Lots of opinions, suggestions, voices-of-experience...
I'll throw in some 'counter intelligence' (advice from behind the counter
) from the LHS days. Traction tires on trains are somewhat analogous to tires on R/C cars. And that crowd has an even BIGGER problem ensuring that tires stay on the rims (especially on the powered axles!). Talk about torque and side-loads!!
Anyhow, there are 'tire glue' products offered by a variety of manufacturers to the R/C crowd. Preferences are like anything else...TEHO.
And prepping R/C car/truck tire rims...and new tires...prior to the application of a glue is part of their hobby routines. Of course, they don't typically have to fight through side rods and valve gear to get to the wheel, and their wheels are made to come off the axle ends quite readily.
That said, if you Google "R/C tire glue", the plethora of choices and info will blossom forth. Something else to do with a beaker of 'suds' in hand on a rainy day.
There ya go! The NEXT Vision line whiz-bang feature! Real sand dispensed to the railhead with the push of a hand-held button for that tractive boost!...just like the 1:1's!! And no more tires!
Chew on that, Lionel!
Oh goodie.
KD
