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Hi everybody
before I start the building progress of my LACoFD Lifeguard unit, a seperate topic on how to enhance a toy.
Following you see how the New Ray 2008 Ford F-type quickly changed from a toy into a collectible simply by changing the tires.
For better comparison I show each view with the before and after shot, so you don´t need to scroll up and down

First the basemodel, again (I guess you all know this vehicle already from my previous posts, but just in case )

and with the new tires
before
after
before
and after
By adding some orange clear paint to the front indicators, painting the front grill grating, door handles and mirrors flat black and removing, or at least modifying the towing hitch, you already have a very decent model

the main flaw of these New Ray models (the wheels of the new version are more faithful)
This simple change restores value to the model
but, please, por favor, s'il vous plait... where these wheels come from ?

nemesis112 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:59 pm

the main flaw of these New Ray models (the wheels of the new version are more faithful)
This simple change restores value to the model
but, please, por favor, s'il vous plait... where these wheels come from ?

I found these wheels at eBay it‘s a shop named „maestrowheels“, but located in the Ukraine! I stumbled upon them while searching for truck tires for some future projects.
Allthough located in the Ukraine I gave it a try and orderd a set of truck and off-road wheels.
There are two types of rims, with circle or triangle holes and in three colors, chrome, black and white.
And even with approx. 3 weeks delivery time it totally was worth it! The quality is outstanding!
I recently received my second, larger order and definitely going to buy more of them, they’re absolutely perfect, especially at a price of 7,- to 8,- EUR (about 9,60 USD) per set!!
But here is a picture of the two versions I have