Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread

[Emmcee]

Nah. I don't think you've seen my box full of other cars that I haven't even started on. It is no exaggeration when I say there are hundreds of unstarted project that have sat in the backlog for years.

I'm looking to see if I can finally start one of my 1:24 models this weekend.

Also, the primary reason is that I've made the 934 collection a detailed-exclusive. Meaning each mainline release I get will receiving detailing. There won't be a separate collection of unmodified 934s. All I'm missing now is the black one.

I've got like 3 or 4 black ones. There a real nice castin except the back corner bumper bit could have been moulded a bit better IMO.

 

[Cano]

New post at Custom Diecast México, this time from our friends the Custom Bros.

http://www.customdiecastmexico.com/2015/05/hot-wheels-1978-dodge-pick-up.html

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Spoiler: photos

It would seem WSPs remain the irresistible choice for me.

You should try those rims on a xj220 to make it a xj220S.

 

[Emmcee]

My take on a fast and furious classic, hope you like it.

 

[AOS-]

I'm assuming you worked with the mainline? Great job on the tail lights.

 

[Emmcee]

I'm assuming you worked with the mainline? Great job on the tail lights.

mainline? Thanks for the compliment.

 

[Emmcee]

Here's a eclipse, but scrappy IMO.

 

[AOS-]

Is the wing normally bent like that???

I'm unsure if I like the heightened ratio of blacks in this composition. It feels a bit too heavy. What do you guys think?​

 

[CodeRedR51]

mainline?

All $1 regular release Hot Wheels are considered "mainline".

 

[Emmcee]

Is the wing normally bent like that???

I'm unsure if I like the heightened ratio of blacks in this composition. It feels a bit too heavy. What do you guys think?​

I love that, as for my eclipse, yeah the wing was like that when I got it and there is no stress fractures or marks on the underside so I presume so. It had the bigger wheels on it front and back so I swapped them for a smaller set and it looks much better IMO.

@r1600: ohh I see, yeah it's a $3 mainline, I say $3 as that's the price of hw's here in Australia.

 

[The Chosen One]

I wonder if anyone's tried a X2010 livery on a Formula Street...
It's a shame I don't have a lot of spare time to make one, though.

 

[AOS-]

I wonder if anyone's tried a X2010 livery on a Formula Street...

Basing this on the hurdles of Facebook posts on my news feed of custom cars made by a bunch of dudes in America, Thailand and Japan, I have not seen a single body attempt an X2010 of any kind. Be the first to though

 

[Nvrrespected]

Is the wing normally bent like that???

I'm unsure if I like the heightened ratio of blacks in this composition. It feels a bit too heavy. What do you guys think?​

Oh this just absolutely stomps on the regular cool classics one. This is considerably better, and it was my favorite cool classics to begin with.

 

[Cano]

The S2000 looks pretty good Andy. Needs carbon fiber insteal of flat, though.

 

[Emmcee]

Here's an old school gtr

I tried to do the old style roundish square tail lights and iam not to happy with them tbh.

Here's one of my first customs, it's a wingless 34 gtr iam not sure if I've posted it before, it's abit rough but I think the colour and wheels work a treat.

 

[Cano]

I like the treatment to the wheels on the Hako. I have to remember to do something like that sometime.

 

[AOS-]

The S2000 looks pretty good Andy. Needs carbon fiber insteal of flat, though.

I may be able to try something with my printer. But I kind of want to work on my FD. :/

 

[Emmcee]

What casting is the fd?

 

[AOS-]

Umm a Motormax 1:24 I think it was?

I like the treatment to the wheels on the Hako. I have to remember to do something like that sometime.

Now that I look at it a second time, the shape of the openings (the negative space) the white creates look pretty good.

 

[Emmcee]

Umm a Motormax 1:24 I think it was?



Now that I look at it a second time, the shape of the openings (the negative space) the white creates look pretty good.

Ahh ok I didn't know it was a 1:24 scale I thought it was a hw or matchbox or something or rather. Yeah the white wheels stand out massively on the dark body. Not happy with how the tail lights turned out though.

 

[AOS-]

This is more of a repair job than anything, but I made up the missing parts (which I will point out):

This is a Del Prado 1/64 Morita MSR-1 Super Rapid 1998 Japan. I bought this because it was cheap because it had missing parts. I did not notice just how many things were already broken until it arrived. To stay relevant to the topic, here are the missing parts I fabricated:

No sirens, no whatever-was-on-the-back. Here was the workaround:

And here's what it looks like now:

Here's another one:

This rod was broken into two. The pieces were present, but it no longer looked good since it couldn't keep a straight line. I swapped in a completely different piece of brass tubing I painted grey to keep it understated.


More pics

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[Cano]

Great fix-ups, AOS. The roof light looks pretty good!

 

[Avalonbug]

Hey everyone, if anyone has some basic Tomicas or Matchbox cars they'd like to get rid of, please message me as I'm desperately trying to find Tomicas XD

 

[AOS-]

Thanks for reminding me. I still got my truckload of cars I should probably just auction off for the price of garbage. You guys are interested in the market for boat loads of disassembled cars, right?

 

[jeremybatdude]

Hi guys, just want to share my Hotwheels Datsun 620, painted and detailed, thanks

 

[yabiggoose]

Before shot isn't mine.

Given I only have hand files (visible in background) grinding the roof scoops off was a pain in the arse. Up next is stripping it.

 

[Emmcee]

I try stay away from the rally style cars, the impreza wrc is the same, body sits way to high and just looks wrong IMO, it's even to high for a real rally car. So I've tried in the past to add to the body to bring it closer to the ground but I wasn't happy with it. Be intresting to see what plans you have for the evo.

 

[yabiggoose]

I have a very simple concept. Execution will be the key.

 

[AOS-]

Will we get to see body kits?!

 

[yabiggoose]

No.