foxx

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Hi Guys I am building a PICA Fw190-D and try to find a decent set of scale wheels for it. The best I could come up is Du-Bro 3-3/4 scale wheels which is nice but a little bit too big. The planes calls for 3-1/2 IN wheels and these are the smallest Du-Bro makes in scale wheels. any ideas thanks

jpflyer

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I built a Holman 1/5 scale D-9 a few years back. I used Williams Bros. smooth contour wheels. With a little work, they can be made to look very "scale".
jpflyer

fw190d9

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Foxx, I used the He163 wheels from glennis. They are close to scale and have the correct german tread. They are pricey but look great on the D-9. They are the correct size too.
Evan Q.
http://www.glennis.com/germanwarbirdgallery.htm

foxx

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Thanks for the links, I think they don't have anything in 3-1/2 IN range. and good lord they cost more than the airplane itself !!!

Flypaper 2

I built a 9 ft D 9 ,Homade screwjack retracts. Front wheels from a wheelchair. Nice and narrow.

Wulfman

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foxx,

The Williams brothers smooth contour wheels might be your best choice. Like jpflyer said, with a little work they can be made to look scale. A set of narrow foam wheels (the narrow wheels are marketed towards electric models, I think) may work ok if you are trying to keep the weight down.

SC

JGrc

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Here is a William Bro. smooth contour wheel with custom made hubs from Wulfman http://home.att.net/~mr.442guy/Wulfpage_01/Page_1x.html
JG
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/warbirdscale/

Chap

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Here is a picture of a FW 190 D9 wheel. I live a few miles from the USAF museum. I am building an FW 190 D9 and have taken pictures of almost every part of the aircraft.
Chap

Chap

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Here is the correct picture.
Chap