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I know there are 8 million five spoke wheels out there but I'm looking to match these as closely as possible, especially the taper of the spokes.  Multiple offsets might also be helpful.  

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The rear wheels on the Monogram Boothill Express are very similar. the spokes are a bit more rounded but they have the deeper stepped rim like the ones in your pic.

You can check out cobraman's build of the kit here to judge for yourself.

 

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I’m slightly familiar with the kit, and as you say, the wheels are very close to what I want, but I’m looking for easy availability - i. e. something readily available, hence the post in this particular section of the forum.

TX3D offers a very nice similar wheel in a variety of widths, but I believe they’re actually 1/24 (as are the Monogram kit wheels) and almost all my kits are 1/25.  
Hmmmm.

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I believe the wheels in your pic are standard Torque Thrusts with the flat backed spokes, and not the "D" version, which has slightly curved spokes to clear disc brake calipers. The difference is visible, but most people don't notice it.

Depending on how picky you are, any of the Revell 1:25 1932 Fords has these wheels in two different offsets. They scale out to roughly 17".

AMT had a nice set of standard Torque Thrusts in their '62 Bel Air kit. Pretty close to 15" in 1:25, but without different offsets for front and rear. These will fit a variety of AMT tires.

Reliable Resin has a set of racing TTs without the center caps, with different offsets for front and rear. Monogram had a similar set in their Owens-Corning '69 Corvette kit.

Fireball has the standard Torque Thrust in 1:25, but in only in 15x7. They have the D in both 15x7 and 15x8.

Jay's Resin Wheels has a standard set of TTs in 15 & 17 inch. Single offset. 

An aside regarding the question of 1:24 or 1:25 - the difference in diameter between the two in a scale 17" wheel is ~.7mm. 

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