Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread

[Nvrrespected]

No, I don't really like the look of the original JL wheels. I have two sets of RR tires like that so I figured this would be a good time to try them out.

Well, in my opinion, while they both look decent. The first set looks better to me, for more of a monster truck look. The second set looks more like a street truck.

 

[Emmcee]

Sorry for the misspelling of beetle any way got this guy at yard sale
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And don't know how to remove the rivets any help wild be hot

A drill with a 3 mill bit and drill them out, that's what I do with all of them.

 

[Nessy]

Sorry for the misspelling of beetle any way got this guy at yard sale
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And don't know how to remove the rivets any help wild be hot

By the looks of it they're rounded/domed rivets. Iv'e never had to remove those before, but i'm pretty sure @Cano has. Common sense suggests that they'd have to be filed down a bit (more of a flat surface) prior to drilling, either that or somehow create a point/dot with a sharp tool (centre punch and hammer) to be able to centre the drill bit, otherwise the drill bit will most likely slide around and damage the rivet or chassis.

As a side note to all new members. @R1600Turbo, the guy who started this awesome thread, has a nice list of useful tips on the first page of the thread (what tools to use, etc etc). 👍

So I'm trying to measure some last-minute interior decals for a Matchbox Lesney Mercury wagon I'm restoring... aaaaaaaand I dropped it to the ground. There goes the paint thank you very much.

That sucks. Interior decals though, that sounds very interesting. Can't wait to see what you're cooking up. 👍

With regards to the mystery car.. one of the guesses was nearly there, but i'm not saying which one.

 

[Nvrrespected]

Jeezz.
Civic? Kenmeri skyline? Rx7 FC?

 

[Nessy]

Jeezz.
Civic? Kenmeri skyline? Rx7 FC?

Nope,nope and nope. Nearly there though. 👍

 

[Nvrrespected]

Nope,nope and nope. Nearly there though. 👍

Lol. Errr. Civic type r? S2000? NSX?
Hakosuka Skyline? Nissan GTR? R31Skyline?
RX8? RX3? First gen RX7?

 

[Nessy]

Lol. Errr. Civic type r? S2000? NSX?
Hakosuka Skyline? Nissan GTR? R31Skyline?
RX8? RX3? First gen RX7?

Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope... and nope.

 

[Nvrrespected]

Daaammn!
R32 skyline?

Is it even Jdm lol

 

[Nessy]

Daaammn!
R32 skyline?

Is it even Jdm lol

Yes it is. 👍















JDM.

 

[Nvrrespected]

Dude I could throw a book of JDMs out there and still probai not get it right. XD

 

[Nessy]

Okay, i'll give a tiny clue. The car itself may not be on anyone's radar.. (i imagine it's an insignificant car to some).

Another tiny clue, is that a 1/64 diecast of it, does exist already but it's quite hard to come by, Hence why i'm making my own version of it.

 

[Emmcee]

Eg Honda civic?
Cappuccino?
Nissan silvia s13/14/14a/15?
Datsun stanza?
Rx8?
Nissan gazelle?

 

[Nessy]

Eg Honda civic?
Cappuccino?
Nissan silvia s13/14/14a/15?
Datsun stanza?
Rx8?
Nissan gazelle?

Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope nope, nope, nope.. and nope.

I think i might just have to post a WIP pic, because i can see this going on forever.

A couple of all the guesses so far, have come pretty close though.

[EDIT]

One last chance before i reveal my new WIP. Come on guys, think.

One last little clue too: The name of the car begins with a 'C'... (the manufacturers name doesn't begin with a 'C' though). 👍

 

[Emmcee]

Honda/Acura prelude?
Honda s2000?

 

[Nessy]

Honda/Acura prelude?
Honda s2000?

No to both. It begins with a 'C'.

Good guess with the prelude though. 👍 As they are quite hard to come by, (think Majorette did a Lude, and maybe Tomica too).

 

[Emmcee]

Toyota corolla
Nissan cefiro
Mitsubishi colt

 

[Nessy]

[EDIT 2]

One last chance before i reveal my new WIP. Come on guys, think.

One last little clue too: The name of the car begins with a 'C'... (the manufacturers name doesn't begin with a 'C' though). 👍

You were getting quite close @Emmcee.

[EDIT]

Some were so very close.

This snowdrift is going to be a Honda CR-X.. I use to have a JDM one about 5-6 years ago, so that was another reason i wanted to do a 1/64 of one.

Apologies for the crappy guessing game.

 

[Emmcee]

Oh oh Nissan cube?

 

[Nessy]

Oh oh Nissan cube?

Yep, it is a bit of a brick at the moment, but it has been shaping up.


(More snowdrift)

 

[BryCivicSi]

And don't know how to remove the rivets any help wild be hot

Automatic self punch. If you have a Harbor Frieght in your area, hit them up. $3. It has a spring in it and when you press it on the river, I will make a dent large enough to start a drill bit cleanly.

 

[Nessy]

Just did a small test fit of the roof bar, used a bit of modelers card i had laying around, though the final thing will be putty. It's starting to look a bit more like a Del Sol now.




Those seats look lost though. Need to add them to the list of fixes.

 

[AOS-]

Semester's almost done. I'm almost ready to get back into making another one of these.

 

[Nessy]

Semester's almost done. I'm almost ready to get back into making another one of these.

Yay! for you. Any idea's or too early to say?
I was just waiting for some decent weather to get cracking on some customs, and now it's here.

 

[Cano]

Sorry for the misspelling of beetle any way got this guy at yard sale
And don't know how to remove the rivets any help wild be hot

Welcome to late 70s-early 80s Hot Wheels.

By the looks of it they're rounded/domed rivets. Iv'e never had to remove those before, but i'm pretty sure @Cano has. Common sense suggests that they'd have to be filed down a bit (more of a flat surface) prior to drilling, either that or somehow create a point/dot with a sharp tool (centre punch and hammer) to be able to centre the drill bit, otherwise the drill bit will most likely slide around and damage the rivet or chassis.

Indeed, what Nessy said is exactly what you have to do. As far as I know you don't have a rototool, but if you do or can access one, there is a rounded bit that does away with these (and any metal you throw at them) in seconds. It's the one in the center of the pic:

That sucks. Interior decals though, that sounds very interesting. Can't wait to see what you're cooking up. 👍

It's nothing, just a flat piece of white waterdecal paper painted with the interior's color just so the "door panels" of the wagon don't appear bodycolor. For the record, the casting I'm restoring is this one, the infamous doggie wagon:

It's starting to look a bit more like a Del Sol now.

Got damn. Amazing.

 

[AOS-]

Yay! for you. Any idea's or too early to say?
I was just waiting for some decent weather to get cracking on some customs, and now it's here.

I can always come up with ideas, but I never have the time to do them*

But right now, I'm going to finish up them Fiesta wheels and that Aventador livery.

Once the weather is warm again, I'm getting on the air-brush work.

*aka too lazy and unfocused to get them done

 

[Nvrrespected]

Just did a small test fit of the roof bar, used a bit of modelers card i had laying around, though the final thing will be putty. It's starting to look a bit more like a Del Sol now.




Those seats look lost though. Need to add them to the list of fixes.

Ha! I feel dumb. I thought about the Cr-x but then was like naaww that's already got a casting. That looks awesome

 

[Emmcee]

Nessy your putty moulding skills are bloody amazing. That looks bang on for a crx coupe. Absolutly amazing.

 

[Apok]

@Nessy

That's some inspiring work. Great job!

 

[Missfrost]

Update on the 24 h racer


It needs sponsorship now

 

[AOS-]

I like that you went to the trouble of masking off certain tampos. 👍