Scale Wheels for Large Aircraft

Written by Lawrence Klingberg A simple solution for Giant Scale models As seen in the October 2011 issue of Model Aviation MANY YEARS AGO, as a scratch builder of large airplanes, I was limited by the size of model I could build by wheel sizes available from the hobby store. Unhappy with that limitation, I decided to make my own wheels for my ¼-, 1/3-, and ½-scale airplanes. The question was how to make them and from what. While shopping at a local swap meet, I found the perfect source for large airplane wheels. Kids’ small bicycle wheels come in 8…