i wish they would

[bubbaman]

i wish they would  put a size bigger tire in all these kits  ya build  a 50 ford pick up  and i wish the tire was 2 sizes bigger  - i know i could buy tires seperate  but that probably gets into $$$ -  oh well just had to vent a little - you`ll have a great week

[RichCostello]

I agree, I think a lot of the kit tires look too small.

[Lunajammer]

I've always thought tires look a little small too, but I also think it's an optical illusion. If you look at real cars and try to mentally erase the darkness of the surrounding wheel wells, the tires do look a little small. I'm certain most kit wheels are scale correct.

Edited January 9, 2018 by Lunajammer

[Jim N]

Great representation Mike.  That puts it in perspective real well.

[Rob Hall]

Some kits do have undersized wheels and tires...Revell in particular known for it..like the C6 Corvette ZR-1--the wheels and tires were way undersized.  The recent early 70s Ford Bronco has undersized wheels.   The '83 and '85 Old Cutlasses have undersized tires, esp. for the FE3-X version.   Many of their Revell of Germany models as well....

Edited January 10, 2018 by Rob Hall

[Lunajammer]

This one seemed really bad. I haven't measured, but wheels look pretty small.

[Renegade]

To me , the Revell Ford dually tires look way undersize.

[426 pack]

Revell 1967 Camaro tires are to small.

[highway]

1 hour ago, Renegade said:

To me , the Revell Ford dually tires look way undersize.

One, maybe because they are nothing more than the "street" "custom" rear Goodyear G/T Radials that came in every 3 in 1 Monogram (remember, the first issues of these trucks were a Monogram kit) car kit that offered the stock, street, and drag building versions. 

Two, maybe because the tires used on the real 1:1 trucks are very undersized as well! This is my 1990 F350 dually with the LT 235/85/16s that is the factory size for the truck, and though mine is a heavy duty equipped 4x4, they barely even need a wheel well on my truck! 

[426 pack]

25 minutes ago, highway said:

One, maybe because they are nothing more than the "street" "custom" rear Goodyear G/T Radials that came in every 3 in 1 Monogram (remember, the first issues of these trucks were a Monogram kit) car kit that offered the stock, street, and drag building versions. 

Two, maybe because the tires used on the real 1:1 trucks are very undersized as well! This is my 1990 F350 dually with the LT 235/85/16s that is the factory size for the truck, and though mine is a heavy duty equipped 4x4, they barely even need a wheel well on my truck! 

Nice truck. I can’t help but notice the gap in between the cab and box, was it a cab and chassis originally? What motor is in it? 

[highway]

1 hour ago, 426 pack said:

Nice truck. I can’t help but notice the gap in between the cab and box, was it a cab and chassis originally? What motor is in it? 

Thanks, though she's a little rougher now since the pic is about 10 years old. 

The gap is indeed from it being born as a chassis cab, but the previous owner but the regular bed on it. It's got the 7.3 L non turbo diesel under the hood. It was the engine just prior to the introduction of the 7.3 Powerstroke turbo engine.