Greg Wann Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Hi all, I have not been here for some time. Here are tires and wheels I made from this Mutang kit. These wheels are clear but not really optically clear. Tires are not hard to make. These are made from Polytek PT Flex 70 resin with dye added. I do have a question about these wheels. Do any of you have any idea why the wheel is made with this tapered design? This seems odd to me. I do have a Holy Grail Resin Model Parts page on fb. You can search and join if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Could it be because the tamiya tyres that were in this kit are really soft in the first release and it helped it sit level once built? I had the kit during the 90s and after a wheel swap with the alfa dtm car it never sat quite right so it might have been down to the taper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66belair Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Very nicely done. How would one get a set or 2 of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkybritches Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, 66belair said: Very nicely done. How would one get a set or 2 of these. I would like to know as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Same here.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) The taper is probably just a draft angle so the wheel can be easily ejected from the steel mold. Edited March 29, 2022 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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