John-341508 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 As you have no doubt realised, there was a slight problem with the wheels on the Cromwell kits in 1/35th, they were moulded with six wheel bolts instead of the correct eight.I understand that the Airfix kits being sold in the Far East have the correct number of wheel bolts, as shown below.Will these corrected wheels be available in the UK? It would be good PR for Airfix if they were made available FOC to those who have the kits with the incorrect wheels.Thanks in advancejch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I understand that Academy (based in Korea) made the moulds and produced the kits for Airfix. Whether that makes a difference I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken-1282630 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Hi there,When there has been an error - subsequently corrected - in a kit, can corrected spues be made available? Have Academy been asked to allow separate purchase? Has Airfix a policy on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I believe that the kit will have the correct 8 wheel nuts in this year's re-issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Interesting! I have one of these sitting in my stash. Was the Cromwell ever issued with six bolts or is this a major oversight by the CAD man? This has really caught my imagination and I feel the need to take a trip over to Bovington to count wheel nuts. I can just hear the tannoy now … “Security to the Vehicle Conservation Centre”! If I don’t get to build mine before the new wheels are issued, I’d certainly be interested in a correct set. Though one advantage of deteriorating eyesight is that such inaccuracies, whether introduced by manufacture or scale modeller (me), are becoming less of a concern. I will follow with interest 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebeep Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 4 hours ago, Tour de Airfix said: Interesting! I have one of these sitting in my stash. Was the Cromwell ever issued with six bolts or is this a major oversight by the CAD man? This has really caught my imagination and I feel the need to take a trip over to Bovington to count wheel nuts. I can just hear the tannoy now … “Security to the Vehicle Conservation Centre”! If I don’t get to build mine before the new wheels are issued, I’d certainly be interested in a correct set. Though one advantage of deteriorating eyesight is that such inaccuracies, whether introduced by manufacture or scale modeller (me), are becoming less of a concern. I will follow with interest 😊 I wondered if there might have been a six bolt wheel, but a search online came up with no evidence either documentary or pictorial. The Crusader had similar running gear and also has eight bolt wheels. As a daily CAD user I can easily imagine how such an error might occur, the surprising thing is that no one noticed pre-production. Sovereign 2000 do a replacement wheel set with the correct number of bolts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-345957 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 The ones I got in the Christmas/new year sales had the correct wheels so anything you buy now should be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I need to go and count my wheel nuts, as I’m sure mine was a Christmas Sale purchase 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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