Continuing work on the Model T Van. The kit comes with rubber tires that you stretch over the plastic wheels. The wheels are substantial, so you don’t risk snapping them in half during this process.
From the examples I’ve seen, the real life wheels were natural wood or painted. I opted for semi-gloss black. The tires have a nice tread.
My second kit’s tires were defective with a mottled surface, but one of those four was in decent condition on one side. These extras will be used for something else.
You are to sand the hub parts so the wheels turn freely. I’ve never been a fan of the phrase sand to fit, but these worked relatively well. I left them a little stiff so the Model T doesn’t roll away on me, but one ended up really stiff. If it doesn’t end up spinning in the end, I won’t worry about it. Since I opted to make these parts black and thought added paint would hinder functionality, I colored the sanded edges with a Sharpie.
This was by far the easiest part of the building process. :D
I love how it’s turning out so far.
