Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread

[nathan8856]

little sneak peak at what I've been working on, i actually made some "leaf springs" for it as well, im very happy with how it stands. not sure if i should paint it or detail it, i also want to add some side view mirrors, i will post updates every chance i get.

 

[nathan8856]

decided not to repaint it, added the mirrors and an off road bumper and did some detailing.

 

[e36Earl]

Did the c10=) Used the real riders from the 90210 mustang.

 

[MarineFreeMan]

It's been a while since I posted here, because I've been very busy and also I moved to a new place. These pics are from the last complete custom I did -though it would be more accurate to call it a restoration-, and I hope to resume my other projects in the next weekend.

This Mercedes Benz 190e made by Majorette is inspired by Cano's own Majo Mercedes. I took a few notes from his work on that car, and I decided to give my personal touch to this car. Thoughts, guys?

 

[nathan8856]

It's been a while since I posted here, because I've been very buusy and also I moved to a new place. These pics are from the last complete custom I did, and I hope to resume my other projects in the next weekend.

This Mercedes Benz 190e made by Majorette is inspired by Cano's own Majo Mercedes. I took a few notes from his work on that car, and I decided to give my personal touch to this car. Thoughts, guys?


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looks great!

 

[e36Earl]

Looks really good=)

 

[Cano]

It's been a while since I posted here, because I've been very busy and also I moved to a new place. These pics are from the last complete custom I did -though it would be more accurate to call it a restoration-, and I hope to resume my other projects in the next weekend.

This Mercedes Benz 190e made by Majorette is inspired by Cano's own Majo Mercedes. I took a few notes from his work on that car, and I decided to give my personal touch to this car. Thoughts, guys?

I'm honored to see that my stuff is an inspiration.

That aside, your Mercedes turned out absolutely awesome. The painted chassis makes all the difference in the world, the detailing is spot-on, the colour is perfect, and the wheel selection could not be better. Only thing you should really redo is the stance. I've never opened Majorettes of this era, but there should be a way to lower it, because it just looks too damn high. Maybe an exhaust tip?

But other than that, super-kudos, it looks awesome 👍

 

[MarineFreeMan]

Thanks a lot for the kind words man. It means a lot for a beginner like me to receive accolades from the experienced

And yes, I do agree that the stance is a bit too high. I tried many methods but nothing that really works so far. Fortunately, since the car is not closed yet, there's still chance to work on that.

I'll post pics of the end result, but it might take a while.

 

[Cano]

Thanks a lot for the kind words man. It means a lot for a beginner like me to receive accolades from the experienced

And yes, I do agree that the stance is a bit too high. I tried many methods but nothing that really works so far. Fortunately, since the car is not closed yet, there's still chance to work on that.

I'll post pics of the end result, but it might take a while.

Take your time to nail it. You could post pictures of the opened car to see if we could come up woith something.


Also, new post in Custom Diecast Mexico, a simple rescue with a bit of street freak flavor:

http://www.customdiecastmexico.com/2015/09/hot-wheels-custom-68-camaro.html

 

[dve1968]

nice job.

 

[yabiggoose]

Nice restoration but egads the rear wheels on that casting are ridiculous.

 

[DUBer]

Hot Wheels Fish'd and chip'd - new wheels and disc brakes.

 

[e36Earl]

and lifted?

 

[DUBer]

and lifted?

Yes lifted. Car doesnt look right lowered with that big of wheels. Id like to think that having the front wheels clear the body looks more realistic because these are the driving wheels and they need to turn.

 

[Eddie17]

hello to all, look at my cars: http://chafito.deviantart.com/art/Hot-Wheels-556745735

 

[DUBer]

Hot Wheels Mercedes SL55. New wheels/disc brakes.

Also painted the window trim flat black & a touch of clear red on the tailights.

 

[nathan8856]

couple of wheel swaps, 90's hotwheels = good cars terrible wheels.

 

[Coayer]

Hi guys,

Just found this thread yesterday and now I have taken out all of my old collection and started wheel swapping and painting! Here's my first attempt at a full car, (wheels and paint). It's a Plymouth GTX with the top side sprayed but I decided to keep the sides stock as I like the detail. Not lowered yet but I kinda like the stance as it is so I might just keep it stock.

