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Dave, Nice work. As for wheels , you might try what I do for my 1/64 th junkyard cars. I make my own wheels & tires for them .
Take a look.
The metal gadget is a 10/24 thin metal anchor nut , it makes a perfect rim if you add a center as in the next picture, with a bit of thinning the Barrel of the electrical terminal work well also.
O rings make perfect tires , use a dremel & cut off disk to flatten them & a fine mesh screen heated with a torch to roll them across to put tread on them. Hold the O ring on a piece of brass tubing to grind it flat & to roll the tread in. The centers are cut from a disposable aluminum baking tin using a sharpened brass tube as a punch.
For wide tires get a bigger cross section O ring & cut & CA glue it to a smaller size, because the bigger wider O rings are too big as is.
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Dave, you are a goldmine of useful scratchbuilding ideas!
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Electrical crimp connectors!
I never saw that coming!
I guess it's never too late to
retrain the eye, and the brain, to see valuable ideas in the mundane realities.
Melting tread details into O rings with heated screen. I will have to try that technique....that's a
hot idea!
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[quote="Sumpter250"]Electrical crimp connectors!
I never saw that coming!
I guess it's never too late to
retrain the eye, and the brain, to see valuable ideas in the mundane realities.
Melting tread details into O rings with heated screen. I will have to try that technique....that's a
hot idea!
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The key to doing that is to get a flat surface on the O ring first. The screen I use is from a "Splatter Guard" thing made for kitchen use. I hold a butane torch under it & move it along as I roll the "tire" across it. You can get two different tread designs --one by moving it "square" with the mesh & a better one ( I think) by going on a diagonal pass. I found my screen at a Dollar Store--- it's about 12 inch in diameter & a very fine mesh. Get a steel one, the aluminum ones melt to easy.
Instant glue ? ---- SOLDER ---- NOW THATS INSTANT!
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A few completed O ring tires.
Instant glue ? ---- SOLDER ---- NOW THATS INSTANT!
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Those are nice. Always liked to see your work.
But......
See how John Schneider modifiies his diecast.
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Your tires look great.
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