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thehermit
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Posted: Monday, September 05, 2011 - 04:09 PM UTC
Hey chaps, anyone know of a set of resin wheels for this monster...? The kit tires are ok, but a beast this size needs to have some saggy tires for sure.

Cheers,
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Hisham
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Posted: Monday, September 05, 2011 - 10:54 PM UTC
They don't really look sagged, though... do they? Not sure who else makes a set for it.

http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=PE%2035441

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thehermit
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 05:36 AM UTC

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They don't really look sagged, though... do they? Not sure who else makes a set for it.

http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=PE%2035441

Hisham


Not in the kit photos, no, but the real thing at the weight it carries would have SOME flattening of the tires for sure...maybe..???

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Hisham
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 06:09 AM UTC
Are you sure the wheels on the real thing have a sag in them? Here are some pics which don't show any real sag.. Maybe that's why Voyager didn't make them with a sag, like they did with other wheel sets. I don't really know. Maybe on of the experts could chime in...











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jwest21
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 06:36 AM UTC
Panzer Art does a set as well. Hobbyeasy has them as does ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-35-PANZER-ART-RE35-061-WHEELS-forGERMAN-Boxer-MRAV-/130562314165?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e661ecfb5
ossie262
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 08:01 AM UTC
hi

having seen one close up in service. i can say that the tyres are hard and don't sag .
like a lot of modern AFVs and other wheeled vehicles including tank transporters are so hard that some bounce as they go along the road.
i have seen this when i been on road tests.
hope it helps
Ossie
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 03:32 PM UTC

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hi

having seen one close up in service. i can say that the tyres are hard and don't sag .
like a lot of modern AFVs and other wheeled vehicles including tank transporters are so hard that some bounce as they go along the road.
i have seen this when i been on road tests.
hope it helps
Ossie


OK guys, I think I know whats goin on here. What I really meant was "flat spot", not sagged. The kit tires are vinyl so pretty hard to file 'em flat. I love the pics posted, great info for the build. Thanks all for helping, and if there are any other suggestions for tires or any OTHER tid-bits to help the build, please feel free...!

Cheers all
thehermit
stooga
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 05:20 PM UTC
I'm not particularly familiar with the Boxer, but I suspect that like many other wheeled AFVs it has a central tire pressure management system allowing the pressures to be selected for varying terrain. Perhaps the reason we haven't seen any sagging is that most pics to date show the vehicle with higher road pressures selected?

rolf
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 05:29 PM UTC
Man that is such a cool looking vehicle. May have to get one of them. Thaks for posting those pics.

Roy
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Posted: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 08:36 PM UTC

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Man that is such a cool looking vehicle. May have to get one of them. Thaks for posting those pics.

Roy

I'd wait for the Revell kit which will be a production vehicle which looks far better IMHO with its extra stowage etc.

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