Lucario: Right, now I gotta wait, like fifteen minutes before the can depressurizes!

Yes, that was a nice thing to do, Lucario. Me next? (^^>

Well, if you get between Lucario and an ice cold beer... =^^=

Consider it done! Also, what is that wheel thing? I've never seen a toy like that.

Lucario: Aw come on, not another one!

Heh, it is my first "original" design from Hongyi. Basically, just an inflatable tire / hub, two chambers. I was gonna have it painted like a whitewall tire, but this was cheeper... =^^=

This is also a proof oc concept, I was going to make a pooltoy / pull-toy another eevee with tires instead of legs. I think it would have looked cool, but might not have been the wisest thing to ride... They suggested single chamber wheels, but actual hubs look better than painted on hubs. In the end I went with the conventional design.

(Might use it to test if I can airbrush on some color, though)

That actually would look pretty cool, especially if you could actually roll it on the wheels.

Going into engineer mode:

Theoretically that would be possible, if the axles were pushed through the body and made of a thicker stuff to support a higher pressure. Or one could make a bushing out of a large pipe, then a slightly smaller pipe inside with the axle inside....

Actually, probably a hard plastic axle with separate inflatable tires slipped over...

would be an interesting study in strength of materials! It could be made to roll by itself, but a lot more heavy duty in order to ride it...

I wanted inflatable axles through the toy, mostly to keep the wheels aligned. If they were attached to the body, they'd probably end up at odd angles. I couldn't quite get that across to them. I've seen the Hongyi inflatable cars, and they are amazing. But they are all modern stuff with low profile tires. I don't think they ever saw big whitewalls in China! I didn't want a donk eevee! =^^=

I was thinking a rectangular frame with axles inside to help the wheels do their thing. Couldn't figure out how to stick the wheels to the axles, though.

I guess it depends on how much weight you want them to bear. If just the weight of the toy, there are a few options: The wheels could be permanently attached to the axles, like an inflatable barbell. the wheels could also be detachable. The hole in the wheel should match the size of the axle. Air pressure will do the gripping. A wider wheel would probably be better here.

Adding a rider into the mix complicates things, since these toys are low pressure, and there will be a lot of deformation involved. (Unless the rider is light, say 100lbs or so) Then you'd probably want a solid axle (Pipe) The wheels could be held in place by a makeshift rim on the axle. (Two discs that hold the wheek in place. I guess one could also glue things together as well... I don't see that rolling well, unless you used the nested PVC pipes I mentioned earlier.

Those are my thoughts at least... =^^=

Drat, when you say a rectangular frame, you mean a rigid frame underneath the toy? That is an excellent idea! Again, using the pipes for the axles, with discs to hold the wheels on...

Awww poor vee ;~;

Don't get between Lucario and beer! =p =^^=