Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread

[AOS-]

The Speed Machines Tesla has some decent collector value.


Thought I'd inform you anyway.

 

[vballcoach]

Step 1: Stripping complete View attachment 279855

when you get a chance at using a can of aircraft remover, you'll understand why so many use it. it also makes for a super clean base to start with. I sand mine after paint removal with 600 dry. Also, when you are using putty for any type of body mods, you don't want any residual paint left.

 

[Emmcee]

Working on this wrx ATM

 

[CodeRedR51]

My trucks I am working on have been put on hold at the moment. Our temperatures are dropping over night (highs in the mid to low 50's) and my apartment faces away from the sun, so the temps for painting at the moment are not really ideal. Will do as much detailing as I can until then.

 

[Cano]

while everyone is actually working on cars, I am trying to organize all my to-be-restored or customized cars in new boxes to save some space here. I've put all cars that have received tampo erasing in two boxes, all the restoration projects in... well I'm up to six boxes now, and two other boxes (so far) for the newish castings that will be stripped off their paint. Oh, and two more for donor cars.

I have way more stuff than I can chew up ):

 

[Hanut11]

when you get a chance at using a can of aircraft remover, you'll understand why so many use it. it also makes for a super clean base to start with. I sand mine after paint removal with 600 dry. Also, when you are using putty for any type of body mods, you don't want any residual paint left.

Ok thanks I'll make sure that there is no more paint left, the bumpers are the same color as in the pic even after stripping

 

[Hanut11]

Look what I just found for free in a flee market

 

[Hanut11]

Good job with the interior. I've yet to put any decent amount of time into doing those.

Edit 23 hours later:

I wanted to get rid of the casting for a long time, but there's no demand so I decided to buff it up a while ago.
Only problem was I had no other sub for the windows until recently.
The blue windows are out. The black interior is out. The blue tires are also out.
It now looks more like a tasteless lowrider than a goofy toy.
Most of you might not even like it, but who cares about you anyway. j/k​

Man how do you people get these flames and decals so awesome and right!?

 

[crue426]

Some people reportedly claimed they've removed paint with nail polish remover, but I found that stuff to be less effective than stripper.

Will over cleaner remove paint off die-cast car bodies?

 

[vballcoach]

Working on this wrx ATM

like the flares. what material are you using?

 

[Emmcee]

like the flares. what material are you using?

Selleys "knead it" all purpose putty.

 

[yabiggoose]

Looks like I knead to go to bunnings and get some.

Knead.

 

[Emmcee]

Looks like I knead to go to bunnings and get some.

Knead.

Yeah it's about $7-8 bucks I think and it's in a tube, where all the putty is near the paint section. No need to spend the extra and get the "metal" knead it putty, just the all purpose one works fine. I find it works the best for me, out of milliput or anything.

 

[Cano]

Man how do you people get these flames and decals so awesome and right!?

The Lincoln in your quote had those decals from the factory. @AOS- just shwapped the wheels and windshield on that car. However, it is possible to do custom decals for cars using waterdecal paper.

Will over cleaner remove paint off die-cast car bodies?

I'll assume that's "oven cleaner". No, it won't strip the paint off the cars.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Man how do you people get these flames and decals so awesome and right!?

Try to avoid double posting too, not allowed here.

 

[AOS-]

If an oven cleaner product could strip paint, people wouldn't be buying oven cleaners for their original purpose.

That said, I think people use oven cleaner to delete tampos.

 

[Cano]

That said, I think people use oven cleaner to delete tampos.

Brake fluid also works, lol.

 

[Apok]

Brake fluid actually works to strip paint off plastic models. I'm not sure if it'd work with the factory applied paint on die-cast cars though.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Brake fluid also works, lol.

I'd be afraid that would take the paint off too.

I just use mineral spirits on a Q-tip.

 

[Cano]

I'd be afraid that would take the paint off too.

Ahmed has reportedly tried it and he says the thing is even more gentle to paint than nail-polish remover (acetone).

 

[R5]

Interesting idea from my friend

Leave it in vodka

 

[Nessy]

Or.. just leave it and drink the Vodka.

 

[Cano]

Or.. just leave it and drink the Vodka.

This.

 

[R5]

Or.. just leave it and give you all the Vodka.

Fixed

 

[AOS-]

I chopped the side skirts to lower it, but the profile of the base didn't allow me to sink it any further.

'57 Chevy. Aside from what's already mentioned, wheels have been swapped, base had been repainted, the factory paint got a coat of fluorescent orange sprayed on top to fade out the tampos, and the obvious detailing. Because this thing had an engine piece riveted to the body, there was a lot of metal to remove beneath the bonnet before I could lower the front at all. I also had to shave down the inside lip of each well so the tires would fit better. The original plan was to make this a big retailer buff, but I lost too much paint during the cutting phase.

Lotus Evora, wheelswapped and lowered. Lazily lowered I did, but it's back in the collection as an RB.

I've uploaded the rest of the photos in the blog post with incomplete text here. Don't mind the lack of text. I doubt anyone really cares about what I write. But thanks for looking!

 

[Johnny1996]

Man, that Chevy looks mean!

 

[Cano]

The 57 is awesome, I wouldn't have guessed it was that car you started with. Cool outcome.

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

Oh dawg, there's money on that Tesla.

Yea, i think all the speed machines on my wall would fetch a value of around 2000$

even with out the blisters. but i like(Love) them to much to sell.

 

[Nessy]

I chopped the side skirts to lower it, but the profile of the base didn't allow me to sink it any further.

'57 Chevy. Aside from what's already mentioned, wheels have been swapped, base had been repainted, the factory paint got a coat of fluorescent orange sprayed on top to fade out the tampos, and the obvious detailing. Because this thing had an engine piece riveted to the body, there was a lot of metal to remove beneath the bonnet before I could lower the front at all. I also had to shave down the inside lip of each well so the tires would fit better. The original plan was to make this a big retailer buff, but I lost too much paint during the cutting phase.

Lotus Evora, wheelswapped and lowered. Lazily lowered I did, but it's back in the collection as an RB.

I've uploaded the rest of the photos in the blog post with incomplete text here. Don't mind the lack of text. I doubt anyone really cares about what I write. But thanks for looking!

That Evora looks spot on with those smaller wheels.

Chevy looks excellent too.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I think the Evora looks good with the newish 5-spoke wheels that Matchbox has. In fact those wheels look good on a lot of cars. My custom R34 is a great example.