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                        idea to make better looking tires

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        idea to make better looking tires
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:40 PM
                        An idea came to my head while working on the tires of my P-51. Would it be possible to VERY CAREFULLY heat the sides of the tires and then apply some pressure on them to give the look of "hugging" the ground. Not a flat tire, just the look of the weight of the airplane pushing down. Has anyone tried this? You would obviously have to slowly heat the tire and keep the heat source (lighter) quite far away. Is it at all feasible, or will it just ruin things?

                        Ryan
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                        Model Grandpa
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Keizer, Oregon
                        Posted by Model Grandpa on Thursday, July 29, 2004 6:59 PM
                        I saw is a book (maybe Paine or Verlinden) where you heat a flat screwdriver then press it against the tire to give them a "weighted" look. I have never tried this technique so can't speak to the results.
                        Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark
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                        mississippivol
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
                        Posted by mississippivol on Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:45 PM
                        I've also heard using a clothes iron and wax paper. Put it on low or medium heat, place the waxpaper against it and then the tire. Seems tricky, though.

                        Glenn
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:46 PM
                        what i seen was to heat the tire in near boiling water then lightly press it down on the counter to get the look.
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                        dubix88
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Maine,USA
                        Posted by dubix88 on Friday, July 30, 2004 7:40 AM
                        HEY,
                        Thats what ive heard. I would try the boiling water thing, as to not take chances with melting the plastic and such.

                        Randy
                        THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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                        KJ200
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Bicester, England
                        Posted by KJ200 on Monday, August 2, 2004 7:54 AM
                        I did the pressing the tyres onto a hot knife thing many years ago as a tenage modeller.

                        If memory serves me, which it doesn't always, it went OK.

                        Karl

                        Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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