lengths for the inner half and 12 lengths for the outer half. The wheels for the car below, a1889 Renault Type 'A', were made in the same way. -A scissors or side cutter for plastic After sanding the inner rims to remove the moulded spoke stubs, I had six sets of hub and rim combinations, so now we need the jig to put it all together. These spoke wires have to wrap. Futurattraction. NOS 1969 Triumph Bonneville T-120 TONKA DIECAST This method is so obvious that it seems to be re-invented from time to time.The difference to my technique that I use since the mid-eighties for cars is to remove a radial section of the kit rim including spokes and hub and to replace it by a self-made unit.I described this technique in an article that was published in April 1995 in FSM. fuse wire. Make up the spoke sections as in the photos using another wheel to help maintain the pattern. I started by laying the rear pattern first, once a couple of spokes are in place you will soon get the idea, but do concentrate as things can easily go drastically wrong. As the hubs are too small to allow the drilling of 40 holes, only 20 were drilled and the spokes attached at the rim, then taken through the back of the hub, and out the front to another rim hole, alternate spokes taken in front then in back of hub to enable overlapping. The first subject is the 1/32nd scale Airfix kit of the 1911 Vauxhall "Prince Henry" car. On the spare wheels a polo mint disc was used instead of a knock off to cover the spoke ends and give the impression of a hollow hub for the axle to fit into. The second kind of wire wheels use brake disks; so the hub is much smaller, the joint is more sophisticated, and cant be seen most of the times. Repeat this process at hole No.5 and draw through to hole No. 1) To cut away all the plastic spokes, glue both wheel halves, drill all the parts and thread the new metal spokes. pookanim. You will notice that all the front spokes go one way and the rear spokes the opposite way and that due to the thickness of the flange on the kit part they look almost dished, do not worry, once the front is on and it is all painted and on the model it does not notice at all and does give lateral strength. 18. Great tutorial. These must fit into the original kit hub and may need trimming before securing to the wheel when it comes to assembly. Building the M50 in 1/16 scale is a project I have had in mind for many years, and after the M51s (from the article published in May 2012) I felt the need to continue with this one. Again use the short and long tail method. The rear spokes are laid flat, but the front sets are dished. Two flat pliers. Scratchbuilding the Nieuport 6H, 1/48 scale This guarantees that you will not see ugly ups and downs on the spoke ring when the wheel is finished. Spokes made of copper wire that thin are, however, bent very easily, so you have to touch your wheels with utmost caution. Otherwise, as the spokes were shorter, this task turned out to be a lot easier. A magnifier ( a must-have tool, although your sight were excellent). Now glue the front rim to the completed rear wheel half.
Therefore I cannot recommend it for my technique. you can also experiment with larger gages of wire to see what works best for your wheel projects. If not, gently push the high spot down. It is worth mentioning that if you use a drill bit slightly larger than the diameter of the spoke, you do not have to be quite as accurate with your drilling and you can move the spoke around within the hole to give the best visual position and appearance. This mark is important as a starting point for threading the spokes. A very detailed start. I know the purists will be tut-tutting but you need to make things as easy as possible in jobs like this. Building the RC Leopard 2A4 1/16 scale Start with an inner half and cut through and remove the spokes at the rim and at the hub. Since the outside spokes of standard rims are, as already said, inclined from the hub to the rim well you have to bevel this surface of the spoke ring accordingly - otherwise the superglue cannot fix the inclined spokes properly. Now a word on the selection of suitable wire for making the spokes as obviously it is a compromise between strength and scale thickness. A photo of Keith Christensen's 1959 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery from The Larry Watson Collection. So any modeler attempting to do this task must rely in his/her ability in order, to get a good result. fuse wire. Make a jig along the lines to that described. WebWith over 90 years of experience, Pico Wheel is the prime source for collectors and competitors wanting freshly built wire wheels. Drill a concentric hole with the diameter of the just mentioned metal tube and insert the piece of metal tube. Your email address will not be published. This note aims at explaining a step by step procedure on how to modify a plastic wheel adding wire spokes, using simple materials and no special tools. VI. WebDragster Wire Wheels with Light Shield 1/16. Take particular care when drilling through by the wheel rim locating holes and pegs on the mating sides of the wheel halves. Secure the two halves with plastic cement. One of the biggest challenges for a modeler who builds motorcycles in 1/12 scale, is to modify a wire wheel and make it look realistic; specially without having to buy an aftermarket kit. Once the drum and the first spoke position was verified I applied a small amount of CA (with the help of a 5cm long wire) to both ends, in order to fix its position. Regardless I will be opting-in inside your feed i do hope you create once more in the near future! Modeler Site is a monthly virtual magazine devoted to scale modeling, mainly made of plastic, resin and white metal. It is inexpensive, easy to obtain in many gauges and extremely strong - but it is very difficult to glue and requires additional measures. WebHomemade model wire wheels. This note aims at explaining a step by step procedure on how to modify a plastic wheel adding wire spokes, using simple materials and no special tools. Flush the hub and spoke ends with alcohol to remove grease.
