Wheels , Wheels , Wheels

Nice score on the wheels…. Great to have a good selection to choose from…. Plus Veco is an old, Well thought of name…. Classic!!

Oh yea!! You know how I feel about wheels for my airplane models! R.O.G./L.O.W. is What will you use for collars? I generally use 1/16" diameter music-wire for my gear-struts (axles) and prefer the "spring-type" collars that used to come furnished with the Goldberg 1/2A C/L kits. They're getting harder to find. Sig used to stock them.. but Sig's been MIA for a while now.





When I use them; I make my own "flat-washers" for in-between the wheel-hub and the collar. Sometimes I bush the hubs with (Perfect-brand) sm. size "lead-out" tubes. This helps promote smooth/free-wheeling.

Below photo is of my P-38's gear..



These Perfect-brand lead-out guides make nice axle/hub bushings. For the smaller size; a #44 drill (.086" dia.) is what I use.. if the wheels' hub-hole is smaller than that.



Congrats. on the wheel-sourcing Joe. They're really nice looking.. and can also be used to add functional nose-weight in place of lighter-weight wheels.. in case you swap engines and have a slight CG change.

Yes Sir Guys , I hate having a project delayed due to a lack of parts . I actually already put new wheels on a p 40 and a Stuka that have been patiently waiting for new sneakers . Roddie , I love those little spring clips , but unfortunately, they are very hard to source.