Is it possible that many GPW fighter aircraft from different design bureaus used a generic design, possibly even all from a single manufacturing source, of main landing gear wheels? I haven't tried to find clear photos of wheels from a variety of aircraft, but I know several resin manufacturers (Res/Kit, Komplet Zip, some others) sell the same wheels for several planes such as Yak-7/-9, La-5/-7, even in some cases LaGG-3 and MiG-3. Examples:
https://www.modelimex.com/172-wheels-for-ground-airfields-yak-79-la-57-rsk-72030https://www.lindenhillimports.com/store/p508/KZ48031.html#/https://www.amazon.in/True-Details-3-Yak-9-Wheels/dp/B00HEDLFBODoes anyone have an opinion or even some accurate information on this? Or are these several manufacturers just imitating each others' mistakes? Some years ago after seeing this from yet another resin source (Ron's Resins), I posted a comment elsewhere about the use of generic wheels on these aircraft and got shouted down for it - now I'm starting to believe I was right.
John