Harold Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 (edited) Hey Doug. Are you making them? I thought I saw a discussion about them earlier. Trump did the data plates molded into the tire. Way too deep for scale. (I used to work in a Firestone factory, so I have a fairly good idea what they should look like..LOL) The Trump outer hub details are very good, slightly better than Mono's Inner detail is better on Mono's, but still not correct. Here are the measurements. Actual: 30X8.8 Actual scale: .625X.183 Mono: .627X.172 Trump: .695X.146 Conclusion: the Mono tire needs to be widened a fraction. Throw away the Trump tires. Or, you can do what I did today. I added a shim between the Mono and a thicker shim between the Trump wheel. Then I cast them. After I poured a couple of each. I hogged out the hub on the Mono wheel. Cut off the tire on the Trump. Then I sat for an hour slowly fitting them together. What you see is the Mono tire, and the Trump hub pressed together. It was a press fit!! Oh yes, the front wheels from the Mono kit is better than the Trumps as well. Cheers, Harold Edited July 16, 2010 by Harold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 (edited) The 1/32 Trumpy kit wheels are two scale inches too big in diameter. Edited July 4, 2010 by Kalashnikov-47 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Rock Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 So,when we'll be able to order them from MidTenn? Really need a few sets,and also one in 1/32. Cheers,Miro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 So,when we'll be able to order them from MidTenn? Really need a few sets,and also one in 1/32.Cheers,Miro. I might make a few sets tomorrow. I have to see how they cast first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Incredible! Is there anything left Trumpy did right withe the Soup-sabre series??? You spend a lot of money and then you have to spend the same or more to correct the chinese mistakes! It seams the OOB build of a trumpy sabre is just good enough to test old firecrackers? So I ll look for an old mono kit for some bucks... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwest21 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Those look really nice! you make them and I'll buy them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 (edited) :D Incredible! Is there anything left Trumpy did right withe the Soup-sabre series??? You spend a lot of money and then you have to spend the same or more to correct the chinese mistakes! It seams the OOB build of a trumpy sabre is just good enough to test old firecrackers? So I ll look for an old mono kit for some bucks... I hate to say it, but you are sayin' it right. The wheels are odd to me. They did a very nice job on the hubs, but the tires are all wrong. I just doesn't make much sense. Edited July 16, 2010 by Harold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 Those look really nice! you make them and I'll buy them If Doug was going to do these, I wasn't going to bother. His stuff is so far superior than anything I can do..........I'll make a few sets today. Hopefully they will cast OK. But if DOUG is doing them....uh...if DOUG IS doing them... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwest21 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 I thought I sent him some wheels from my F-100C, but I can't remember for sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsmith Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Thanks guys. I will be doing at least two sets for the F-100. They are the last ones I need to do to round out the Century Series sets. I just finished the F-106 wheels last week. R059 - Weighted Wheels for F-106 Delta Dart (Late) Anyway, the F-100 wheeels are on the bench, I just have a lot going on right now trying to finish up the F-4B/N conversion and F-4 wheel sets. What has held them back, is that I don't really like having some of the parts mounted integrally with the hubs, as there should be some space there. Anyway, I'm always working on 50 things at once with no time to do it....... Oh, and Jason, you did send me wheels, so whenever I get them done I will mail you some. Cheers, -Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwest21 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 cool! Not knowing about Huns, are the C,D and F wheels the same? If not, I have the D and F wheels to send you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harold Posted July 4, 2010 Author Share Posted July 4, 2010 (edited) Ah, thanks Doug.. Whew......I knew you had them in process.. Now we will have really accurate wheels for the Huns... Edited July 4, 2010 by Harold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Now if we can get a fix for the red, white and BLACK T-Bird decals.... Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Incredible! Is there anything left Trumpy did right withe the Soup-sabre series??? In a word: no. Very few people know that "Trumpeter" is actually Cantonese for "crappy research and execution". "Anigrand" has the same meaning in the Hong Kong dialect. J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tobiK Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 (edited) In a word: no. Very few people know that "Trumpeter" is actually Cantonese for "crappy research and execution". "Anigrand" has the same meaning in the Hong Kong dialect.:P J haha!!! Well, sorry for the typing errors, my fingers went quicker than my brain can work Well, I guess I have to buy some goodies too ...for the C and F soup-sabre. And yeah..DOUG!! I know your wheel work, I ve some wheels from you on the table (especially the HB Hornet wheels - they are to big, yours are looking accurate), so I look forward to the wheels...for the sabre and the phantom...hehe...I m sure they'll beat the true details flat tire resin wheels! (The "S" wheels can be used for UK Phantoms too? FG.1 and FGR.2!?? ...according TwoMikes...) Edited July 4, 2010 by tobiK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 cool! Not knowing about Huns, are the C,D and F wheels the same? If not, I have the D and F wheels to send you. The A, C, D, & F all used the same sized wheel/tire. I'm not sure but I think the A didn't have the spider on the main wheels. That's the 3-armed bit the Trump thankfully has in PE on their 1/32 kit. I've seen pics of a lot of As without them. Maybe the A didn't have anti-skid brakes???? The hub design for the nose wheels changed a lot. The original design had spokes like the F-101's nose wheels, then they use one with six holes in the hub, then at least two solid hubs. I'd love to pick up a couple of sets of the ones with the holes. Ben at the beach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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