Thanks to Tamiya we can have a model of it, both were the reasons why I decided to build it trying to get the most detailed model I could , taking advantage of the fact that as it was a mass production model, it would be possible for me to get a lot of references. Finally the kit did not include knock offs, only, caps, so I made four matching sets of ears from Evergreen strip and then hollowed out the backs, so it was very labour intensive, the end result was worth the effort as I could not have accepted the Artillery spoked wheels on this car. 4 golden rules for making wire wheels. by Rod.
By Mario Covalski . Take particular care when drilling through by the wheel rim locating holes and pegs on the mating sides of the wheel halves. Recheck the wheel for roundness. I ended up with what looked like eight tubes each with a flange front and rear (see Figure 3). Since they are obtainable (in Germany at any house improvement store) in various diameters and more or less telescoping, it is very easy to make realistic hub units.
Occasionally makers use more spokes on the driven wheels than on the steerable wheels, this is because greater strength is required for the driven wheels, while strength can be sacrificed for lightness on the steerable wheels. 0,4mm tinned cooper wire ( used in telephony or PC connectivity). This is the reason why the end of the hub unit with the larger protrusion must sit on top: 48 spokes need more space on the hub unit than 24.The inner side: Take a generous piece of 0.13mm wire (but you can patch up) and fix it with a simple knot to scrap wire #1, stretch it onto the surface of the hub ring and wind it around the opposite #13, and return to #1. This will lead them to lay against each other but the hub knock off will cover this area. In the1/6 scale motorcycles I used to build, the plastic spoke diameter was 0,7mm (it looks like this was the minimum thickness for an injected "spoke), so, they were in scale. Use 5amp fuse wire for the spokes, roll the wire on a flat surface under a steel rule to make the spokes straight, secure with drops of superglue. comes to assembly. I took advantage of my work and presented it in a contest that took place in Campinas city. Take extra care not to deform the wire spokes while you are handling the part. Note that the original diameter was 0,4mm, but once it was stretched it decreased to 0,3mm, quite right to this purpose. Real wire wheels with real spokes and one wheel has a 'light shield' on one side for newer dragsters. The wheels come in two halves, an inner and an outer half. The Vauxhall kit hubcaps consist of a plastic ring so I put photo-etch (P.E.) All these projects require patience and time but very different techniques, so we deal with them individually. Fantastic! This photo shows a real jig. If the hub (= the metal tube) protrudes too much file it down very, very cautiously. To illustrate this note, I decided to carry out this second and easier method. Do understand that once you start this project there is no going back, so I suggest you read through the instructions first. The first kind are very old and as simple as a bicycle wheel; that is, the spokes go through a center hub (they are visible), which at the same time acts as a brake drum. you can also experiment with larger gages of wire to see what works best for your wheel projects. Even the best kit rims (in 1/24 Fujimi and, surprisingly, Protar) have thick spokes entirely out of scale.You could replace them by aftermarket photoetched parts if you are lucky to find the appropriate size for your project, if you are willing to pay a lot of money, and if you think that adding purchased parts to nowadays almost