Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread
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This was my 1st project I was actually happy with. Swapped wheels and painted the bed/interior black (that beige was just too tacky)
Here's how it looked stock
Here's how it looked stock
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I hear what you're saying, but I'm still really tempted to go red with black accents. Lancia have done some tasty Martini liveries with that colour scheme, in the past.
Oh I like the red to but the white will allow you to see the red stripe in the martini logo, kinda goes missing falling into a red background.
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Yeah, it's just a case of personal preference. I really do like the Martini livery on white (always have), but to me it seems overplayed. I've lost count of the amount of customs with the white Martini livery, same can be said with the Gulf livery. Becomes a bit boring, a bit stale, hence the want to try something different. And I really like the red version, slightly more than the white.
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I made an Emory Outlaw 356
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Cheers man. 👍
I'm actually faced with a bit of a dilemma. I bought this off ebay recently, and decided to test fit the wheels I had planned using for the Fiat 500. It's sitting a little high as the spring bar is still in place (can drop it a further 2mm). I think the wheels really suit it, though the problem is, I only have one set of those wheels.
Here's another quick wheel swap. This time a Majorette AMG GT with MBX wheels. The back set is sprung but the front isn't. I aim to fit them somewhere between the two.
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Those Matchbox wheels make practically any model look considerably better.
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I'm actually faced with a bit of a dilemma. I bought this off ebay recently, and decided to test fit the wheels I had planned using for the Fiat 500. It's sitting a little high as the spring bar is still in place (can drop it a further 2mm). I think the wheels really suit it, though the problem is, I only have one set of those wheels.
Dude why are you even thinking about this? Drop that hipster-mobile in the trash and concentrate full time on this awesome project.
Ot you can always finally try yout hand at casting duplicates
and then send a couple sets or a mold over here (:
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Still too expensive to do, if you want decent details. You're better off tying it the old-fashioned way, and in the case of complete castings, finding them for cheap to restore. Hell, even customized castings can be reproduced with the old resin-pouring method with greater detail than what a common 3d printer still give you.
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Does someone know how to print custom decals with Inkjet printers in color without using expensive sticker papers?
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Happy with how this Celica turned out. I know it's not much compared to the work some of you have posted before as I'm far from getting to that level. Still, I'm really enjoying customizing these tiny cars and hope to improve my skills
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You need inkjet specific water slide decal paper which will also require you to clearcoat the decals before applying so that the ink doesn't run.
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Did you do something to those headlamps? Painted the inside surface yellow?
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