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Old 09-23-2009, 06:16 PM
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Default RE: Gauging interest, Hellcat group build

ORIGINAL: Chad Veich

If anyone knows where to get 3 3/4'' or 4'' wheels with a thin cross section I would LOVE to hear about them! I'm using a 3 1/2'' Robart as shown in the pics and, as you can see, they look a bit small. Scale would be 4'' and I have a pair of 3 3/4'' Robarts but they are simply too ''fat'' to fit in the wing when retracted. If you look at the full size airplane you will see it has a pretty skinny tire and now I know why! They need to be no thicker than 1'' and less would be even better. Any and all input much appreciated.
I had the same problem when searching for wheels for my H9 Corsair, all 3" plus diameter wheels are too thick at about 1-1/8". The only exeption I've found are Dave Brown treaded lite wheels which are 7/8" thick. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXB929&P=SM
The largest size they make of these is 3-1/2", though. I bought the 3-1/4" and 3-1/2" wheels for my WM Zero 60 and H9 Corsair respectively. They must shrink some from the mold because their actual measurements were 3" and 3-1/4", but they are nice and narrow and light and cheap. Also, they are foam, so they don't look as scale as Robart wheels.

I took apart one of my Robart wheels that I used to have on my Corsair to see if the hub could be narrowed and compress the tires narrower too. That might be possible if you cut the inner flanges off and superglue or silicone glue the tire to the hub to keep it in place and maintain the air seal. Maybe other brands would be easier to make narrower?
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXD783&P=ML
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXD797&P=7