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BTR-80 wheels
hoolyahn
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: October 16, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 06:34 PM UTC
I'm looking for a set of replacement wheels for Zvezda/ Dragon BTR-80. I remembered the set are from Hussar Productions. I did a search on the web and Airconnections and can't seem to find them anymore. Are they out of production?

Anyone knows which other aftermarket companies offer a resin set of BTR-80 wheels?

Regards
Julian

gr-tanker
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Attica, Greece / Ελλάδα
Joined: April 21, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 10:11 PM UTC
I got mine from tiger models... (looks to me like a resin copy of the vinyl ones)

http://www.tigermodels.com/Shop/agora.cgi?cart_id=15.6491&p_id=355002&xm=on&ppinc=description

Sp design also have them (with open and closed hub)

http://saammodels.tripod.com/companies/spdesigns/btr80/index.htm

and please DO NOT use the vinyl ones. they kinda melted the plastic on my btr-80
hoolyahn
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Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 05:30 PM UTC
Gary, arcadios thanks for the help. Both looks fine to me. I'll probably get the ones from tiger models.
Don't want to be using the kit's vinyl tires as I've heard people saying the tires will crack/melt/degenerate
over time.
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