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removed the race weathering and filled the huge gaps in the front end with putty.

Tecnomodel's version of this car was supposed to be released the 4th quarter of 2025 and that didn't happen so I decided to replace the wheels on this car so I have something a little nicer to look at until the Tecno arrives. I used BBR P01 wheels for the swap.

Here are the before and after shots.

#466539 Very nice indeed! by Frank Lemire on Friday Jan 09, 2026 at 02:40PM - I have always been a proponent of wheel upgrades and this one is a real standout. If I may ask, w
- #466540 Thanks. I think I got at least one set of those from Five by TCL on Friday Jan 09, 2026 at 02:54PM - Diecast and another set from an ebay seller. In the past I seem to recall that they would show up on
  - #466541 Update. Link to the wheels. Pre-order available soon. by TCL on Friday Jan 09, 2026 at 03:15PM -
    - #466547 Thanks for the link! by Frank Lemire on Saturday Jan 10, 2026 at 08:31AM - I was down to my last set.

#466535 You can see it's true, shoes DO make the man :) by Josh Shy on Friday Jan 09, 2026 at 12:00PM
- #466543 Did you just say ''Converse''? by
  Ulf
  on Saturday Jan 10, 2026 at 01:19AM

#466522 Neat. Awesome wheels. by
Ulf
on Friday Jan 09, 2026 at 07:35AM - I remember I warmed up the oddly angled end tips and straightened them out. HW copied the stoneag
- #466524 Thanks. I may try your method to straighten the exhaust. It by TCL on Friday Jan 09, 2026 at 08:00AM - does look better with straight pipes.
  - #466530 wow...what a difference just the wheels along make. by
    Gavin
    on Friday Jan 09, 2026 at 09:20AM
    - #466531 Agree, although if I had put them on and kept the model by TCL on Friday Jan 09, 2026 at 11:03AM - race weathered I'd have to race weather the wheels too.