Asiatam metal hull for PanzerIV with Metal wheels

[971wright]

Hi guys just found this on another forum http://mmodell.de/forum/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=2522
Asiatam are doing a metal hull with metal wheels for the Panzer IV.About time Hope they sell the wheels separately


  regards pete

[Ex_Pat_Tanker]

They sell the Panzer III wheels seperately, so I would assume so. The question is will the rubber tyre perish like they apparently do on the Pz3 wheels?!

The Hull in the Pic is a Tammy chassis, btw...

[tribalmasters]

Is the Pz 4 hull a different shape/size to the Pz iii?  Lets hope they sort out the gearbox mounting problems with this one

[septon]

yes mart the panzer 3 rubber tyres do perish all my ones have gone  will post some pics later

[sassgrunt]

It looks like they made the same mistake that Tamiya did with their Panzer 4 - the spokes of the cast idler are supposed to be offset between inside & outside rimes (not in line with each other like the earlier welded tubular one).  I don't know how to post a picture of it, but there are close-up pictures of the Brummbar at Aberdeen APG that show this late idler.

[Jakeand]

"Hier die Laufrollen (montiert auf Tamiya)"

Just the roadwheels and cast metal late/early idlerwheels shown in the pictures are from Asiatam, Hull is a Tamiya

Regards

Jake

[Wight]

yes mart the panzer 3 rubber tyres do perish all my ones have gone  will post some pics later

Thats bad news,I have just got one myself.
Having said that though I've got a couple of tyres on my Tamiya Sherman that are starting to perish.
I used to have problems with slot car (scalextric) tyres perishing,until I stopped storing them in the loft!
I keep my asiatam hull indoors in a cupboard away from extremes of heat/cold and sunlight so hopefully they might be ok,for a while.
Does anybody know if the tyres are available seperately?

Steve.

[grim_marmazet]

Maybe you could seal the rubber with a matt varnish, it might protect them from the elements? Just a thought.
Cheers,
Rik