Painting A/C tyres

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Having just spent the last hour searching for links / tips for the above title, I've drawn a blank......

So, the question is .......

How do people paint there aircraft tyres.......

Is it straight black, grey, dark grey, ?

A mixture of colours.....If so which ones ?

How do you produce wear & tear on side walls

Come to that how about tread patterns.....

My 1/48th F105G is coming along nicely, But now I've hit the undercarriage and cannot find any decent photos for helping me on tyre colours...

So over to you............

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As with so many things in modelling there are no rules and no right or wrongs. Many aircraft tyres differ in colour so who is to say what is correct for your particular model? Aircraft landing in fields are going to be a bit different to those landing on runways so you have to made a decision yourself. Also you would treat them slightly differently depending on the scale you are working so all that comes into your decision.

If it was me I would go for a more dark grey with a bit of brown in it for older aircraft and a bit more towards black for more modern stuff. I would then probably go for a lighter tone of dry brushing over the top. Scuffing depends again on the use so bear in mind the terrain and demands on the airframe.

If the scale includes tread then probably a wash of a very dark grey/brown would do before the dry brushing.

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Would you knock any of the tread pattern down as well bunky; also can I ask without

hi- jacking the thread how you would put bulges on to indicate weight

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Would you knock any of the tread pattern down as well bunky; also can I ask without hi- jacking the thread how you would put bulges on to indicate weight

The easiest way to do that is to carefully press them onto a hot surface. You will get a nice flat as well as a realistic bulge that way. My favourite tool is the wifes iron, also invaluable for applying solarfilm, so it may be worth buying a cheap and cheerfull one of your own. You could also put a soldering iron on the back of a piece of tin plate etc..etc..

The important word is carefully!

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Having just spent the last hour searching for links / tips for the above title, I've drawn a blank......So, the question is .......

How do people paint there aircraft tyres.......

Is it straight black, grey, dark grey, ?

A mixture of colours.....If so which ones ?

How do you produce wear & tear on side walls

Come to that how about tread patterns.....

My 1/48th F105G is coming along nicely, But now I've hit the undercarriage and cannot find any decent photos for helping me on tyre colours...

So over to you............

Hi WW,

My default approach (in the absence of information to the contrary) would be to paint the tyres an off black/very dark grey. I use Tamiya Nato Black and it looks pretty damn good. How you proceed then is up to you based on the way you proceed with overall weathering. If the aircraft is covered in muck, then the tyres will probably be similarly mucky, then you can use pastels to dirty it up, brown for muddy areas and light grey for general wear (esp round the sidewalls). If the rest of the model is clean, a little lighter grey dust for general wear should suffice.

Tyre tread patterns, I'd personally be tempted to use a sharp blade (carefully!) to carve in patterns. Although it may be easier (and safer!) to use resin replacements.

Royale Resin do weighted resin replacements for the Monogram 1/48th kit (I assume it's that kit you are using, and even if not, they can be modified to fit). Weighted Wheels for Monogram 1/48 F-105 Thunderchief Kit | Royale Resin I've ordered from Doug before and his products are top notch.

As for side walls, a very light sand with medium sandpaper should give you a slightly worn ragged apperance, just don't overdo it or it'll look like an unserviceable wreck!

Regards

Jamie