Scale Wheel Sizes

This is for those of you who may be thinking your kit wheels look a bit small...
1/1 scale 1/24 scale
17" 17.99mm
18" 19.05mm
19" 20.10mm
20" 21.16mm
21" 22.22mm
Please remember that for ease model companies may round up/down the measurements i.e 17" = 17.99mm = 1.8cm. 18" = 19.05mm = 1.9cm. etc

sorry but I was sooo bored at work today!

got my old work vernier and began to check scales of some of the wheels I have lying around.

FUJIMI Nismo NS5R - 17" 1:1

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/537847DSC00018.JPG

making them approx 17.6" to scale


FUJIMI Speedline Compe-2

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/272100DSC00019.JPG

making them approx 17.6" to scale


TAMYIA Porsche Boxster Special edition wheels

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/739888DSC00020.JPG

making them 19" :smoka:

TAMYIA Porsche Boxster wheels

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/980088DSC00021.JPG

mking them approx 18.7" to scale

TAMYIA Toyota Celica wheels

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/161688DSC00023.JPG

Making then 16" to scale

TAMYIA R32 GTR wheels - 17" 1:1

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/724979DSC00017.JPG

making them approx 17.8" to scale

Very cool post, I like it!:ylsuper

TAMYIA Ferrari 360 Spider wheels

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/534808DSC000191.JPG

making them approx 19.7" to scale.

I thought that the standard 360 Spider wheels were an 18" wheel:confused:

Which just proves that even though we all build 'scale models' the companies use a bit of 'artistic licence' as some things when scaled down don't look right so the designers make them look right even if it buggers up the scale!!

yeah the 360 wheels do look good:sun:

I thought that the standard 360 Spider wheels were an 18" wheel

They are 18"...and the kit rims are correct. Go out and measure a 1:1 wheel sometime, and you will find that it is usually 1-2" larger in diameter than the official size. The extra amount is in the lip itself that holds the tire in place. The wheel size on a real car is actually the inner diameter of the tire itself, and we all know you can't see the inner tire opening because it is hidden by the visible retaining lip on the wheel. So that is the apparent discrepancy-and it is also why countless wheels by model manufacturers are incorrectly sized and too small, because they are measuring to the outside lip, without considering that that measurement should be 1-2" larger in diameter. Very frustrating to think that some prominent model companies haven't figured this out yet.

Excellent post! Excellent work tazdev
It would be great to have wheel reference thread!! what you say Moderators??!?!?!

Originally posted by fatboyslim
Which just proves that even though we all build 'scale models' the companies use a bit of 'artistic licence' as some things when scaled down don't look right so the designers make them look right even if it buggers up the scale!!
That's why Fujimi's Enthusiast 911 wheels look too small, because they accurately scaled down. Later, they released the Real Sports with the same body, but the wheels were enlarged.

Tamiya has been altering dimensions for quite a while, and it's even documented in Mr. Tamiya's book, that a model would look awkward when it's accurately scaled down, because of different view points.

this thread is kind of old, but just wanna make some updates.

1. TE37 volks - I am wondering the TE37 comes with the Aoshima Cappacino is 17" or 18"? are they using Fujimi products or Aoshima produces by themselves?
http://www.1999hobbysearch.com/dbimages/user/hobby/itbig/10027397.jpg

2. Advan RG - similar question on this, are Aoshima using Fujimi products or Aoshima produces by themselves? 17" or 18"? any actually photo or can someone measure the diameter for me? it seems the JunAuto prelude kit is the same as the Fujimi Prelude. (i.e. I built the Fujimi few years ago, and the manual on hobbysearch looks familar to me.
http://www.1999hobbysearch.com/dbimages/user/hobby/itbig/10025202.jpg

thanks for the help. :flash: :flash: :flash: :flash:

Fujimi AVS model 5's

Box says they are 18"

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/884593Model5s.JPG

making them appear to be 20" wheels

Fujimi Veilside Andrew Racing Dish

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/613075VeilsideAndrewsracingdish.JPG

again almost 20" wheels to scale

I was curious how big are the Aoshima VIP Stich Mesh III are and their quality? Thanks inadvance!

Originally posted by tazdev
[b]Fujimi AVS model 5's

Box says they are 18"

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/884593Model5s.JPG

making them appear to be 20" wheels

I cannot believe Fujimi makes so EXTRA large rims......I think the AVS5 are just 17"......damn I think this will be on my next order list.

If you give me a set I will gladly measure them for you:D

Originally posted by clatescivicr
I was curious how big are the Aoshima VIP Stich Mesh III are and their quality? Thanks inadvance!
I think I have this rims. I will measure it for you tonight.


