I've had an SCX JAS Honda Accord WTCC car sitting on my bench for yonks now and everytime I look at it the standard wheels give me the shivers (in a bad way). In short, they suck.....
Being a "Hondaphile" (Bi actually, cars and bikes), and owning an Accord Euro (Accura TSX) as my 1:1 transport, this little model means way more than it would to most.
As far as 1/32 models go, this one is pretty unremarkable, its OK, not perfect, but I knew if I could beat the wheel thing I would be able to make a really nice runner to use here at home....
I really wanted to try a set of the SLOTING PLUS wheels that I've seen on the net so that's what I chose for this model. They come in several styles and offer a range different dimensions, I chose the "America" style.
I also used Sloting Plus 55mm hollow axles, some Sloting Plus brake rotors (discs) and a Slot.it 27 Tooth (aluminum) crown gear.
The build was pretty usual SCX for me, the front plastic bearings were swapped out with Scalextric Sport metal bearings and glued in place.
The chassis components were "glued and trued" as per standard HRW fare, front tyres (stock) were capped with CA glue.
Motor was a "Smokey Yunick" prepped 42B.
Rear tyres are Paul Gage XPG urethanes.
I did have a couple of minor hickups in the swap out. The SLOTING PLUS discs I received wouldnt fit on the actual wheel hub, and being metal I didnt have time to drill them out (a small "medical" emergency at home). I found some plastic CARTRIX rotors in the parts bin, so a quick session with the dremel got them sorted out.
The other issue I had was with the grub screw size on these wheels. When will the leading manufacturers get together and work out an industry standard for this stuff????? Very frustrating, I'll get a hex key with my next order and add it to my evergrowing collection of hex keys....
Make no mistake, SLOTING PLUS products are first rate, beautifully made parts (and a car too!) that deserve a place in any parts box. The SLOTING PLUS wheels are no exception to this, they are in a word, exquisite :)
Perfect in fact....
Do I like the car after the swap out??? You bet, it runs as smooth as silk and turns very quick and consistent lap times on our home track (best of 2.1 seconds). Perhaps I'd choose the Sloting Plus "BBS" style wheel next time for this particular model, I may do this at a later date....
....But for now, I'm just wanting to run laps with it :)
