Accurate Armour

1/35 Series IIa/III Goodyear Tyre Set For any 1/35 Land Rover

Stock Number: LRA005

Reviewed By  Mark Aldrich, IPMS# 39295

MSRP: $10.00 Website: www.accurate-armour.com Wow, you want to talk FAST service….this is the company to deal with. I ordered these tires on the 19th of March and got them on the 23rd of March. Accurate Armour definitely ROCKS in the shipping department. These tires are not a new item. I recently decided to try my hand at building some of the gun trucks that have been used in the Middle East. After reading 30 Years of Military Vehicles in Lebanon, I wanted to build some of these unique gun truck vehicles. Model wise, there are a few choices out there to pick from. These are the WWII 2 ˝ ton (Italeri), Vietnam Era M35A1 (AFV Club), 1 ˝ ton (Italeri and AFV Club), WC-51 (Italeri and AFV Club), 5 ton M-925(Italeri), BJ-212 (HobbyCraft and Trumpeter), Land Rovers (Italeri, Revell, and Tamiya), and Toyota Land Cruisers (Mig Productions). The two plastic kits I decided on were the Land Rover and the WC-51 Beep. Finding the Land Rovers was not as easy as I expected and luckily some fellow modelers were willing to sell me a couple. The Italeri Land Rover came with the WWII looking tires and those I definitely wanted to change. Accurate Armour makes two different sets that are designed to go on either the Tamiya or the Italeri/Revell Offerings. I opted for the Goodyear series as opposed to the Bridgestone version. These will make a different, more civilian, look and feel to the vehicle instead of the combat pattern tread of the kit tires. You get five tires in the set, four for the vehicle and a spare. All have great detail and have a small pour lug to deal with. The only issue I might have is the mounting of the spare onto the hood. Hopefully the clean up will be minimal and I can always strategically place it facing to the rear. This was the first time I had ever bought anything directly from Accurate Armour. If this is the service I receive, I am definitely going to be ordering more from them in the near future. I want to thank Accurate Armour for making this set and to IPMS/USA for a place to post this review. Have fun, build a gun truck.