Rolling Wheels ??

Why do they need to roll?

I find it's a sure thing they'll fall off.

I glue them solid, then file the bottoms a bit to make them look weighted.  This keeps them from rolling off the shelf.  Another of lifes lessons.

Thanks Guys, lol

And I thought I was doing it wrong. I would always glue them solid

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most of mine are glued on unless, due to priming and painting, it's a tight fit. some companies have stronger attachments than others

Yes, so much so that when I went to stick on the road wheels on my Tamiya Tiran 5, the polycap fit was so tight I broke off an axle.

#%$#^%#*%#!

Hello!

Although they don't need to roll, I like that feature and most of the time I have no problem pulling it off - careful fitting and glueing (in that order!) is the key here. Sometimes you also need some filing, sanding, in extreme cases I also fabricated new bearings for the wheels (like on my Mack Superliner). OK, rolling off the shelf would be bad. But I think having rolling wheels on a car/truck might prevent damage to the undercarriage. This is much more important on propellers/rotors of aircraft, where having spinning rotors and propellers helps to prevent a lot of damage in many situations - like when you turn away and somebody tries if that rotor really turns - and if it doesn't - well... Hope it helps, good luck with your projects and have a nice day

Paweł

I usually don't glue them unless I feel the need to. I guess old habits die hard from my younger years. Btw- I've never had any of my car kits roll off the shelves.

You should ALWAYS allow wheels to roll. Otherwise they break off when you run the vehicle across the floor going "Vroom-vroom-vroom!"

See? That's what I meant!

There are a few of Revell's models that do roll well after assembly and even stand up straight with out cambering out, but just a few I have ever ran into.  For me I don't typically like them to roll.  

ajlafleche

You should ALWAYS allow wheels to roll. Otherwise they break off when you run the vehicle across the floor going "Vroom-vroom-vroom!"

That's a NO NO here in my house

Last week, I discovered the front wheel broke of my 79' Monte Carlo model kit. I confronted both my wife and son about who broke it. Neither will come clean and denied having anything to do with it.

Okay, bending the thread a lot, but why do folks insist on rubbery feel tires with their models.  I don't object to styrene or epoxy tires, either seperate or cast with wheel.  I can paint a weathered tire color on a piece of plastic more easily than I can weather either rubber or especially vinyl tires. I hate vinyl tires.  Why should parts of the model FEEL like the real thing?  I don't want anyone squeezing my models!

Don - you don't squeeze models, you squeeze Charmin. (That took a wide left turn...LOL!)

Now I didn't get the last one... Guess I have to polish my english some more :D

Don - I guess that's a cross over between marketing (our models are better than theirs, our have REAL tires!) and tradition in technology - a very strong thing, as in "we've always have done it this way!". Like the railway gauge tied directly to the Roman chariots, you know. Then again, vinyl tires on a hard shell don't roll so well!

Thanks for reading and have a nice day

Paweł

Glue them solid most of the time.