Dave Darby Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 2:20 PM, Mr. Metallic said: The "new" issue from a few years ago did not have plastic tires, but newly tooled rubber tires to match the 1:1 Black Widow showcar that was designed after the original model kit. Neither the Black Widow, nor the Green Hornet originally came with plastic tires. They both originally came with rubber tires, but the manufacturer Monogram used went out of business decades ago. When the Green Hornet was reissued, they cribbed the tires from the Dragstrip Hot Rod (Deuce). I don't know whether they would interchange with the Black Widow, but as you noted, they tooled up new vinyl tires for it. I kinda prefer the originals, but that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Whenever I saw the ribbed rubber tires in junk collections... it took me right back to 1962 when I built mine. I true flashback to age 7. It was a cool kit then. I should do another one. But I would have to dig up those OG tires first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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