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Excellent! Thanks for the heads up! 👍🏻 A way off yet but pack 12 looks interesting, trying to fit the tyre to the wheel AFTER attaching the wheel to the model. Seems a strange way of doing it i feel. I can forsee things potentially getting damaged as they're not easy to force on. I think ill attempt to fit the tyre to the wheel before attaching it to the suspension arms and frame when we get to that point. Looking forward to the progression Building:
Ghostbusters Ecto-1, Ford GT40, Gone in 60 seconds Eleanor mustang, Shelby Cobra
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R2D2, Red Bull RB7 RC, Battleship Bismarck, Shelby GT500 'super snake'
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I noticed that too. You can bet that is NOT the way I’ll be doing mine! As you say, it would be very easy to break things.
Stay well,
Mark
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I think I will just remove the wheel from the spindle.  mortyjeff attached the following image(s):
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Thats exactly what I thought. As soon as a saw it through the instructions it set my inner alarm bells off haha. I do like how they included the tip on soaking them in boiling water 1st though. It really does help soften the rubber so they pop on a bit easier but still take some force. It does make me wonder if there is a reason they have done it this way though, as the suspension linkage is screwed from the sides to attach the hub, perhaps when the tyre is fitted 1st you then can't access the screws at the top and bottom attachment points? The suggestion above to disassemble the wheel from the hub seems much more logical. I may also leave attaching the wheel altogether for now until at least the other side is fitted, or all 4. Easier for the storage between deliveries (as much as I hate having lots of small assemblies kicking around) Building:
Ghostbusters Ecto-1, Ford GT40, Gone in 60 seconds Eleanor mustang, Shelby Cobra
Complete:
R2D2, Red Bull RB7 RC, Battleship Bismarck, Shelby GT500 'super snake'
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