1/25 wire wheels - help me find them

[sjordan2]

Okay, I have a 1/25 Monogram Maserati 3500 GTi.

• The kit wire wheels are molded in one part, though nicely done for what they are, but they stick out way too much. And there's no way to depict brake drums and calipers because the wheels are molded in one solid piece with no show-through behind them.

• I bought Model Factory Hiro Borrani PE wire wheels, which say they can be used for both 1/24 and 1/25, but they're too big for 1/25, even though I bought thinner Satco tires. Further, this set is apparently intended for the Ferrari 250 GTO, with bigger rims and tires in the rear than in the front. I'm building a road car with the same specs front and rear, not a race car.

Is there a source I can find or a kit for bashing that has a more realistic wire wheel set-up at 1/25, not 1/24?

jimnohio, I noticed that you have a Cobra Roadster in your inventory that has some pretty decent looking wires, plus the steering wheel I need for this kit. What is your opinion of those wheels? Are they 2-part or one?

[Art Anderson]

Okay, I have a 1/25 Monogram Maserati 3500 GTi.

• The kit wire wheels are molded in one part, though nicely done for what they are, but they stick out way too much. And there's no way to depict brake drums and calipers because the wheels are molded in one solid piece with no show-through behind them.

• I bought Model Factory Hiro Borrani PE wire wheels, which say they can be used for both 1/24 and 1/25, but they're too big for 1/25, even though I bought thinner Satco tires. Further, this set is apparently intended for the Ferrari 250 GTO, with bigger rims and tires in the rear than in the front. I'm building a road car with the same specs front and rear, not a race car.

Is there a source I can find or a kit for bashing that has a more realistic wire wheel set-up at 1/25, not 1/24?

jimnohio, I noticed that you have a Cobra Roadster in your inventory that has some pretty decent looking wires, plus the steering wheel I need for this kit. What is your opinion of those wheels? Are they 2-part or one?

Well, for starters, your Monogram Maserati 3500GT is the old Aurora tool, and it is 1/24 scale.

Art

[LDO]

Tamiya's Jaguar Mk II Saloon and Fujimi's Ferrari Daytona both have very nice wire wheels in plastic.

I suspect that the Daytona wheels and tires would be too wide for a 3500GT. The Jaguar parts would probably look a lot better on it.

[Zoom Zoom]

If you want see-through wire wheels, you need photoetch. The Jaguar Mk II wheels are nice, and you can almost see through them, and the tires are relatively skinny. They're bigger than the puny wheels in your kit that are likely undersized. The Cobra wheels are too wide, nice detail for what they are.

You might try these; you knock out the solid center of your wheels, and use photoetch centers w/plastic rims.

Deeks Borrani Wheels

[7000in5th]

If you want see-through wire wheels, you need photoetch. The Jaguar Mk II wheels are nice, and you can almost see through them, and the tires are relatively skinny. They're bigger than the puny wheels in your kit that are likely undersized. The Cobra wheels are too wide, nice detail for what they are.

You might try these; you knock out the solid center of your wheels, and use photoetch centers w/plastic rims.

Deeks Borrani Wheels

Herb Deeks is still around! And selling off some of his "unusual" cars from his backyard (when is the last time you saw a Renault 17?). I got the tour in the '80's.

Herb also was sitting on this tooling last I heard, don't think he ever did produce anything, did he Andy?

(Sorry, didn't mean to highjack the thread, just had a memory rush.)

Back to the wire wheel question, yes, photoetch is the way to go but it will be tough to find a 15" in 1:25 scale.

Edited March 25, 2010 by 7000in5th

[sjordan2]

Thanks for the help, everyone.

[astroracer]

Check out Machined Aluminum Specialties. We have an excellant selction of photo etched wire wheels and can work with you on rim sizes...

http://mas-parts.com/cart/indexframe_phetchwhlcentrs.html

Mark

[jimnohio]

jimnohio, I noticed that you have a Cobra Roadster in your inventory that has some pretty decent looking wires, plus the steering wheel I need for this kit. What is your opinion of those wheels? Are they 2-part or one?

I looked, they are NOT 2 piece wheels. The wires in the cobra kit are not see through, they are solid. Sorry to say.