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28/08/2020 3:48 pm
OK .... I'm thinking of rubber tire change .. Front (white ) ??? ... Rear (red) ???
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28/08/2020 3:55 pm
Red. On that note, how do you remove the tires on a model like this?
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
28/08/2020 6:29 pm
I vote for white on this one...
28/08/2020 6:42 pm
Vote for the white
Never was a fan of the redlines.
28/08/2020 7:53 pm
White. It just looks better.
28/08/2020 8:10 pm
White. Not a fan of the redlines.
28/08/2020 8:24 pm
Red ! When yas got side pipes on a red Vette..red all da way.. !!
29/08/2020 1:49 am
This is how I do it .. it may not the proper way ... so .....
I very carefully pry up on the center knock off spinner
Using a Jeweler philips screwdriver ... remove that very tiny lil screw
Very carefully work the rim / tire off
Once that is off ... I work on removing the rubber tire off the rim
THEN
Reverse the all the steps back to sq 1
AGAIN
This is how I do it .. it works for me
OH ................................
I use a soft pillow to lay the Corvette on it side
AND AGAIN
Work very carefully ...
No big hurry
Take your time
AND ................
My eyes are good .. but .. but not that good ...
So I use clamp on magnifying glass
Hope this answers the question
Good luck if you decide to do a DIY
Hey STEVE .. DIY = Do It Yourself
29/08/2020 1:49 am
Good luck if you decide to do a DIY
29/08/2020 1:50 am
Hey Steve .. DIY = Do It Yourself ... 
... 1 more TLA ... DIY
29/08/2020 5:22 am
You wouldn't believe all the DIY's I've tackled !! Mostly with 1/18.
29/08/2020 7:13 am
If you have any pix - I'd like to see 'em .... What kind stuff did you do?
29/08/2020 7:19 am
I vote for whitewalls.
30/08/2020 7:06 am
Changing out wheels/tires. Painting/detailing interiors. Removing those pesky stubs on headlights and then BMF...lol..here we go again..the headlight bucket to look more realistic. The same with the tail lights. Lowering or raising suspensions. Drilling open brake discs where they were only indentations. And so on. I'm still hoping to finish my mods to the 2 Sunstar '58 Lincolns I kept after selling off almost my entire 1/18 collection.
30/08/2020 7:17 am
Pics of a Maisto Camaro I customized.
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New wheel/tires. Lowered suspension. Drilled out brake discs. Lower rocker panels blacked out around entire body. Just a few mentioned here.
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