Revell Chevy van 2-peice tires.

[Can-Con]

I know this has been a sore point with people so I thought I'd give it a go.

I simply glued the pieces together with regular thin crazy glue and sanded the tread flush after it hardened.

Not perfect as you loose most of the tread but I think it looks fine for my van. 

The wheels are from the parts box ,,, IIRC, they're the custom ones in the current AMT '65 GTO kit. Perfect for a '70s street van.

[peteski]

Thanks. After reading that the new 2-piece tires are made from soft rubbery material (not the hard slipper plastic like in the old days) I suspected that they would be usable.  While not optimal (we are "spoiled" by 1-piece tires in most new kits), they do look quite usable (and the lettering looks good too).

[Sledsel]

I did this with the hard tires from the '37 Chevy Modified and it works great. Just be sure to clamp them until dry.

[Skip]

Most two piece tires can be glued together with a vinyl cement, (same glue used to patch waterbed mattresses, inflatable kiddie pools, etc.)  Vinyl cement melts and fuses the two part tires together producing a welded joint/bond, superglue only produces a weaker mechanical bond.

[slusher]

I built an old Revell Hot. Rod series pick up and it had the hard.
2 piece tires. I used them and they look nice on it..

Edited December 5, 2021 by slusher

[Dpate]

Looks good.  Def has that: " I haven't had an inspection in about 8 years" look too it.

[stavanzer]

Good Tip.