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So else from these kits, which kit do these tires come with? Goodyear Gt radials are definitely not for class 8 trucks. I used to see these tires on 78-82 Corvettes and Trans-ams back in the day. So a 20 inch rim at 1:25 scale comes out at .800 inch. A 1:16 scale 15 inch rim is .9375.So I'm a little confused as to which car kit would use these tires. There must be some Revell car kits using these that is currently for sale. Have any idea? Maybe guys used to bigger scale cars? Why? I want these tires for my truck kits!

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Revell released a 1/16 scale Jeep kit back in the eighties. That's where these tires first appeared.

Posted (edited)

Hmmm... Yeah, and those kits are not easy to find. There must be a way to copy these by casting them in some sort of rubber-like compound. Suggestions are welcome!

By the way, Tim, you seem to have an endless supply of these tires, who's your supplier?? How do you get them?

Anyway, I understand Revell using off the shelf stuff. I did just that when I was a teen. I used tires from what must have been an old 1:16 formula 1 racer or an indy car. These tires had straight threads, no lettering on the side exept for a big Dunlop logo, I have to say they were a little bit wide, but still fit. I put these on my International F-series dump truck at the time, they were actually pretty convincing for what I wanted to do. Whish I still had that scrap box... Oh well.

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No endless supply - just robbed from the various kits - and built-ups I've bought over the years. The kit tires were then replaced with resin floats.

Tim

Hmmm... Yeah, and those kits are not easy to find. There must be a way to copy these by casting them in some sort of rubber-like compound. Suggestions are welcome!

By the way, Tim, you seem to have an endless supply of these tires, who's your supplier?? How do you get them?

Anyway, I understand Revell using off the shelf stuff. I did just that when I was a teen. I used tires from what must have been an old 1:16 formula 1 racer or an indy car. These tires had straight threads, no lettering on the side exept for a big Dunlop logo, I have to say they were a little bit wide, but still fit. I put these on my International F-series dump truck at the time, they were actually pretty convincing for what I wanted to do. Whish I still had that scrap box... Oh well.

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Not to put down anyone else's opinion but those tires in the Revell kits are totally wrong as float tires. The sidewalls shouldn't have the huge, raised lettering and I have yet to see a real high float with that style tread.

If you want a really nice, very accurate front float tire in rubber resin, Jamie Rahmoeller mastered and cast two different types. They were patterned after the most common high float used currently. He also makes really nice accurate ten hole wheels to fit them. If you would like to contact him, email me from here and I'll give you his email.

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Not to put down anyone else's opinion but those tires in the Revell kits are totally wrong as float tires. The sidewalls shouldn't have the huge, raised lettering and I have yet to see a real high float with that style tread.

If you want a really nice, very accurate front float tire in rubber resin, Jamie Rahmoeller mastered and cast two different types. They were patterned after the most common high float used currently. He also makes really nice accurate ten hole wheels to fit them. If you would like to contact him, email me from here and I'll give you his email.

YOU sir, are soooo right! I know, it's just because I couldn't see how else I could get a super single or a decent front tire for a heavy duty truck or tractor. Yes, there is Sourkraut, KFS, Modelltruck and so on.

But either they are out of almost everything or they are sooo complicated to order that I'm feeling ... Stuck. I just don't want to bother with half finished internet sites.

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You could always buy the right tyres, these are the same tyres as on the box of the Can do

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These are a lot better than what comes in the box.....

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Years ago I started to build a dump truck where I did some experimenting using wheels off a Tonka pick-up truck for floats. At the time I was working in the shop for a trucking company that ran dump trucks that had floats. Yes I was doing the tires as well as the wrench and fabrication work. So I took measurements off a 425-65.22.5 that I had just changed and scaled those to 1:25. On my day off went to Toy-R-Us with a small key chain style tape measure and found these on a toy pick up. Not 100% true but convincing enough for me.

http://www.flickr.co...N02/2302782015/

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You could always buy the right tyres, these are the same tyres as on the box of the Can do

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IMG_0003.jpg

These are a lot better than what comes in the box.....

Hey Tony, who sells these tires?

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Years ago I started to build a dump truck where I did some experimenting using wheels off a Tonka pick-up truck for floats. At the time I was working in the shop for a trucking company that ran dump trucks that had floats. Yes I was doing the tires as well as the wrench and fabrication work. So I took measurements off a 425-65.22.5 that I had just changed and scaled those to 1:25. On my day off went to Toy-R-Us with a small key chain style tape measure and found these on a toy pick up. Not 100% true but convincing enough for me.

http://www.flickr.co...N02/2302782015/

Holy Moly! Now that's a heavy duty truck tire! Actually that's not bad.

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You could always buy the right tyres, these are the same tyres as on the box of the Can do

IMG_0002.jpg

IMG_0003.jpg

These are a lot better than what comes in the box.....

Wow, these do look pretty good! Where are they from? Oh, and by the way, I apologize for Modelltruck, this Austrian model truck parts supplier does good business, I dealed with them some months ago and got really good service. Sorry for that.

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Wow, these do look pretty good! Where are they from? Oh, and by the way, I apologize for Modelltruck, this Austrian model truck parts supplier does good business, I dealed with them some months ago and got really good service. Sorry for that.

Yes, I've bought from ModellTruck as well. Great service and products!!!!!!!! We need to find out who sells those tires!!!!!!! i want some!!!!!!

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Tony, are those Evan's tires?

Jim No these are not, he doesn't make anything like these

Hey Tony, who sells these tires?

Ben

Send me a email, and I'll hook you up with a set

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