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29/11/2025 8:46 pm
Did you paint them or replace them?
- I replaced them, but repainted them, fabricate new hubs, and replace the black tires with white.
I got the idea from Geoff, who had built a 1/24 Speedster model with wooden wheels - something that never occurred to me. I always hated this Ford's original "too tick" spokes. I could've re-spoked five rimes, but I'm too lazy for that. 🙄
This spoke wheel replacement was a posted tutorial from over a year ago. Here's a few highlights:
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12/12/2025 7:16 pm
First, please correct the title - these are Minichamps. I bought my set directly from Ford and there were 13. I paid $273 for the set, including shipping. The bonus was the Ford GT. Here's my set, as received:
As for the UK/Europe set, I only have the Ford Cortina, which came my way via an auction win with multiple cars.
I have an extra Model T, if anyone is interested (10% fee going to this website, of course).
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