Seeking help with a Cessna 150.

Don Stauffer and famvburg - thanks for the help. I did some checking and found a 1/200 B-2 that I'm not happy with; I think the main gear wheels are a pretty close match for the molded kit parts. I'll give them a try...? Thanks again for the help and information!

You might also check some 1/144 or so scaled airliner kits for a good size.

The 6.00 x 6 main tire is about 18" OD with a 6" wheel and is about 6 or so inches wide. Most 150s had a 5.00 x 5 nose tire which is about 15" OD and a 5" wheel and is about 4 or so inches wide. figure that out in 1/48 and look for suitable tires/wheels. Too bad you don't have a scrap box, but I imagine you can find some suitable ones from a 1/72 kit.

Boy, you'd have to do some research.  The aftermarket does have wheels, but not many for civil aircraft, or smaller aircraft.  The only thing I can think of is to find wheels for a larger aircraft in 1:72.  You'd have to research a bunch of bombers, find gear diameters and compare with Cessna tire size in 1:48. I assume the kit gear legs could be reasonably modified to take new wheels.  Another possibility would be to use the wheels from another kit, like their new 1:72 which has seperate wheels and pants.

Brings up a wish for Minicraft.  Their new 172 kit is a gem- new level of detail for a Minicraft 1:48 civil subject, excellent quality molding.  I sure wish they'd modify (or even completely redo) their older kits like the 140 and Cherokee.  Also wish they'd do some of the older civil aircraft (like Stinsons and Beech).