I have built quite a few 30's cars and there is just something that does not look right when you get them done. The wheels and tires look to be too big for the body on some of the cars.
I have used the 24x7 PCS wheels and tires and the last time I looked they were out of stock. The 15mm PCS wheels with the tall sidewall tires look totally wrong and there is a tendency for the tire to roll in the corners BRM also makes a 24x7 wheel and tire combo and Penelope Pitlane make their vintage wheel and tire combo. With the release of the Carrera Avus cars they have tires that look more to scale. I compared wheel sizes and they were of a similar diameter to the aforementioned wheels but the width was narrower and the overall height was shorter. Ah just what I was looking for, except Carrera will most likely never sell the wheels and tires separate in the US. I talked to a friend of mine who makes Carrera replacement 1/24th scale tires here in the US and he said he would be onboard making replacement narrow GP tires if I came up with a wheel. I was down in the shop today with a new pair of Vintage size wheels from PP and set one up on the lathe to see if they could be modified to fit the much smaller Carrera tyre. After an hour or so of trimming and remeasuring I had a close to finished wheel that will still take the PP wire insert. Here are a couple of comparison photos.
On the left PCS wheel and tire combo; 25.7 mm tall and 6.6mm wide
Second from the left PP wheel cut down with Carrera front tire; 25mm tall 4.90 mm wide
Third from the left PP wheel cut down to take a PCS tire 26.5mm tall 6.6mm wide
On the far right PP wheel and tire combo with the center rib narrowed a bit 26.8mm tall and 7.5mm wide.
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Here are my questions.
If I should send the prototype wheel out to be manufactured would you gents be interested in them? The number of units produced will determine which machine shop I will use to produce them.
If I were to have the tires made would you want the fronts and the rears? The rear tires are 27.7mm tall and 5.5mm wide and they would take a different wider wheel with a taller center rib.
If you were going to buy them would you want just fronts or would you like them in sets of four? If you just got fronts than you could use matching PP wheels in the rear. There are quite a few prewar cars that used close to the same size tire on all four positions like the MB SSK, the Aston, the Buggatti's, the early Alfa's and so many others.
What type of tire material would you want; silicone or urethane? My friend does not have the capability to do rubber.
Ken
I have used the 24x7 PCS wheels and tires and the last time I looked they were out of stock. The 15mm PCS wheels with the tall sidewall tires look totally wrong and there is a tendency for the tire to roll in the corners BRM also makes a 24x7 wheel and tire combo and Penelope Pitlane make their vintage wheel and tire combo. With the release of the Carrera Avus cars they have tires that look more to scale. I compared wheel sizes and they were of a similar diameter to the aforementioned wheels but the width was narrower and the overall height was shorter. Ah just what I was looking for, except Carrera will most likely never sell the wheels and tires separate in the US. I talked to a friend of mine who makes Carrera replacement 1/24th scale tires here in the US and he said he would be onboard making replacement narrow GP tires if I came up with a wheel. I was down in the shop today with a new pair of Vintage size wheels from PP and set one up on the lathe to see if they could be modified to fit the much smaller Carrera tyre. After an hour or so of trimming and remeasuring I had a close to finished wheel that will still take the PP wire insert. Here are a couple of comparison photos.
On the left PCS wheel and tire combo; 25.7 mm tall and 6.6mm wide
Second from the left PP wheel cut down with Carrera front tire; 25mm tall 4.90 mm wide
Third from the left PP wheel cut down to take a PCS tire 26.5mm tall 6.6mm wide
On the far right PP wheel and tire combo with the center rib narrowed a bit 26.8mm tall and 7.5mm wide.
Here are my questions.
If I should send the prototype wheel out to be manufactured would you gents be interested in them? The number of units produced will determine which machine shop I will use to produce them.
If I were to have the tires made would you want the fronts and the rears? The rear tires are 27.7mm tall and 5.5mm wide and they would take a different wider wheel with a taller center rib.
If you were going to buy them would you want just fronts or would you like them in sets of four? If you just got fronts than you could use matching PP wheels in the rear. There are quite a few prewar cars that used close to the same size tire on all four positions like the MB SSK, the Aston, the Buggatti's, the early Alfa's and so many others.
What type of tire material would you want; silicone or urethane? My friend does not have the capability to do rubber.
Ken