 

[nathan8856]

Hi guys,

Just found this thread yesterday and now I have taken out all of my old collection and started wheel swapping and painting! Here's my first attempt at a full car, (wheels and paint). It's a Plymouth GTX with the top side sprayed but I decided to keep the sides stock as I like the detail. Not lowered yet but I kinda like the stance as it is so I might just keep it stock.

Welcome, Looks good!

 

[Avalonbug]

http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/casse,hotwheels

Any idea on how to make Hot Wheels look like that?

 

[e36Earl]

Looks like they were in a sandbox for quite a while lol

 

[nathan8856]

http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/casse,hotwheels

Any idea on how to make Hot Wheels look like that?

for the rust affect i used half vinegar, half hydrogen peroxide, with some steel wool, this creates rust in the steel wool. let it drip down onto your car then quickly dry it with a heatgun and clear coat over it and presto! looks like its been left outside for 10 years.

 

[AOS-]

I've done a combination of things to get this look.

-Scratch off some body paint through scraping with the help of acetone.
-Loosely sprayed a red primer which I then scraped off partially with sandpaper.
-Dabbed on tan paint for the sandy coverage.
-Probably used a Tamiya Mud Stick for thick blots of dirt.

These were going to go into a sandy outdoor diorama.

Having disregarded its care for a year, they've been dumped in the nether zone in my backyard. :|



edit: I've a bunch of Weathered singles I made in the past you can have a detailed look at.

http://athobbies.blogspot.ca/2014/02/custom-diecasts-index.html#wea

 

[e36Earl]

Oh man that m1 procar=( I have been trying to find one to do a custom

 

[mustang fanatic]

couple of wheel swaps, 90's hotwheels = good cars terrible wheels.

I'm not gonna lie. I like the original wheels much better. Especially on the Dairy Delivery.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I've done a combination of things to get this look.

-Scratch off some body paint through scraping with the help of acetone.
-Loosely sprayed a red primer which I then scraped off partially with sandpaper.
-Dabbed on tan paint for the sandy coverage.
-Probably used a Tamiya Mud Stick for thick blots of dirt.

These were going to go into a sandy outdoor diorama.

Having disregarded its care for a year, they've been dumped in the nether zone in my backyard. :|



edit: I've a bunch of Weathered singles I made in the past you can have a detailed look at.

http://athobbies.blogspot.ca/2014/02/custom-diecasts-index.html#wea

No no no, not that M1 Procar! Are you a maniac????

 

[MammaK]

I just found this community, and I'm completely awed by the work that you're doing. It's amazing how much thought, and detail some of you put into the work. I've been inching my way through this thread, and learning a lot.

My Mom is kind of a yard sale/thrift store junky, and keeps buying my three-year-old son bags of old die casts. He looked at a few beat up ones with chipped paint, and declared them "broken" and asked me to fix them. I pulled out some nail polish, and painted them up for him, and it's kind of become our little hobby. Now he looks at cars and says "this needs glitter" instead of "it's broken".

I'm more of a makeup girl than a car girl, but it turns out some of the skills and materials translate pretty well to customizing the die casts. I don't do full tear downs (yet)- I free hand all of these with nail polish on top of the existing paint, and then give them a generous coat of a fast drying nail top coat.

I like these two so far:

That powder blue had to go, and the chrome was in bad shape. I tried painting the engine, and windows silver, but it looks a lot sexier in black, so I went with it.

This one needs pin stripes. I tried black, but it look too cartoonish, and I'm not sure how I'm going to fix it, but I'll figure it out.

These are the first two that I've done, and I'm guessing I'll improve. He has a lot of busted-up cars to rework.

 

[nathan8856]

raptor:

 

[MammaK]

Finished! I was upset when I finished the black lines- they looked pretty bad. I was sure I had ruined it. I found some gold that covered the black well enough:

The paint job is custom mixed paint- pigments mixed with clear nail polish, and the blending was all done with a brush, and building up layers. Adding the lines was nerve wracking because there wasn't a good way to go back and touch it up, but I'm happy with the way it turned out. It's prettier in real life.

 

[e36Earl]

Detailed and wheel swapped a kenmeri