Bob's M1070

[kingbob]

Hmmmm, i've been doing my research on axles/wheels. tires etc (trying to avoid going back to my disastrous paint on my OP truck), and have found the following.

1/12 seems to be the scale to build to use TLT axles, Tamiya hummer wheels, and rc4wd mil-spec 1.9" tires. BUT, i'd really like to do 1/14 to match OP, and another military truck i want to do.

Looking at straighteners, and steering kits for Tamiya semi axles, makes them ludicrously expensive, but then i remembered that Integy do some 1/14 drive axles. Full ali, and only $10 more than a TLT axle!

Rc4wd 1.55" rock crusher tires are the right size, but, wheels are a problem. Need around a 41/42mm wheel. The RC4WD panthers are the right size, but have an 8mm drive hex, not 12mm.

So, my idea at the moment is this:
Use Integy 1/14 axles ($70 each)
Use RC4WD 1.55" rock crushers ($25/pair)
Buy Panther wheels ($8/pair)
Buy Sass's spare Hummer wheels ($20/8)

Then cut the middle out of all the wheels, and bolt the hummer centres with 12mm hex, to the panther rims to get the right size.

How does that sound?


Or, just build it 1/12 with tlt axles lol

[sassgrunt]

I have used some two-piece Tamiya car rims in the past, where the (white) center screwed into the (chrome) outer rim. The idea of these is that you can screw the center to either the inside or the outside of the rim, to make a more negative or positive track. The problem I've found when you start using these centers as the 12mm hub for other wheels, is that the overall width tends to get really wide.

Personally, I like the Humvee rims, as they don't have much offset. And, since I plan to cover up most of their detail with new hubs anyway, they work out fine for my build.