GMP diecast

[vanzuuk1]

Just picked up the number nine penske 69 camaro by GMP diecast and it is sweet.Of course I am tearing it apart to paint it the color of my full size car.The more I look at the model the more I am blown away by the detail.



I have a question, removing the wheels seems a little tricky. Everything else unscrews or pries apart but the wheels seem presseed on, I am afraid to exert to much force on them.Is there a trick to removing them?

John mcbride, if you are reading this let me know the secret.


Please refrain from any jokes about 1/18 scale impact guns!

[Rick Dorion]

Just have it fly off the top of a toolbox and they come right off! I need a garage addition for my GMP models. They are so great.

[vanzuuk1]

Not quite the tech tip I wanted , but thanks Rick.

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[Blitz]

I don't have either of the 69 Sunoco's but I have the others as well as the Smokey Yunick and Street Fighter. I guess I had the same question about a month and a half ago. Ironically, it was John who responded to my question. Here is the copy and paste.

Hey Keith,

The only way that you can remove the wheels from the GMP T/A cars is by removing the center caps. Beneath the center caps are phillips head screws that hold the wheels onto the car. Once you remove the screws they come right off. The trick is getting the center caps off without damaging them. Technically they aren't really meant to be taken apart but with a little creativity you can make them work quite well. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

John McBride
Product Development and Design

Hope this helps. Oh and uhhh, you know you Must post pics of it when you're done right?

[vanzuuk1]

Blitz thank you. I had tryed to pry those caps out, no dice. I will either dremel them out or use a pin drill.What are your plans for your custom diecast?

[Blitz]

No problem. Glad I could be of Some help around here. I was planning on doing a custom 69 RS, but the company that made the photoetched 1/18 grills apparently quit producing them. Now I'll just wait and see what's up with Street Fighter II. In the meantime, I have a custom 65 Chevelle I need to make progress on.

[vanzuuk1]

I didnt know about 1/18 photoetch, uh oh. I am known to roam the toy aisle at kmart, looking at all the toy cars to see what I could use on my projects.

[Blitz]

Yeah, Scale Motorsport did some photoetch detail parts (grill, emblems, etc.) for 69 and 2nd gen Camaros. Unfortunately, they jumped in the market with the idea a little too early so because of lack of interest they scrapped it. I've talked to the owner there and also someone over at Machined Aluminum Specialties (<<aftermarket plastic photoetch wheels and accesories) about possibly doing something like a "diecast aftermarket", again it was all too soon. For now, I just hack up lesser diecasts to get what I want...sorta like what the plastic guys had to do loooong ago.

[JohnnyGMachine]

Hey sorry about the no-reply. I did email you back with how to do it though. Were you able to get the wheels off? Hey yeah we all want to knwo what you're gonna build out of it!!! Keep us posted.

John