Hobby Design DBS wheels vs Tamiya tyres

[Matt Bacon]

Got myself some HD wheels "for Tamiya DBS" because they are the style used on the "Black Carbon" edition I plan to finish mine as. Trouble is, the Tamiya tyres don't fit... they are too big, by enough to make them unfixable to the rims.

Do HD do their own tyres that do fit? Surely if you're making parts advertised as being for a specific kit, you should make sure that they fit?

So, what do I do? I guess I can either wrap the rims with plastic card, to bulk them out, or take a slice out of the tyre to reduce the diameter slightly and try to hide it at the contact point. The irritating thing is that the rims are already painted, so bulking them out will require reworking...

Anyone else had this trouble? Any clever fixes that will just make it go away?

I have to say, I've found this with several resin accessory and conversion kits on aircraft in the past - the makers just don't allow enough for shrinkage of the resin as it cures...

Grrrr...

bestest,

M.

[Zoom Zoom]

Well, if it helps any...Tamiya's DBS tires are too large to begin with. They should be much lower profile.

If you can snag some Pegasus Michelin Pilots, the tires used in Tamiya 350Z kits, they will stretch nicely over many different 19" and 20" wheels. I know Scale Dreams carries them, they come in two different sizes and one package has both sizes.

Also the HD DBS wheels I have are the "female" configuration while Tamiya uses "male" wheels w/a pin. What in the world would make Hobby Design do this is beyond me