B_rad88 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) hey everyone, wuz up? i have another question that stumped me in my model building! question is: how whould i modify tamiya wheels to fit a aoshima kit? i have another kit i want to enter as number #2 in to the drift contest. but i want to get everything in order before i start building! if you guys understand where i am coming from! thank you for your help! Brandon Edited May 25, 2009 by KUZTOMMODELS88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubaja Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Need more info. Are the Tamiya wheels male or female, that you want to modify? Pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_rad88 Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 oh, sorry, the wheels are the stock nissan skyline r34 gt-r v-specII nur, they are made by tamiya, and they are male! the poly caps are in the brake assembly! the car i want to put the wheels on is (CLASSIFIED) sorry, but its for the build off! but it has the poly caps in the wheels! so i guess the wheels on the aoshima kit is female! on the aoshima there is a peg that goes in the brake assembly! if that helps any! i can take pics tomorrow. after i get some sleep! thank you for your help! Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_rad88 Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 oh, sorry, the wheels are the stock nissan skyline r34 gt-r v-specII nur, they are made by tamiya, and they are male! the poly caps are in the brake assembly! the car i want to put the wheels on is (CLASSIFIED) sorry, but its for the build off! but it has the poly caps in the wheels! so i guess the wheels on the aoshima kit is female! on the aoshima there is a peg that goes in the brake assembly! if that helps any! i can take pics tomorrow. after i get some sleep! thank you for your help! Brandon do i need to explain in more detail? do i need to post pics? please can some one help me? thank you very much! Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Wow loaded question..... First you need to figure out what parts you are gonna use from your donor kits. Then ask yourself do I modify the wheels or cut the suspension? You need to think about strength, looks, ease of assembly, and does it make sense. If you want us to help we gotta see it...so pix will always work. As one of our members taught me....its only plastic..and you can always fix it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_rad88 Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 as far as parts goes i wanted to use everything from the aoshima kit and just the tamiya rims! i might have it figured out, but i just wanted to make sure! and the pics are coming! but my photobucket is slow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_rad88 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 MRC used to sell some Cragar S/S and Keystone Klassic rim and tire sets that included a sheet of adapters that are just what you need. the adapters were in all different configurations to make nearly any and every combination possible. some were simply just different thickness spacers, which is what i think you will need here. maybe you can dig up one of those sets. Dave ok, thank you for the info, i will look into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FujimiLover Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I've had similar questions. I wonder how to make same scale models fit other's of different types of mounting systems. AND! How to correct the offset. Would somebody please post a how-to with photos? There are times a Fujimi wheel will look better on a Revell and vise-versa. There are lot's more times where the offset is wrong, example if you remember my first model the gray RX7 FC3S with the front wheels being too far in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_rad88 Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 THATS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED! thank you for the help! now i need to find some! i checked out mrc, and no luck about buying just spacers! dang! well, thank you very much for your help! Brandon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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