I'm always looking for cars with rubber wheels but sadly down under, most packaged cars come with the hard plastic wheels so finding a rim/tyre combination adaptable to HO slotties is difficult.
I've never been a fan of Mattels' Hot Wheels cars. I always thought Matchbox die-cast cars were better. But these new Ultra Hots caught my eye on our recent trip to The Big Smoke. The package labeling "Realistic Tires & Wheels" had me taking a better look and it was clear these tyres were not hard plastic at all but rubber.
Not sure how well they'd stack up on any racing HO car, but as dress rims they'd look cool. The rubber isn't exactly what we're used to but I reckon for custom work, they'd do the job just fine.
Not sure if you guys have them over there but at just under $4, it's worth the small price just to check them out.
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Cool!
Submitted by mgbbrown on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 20:36.Nice find Angel! It is amazing how so many in the community have adapted various elements of the die cast market to slotcars. What is The Big Smoke? That was Victorian slang for such cities as Melbourne or Sidney I am assuming. London was also called The Big Smoke. God Bless! Tony
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The Big Smoke
Submitted by Aussie Ho on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 04:02.Tony. Sorry for the slang terms I often use. Yes, The Big Smoke refers to the big cities, in this case Sydney, Australia.
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We Love Your Slang
Submitted by mgbbrown on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 05:34.We Yanks love your Ozzie slang Mate-don't stop! God Bless! Tony
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Sorry Tony...
Submitted by plymouth71 on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 15:55.I think you mean Aussie Slang.. Lol sorry couldn't resist!
But Dan...
Submitted by mgbbrown on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 16:48.Maybe Angel can shed some light here. It is the land of Oz and Aussie's can be called Ozzies if I am correct but I do humble myself in this time of teasing! God Bless! Tony
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hot wheels
Submitted by tabcomary on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 21:29.I used Hotwheels wheels on the front of a t-jet once. They fit on the standard t-jet hubs, and provided minimal friction, letting the car turn a little easier, but they were very loud!
That was not nearly as bad as the abomination shown here:
Yes, HO train wheels on a 4-gear magna-traction chassis. I think I was having a period of hobby confusion.
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weird
Submitted by Aussie Ho on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 06:11.Man, that is something weird...
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Ahead of Your Time
Submitted by Stig McQueen on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 10:59.I think you were ahead of your time with this; Tyco did almost the same thing with the first-generation Turbo Train (the one that used actual HO train tracks, not the second-generation that ran on slocar track painted with dies and rails).
Great minds think alike!
Submitted by Stig McQueen on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 11:07.I picked up a 1/64 Maisto diecast VW notchback for $3 at the local FiveBelow store yesterday; it has rubber tires on wide Porsche-style wheels all the way around, and they looked about the same size as the AFX 4-gear rear hubs. Best of all, it was held together with screws, so there were no rivets to drill out! Took it home, took it apart, and it's just about a perfect match; even the 4-gear tires fit! I'm going to use one set each for the rear of the chassis that will go under two of my resin-cast VW drag cars, and a matching set of Vincent T-jet Porsche-style wheels for the front.
"Regular" Hot Wheels are usually under $1 in the US, so paying more than that strikes me as a bit much for a toy car; but as a source for cool slotcar wheels, $3-$4 is a bargain!