Model Forum / General / Models / August 2008

I have the new Revell 1/72 Lancaster, which is an outstanding kit, except
for the mainwheels.  Apart from being a bit slab-sided and having no hub
detail, they appear to be oversize.  I make them to be about 24mm in
diameter, against about 21mm which is the size of the wheels on the Revell
1/72 Dambuster variant.  This may not seem much, but it looks a lot more.
The Dambuster version wheels also have a much more realistic "bulbous" look,
as well as some nice hub detail (but the rest of the kit is terrible!)  Does
anyone know which one is correct?  I have a pair of wheels which came from a
Matchbox Halifax (never throw anything away!) and they are almost identical
to the Dambuster wheels (21mm) so I could could use these.

Regards

Pat Macguire