a few others that never have.

I'll probably just order 2 sets just to get the tires.

The set I found yesterday, only the rear tires will work, so i still need fronts... so may as well just get 2 whole sets.

 

Btw what is the blue paint on that Cuda?  Looks like this 

That was a MANY year old can of testors enamel "Racing Blue" IIr?

Didn't wanna drag my airbrush to the garage at that time, so decided to gamble.... No pressure and Orange peel city as you can see! Never another testors rattle can, even though I literally have over a thousand unused cans of the stuff!!

But it cut/buffed out pretty nicely in the end.

 

Edited November 26, 2019 by LL3 Model Worx

[afx]

3 hours ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

Btw what is the blue paint on that Cuda?  Looks like this 

 

Tamiya TS-44 Brilliant Blue

 

 

[Jordan White]

3 hours ago, LL3 Model Worx said:

Here's to hoping that fireball actually emails me back, unlike a few others that never have.

Joseph will, he's good about that. He may not get back right away, but I've always gotten a response back from him within a couple days. He's also a member here, Chief Joseph.

[LL3 Model Worx]

5 hours ago, afx said:

Tamiya TS-44 Brilliant Blue

 

 

That's a good color on that car for sure!

I bought a bulk lot of Testors (model master) paints... like a TON of it... for a good price. So, I usually just decant when needed if I do not have a bottled color. I haven't used tamiya much because its not readily available unless I drive to the next county. 

4 hours ago, Jordan White said:

Joseph will, he's good about that. He may not get back right away, but I've always gotten a response back from him within a couple days. He's also a member here, Chief Joseph.

That's cool, I've had 2 less than good experiences in the past but then again tracking down certain items in our hobby can be a real challenge sometimes.