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Started by roughseas at 10-30-2009 9:45 AM. Topic has 8 replies.

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10-30-2009, 9:45 AM

roughseas

Joined on 04-07-2006
Cebu City, Philippines
Posts 22

how to flatten those tires?

	... hi folks.. need some expertise here.. have any techs in flattening those tires, currently rebuilding a 1/48th scale c-130 Herc, and those tires should look flattened...thanks... ....a ship is called a She because her bottom is always wet!
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10-30-2009, 11:09 AM

HawkeyeHobbies

Joined on 08-29-2006
Neenah, WI
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Re: how to flatten those tires?

	File off a flat spot or look for resin aftermarket ones. Many modelers cross the line from a tire that is load bearing to simply flat or low on air. Modern aircraft don't have as much wheel bulge as do older aircraft. Aircraft that operate of grass or unimproved fields have tire with high floatation. Aircraft which operate of runways are typically hard sidewalls that are solid as rocks and yield little bulge. If you look at John Vojtech award winning AC-130, you see there is little tire flattening or bulge. www.umm-usa.com Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt http://www.hawkeyeshobbies.com http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com http://imagesbyhawkeye.com Its not the workbench that makes the model, it is the modeler at the workbench.
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10-30-2009, 1:33 PM

ajlafleche

Joined on 12-03-2002
Massachusetts
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Re: how to flatten those tires?

	Better than a model, look at the real thing: Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
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10-30-2009, 1:48 PM

fermis

Joined on 01-22-2009
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Re: how to flatten those tires?

	and a couple more!!! Not much bulge at all, if any. I think you could get away with simply filing down a flat spot! "The road of expectation, leads to a metropolis of disappointment" (the story of my life) (http://myspace.com/themosesshowband)
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10-30-2009, 4:14 PM

HawkeyeHobbies

Joined on 08-29-2006
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Re: how to flatten those tires?

fermis wrote:
Not much bulge at all, if any. I think you could get away with simply filing down a flat spot!

That's what I said!

Having spent a good deal of time around C-130s the only time I saw any significant tire bulge was when we were on a loose gravel surface. They had the tires aired down for greater floatation. We even had to air down the tires on the RT Forklift I was operating to load/unload it. Even manage to get the FL temporarily stuck! But with a little finess and using the tines I was able to coax it out unaided. This was a nasty deployment location.

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10-31-2009, 2:30 AM

roughseas

Joined on 04-07-2006
Cebu City, Philippines
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Re: how to flatten those tires?

	... thanks for sharing your ideas, its a big help indeed... more power to the forums!!! ....a ship is called a She because her bottom is always wet!
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11-07-2009, 2:54 PM

anarchist_ns

Joined on 10-27-2009
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Re: how to flatten those tires?

	You can also use a clothes iron. Set it on low, and push the tire onto it with a little bit of force. It takes a little bit of time, but produces a very realistically flattened tire.
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11-08-2009, 7:35 AM

roughseas

Joined on 04-07-2006
Cebu City, Philippines
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Re: how to flatten those tires?

	...good day, thanks anarchist.. but its also a tricky one. i've tried heating a steel spatula over a lighted candle and it does the job.. just try not to force it all the way coz some tires are molded with a hollow bottom.. too juch pressing results to more than a flat tire but with a hole in it.. ....a ship is called a She because her bottom is always wet!
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11-08-2009, 6:26 PM

anarchist_ns

Joined on 10-27-2009
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Re: how to flatten those tires?

	Yes, I've ruined a tire or two testing this technique out. You just really have to take your time, or just find some resin ones. Lol.
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