perfect kits can still be called modeling.Otherwise you might be interested in my following technique.I. One of the biggest challenges for a modeler who builds motorcycles in 1/12 scale, is to modify a wire wheel and make it look realistic; specially without having to buy an aftermarket kit. So with that in mind, I hope you find this useful and good luck.Materials used were Albion Alloys 0.7mm aluminium tube for the nipples and Albion Alloys 0.33mm nickel silver wire for the spokes. Show more. One of the biggest challenges for a modeler who builds motorcycles in 1/12 scale, is to modify a wire wheel and make it look realistic; specially without having to buy an aftermarket kit. Show more. But this is not the situation with a 1/12 scale wheels. Its a real shame that this kind of motocross models are discontinued and you just can find them by extreme high prices on eBay. Mark spoke positions with dividers, make a starter hole for drill bit. building spoke Sold Out View. Webmaking scale model motorcycle wire wheels. I take this diameter from inexpensive model railroad wiring. Drill a hole into the hub where the spokes meet. Remove the engraved spokes on the hub with a flat file and finish of. Here, I used the wheels from a 14018 Tamiya kit, a Honda motocrosser of the 80s, with drum brakes, which makes the job more complex, because the joint between the spokes and the drum is visible. Finally once again the three components of a finished (standard) rim: I can assure you that understanding my awkward description is the only difficult thing about my technique. The Tamiya kit provides each wheel in two halves, making the detailing task a little bit easier, but at the same time its difficult to get a nice finishing, as well see at the end of this note. Before starting, you should draw a diagram of each wheel, showing the spokes location; but if you have another kit similar to this one, or a digital camera to take photos of each half, you can omit this step. By Mario Covalski | 04.08.2014 11:25. Always make a large ( f. e. 10/1) section scale drawing of the planned wire wheel including the hub first. I would suggest using 28 to 36gage wire (commonly used in electronics or small motor armature windings) for the wire wheels instead of thread or fishing line. The picture shows the finished semi-wheel. Anyway, there are no kits for this kind of modification (except for one of the Acu-stion for the Tamiya XV1600 kit), so it's not possible to get one. Very good article. Support us ordering our notes in PDF > Here. Very cool - I'm looking for realistic 1/32 wire wheels for Wingnuts kits. Check the web for Pocher web sites. WebPlace the wheel horizontally on a flat surface and press the hub down. This is the most tedious and difficult operation. Saw deep enough to allow two spokes to slide down into it but dont go to deep, see photo. DO NOT secure any spokes until all are in place. Fuse wire is readily available in three grades, 5, 15 and 30- amp. Cut spokes to length and straighten. From the outside of the rim thread the first length of wire through this hole, then from inside the rim draw it to the right (clockwise) of and around the hub, making sure it lays into the filed groove, and then out through hole No.14, but DO NOT secure. WebPrepare your spokes from 5 amp. WebOur ATV trailer's ingenious 8' wide, over-the-wheel deck, means you can carry not one, but two standard width ATVs, side by side. Step 1: Making the spoke jig. Do not cut out all the rear half spokes as you can use them to hold the hub centrally, saves making a jig. If any questions or problems occur please post them here, because probably other members want the same information.
