Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread

[AOS-]

I'd love to see what he can do with other style customs!

He'll probably add ridiculously long tailpipes on those too.

 

[VspecZR1GT2RS89]

Customising Japanese style.

This man has some serious skills ! Especially 1:64s with working headlights installed inside them?! I want to know how he does this, it would be cool to try out one day .

Seeing this makes me want to buy some more Mad Mangas ASAP! Got a few ideas boiling up. 💡

 

[McZachenF1138]

What gives, the guy looks like a oldened bousouzoku, and 99% of the cars are bousouzoku/street racers. I'd love to see what he can do with other style customs!

Word. He certainly doesn't look like a very personable fellow does he?

 

[Nessy]

Customising Japanese style.

Amazing work.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Check this out! These vehicles are really over the top awesome! Don't just look on that one page, look at all the galleries! You won't regret it.

 

[AOS-]

Damn. That's really something. Makes our work look like crap.

Next biggest upgrade for us would be to get an airbrush.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Slooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww website.

 

[Sonygamer455]

Damn. That's really something. Makes our work look like crap.

Next biggest upgrade for us would be to get an airbrush.

No kidding. Some of the parts on them vehicles were built from scratch! The vehicles on there make my "Double Dairy Duo" look weak! (which there kind of weak anyway) If you look on the other galleries on that site, it only gets better!

Slooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww website.

Really? Work just fine with me.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Finally loaded after a few minutes.

@ AOS - gonna need more than an airbrush to do that.

 

[AOS-]

The interior requires you to know how to fabricate from scratch. You can grab stuff off other toys but you can only rely on that so many times. This is where a 3D printer really comes in handy and Makerbot sells kits so you can make stuff on your own.

The paint will need an airbrush for sure. His finishes are clean and free of imperfections.

 

[CodeRedR51]

The paint will need an airbrush for sure. His finishes are clean and free of imperfections.

Oh I saw some imperfections, but working at this scale no matter how good you are, it's not going to be perfect all the time.

 

[Sonygamer455]

3D printer? Wow, never heard of such things. Them guys on there are a whole different ball game than what we do here. There is probly alot more than what Jason has on here that we would need to pull something off like that. It certainly doesn't look easy.

 

[AOS-]

Then I quit this hobby! I'm going to go customize 1:18 cars instead!

(sets work table on fire)


I think a makerbot would be the ultimate tool to custom diecasts:

http://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html

 

[Nessy]

Check this out! These vehicles are really over the top awesome! Don't just look on that one page, look at all the galleries! You won't regret it.

Wow, more amazing work. I wish i had the skill and patience to be able to do the stuff these guys do (Boso guy too). Simply amazing. 👍

[EDIT]

Me want Makerbot!!!

 

[AOS-]

I could buy a Makerbot right now but I haven't figured out a way to make back the money.

I know someone at school who's showed me a bit about Makerbot and how he's making back quite a bit of money printing off models for people. The price tag might be big but putting that aside, a spool of ABS costs $48. Last monday he showed off a business card he printed and it's about the size of a credit card, but 10 times as thick. On it, there's extruded text and even a functioning piston on the side. He tells me it that only cost him 27 cents to make.

Now think about how big that is compared to a single 1:64 wheel. I know we all want wheels for customs. Imagine I sold you a pack of 20 custom-made wheels for $5. Would you buy it? Doesn't sound like a bad deal. And to think it'll only cost me around 30 cents to make that? There's profit to be found.

I might just do it in that case.

 

[a6m5]

He'll probably add ridiculously long tailpipes on those too.

Nah.

Check this out! These vehicles are really over the top awesome! Don't just look on that one page, look at all the galleries! You won't regret it.

Probably the best works I've seen so far. Amazing execution.

Word. He certainly doesn't look like a very personable fellow does he?

Not necessarily. Bousouzoku could go either way.

 

[AOS-]

Are you a retired Bozo, Shinji?

 

[a6m5]

Are you a retired Bozo, Shinji?

I was only twelve-years-old when I left Japan. I supposed I Bousou'd on my bicycle.

 

[Cano]

Check this out! These vehicles are really over the top awesome! Don't just look on that one page, look at all the galleries! You won't regret it.

Those are insane, dear God. But also they are butt-ugly, dear God

 

[AOS-]

http://lamleydlm.blogspot.ca/2013/0...howComment=1363576604244#c3904635465354872314

This week got a massive amount of excellent customs! Must see!


How's your progress with your E30s, guys?


I'm putting mine back too long, I'm going to have to start doing something real soon, but this essay may just be the end of me.

 

[Cano]

http://lamleydlm.blogspot.ca/2013/0...howComment=1363576604244#c3904635465354872314

This week got a massive amount of excellent customs! Must see!

How's your progress with your E30s, guys?

Same as a week ago, I've opened the frsont fascia hole for the intercooler, but I have yet to do the carbon fiber decals and paint it. It HAS to be this saturday or it won't make the deadline.

 

[a6m5]

*MOTHER OF GOD*

Outside very few mediocre to sucky ones, that's some epic collection they got in there. 👍

 

[AOS-]

Okay I ain't keeping it secret. This is what I've been working on:

Key Organizer WIP

 

[AOS-]

Oh so we're not going to show & tell, huh? Is that how competitive you guys are?

WIP:

More photos and text

 

[Cano]

Oh so we're not going to show & tell, huh? Is that how competitive you guys are?

Not so, but my car is only in pieces as of now, I haven't done anything relevant to it, just opened the front hole for the intercooler, the exhaust tip, and modified the chassis so the wheels roll freely.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Oh so we're not going to show & tell, huh? Is that how competitive you guys are?

Your back wheels don't fit.

Mine is in pieces too, front/window frames detailed. Still deciding if I want to do the wheels I chose, or switch to something else. Then I need to make decals for the taillights. Really wish we could get clear windows for this thing...

 

[Cano]

Really wish we could get clear windows for this thing...

This, got damn.

 

[AOS-]

Your back wheels don't fit.

My keys are too wide. I mentioned having to shave down the tire thickness
and making a larger offset. I even grinded down my keys too. All mentioned in the blog..

 

[CodeRedR51]

Sorry, not a blog reader.

 

[McZachenF1138]

I suppose I can divulge what my idea is. I've yet to even start on it kinda.
But what I want to do is a shooting brake. Looking at the car, there is so much work than I intially thought.