| Early morning writer | 25 Mar 2014 7:42 p.m. PST |
Here is the link: link Everything else is reasonably easy to scratchbuild from a variety of materials but those wheels are a challenge. So, where can we get wheels like that for 15 mm? All ideas of interest. Thanks! …and of related interest for some of us…
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| John the OFM | 25 Mar 2014 8:12 p.m. PST |
Try the craft stores. Michael's carries a weird line of jewelry called "Industrial Chic".
You would be surprised… |
dampfpanzerwagon  | 25 Mar 2014 8:36 p.m. PST |
Try model railway stores, they will have similar wheels. There are also suitable die-cast models available, see;
auction Tony |
| Grizzly71 | 25 Mar 2014 9:05 p.m. PST |
As dampfpanzerwagon said, you might check out die cast toys. I've got some old John Deere toys that look almost exactly like that. Might even work at 15mm. |
| J Womack 94 | 25 Mar 2014 9:12 p.m. PST |
Check Brigade Games. link Three different kinds of wheels. I think they are supposed to be 28mm scale, but they are different sizes. |
| Rapier Miniatures | 26 Mar 2014 2:00 a.m. PST |
ebay, look for old and battered corgi, matchbox and dinky etc toys. |
| Bellbottom | 26 Mar 2014 2:51 a.m. PST |
Buy the Thomas the Tank Engine one and file the face off the front of the boiler, alternatively, Brekina do one for model railways |
 Parzival  | 26 Mar 2014 11:11 a.m. PST |
Who makes the wheels to build these things?
Who makes them full of spo-okes and rings?
Who makes them that won't cost much ka-ching?
Who makes the wheels,
Who makes the wheels?
 If you need me, I'll be hiding behind something large and bulletproof. |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 26 Mar 2014 1:16 p.m. PST |
TVAG has such 15mm wheels in white metal. If you'll tell me in an E-mail to TVAG@att.net , you can get a price quote and we'll mail them out. I can likely send along a scan or JPEG of some samples, too, if that will help. TVAG |
| DyeHard | 26 Mar 2014 1:16 p.m. PST |
Here are a few example of items out there with such wheels.
The real trick is figuring out how big the wheels will be. For 15mm looks for OO (1/72) HO (1/87) TT (~1/100) or N (~1/120) model train gauges. Other scale names include 1/8 inch scale (model circus etc) this is 1/8" = 1 foot or 1/96 scale. But be careful because 1/8 some times mean 1/8. 3mm can also be 3mm = 1 foot or ~1/102 scale. auction link auction auction link |
