Post by mountaindewd on Jan 25, 2009 21:02:04 GMT -5
I went this route with my Italeri Peterbilt 378 and it worked really well.
1.) To start, using an xacto knife, scribe a line inside the hub from the back side 1-2mm down from the edge as in the pic. Continue scribing until you feel the blade start to go through the plastic.
2.) With a little side pressure, use your finger to snap the hub loose and remove from the wheel.
3.) Next, using your xacto knife from the backside of the wheel, trim away the leftover plastic till you're flush with the wheel back plate where the lugs are. This will leave a beveled edge but that won't be a problem as alot of it will be removed in the next step.
4.) Using a round file, file out the hole big enough for the hub to fit into from the backside of the wheel. Be careful not to make the hole too big, file a little and check it with the hub often until the hub inserts snuggly to the desired depth. Check to make sure it is straight and secure with your favorite glue/plastic welder.
The backside of the wheel will look something like this with the hub inserted.
5.) With the first wheel/hub done, use it to make a jig to help get the other hubs at the same depth. Mine was made layering different thicknesses of styrene on top of the hub till it was flush with the outer lip of the wheel and glue them all together. Place the next wheel face down on the jig and push the hub into the hole until it contacts the jig, ensure it is straight, glue and sit aside. Repeat until all wheels are done.
6.) With all of the wheels done and the glue sufficiently cured, using a razor saw, cut away the excess plastic flush with the back of the wheel and discard.
Start with this:
End with this:
NOTE: I recommend checking the inside depth of all hubs to find the shallowest one as the plastic on most will be different thicknesses. Using that same hub to modify all of the inner wheel stubs will insure you can use any of the inner wheels with any of the outer wheels.
7.) Now, we have to modify the inner wheels. Start by inserting the inner wheel into the outer/modified wheel(with the shallowest depth) and scribe a mark on the stub flush with the outer wheel.
8.) Using your razor saw, cut the stub off at the scribe mark and set this piece aside as it will be reattached. Once that is done, use your saw to remove the remaining stub flush with the wheel surface and discard.
Now reattach the first piece cut off making sure you line up the inside of the hole.
9.) Now that the inner and outer wheels are done, all that's left is to cut back the axles. With brake backing plate in place, install inner wheel onto the axle. With that done, scribe a line on the axle flush with the inner wheel stub, remove wheel and cut axle off at the scribe line. Repeat on all axle ends.
Congratulations!
You have just corrected Italeri's mistake.
1.) To start, using an xacto knife, scribe a line inside the hub from the back side 1-2mm down from the edge as in the pic. Continue scribing until you feel the blade start to go through the plastic.
2.) With a little side pressure, use your finger to snap the hub loose and remove from the wheel.
3.) Next, using your xacto knife from the backside of the wheel, trim away the leftover plastic till you're flush with the wheel back plate where the lugs are. This will leave a beveled edge but that won't be a problem as alot of it will be removed in the next step.
4.) Using a round file, file out the hole big enough for the hub to fit into from the backside of the wheel. Be careful not to make the hole too big, file a little and check it with the hub often until the hub inserts snuggly to the desired depth. Check to make sure it is straight and secure with your favorite glue/plastic welder.
The backside of the wheel will look something like this with the hub inserted.
5.) With the first wheel/hub done, use it to make a jig to help get the other hubs at the same depth. Mine was made layering different thicknesses of styrene on top of the hub till it was flush with the outer lip of the wheel and glue them all together. Place the next wheel face down on the jig and push the hub into the hole until it contacts the jig, ensure it is straight, glue and sit aside. Repeat until all wheels are done.
6.) With all of the wheels done and the glue sufficiently cured, using a razor saw, cut away the excess plastic flush with the back of the wheel and discard.
Start with this:
End with this:
NOTE: I recommend checking the inside depth of all hubs to find the shallowest one as the plastic on most will be different thicknesses. Using that same hub to modify all of the inner wheel stubs will insure you can use any of the inner wheels with any of the outer wheels.
7.) Now, we have to modify the inner wheels. Start by inserting the inner wheel into the outer/modified wheel(with the shallowest depth) and scribe a mark on the stub flush with the outer wheel.
8.) Using your razor saw, cut the stub off at the scribe mark and set this piece aside as it will be reattached. Once that is done, use your saw to remove the remaining stub flush with the wheel surface and discard.
Now reattach the first piece cut off making sure you line up the inside of the hole.
9.) Now that the inner and outer wheels are done, all that's left is to cut back the axles. With brake backing plate in place, install inner wheel onto the axle. With that done, scribe a line on the axle flush with the inner wheel stub, remove wheel and cut axle off at the scribe line. Repeat on all axle ends.
Congratulations!
You have just corrected Italeri's mistake.
