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What are the chances of my AUTOart 1:18 model car of breaking, bending, or flexing its wheels? READ BELOW?

• This is a very specific question and I would highly consider answers from experienced model car collectors. This is a question about the strength of the wheel and/or wheel studs used on model car wheels. One brand in particular would be AUTOart. There are also other model brands, such as Kyosho, GMP, CMC, BBR, to name a few of which are HEAVIER in constuction compared to AUTOart. What are the chances that the wheels and/or wheel studs in these model cars break? What about the unsightly and PERMANENT bending or flexing of the wheel studs which result in unwanted "sloppying" of the wheels (i.e. negative camber like appearance)? If one would answer mathematically, how many kilograms of model car weight would be able to result into such? Are the plastic materials / substances used in model car wheel and/or wheel studs strong enough to support the model car (weighing in at a maximum of 3 to 5 kilograms), say for 20, 40, 60... or so on years? Genius, skeptic, technically inclined model car collectors, engineers, well informed people - - i know you're out there! I appreciate your help! I've done so much research but there's no way they will answer a question as specific as this. What's your opinion, even better, facts shared about this? THANK YOU!!!

• Answer:

  I am tempted to say "Surely you jest" but to answer seriously - these cars don't move. The wheels are the same materials as the rest of the body (cast zinc) The wheel studs have nothing to do with camber appearance unless they break and bending or flexing is extraordinarily unlikely because of the way studs are used. The cars weigh 2 kg, at least the ones I looked at. Zinc castings have been around for a century or more and actual working play toys made of the material have stood up to ordinary play These cars have be around for a couple decades at most and how would anyone be able to judge whether they would survive sitting on a shelf for longer than they have been in existence, except by guessing. Were you planning on pounding on your $200 model? I would suggest that a far more important consideration would be whether the paint and interior finish items are going to stand up to handling and cleaning, including fingers probing the inside and how badly they will age under lighting, even if it isn't sunlight.