Monty Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Yeah, yeah, nice tires. Now go crank out a bunch and put 'em on your website. My credit card's been kicking holes in my billfold ever since you made your announcement, so get a move on! Sincerely, Bob the .gif thief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Put me down for a few sets as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Joseph Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 The fat 295 tire is almost done. Been busy with stock orders this week and getting another little project for my GTO models out of the way. One of these days after I finish making all these parts for my project, I might actually build the models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Dave Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Love that PE tread detail! My 1:1 Manx buggy has 275/50-15s BFGs on the rear and 225/60-14s on the front.....count me as a big 'YES' on a set of bigs & littles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGNUM4342 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Easy, just drybrush the tread. I have also airbrushed a lighter shade across the tread, then applied a wash to the tread to make the pattern pop. Military modelers have these techniques down to a science. I love these! I will definitely be grabbing up a couple sets. Another way to make the tread surface look used could be to paint them thick, then lightly scuff with 3000 grit. The heavy paint would fill the gaps lightly and give the impression of a heavily used tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrydawg Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Multiple sets here!(295/50's) Traction bars get ready!!! All fender flares report to battle stations!!! Keep that ratio small, a true 50 will be sweet. If you err/engineer on the side of small, you'll catch a lot of the "smaller" wheels and if needed, it won't be to hard to open up the tire a little to fit the "normal" size wheels. Edited October 3, 2012 by angrydawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972 Satellite Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I am way too excited to get my hands on some of these. I will order 4 sets right off the bat. Those Challenger wheels got me hyped up too. You can quickly become my new favorite resin caster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Joseph Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 I finished the fat version of the BFG T/A this afternoon. Waiting on a shipment of Smooth-On items to start the molds, and I anticipate getting things into production early next week. But I'll be out of town for a whole week right in the middle of the month, so my production will be sort of slow. When I figure out the pricing and packaging options, I'll post all the information on my website. Thanks for your continued interest in this project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toner283 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 What is your website address? I would like to check out what else you have too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw78z28 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Wow nice looking tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Joseph Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 What is your website address? I would like to check out what else you have too. I've added it to my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Very nice tire and a cool idea about molding it in white. I would suggest in addition to bigger tires, perhaps doing some smaller ones, too, like narrow/high profile 15" and 14" tires, which will fit a lot of cars. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Joseph Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 I have started production on these tires, both in hard white resin and flexible black rubber: I want to build up a good stock before I start selling them, so please bear with me. The rubber version is very slow to produce due to the cure time of the material. Thanks, Joseph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I would say that based on the comments here, you will never have enough of these in stock to meet demand! Those are very nice and I will be ordering multiple sets! Anxiously awaiting the release date........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixx Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Got that right!!!!! I want/need some of those bad boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 i want some too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 They look great. Are you selling them as a big and littles set, or separate pairs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Joseph Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 I have a whole bunch of sets made up now, mostly the white resin. They will be packaged in sets of two, so that you may get two sets of the 235's or a set of 235's for fronts and 295's for rears. Here are some photos of a painted production rubber 295 on the rear of my perpetual project Buick GN: You can monkey around with the backspacing on the wheels to get the look you want. I painted the white letters on the rubber version by hand with an 00 brush and Liquitex acrylic white: Since these tires are real rubber, the paint doesn't want to stick. There are some urethane adhesion promoters available, and just cleaning the part with acetone will help a lot. For this tire, I didn't do anything other than wash it with dishwashing liquid, just because I wanted to see how well it holds up over time. This is the hard white resin version, painted with Wicked Colors Smoke Black and the white letters revealed by gently sanding: With these white resin tires, it's WAY easier to get the white letters practically perfect. I did not prime this tire casting, but I would suggest priming it them with Tamiya Fine White Surface primer to help with paint adhesion. I actually always suggest priming resin parts, so this case is no different. Here's how it breaks down: Rubber Tires PRO: flexible, so they will accommodate different wheels without a lot of hassle. CON: flexible, so paint doesn't stick too well and since they are very abrasion-resistant, the tread is sort of hard to scuff. Resin Tires PRO: easy to paint, and a wide range of painting techniques and products may be used. CON: somewhat fiddly to get some wheels to fit perfectly and some sanding of the wheel or the inner diameter of the tire may be required. Well, I hope this answers questions some of you may have. I expect to put ordering information on my website next Thursday, October 18. Thanks for your interest, Joseph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Now that is a wheel well full of tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 ill take the hard resin sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mademan Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 cant wait!! building a replica of the girlfriends 81 z28 it has 295/60/15 out back, as did my 85 Iroc-z, these are perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Dave Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'm also liking the hard resin ones....light sanding beats handpainting RWLs any day. Any idea of pricing on those tires? I'm looking forward to a few pairs of bigs and littles, and wanna make sure I can swing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Any idea of pricing on those tires? I'm looking forward to a few pairs of bigs and littles, and wanna make sure I can swing it. I expect to put ordering information on my website next Thursday, October 18. You will be able to swing it, Dave. Joseph's tires are worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irvin Arter Jr. Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Just stumbled into this. I am going to be buying quite a few sets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 This is awesome news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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