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Replacing wheels m34 truck
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 10:57 PM UTC
Hi guys,

I have a Revell M-34 truck in stock and I would like to know if it's possible to replace the single wheels by M-35 double wheels.
Can this be done on the same axle ?




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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 11:24 PM UTC
The M-34 had larger wheels (diameter) so it had to have the raised parts of the cargo bed. Putting M-35 wheels on the M-34 should be possible (the other way around doesn't work though)
There is just one minor problem, that Revell kit is not in 1/35 scale so the wheels from a M-35 in 1/35-scale have the wrong size, not much by all means, depends on how sensitive you are ....
/ Robin
bankmannl
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Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 11:50 PM UTC
Hi Robin,

I have compared the chassis from the M34 with an M35 one and they look the samen to me.
It's certainly NOT 1/32 or 1/40 !!!!



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Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 - 12:13 AM UTC
If the axles look the same then go for it :-)
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Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 - 12:30 AM UTC
Since I am a curious and nosy person ;-)
Why do you want to put dual rear tires on the M34 ?
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Posted: Friday, April 25, 2014 - 12:32 AM UTC
Looks like it can be done This one is an ex-Spanish Army truck fitted with a Spanish-built Diesel engine :

https://www.flickr.com/photos/71328769@N06/6446268403/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Or maybe it's just a M35 fitted with a M34 cargo bed

H.P.
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