Originally posted by tazdev
If you give me a set I will gladly measure them for you:D
I assume you are joking man, anyway thanks for your help on measuring the rims for the forum.
;)

Great!! thanks tazdev
i'll get the avs and ns5r next time:D

o.. one more thing, so most of the aos vip 19" rims will be around 20 then.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by joecwlaw
this thread is kind of old, but just wanna make some updates.
1. TE37 volks - I am wondering the TE37 comes with the Aoshima Cappacino is 17" or 18"? are they using Fujimi products or Aoshima produces by themselves?
2. Advan RG - similar question on this, are Aoshima using Fujimi products or Aoshima produces by themselves? 17" or 18"? any actually photo or can someone measure the diameter for me? it seems the JunAuto prelude kit is the same as the Fujimi Prelude. (i.e. I built the Fujimi few years ago, and the manual on hobbysearch looks familar to me.

1. They're more like 15 in. It's very small, and only good on K-cars or some 1/25 scale kit. Adding two TE37 from Fujimi, there are three sizes total.
2. Hobby Search manual clearly shows that they are completely different. There are no sharing between them, as both are still in business.
Here's Aoshima Advan RG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/670033P1220015.JPG
It's 20.5 mm, so it's 19.37 inch scale size.

Aoshima's Model 5 is sharper, but slightly smaller than Fujimi's.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/353964P1220005.JPG
It's also 20.5 mm or 19.37 inch scale size.

the Aoshima AVS does look a lot better defined than the Fujimi but I like the size of the Fujimi (fills the 350Z guards nicely):D

thanks hirofkd for the info.

BTW, I had chance to ask the model shop to open the Fujimi Advan RG to measure today, and the size is 17.9mm.

Originally posted by tazdev
the Aoshima AVS does look a lot better defined than the Fujimi but I like the size of the Fujimi (fills the 350Z guards nicely):D

This is the rare case where the Fujimi rim looks better than the Aoshima rim. The Aoshima rim is sharper in detail, but the finish/appearance of the Fujimi version just looks perfect. And I thought you couldn't get much better than the AVS from Aoshima...let's hope Fujimi does more of these kinds of "proper sized" and nicely styled wheels.

I'm using the Aoshima AVS 5's on my Fujimi F355...I haven't tried the Fujimi rims on it yet, I'm using trim rings to make the rears wider and I have to adjust the rear suspension for track width. I better check the Fujimi rims, maybe they'll work better and require less monkeying w/the suspension.

Originally posted by clatescivicr
I was curious how big are the Aoshima VIP Stich Mesh III are and their quality? Thanks inadvance!

sorry the rim I have is Stich dish.......not III, sorry that can't help u

Just wanted to bring this thread back so I can add to it.

What are some of the 16" or 15" wheels out there? I wanna buy a set of fujimi or aoshima wheels but I'm afraid they'll be too big and I don't want huge rims, HLJ does'nt say the size :( and I want some 16's :cry:

:D

I have a set of Enkei ES Tarmac wheels from a MR-S that appear to be 16" I'll get a pic for you compared to an 18"wheel.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/718620wheelz.jpg

To help people check there rim sizes, I created this, I hope it helps.
http://www.spc.org.uk/wheels/scale-rim-check.jpg

omg, good thread for kit building general knowledge.
Really appreciate this posts :)

is it the concensus that fujimi 17 inch wheels are just too small on a scale model? i just bought the enkei rp-f1 wheels from hlj. didn't know they were 17 inchers... from the box, they look great on the actual greddy rx7. it was meant for an rx7 i have but the tires are just way too thick. any comments on wheels this size or does everyone here just more or less stay away from 17 inchers completely?

a.

Originally posted by appleseed
is it the concensus that fujimi 17 inch wheels are just too small on a scale model? i just bought the enkei rp-f1 wheels from hlj. didn't know they were 17 inchers... from the box, they look great on the actual greddy rx7. it was meant for an rx7 i have but the tires are just way too thick. any comments on wheels this size or does everyone here just more or less stay away from 17 inchers completely?

a. Basically, Fujimi SUCKS!!! :( They fool us by giving us great box art but screw us on the contents! I think some cars look ok with 17" wheels and have a few sets myself but I prefer Aoshima when it comes to 18" wheels. Every once in a rare while, Fujimi gets it right like with their Advan Model 5s as seen on SpoonManDos' recently completed Supra; Fujimi's version actually looks better than Aoshima's version of the same wheel!:eek:

again... very diappointed with the wheels... i had the advan model 5's on the order as well but cancelled them because they were out of stock...:( ebay... here i come!:D

a.

I found this post while doing a little research on wheel selection for my Civic. This a fine example of the wealth of knowledge here at AF and deserves a bump back to the front of the line IMO.

Thanks to all that contributed!

-Rick