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King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:09 am
by Xiaoshan_Sailor
The road wheels on my Tamiya Pershing are shot & falling apart from bearing lubricant so I want to replace with metal. I don't care to retrofit using the HL aftermarket parts so was curious if anyone here has purchasing those made by King Kong RC?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-M26-PERS ... 2808124743
Any & all comments welcome. Thanks.
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Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:11 am
by c.rainford73
They look really nice IMHO beautiful wheels
Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:27 am
by Xiaoshan_Sailor
I believe DKLM gets their 2A6 idler wheels from KKRC. They're also machined 304SS & brass, not die cast zamac parts.
Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:20 am
by jimbo_wa
Wow - they look great!
Why did you have to tell me about these...
Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:30 am
by General Jumbo01
Nice, but a tip here. All mineral based lubricants will attack plastics so only use special lubes made for plastics. Model railway specialist shop usually carry the type you need.
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Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:42 pm
by Xiaoshan_Sailor
Re lube, I understand that point well. Funny thing is I never oiled these bearings & hardly ran the tank over the years - it's been a shelf queen for the past 6-7 years so I wasn't amused when the wheels started to fall apart just looking at it.
Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:56 pm
by tankme
Been looking at their metal suspension arms and torsion bars for my Trumpeter Abrams conversion. Should just pull the trigger and buy the parts already...
Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:33 pm
by Xiaoshan_Sailor
Well, I pulled the trigger last night so will let you folks know once they arrive.
Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:51 am
by jimbo_wa
Please do!
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Re: King Kong RC M26 Wheels
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:00 am
by Xiaoshan_Sailor
As Gomer Pyle used to say years before, "SHAZAM!" Ordered these Saturday night & they appeared on my desk Monday 0845.
Package is superb & the parts are very nice, actually better than I expected & are assembled to boot. I'll look at more closely once I get home this evening.