Guess what it is.

[MarkJ]

16 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

I believe it was you that was using brush painting with Vallejo paints, or do I remember Wrong? 

Anton, I think you were referring to Pierre. He is the ultimate master of brush painting with Vallejo paints and any other kind of paint for that matter. He is your man for questions about brush painting. I still do it for the stuff you don't actually see that much and I haven't got a clue how to weather.

[MarkJ]

16 hours ago, magicmustang said:

Whoa, and I thought individual tank tread assembly was a chore! Good luck with your wire wheels.

Thanks, Gerald for the support. I'm going to have to rethink the way I'm doing this because I have found out that it's not going to work the way I'm doing it on this first wheel. Have to start from scratch and ditch the idea of drilling holes.

[MarkJ]

I tried to start adding spokes after I assembled the parts you see in this image and found out very quickly that it wasn't going to work. Drilling the individual 144 holes was a bad idea. Plus, I really didn't make the parts the right size or shape to make it work anyway. I will start from scratch and try to be more knowledgeable about the parts I make, shape and size wise, knowing that attaching the spokes will have to be done only with adhesive. I will also make 4 of everything at the same time so I can have a little more duplication in the final wheels if I can ever get them to work. I see it in my mind as cluttered as it is and feel like I might just be able to come up with something that I can get by with. I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet.

[MarkJ]

What do you guys think about CA glue with a spray accelerant as a good and durable adhesive for installing the spokes?  If not, what would be a super-fast setting and durable glue that's not dangerous to breath and doesn't cause the plastic to break under stress?  Thanks. 

[Pierre Rivard]

On the project I just completed I used extra thick CA (Maxi-Cure brand) for everything. You have about 20 second play time for every joint and the bond appears better than the fast cure CA. I have not used accelerant.

[MarkJ]

1 hour ago, Pierre Rivard said:

On the project I just completed I used extra thick CA (Maxi-Cure brand) for everything. You have about 20 second play time for every joint and the bond appears better than the fast cure CA. I have not used accelerant.

Thanks, Pierre. I hope hob lob carries it. I'm going there today.

[MarkJ]

Well, I bought like 3 different bottles of CA glue and a can of accelerant if I deem it necessary. I started completely over by cutting out 4 new discs to make wheels with. I did them differently this time taping the plastic down tight for the cutting compass to have a solid base for cutting. I now have 4 really round discs instead of the oblong ones I got when I started. Like I said I will not drill any holes this time but make really thin ridges for the spokes to land on and receive the ca glue. I'm hoping this process will work out better because the drilled holes were not going to work at all. I think I have better dimensions too for the places the spokes originate and end up so I'm hoping for better results this time. If not I will forget this idea and start on a kit model. The mess of a wheel in the images below was the failed attempt and you can see that it wasn't going to work at all.

[LDO]

What about cutting the center out of existing wheels and having someone drill holes with a small mill and rotary table? Not sure I have rims that would work, but I have a Sherline mill with rotary table and sensitive drilling attachment. 

[MarkJ]

2 hours ago, LDO said:

What about cutting the center out of existing wheels and having someone drill holes with a small mill and rotary table? Not sure I have rims that would work, but I have a Sherline mill with rotary table and sensitive drilling attachment. 

Thanks, Lee for the offer but I'm pretty sure this is going to work, and I won't have to involve anyone else in this possible waste of time. Plus, I don't have any existing 1/12 scale wheels laying around to use. I've never bought a 1/12 scale model before to add the leftovers to my stash. But Thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts. It's much appreciated.