Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread

[AOS-]

One thing I have been forgetting to mention lately is I got JB Weld recently and I have ask, but what do I need to know about it if I plan on using it? (I know you have to mix it to use it of course)

Would this be suitable for glueing the aluminum piece underneath?

Think of JB Weld this way: It's just a really really tough glue. Use it for anything you like.. just not your school projects, because that's overkill.

Also, it's gluing.

So, how can I get the wheels out of a metal based Hot Wheels? The metal is too tough for me currently.

Do you have a rotary tool with a cutting disc? If so, get on it with that.

 

[Avalonbug]

@R1600Turbo Did you ever finish that Miata?

 

[Emmcee]

I use, snip pliers. Then smooth out channel with drill bit.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Amazing if you can do a spotless job, but I can see a lot of streak marks on it, dude!

I'd like to see you do better!

 

[Emmcee]

I'd like to see you do better!

hope your not serious,
Just giving you some constructive critism. Your not seriously asking him to put you to shame are you? Lol.

 

[AOS-]

hope your not serious,
Just giving you some constructive critism. Your not seriously asking him to put you to shame are you? Lol.

Not serious, no worries.

I have coloured my toys in marker before, but I have no photos of them at the moment. The closest I've got are my handpainted police cars:

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2010

 

[CodeRedR51]

@R1600Turbo Did you ever finish that Miata?

Nope, still sitting on the bench.

Just FYI I have tags turned off, so I didn't see this until I got bored and randomly checked the custom thread.

 

[R5]

Not serious, no worries.

I have coloured my toys in marker before, but I have no photos of them at the moment. The closest I've got are my handpainted police cars:

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2010

That hand written slogan really pulls it all together

 

[Hanut11]

Hello guys I am new to this forum and I'm really a beginner in customizing hotwheels and all but I love doing that, so can anyone help me in starting out and saying how to paint properly etc. etc. Thanks!!!

 

[Hanut11]

Any ideas for customization

 

[Emmcee]

Eeewwww, not for that lol.

 

[Hanut11]

It sucks I know

 

[Hanut11]

What do u generally paint with or customize with, plz give tips. I'm new
Ok Gotbeefboy564

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

FYI don't double post. Use the edit button next time.

 

[AOS-]

Question's a bit too vague, Hanut. You ask for tips if you want to improve at something, but you haven't stated what specific thing you've done. You'll find that it is practically impossible for us to assist you. Like art, there isn't one way to do something. Start off with these questions:

-What specific thing do I want to make?
-Have I seen something that makes me want to learn how to make myself?

So if you want someone to help you start out, tell us something you want to do.

 

[R5]

Any ideas for customizationView attachment 221248

Paint the blue parts grey, add silver "rivets", change the normal superman logo for the Red Son logo, add military style serial number (Easter egg, have it as "2425-3" the last 5 digits of the Red Son superman deluxe edition's serial number)

Aside from that? Nyet, komrade.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Throw it away and start with something else?

 

[Emmcee]

Lol, there's no nicer way to put it is there?

 

[Avalonbug]

@Hanut11, I'm sorry but I must agree with everyone else. Do you have like an actual Hot Wheels car that you can start on?

 

[Cano]

Any ideas for customization

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

 

[AOS-]

Lol, there's no nicer way to put it is there?

Sometimes, people ask the kind of questions that lack the foundation to bring out a helpful response.

That said, I don't think it can get less ruder than my response without pointing out the flaw of such questioning.

 

[Emmcee]

My celica with custom exhaust

 

[AOS-]

It'd be nice if you put more light on the photo so the camera can get a better focus on the image. I really do want to see how that exhaust pipe came out.

 

[Johnny1996]

Primer is now on my Silvia's body, and the inside of the body will receive primer tomorrow.

👍

My celica with custom exhaust

The exhaust is a little hard to see, but from what I can see, it looks nice, as does the rest of the car.

 

[Emmcee]

Hope these are better? Bare in mind I still have to touch it up abit more and shut it up, that explains the gap at the rear to the body.

 

[Ameer67]

My celica with custom exhaust

It'd be nice if you put more light on the photo so the camera can get a better focus on the image. I really do want to see how that exhaust pipe came out.

Messed around with the colors in GIMP:

Spoiler

EDIT: Tree'd with better pictures.

 

[Emmcee]

If you go to page 188 I Beleive, there is a pic of my unfinished "devil z" and see the exhaust on that.

 

[Emmcee]

I've found a way of making these exhaust's anyway you like and it's cheap as chips, well even cheaper than them.

 

[AOS-]

It looks like you didn't connect the muffler to anything.