Off road tires

[FASTBACK340]

While gathering parts for my Baja project I need tires. On my old car I had oversized VW Bus snow tires up front and a set of snow tires from a Chevy Blazer out back. I was thinking maybe the MPC generic snow tires from the 60's (Jeepster, etc) and a pair from the MPC Mount'nGoat Keep kit. Any other ideas or recommendations for sourcing these or similar tires?

Thanks!

[Guest]

I don't think you want the Mount N Goat tires. They're actually 1/16 scale tires and require a big wheel. IIRC, it scales out to something like 20 or 21 inches in 1/25. The earlier issued MPC Commando and various other 4X4 kits (Chevy pickups and Ford vans) have a set of pretty decent Desert Dogs in the right size. Alan Raab along with some others casts a few different sets of off road tires. Here's a photo of my Commando with the smaller Desert Dog tires.

I can check to see if I have an extra pair if those will work for what you want.

edit: Someone else that is casting off road tires is Chief Joseph (Fireball Modelworks). Check with him to see what he has.

Edited November 1, 2014 by plowboy

[vintagedragcrazy]

hey john the old desert dog tires that came in the mpc jeep kits are pretty nice and lots of resin options out there if you need some desert dog tires pm me i have some.

vince

[vintagedragcrazy]

hey john roger got in before me but those are what i was talking about.

vince

[gtx6970]

I've got 4 of the Formula Desert Dog tires and gold 8 spoke wheels from the MPC Warlock Dodge truck.

if u need them ,,pm me an address, and there yours,,I have NO use for them

Edited November 1, 2014 by gtx6970

[mikemodeler]

Check with The Modelhaus, Don casts some nice resin tires including the Goodyear Suburbanite Snow tires and some off road tires too.

[dieseldawg142]

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Edited May 11, 2018 by dieseldawg142

[jeffs396]

I took the liberty of re-posting John's old pic of his Bug so we can match some wheels & tires

I'm gonna dig thru my stash to see what looks right...

[FASTBACK340]

I've got 4 of the Formula Desert Dog tires and gold 8 spoke wheels from the MPC Warlock Dodge truck.

if u need them ,,pm me an address, and there yours,,I have NO use for them

Tires & 8 spoke rims! I'll PM my address and will return the favor if I can. Thank you!

[FASTBACK340]

I took the liberty of re-posting John's old pic of his Bug so we can match some wheels & tires

I'm gonna dig thru my stash to see what looks right...

Thanks for re-posting one of the few pictures I have of that car…..

Any assistance I can get on the wheels & tires would be greatly appreciated. It's one of those "I'll know it when I see it" situations unfortunately. As blurred as the 80's are, I remember that car distinctly.

[jeffs396]

John, here's what I came up with from my stash:

The rear tires represented here are the front tires from Revell's old Datsun stepside pickup with dirt bikes and trailer...spoke wagon wheels (these are six-lug, you'd have to redo the centers for your four-lug) are from an old MPC Chevy pickup. You would have to narrow the front rims, but they have the spoke shape you need. The fronts are MPC Goodyear Suburbanites.



Mocked up on a Tamiya Beetle...

[FASTBACK340]

I'll be &^%$%^….. PM sent. Those look REALLY close! And Bill has offered the 8 spoke rims. This is all good, thanks guys! I should be able to make this happen. The wheels Bill has offered (if they're the ones I'm thinking of) are Jackmans, which is what I had. The ones your showing would be plan B.

Thank you!

Edited November 1, 2014 by FASTBACK340