What kind of modelling putty can be rolled with hands, like plumbers' putty, without sticking to skin?
The road wheels on the Bronco Pz III A, according to an IPMS Seattle review, need to be built up since the rubber is not filled out. The solution I'm considering is rolling out a length of putty, wrapping it around the existing road wheel, and cutting/sanding.

A much easier solution is to use thin plastic stock to build up
the missing "rubber".

See here:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1454313998/Pz+III+A+from+Bronco
Cheers,
Joe

I'll have to find the thinnest plastic for it to be so flexible. Whatever works well on one will then be done on all 20. As for the other wheel issues, it seems the hole just keeps getting deeper on this kit.

You could try tamiya epoxy putty or the quick type

Have you tried wetting your fingers when working with plumbers / epoxy putty? -- that should keep it from sticking.

For your specific need however, I'd go for the styrene approach. You get consistent thickness compared to putting on putty.

That seems like a lot of extra work, there must be aftermarket options? Depends what your time is worth I suppose. Or make one good one and cast the rest?

Jim

Only 10 (some say 15) Panzer III A were built and it saw very limited action at best and is the only subject with these road wheels, hence, no after market yet that I'm aware of.
The good news is that strip styrene (.015 - a little thick but a little scraping and sanding fix that, by .040 - perfect width) mean that no putty was needed on the first. I thought about going back to the store for .010 by .040 but the .015 needed just a little work to be flush with the original part.
The handling was made easier by cutting the circle into 3-4 arcs so I didn't have to make sure there was a snug fit on 360 degrees all at once.
FYI - the suspension is delicate and requires patience.

Got the .010x.040 strip and it takes less than 4 minutes per wheel, with no putty. 16 left so I can probably knock that out in an hour with focus. Not too much work, and good experience.