Revell Firebird "thumper Ii" Questions

[62rebel]

of the pair of kits my wife gave me, one was the firebird from Revell; i'm very pleased with the fit of the parts and clarity of the instructions EXCEPT... which way around are the slicks supposed to go on the rear mags? so far i've tried them from both sides and there's still a pronounced difference in tread height on one side. the fronts are perfect, fit like gloves, BTW.

the rest of the kit is going together well, although i get the impression that Polar Lights' engineers may have moonlighted on this one!

IMHO; i may just trim the tires inside edge to make them fit better but i thought i'd ask first!

[62rebel]

i tried a pair of polar lights slicks just to see, and they were too small. i then turned the Revell slicks inside out and trimmed off the edge, then turned them right side out again. i may have trimmed a smidge too much, but at least they dont sit up on edge now. the wheel/tire design works great for the stock wheels but IMHO the slicks are a problem younger guys might not overcome happily.