chroming the 1/12 f40 rims

see a F40 with chrome rims i never seen that, it s a sport car not an old car
as 1960 type.

painting rims with a spray? did you try?

 

well i would like to see that, the link is dead could you post it again?

 

HOoo yes i ve seen it there 2 days, personaly i thougt it was rims in Aluminium
i don t read all the post of Greg. yes they are pretty good like this

 

yes i understand you the rims alu are exhauted prices. and very long to produce if you do it yourself.

 

not big but only dream cars in 1/12, and also 1/43
And you do you like 1/12? personaly i stop all others 1/18 and 1/43
definitively i prefer 1/12 for hight resolution and something more, have
something beautifull in your hands.
you have a link here:
http://***************/showthread.php?t=1596

some others 300SLR, SLR2004,Lamborghini with RGT( kit not posed)

at this time i m changing house and country, but in 2 month i will show you
all, i m preparing something for them.

 

covers are made by myself. patiently.
GTO , yes master piece of my museum, i m trying to get another one for a special attention a new SN in my head may be before end of this year.

 

Neil

SLK99, know a store in HK for chromed rims, he s not sure for the quality aspect. ask to him.

Christ

 

Sorry Neil, I hvnt checked this thread for awhile.

Here's the place I used to plate the F40 wheels:

http://www.chrometechusa.com/

He seems to be a one man operation, doing it as a hobby. Slow service, but I was satisfied none-the-less. Not a whole lot of vacuum plating competition out there. Good luck!

 

I thought some of you migh tbe interested in this??

http://cgi.ebay.com/Aluminium-Wheels-Rims-Ferrari-1-12-F50-Enzo-Lamborghini_W0QQitemZ7019484380QQcategoryZ223QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

I have this too, but doesn't looks good... rims are unable to roll smoothly...not too satisfy with the money I paid for... 109USD for rims, and 40USD for S/h air....

 

"roll smoothly"??

Are you saying you play with your toy cars?



Naaahh I understand what you mean with the price you payed for it.

 

Have you heard of "Alclad II"? its a chrome paint that goes on over black. Basically what you do is strip and clean the parts, get a good high gloss black finish, and then airbrush a light coat of Alclad on there, and with a little practice on scrap parts, you'll be able to have perfect chrome very easily.

I've used Chrometech USA, and the service is excellent, but does take some time. Not necessarily a big factor for me, takes a year for me to complete a model anyway!

Carl

 

Yeah... the original Tamiya F50 or even Kyosho F40, they can roll smoothly in original state.... but after applying these metal rims, they cannot.... so I am not satisfy.

Currently, I am working on building a race track for putting up my 40+ 1/12 Models (i.e Mclarens, F50, F40, Enzo, Carrera GT, Murcielago, XJ220, XJ220GT, SLR Mclaren, GT40, etc)

 

That sounds like quite a bit of a poject!!!

 

yeap, and may be some pics for seeing that.

 

let you know later

 

yes tomorow i turn back in Spain, i must to finalize my installaton
at the end of may, early june i will looking for 1 or 2 models more.
250 GTO and perhaps a new release like Kyosho or AA,Tamiya.