Rubber tires

Welp, I wasn't going to, but I guess I need to order those resin tires for my Trump A-10.

Dana F

I hear ya, I didn't know any better when I put my first set on a model either. Try a little Armour-All (for cars) on a Q-tip, might help.

great... well, they haven't dried out on me yet... can I keep them from doing that if i rub petrolium jelly on it or something? man, that sucks... and i thought thay were great too because of how realistic they looked...

They split because they dry out. How to prevent it? Buy resin replacements - that's what I'm doing.

Hey, swanny! do you know what causes things to split like that and how can i prevent it?
Also, what tips do you have to make them look more realistic?

Shrikes, you are getting to know me too well and you are very close. It's the 262A-1/U-4.

Uh-oh... My PBY-5 has 4 PVC tires for the beaching gear...

Hmmm... Knowing swanny, that's probably WWII... it doesn't look like the landing gear of a bomber... the control surfaces on the upper left of the picture reveal that this is the right main landing gear... and that really looks like a jet exhaust to me, since i don't know of many high-wing WWII fighters... is it an Me-262? just a wild stab in the dark...

Swanny,

Just out of curiosity, what kit is that tire/wheel assembly?

Thanks!

Eric

Oh yeah, I just love those things .... NOT!

Well a few years ago some kits were released with rubber tires that tended to decompose, either in the box or after the model was built. The AMT 1/48 Tigercat kit was probably the worst example. So rubber tires in aircraft kits got a real bad reputation. Modern plastics are probably OK, just look at all the Car kits with rubber tires. That said, I still prefer molded plastic or resin wheels and tires on my models.

Rick