This article aims at offering an illustrated guide, with pictures, explaining step by step the tasks that should be done, how to and the reasons, its basically a visual guide, based on the construction of two MG models: the 2002 Ferrari and the 2003- GA. Building Tips for 1/6 scale Motorcycles. Turn the completed inner half of the wheel over in the jig and align. Finally, the model was best of the show and they called me mad for giving a winning model. You need a plastic drawing triangle (as you used it at school) for drawing exact angles and a compass. In May 2001 I wrote a brief preview on the Protar's 1/12 Alfa Romeo 179. Detailing the making of wire wheels for four specific car model kits. Instead I go f. e. from #1 to let's say # 15 or #17 (and not to opposite #13). The spoke diameter depends on the type of motorcycle, the time which its from.etc, but normally its about 5mm, perhaps thinner for a motocross or thicker for a Harley. I described it in this German magazine article that was published in 1984.You can see that here the spokes were applied directly to the plastic wheel halves. The Heller T26 is a lovely kit and cried out to be detailed, an in depth article can be found in the projects and articles build. Drill a hole into the hub where the spokes meet. A 0,3mm drill. Essentially, they are very simple: a metal rim, a center hub that generally acts as a brake drum, and steel wires placed in such a way, that, their structure turns out more solid than the new alloy wheels Through pictorial examples and thorough explanation we will show you several methods to re-spoke wheels without costing the earth. This article details the methods we used in re-spoking four quite different models. You can expect results like these:1/24 standard rim i. e. with spokes on 2 levels, 1/16 standard rimII.The basic principle of my techniqueWhen I was interested in 1/35 military modeling around 1980 there were some nice motor-cycle models. Here, I used the wheels from a 14018 Tamiya kit, a Honda motocrosser of the 80s, with drum brakes, which makes the job more complex, because the joint between the spokes and the drum is visible. Before starting, you should draw a diagram of each wheel, showing the spokes location; but if you have another kit similar to this one, or a digital camera to take photos of each half, you can omit this step. I CHECKED the relative position by looking at the unmodified wheel that I had. Now for the rims, as previously stated the 12 wooden artillery spoke stubs will be helpful in measuring the distance between spokes. A scissors or side cutter for plastic
January 1, 2014 in Work In Progress - Vehicles. Once the drill has hardly penetrated the plastic, you should change the angle (while turning around the pin-vise), to let the drill tip come thru the center of the nipple. Although modern technologies have helped enormously if you are modelling an older kit then youll probably want to improve the wheels. Two all new tooled exelent models!!!. Put it into the jig. Picture hanging wire has several filaments and can be unwound. To improve the Heng Long T-90 I read some books and gathered information/photos from the web. Visually verify that the rim is the same height off the surface all the way around. I required six complete wheels for the model; four road wheels and two spare wheels, but the spare wheels in the kit had no hubs or spokes so these would have to be scratch built and I would need to totally remove the hubs from the road wheels.The wheels being a one-piece casting, hub, spokes, rim and tyre. I used some evergreen rod to fit inside the hub to help locate the front hub part. Position strip of half-round inside the rim for strength. Tyre valves were fitted as in reference photo's. I am optimistic that - once understood - you will find it worth-while. I love working with plastic so I preferred to "clean" them removing the flash and "rounding" them until I got to an acceptable result. Tools requiredIndispensable is a caliper with electronic or mechanical dial because you have to take a lot of inside and outside diameters. When set and secure trim off the tails and clean up. Drill thru rim again and 1/2-round for spokes. -A 0,3mm drill. Although the plastic spoked wheels in the kit were not bad the photo on the right shows just how much thicker the spokes really were and what a dramatic improvement was made by replacing them 5amp fuse wire spokes. This really needs to be a 'Sticky' somewhere. From that moment on, my affair with which, I think is the best scale car kit ever produced, began. May 19, 2012, 12:11 am. Cement boards together, checking that wheel and hub fit each board. Whether you need just a single spoke replaced or a full re-lacing Pico Wheel has the experience and knowledge youre looking for. The second model detailed is the Revell re-issued Monogram kit of the 1945 MG TC sports car, a nice kit considering the era that it first appeared in. (3.2mm) diameter plastic tube 3.5 mm long. Building step by step a wire wheel. I made a simple jig (Figure 1) to hold the hubs and rims during the spoking process. Otherwise the tyres will not fit properly. Do not cut out all the rear half spokes as you can use them to hold the hub centrally, saves making a jig. Removing one super glued misplaced spoke can damage several other perfectly