1:35 German VW ILTIS - Sagged Wheel Set (1) Fulda (For ACE Model Kit)

Wheels for the Iltis off-road vehicle, the Fulda variant

What is on offer are wheels for a model of the light off-road car Volkswagen Iltis in 1:35 scale. The name sets it apart twice over: by the ordinal number one and by the name of the tire company Fulda, which denotes the tread pattern. The second variant of the same range carries a different marking in its name, so the customer can choose according to what tires he wants to have on the finished vehicle.

A few words about the real subject

The Iltis is a four-wheeler with drive to all wheels, which Volkswagen supplied from the second half of the 1970s as a liaison and reconnaissance vehicle. Besides Germany it was used in a licensed form by further armies and the vehicle saw a sporting career on long-distance rallies as well. The car is small, so the wheels are pronounced in proportion to the whole and their profile decides how the model comes across.

A procedure that has proved itself

First level the mating surfaces, so that the car stands on all four wheels at once. The flattening of the contact patch belongs at the bottom, otherwise the vehicle would look as if it were sinking somewhere other than is usual. Paint the rims and the tires separately; the boundary between them you will manage cleanly if you spray the rim first and finish the rubber with a brush. A light pale pass over the edges of the tread will draw the pattern out even under a matte varnish.

Whom the item aims at

• Anyone interested in postwar German liaison hardware
• Builders of small vehicles with a pronounced running gear
• Modelers who want tires matching period photographs
• Authors of scenes with a vehicle standing on a soft surface

The vehicle is not included here; you are buying only its tires.