Hot Wheels and Matchbox Customizing Thread
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CodeRedR51
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Actually no , it wasn't yours that i saw. But after seeing what you did, i think i will be more inspiredIt wouldn't happen to be my Nova wagon, right? (: click:
http://www.customdiecastmexico.com/2013/04/hot-wheels-nova-wagon-gasser.html
Bwahaha!
Destroy away, they're not worth anything.
. The pic i saw was a blue one like yours, but it was the original blue/green paint it came with. Also it had heavy modifications done to the front chassis. I also seem to remember a custom 62 Chevy truck gasser, that was on the same page. I am gonna do one of those to. And by the way, beautiful job on the nova wagon, its a piece of art.
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http://www.customdiecastmexico.com/2013/04/62-chevy-gasser.html
And thanks for the comments on the Nova (:
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To keep from overloading a page with too many images, shares will come in at a slow rate. Let's start with the M3:
I have a bin full of disassembled cars. A small portion are cars waiting to be completed to be added to a series. I took this M3 out of that. I have probably 3 of these exact white ones sitting in there with no plans. I don't even remember why I even grabbed that many, but they're just sitting there with no future.
The one only M3 I kept was red. I had 4 before I started cutting down; red, white, black and blue (shame they never made a yellow one because it would been a RWBY combo!). I changed the wheels and left it as a sort of exclusive to the collection, where the only way I would consider it part of the collection is if I modify it, and any other additional M3s must be a similar custom. After the recent assessment, I pulled the black M3 back into the collection. It's mainly to help fill up the blog page (I call it "index filler"), but now that I've done even a wheelswap to the white, I'm eventually going to swap the wheels off the black. The blue had already been sold off in a previous lot.
So anyway, here it is. The Y5s that didn't work too well have been replaced with PR5s. Contemplated if I should've coloured the spokes to a dull silver to match a stock aluminum alloy finish, but ultimately didn't. The changes done here (in case you missed the lot of photos at the beginning of this page) are only the taillights, the front grills and wheels.
Another casting I also strictly keep wheelswaps only is the '65 Pontiac Bonneville (with exception to the HW Classics):
I got this ages ago and forgot all about it. It's a follow-up to the purple Bonneville I made so long ago:
Like the purple graffiti Bonneville, this green one had silly coloured wheels as stock wheels and that just had to go. The tampos look great. The photos came out brilliantly sharp thanks to the graphics on the bonnet. The white tires however just killed everything. I remedied this with regular WSP wheels.
I have a bin full of disassembled cars. A small portion are cars waiting to be completed to be added to a series. I took this M3 out of that. I have probably 3 of these exact white ones sitting in there with no plans. I don't even remember why I even grabbed that many, but they're just sitting there with no future.
The one only M3 I kept was red. I had 4 before I started cutting down; red, white, black and blue (shame they never made a yellow one because it would been a RWBY combo!). I changed the wheels and left it as a sort of exclusive to the collection, where the only way I would consider it part of the collection is if I modify it, and any other additional M3s must be a similar custom. After the recent assessment, I pulled the black M3 back into the collection. It's mainly to help fill up the blog page (I call it "index filler"), but now that I've done even a wheelswap to the white, I'm eventually going to swap the wheels off the black. The blue had already been sold off in a previous lot.
So anyway, here it is. The Y5s that didn't work too well have been replaced with PR5s. Contemplated if I should've coloured the spokes to a dull silver to match a stock aluminum alloy finish, but ultimately didn't. The changes done here (in case you missed the lot of photos at the beginning of this page) are only the taillights, the front grills and wheels.
Another casting I also strictly keep wheelswaps only is the '65 Pontiac Bonneville (with exception to the HW Classics):
I got this ages ago and forgot all about it. It's a follow-up to the purple Bonneville I made so long ago:
Like the purple graffiti Bonneville, this green one had silly coloured wheels as stock wheels and that just had to go. The tampos look great. The photos came out brilliantly sharp thanks to the graphics on the bonnet. The white tires however just killed everything. I remedied this with regular WSP wheels.
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Pretty cool cars, and sweet Shelby GT500. 
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I've got a Matchbox Camaro that I'll be doing up after winter passes over here in the northeast. This is my plan.
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The drawing would've came out better had it not been for my terrible pulse at the time.
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Here are a few more of my customs. The van started out life as the A team van, which i removed the push bar, and filled in the holes left behind. I also removed the lights from the roof. The flatbed truck i found at a secondhand store, broke in half. I attached both parts with epoxy and sheet plastic. I made the actual flatbed part out of an old cd case, and painted it silver.
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You're customs are awesome!👍
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Been working on this "tinfoil" project for quite some time now. I think its finally finished, not sure though. Just when i think i'm done with it i seem to add more to it. So far it has 54 individually molded pieces, with plug wires and radiator hoses. Was contemplating adding brake lines and fuel lines, i guess we will see. I just wanted to share it with you guys
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You stole my Matchbox Camaro! lol. i lost mineI've got a Matchbox Camaro that I'll be doing up after winter passes over here in the northeast. This is my plan.
BEFOREThe drawing would've came out better had it not been for my terrible pulse at the time.
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Do any of you guys buy just wheels from anywhere? I have been watching this thread for a while and am going to give it a go. And the wheels and axles are shot as they are bent and older. I have an easy 1000 Hot wheels from when I was growing up. So I can find replacement ones and parts, and have a lot to work with for future projects but want to get some rubber wheels (You know the ones you always took the tire off and then put back on as a kid?), so how should I get them?
Also will post pics of my starting point in a bit. Its a 1970 Chevells. The Blue Chinatown Taxi. The paint is all tore up and its not in the best shape, so why not?
2 questions,
1) What is the best way to strip paint? Or easiest?
2) How to get the shine into the bumpers? Its a 1998 Car so its metal but the chrome has tarnished away and its this dark gray.
And here are starting pics:
Also will post pics of my starting point in a bit. Its a 1970 Chevells. The Blue Chinatown Taxi. The paint is all tore up and its not in the best shape, so why not?
2 questions,
1) What is the best way to strip paint? Or easiest?
2) How to get the shine into the bumpers? Its a 1998 Car so its metal but the chrome has tarnished away and its this dark gray.
And here are starting pics:
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