placed spokes. Clean up the rim and hub ready to fit the spokes. Look at this schematic drawing, it should be self-explaining. Needing six hubs I split the wheel centres in half to obtain additional hubs, the detail being the same on both sides (see Figure 2). Unfortunately, it has some flaws, mainly due to its poor quality than to the work of the Protar craftsmen. If not, gently push the high spot down. This is the easiest conversion detailed because the kit wheels already have moulded spokes which only need replacing with wire spokes. Roll each length on a flat surface with a steel rule or the like to remove bends and curves. Ensure that the centre post remains vertical and that all spokes are tightened evenly. They have 1/8 scale cars that have wire wheels (proud owner of two of them) and I have seen some info on the wire wheels there. Note that each spoke should enter at an odd number hole leaving a short tail and exit at an even number hole leaving a long tail. It ran Fenton wheels when this photo was taken. 0-03 Borrani Wire Wheels 1/24th-1/25th Scale 3D Printed. You would realize the fact that your work is spoilt not before you spray the finished wheel. The first board tracks waere constructed in Los Angeles, California sometime in 1909. WebThe board track or motordrome was designed provide this much needed racing venue and was used by both motorcycles and automobiles. After gaining some routine you can use a fitting screw with nut as the hub carrier.Last, make 4 slots into the larger ring down to the surface of the smaller ring.Your jig is finished now. Show more. I have yet to build the wheels on either car yet, but it doesn't seem to be a big deal other than the time involved. August 31, 2020, 5:30 pm. The first job is to drill through the rim of the front half of the wheel as in the photo. So any modeler attempting to do this task must rely in his/her ability in order, to get a good result. This way you can support the rim and the drill chuck with your second finger. Big size photos are only available in our PDF format. Cut twelve 35mm. I started by laying the rear pattern first, once a couple of spokes are in place you will soon get the idea, but do concentrate as things can easily go drastically wrong. Slip the hub unit onto the hub carrier making sure that the end with the larger protrusion sits on top. I remember an article in an old issue of Scale Models by Gerald Wingrove on this topic but I never tried the method. I shall be following this with the utmost interest - most definitely! I went on by drilling the drum and removing the surplus that remained from the plastic spokes. the 48 holes pattern I could now file and sand off the stubs of the moulded wooden spokes. Posted March 23, 2013. One of the biggest challenges for a modeler who builds motorcycles in 1/12 scale, is to modify a wire wheel and make it look realistic; specially without having to buy an aftermarket kit. MG models Ferrari F2002 and F2003- GA Cut twelve 35mm. Sold Out View. Hi,Usually the appearance of otherwise outstanding builds in 1/12 or smaller is completely spoilt if modelers fit those plastic "wire" wheels of the kit. WebWith over 90 years of experience, Pico Wheel is the prime source for collectors and competitors wanting freshly built wire wheels. Lay the inner wheel half into the jig and position, but DO NOT cement, the hub extension tube over the jig centre post. I am very interested in this thread. all the holes accurately to the same depth. It is very important to fix the drums position and avoid its rotation while we place all the upper wires. After spending much time and effort it would be very frustrating to see that your nice wire wheels look odd fitted to the car. Check the web for Pocher web sites. Remove the engraved spokes on the hub with a flat file and finish off with a triangular file to make a groove round the hub for the new spokes to lay in (see diagram). Step 6. 4.7K views 7 years ago. It may takes you a lot of time, but, the result well worth the effort. To illustrate this note, I decided to carry out this second and easier method. The final stage was to locate the upper spokes, which have to be placed every other free hole. This arrangement will straighten the spoke and prove useful for identification when it comes to securing the spokes. As you can see in the pictures, the joining line is very visible, this is due to the method I choose and of course, If you decide to spend more time, the result would be great indeed! Is there anyone who builds these wheels to sell? Secure the spokes on the end of the hub extension with a sparing amount of super glue and introduce liquid cement between the hub and the hub extension tube.
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Finally the kit did not include knock offs, only plain caps, so I made four matching sets of ears from Evergreen strip and then hollowed out the backs of the caps to provide a snug fit to the wheel. I will definitely be following this thread, although I am primarily interested in wire wheels for 1/72 model aircraft!
Use 5amp fuse wire for the spokes, roll the wire on a flat surface under a steel rule to make the spokes straight, secure with drops of superglue. lengths for the inner half and 12 lengths for the outer half.
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