Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread

[Cano]

The theme for the next custom contest in the club get-together has been defined: GASSERS!!!

Ok, gassers and trucks/vans/pick ups/wagons, but of course I'll be doing stuff for the gasser theme. I already have some stuff in mind, and bought a couple of donors. I'll do a gasser truck lol.

 

[AOS-]

Do a Gasser Minivan.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Do a Gasser Minivan.

Haha yea! That would be awesome! Question is which van?

 

[AOS-]

I can only think of a '98 Dodge Caravan... It's the only one I know and have.

 

[McZachenF1138]

Matchbox. They have made tons of vans.

 

[Sonygamer455]

I can only think of a '98 Dodge Caravan... It's the only one I know and have.

I was thinking the Chevy Lumina! Just a random thought.

Questions for ya'll, i know this has been some what covered, but im going to ask anyway.

I am almost done restoring my white Countach, but i need some help with this. I have noticed my Countach does not have anything on the body to hold the axles down like most Hot Wheels do and i of course have drilled away the prongs so i can apply the new axles. Is there something i can do to substitute this somehow? Now i know ya'lls first conclusion would be to use JB Weld or some kind of glue, but since the body has nothing to hold the down, i doubt glue would do it. Any solutions?

Im not using the tubing by the way, just a regular Hot Wheels axle.

Also, i used Testor's brand gloss white paint i got from Hobby Lobby to give it a new coat of paint. Does it have clearcoat in it or do i still need to apply some on it?

 

[Cano]

just use epoxy dude, that way you ccan control where the axle end up and such. JB Weld would also be a good idea. It doesn't really matter as long as you car has wheels.

 

[Sonygamer455]

just use epoxy dude, that way you ccan control where the axle end up and such. JB Weld would also be a good idea. It doesn't really matter as long as you car has wheels.

Well i haven't tried JB Weld, i guess i could giveit a try. As for epoxy, i may need to look that up because i have never heard of it before.

Now question about these two things, can it hold the axles down so they don't move out of place?

Also if i for some reason need to take the axle off, will i be able to easly do that?

 

[AOS-]

wouldn't bother with epoxy or JB Weld. You need to get a surface to mix on and something to apply the adhesive onto. Use hot glue. Just put the axle in, then apply the glue on top. It'll cool down in a few seconds and that'll hold it down. And because it's hot glue, you can easily rip it off if you apply a small blob of it. Just avoid smearing the glue around as if you were "welding" an opening shut, because that is much hard to remove.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Any kind of strong glue honestly. It's not rocket science.

 

[Sonygamer455]

wouldn't bother with epoxy or JB Weld. You need to get a surface to mix on and something to apply the adhesive onto. Use hot glue. Just put the axle in, then apply the glue on top. It'll cool down in a few seconds and that'll hold it down. And because it's hot glue, you can easily rip it off if you apply a small blob of it. Just avoid smearing the glue around as if you were "welding" an opening shut, because that is much hard to remove.

Yea thats what i normally use, but since it has nothing to hold the axle down i wasn't sure it would work, but i guess you don't know til you try.

Any kind of strong glue honestly. It's not rocket science.

Yea you could be right. I guess im alittle overly paranoid.

Also what about my question about the paint. Is my dad right when he says it has clearcoat in it and i don't need to clearcoat it or do i still need to?

 

[AOS-]

The glue is what literally pins the axle down.... I wasn't saying to sandwich the glue with the chassis and axle, I was saying to sandwich the axle with the chassis and glue.

 

[Sonygamer455]

The glue is what literally pins the axle down.... I wasn't saying to sandwich the glue with the chassis and axle, I was saying to sandwich the axle with the chassis and glue.

I know AOS-, i'll probly give it a try to tonight.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Also what about my question about the paint. Is my dad right when he says it has clearcoat in it and i don't need to clearcoat it or do still need to?

Most spray paint you don't need to clear coat. Only if you prefer a glossier shine or plan on playing with the car for it to need more protection.

The glue is what literally pins the axle down.... I wasn't saying to sandwich the glue with the chassis and axle, I was saying to sandwich the axle with the chassis and glue.

Doesn't really matter honestly. I usually put glue down first, put the axle in and it just sinks into the glue.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Most spray paint you don't need to clear coat. Only if you prefer a glossier shine or plan on playing with the car for it to need more protection.

Well anything to match it's original form.

I guess i will get a new can of clearcoat to prevent it from scratched because i do plan to play with it.

 

[AOS-]

I like how we keep referring to it as scratches when it's actually chipping we're afraid of.

 

[ryanr47]

Here is my AE86 Corolla.

Still learning as I go. I'm real bad at keeping steady with the brush.

 

[a6m5]

Still looks very cool. I've never tried detailing something that small, so I don't know how I'd fair. I like the color selection, too. Really has that 80's Toyota feel to it, doesn't it?

Edit: Yellow fog lights looks like they really belong on the car. 👍

 

[AOS-]

So what did you do? Repaint the whole body?

 

[ryanr47]

Yeah full paint job and wheel swap. Here's the original

 

[Cano]

Next time try masking out the areas you're gonna detail. Takes a lot more time I know, but the results are worth it. I like the two-tone.

 

[ryanr47]

I did half and half mask/hand detailing. Still learning techniques and methods as I go.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Can't really mask lights, especially small ones. I know on the RX-7 I'll be doing decals for the taillights. Not going to even risk trying to free hand it.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Speaking of masking, what do ya'll recommend for masking a body if there is a certain region i don't want to paint?

 

[McZachenF1138]

Tamiya masking tape.

 

[AOS-]

What kind of paint are you using, ryan?

Dillon, Masking tape from your hobby/art store works just as well. Try to find ones that seem to have a solid crisp hard edge. Something like green Painter's Tape is really rough and that is really bad when working at small scale. Also, get tape that has a narrow width.

I've used the masking tape I got off an art store and it works just fine with car paint and nail polish. Never tried it with Krylon spray though. That's where everything goes downhill.

 

[ryanr47]

What kind of paint are you using, ryan?

Dillon, Masking tape from your hobby/art store works just as well. Try to find ones that seem to have a solid crisp hard edge. Something like green Painter's Tape is really rough and that is really bad when working at small scale. Also, get tape that has a narrow width.

I've used the masking tape I got off an art store and it works just fine with car paint and nail polish. Never tried it with Krylon spray though. That's where everything goes downhill.

Rustoleum and Krylon. No problems when I paint.

 

[AOS-]

Wait. So did you or did you not hand paint any of that? You mentioned it was hard to keep your hand still, yet I've never heard of Rustoleum or Krylon in a non-spray medium.

 

[CodeRedR51]

He was talking about the details.

 

[AOS-]

What kind of paint are you using, ryan?

Rustoleum and Krylon.

Sure sounds like a response about the paint to me.