Author: | WildBricks | Posted: | Feb 22, 2024 08:56 | Subject: | Glued tire and wheel question. | Viewed: | 146 times | Topic: | Catalog | Status: | Open | |
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| I have an entire pile of these that won't come apart. I noticed that in the
catalog there is a note: Early versions are believed to have been glued or
melted together at the factory.
I'm wondering if they are glued and if so, where would they have come from?
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Message Has 6 Replies: Re: Glued tire and wheel question. - starbeanie (10860) | That's a bad note from someone who is not familiar with chemistry and toys. See below which is a common issue with vintage toys. "Melt marks" are part of the vocabulary [...] (4 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Catalog) |
Re: Glued tire and wheel question. - oukexergon (333) | [...] I'm no expert, but it seems like this is a common problem with these parts when left assembled in attics and other places with variable temperatures sometimes getting [...] (4 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Catalog) |
Re: Glued tire and wheel question. - zorbanj (829) | This note prompted me to cut the rubber tires off of several of these. I see no indication on the rims of applied glue or uniform melting, as you would expect to see if it was [...] (4 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Catalog) |
Re: Glued tire and wheel question. - oukexergon (333) | Also, didn't the brown one only come in Pirate sets for cannons? So in that color, they were never intended to be assembled with tires--sad to see those particular ones [...] (4 months ago, Feb 22, 2024, to Catalog) |
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