Pic Thread: Customized Hot Wheels,etc

[special-K]

I don't think we've had a thread to show customized 1/64th trucks,so here we go:

[90\87Formula]

Here's some of mine. Group photo and then individual.

[90\87Formula]

the rest.
The blue with flames needs some darker red wheels; or chrome; I think.
The two white '69s I bought on The Toy Peddler. I had the guy make the #38 M&Ms for me. They both had the regular wheels; when I got them; so I swapped them out with Disney Pixar CARS wheels.
The last one; light blue/white is a Greenlight.

[special-K]

Those are all great! I love the '56 Flashsider w/plow. That one is a GL/Jada fusion? I want to ask that Ebay seller who does the 4wds (DCP?) to do me a custom. One one these days I'll bid on one and hopefully win. I haven't tried yet

[90\87Formula]

Originally Posted by special-K

Those are all great! I love the '56 Flashsider w/plow. I got the plow from a M2 Machines Studebaker and the wheels from a Hot Wheels Dodge Ram That one is a GL/Jada fusion? right I want to ask that Ebay seller who does the 4wds (DCP?) to do me a custom. One one these days I'll bid on one and hopefully win. I haven't tried yet

Yeah, I've seen those, just don't want to pay $30+

[special-K]

I know. But,WTH,I guess to have just one done just right I'd splurge. Figure cost of two trucks,one one plus wheel/tires/parts,then time and I can see why.
I need to dig up pics of more of my customs and post. That blue w/flames & red wheels looks awesome,too!

[SeniorVerde]

I was bored, and did a few scale versions of my cars. Crappy phone picture, sorry.

[special-K]

Those are cool. I like your stock-look two-tone job. I did a couple of those,too...but don't have the real version like you! Hah,I have that exact same driver door on my spare cab

[special-K]

Terrible picture,but the job is actually decent if I you ask me

Here's a factory Medium Blue paint job:

[Bhelton]

It's not a hot wheels or matchbox size but this was gifted to me last week since it resembled my build

[special-K]

It's not a Hot Wheels,it's an etc. They make so many versions. I really like this one. Like yours,huh? Cool

[Bhelton]

Originally Posted by special-K

It's not a Hot Wheels,it's an etc. They make so many versions. I really like this one. Like yours,huh? Cool

Yes sir, very similar less the bed cover and add 2ft to the bed

[special-K]

Nice.

I decided to take pictures of all my '62s and all my 67-72s together.
The '62s are left to right:
*Factory light green 2-tone/fawn interior/white grille/custom painted surfboard
*RR wheel swap/white interior,bed,& grille
*Factory saddle poly 2-tone/black interior/custom painted surfboard
*Three on right are RR wheel swaps
In back is 4wd conversion using Hummer chassis

The 67-72s left to right are:
*RR wheel swap
*Factory tangiers orange/RR wheel swap
*Factory medium blue 2-tone/black int/RR
*Body swap with 4wd
*4wd conversion using Hummer chassis/custom tonneau
*Body swap with 2wd

[SeniorVerde]

I have found some of the new '67 shortbeds that Hotwheels has issued (Fred Meyer) and already have the rivets drilled to do a version of my real SWB.
While I was there, I discovered that Hotwheels is now doing a Australian '73 falcon XB! ...which is what Mad Max's car was.
I see someone else out on the interwebs already had my idea:

[flashed]

Where do ya'll find wheels to change out and do you have pics of the customizing in progress ?

[SeniorVerde]

I just take the wheels out of other cars. Each car's only about a buck and I've found that the goofy fictitious cars (hot rod toilet, animal cars) have the best motors and pipes or spoilers. I'll buy one of 'em just for a scoop or a blower engine.

Each axle is held in with a kind of tension prong thing, and you just pry it out and put it in the frame you're building.

I start out drilling the rivets. Begin with a small drill bit and work up (it's a metal rivet surrounded by plastic in most cases, and can get ugly quick.

From here all the interior, glass and body pull apart and you can paint the interior and so on while you do the next step:

Then I dump the body in a jar of lacquer thinner and let is sit over night.

Hit that with a wire wheel or brush, then knock yerself out with paint and customizing.

[flashed]

Thanks for all that info ,will try it sometime .

[Andy4639]

Here are a few from my collection.

[flashed]

Those look great .

[special-K]

The wheels get robbed from donor vehicles. I've also bought other Custom 69s with Real Riders and swapped the chassis (when I can get one of those cheap). I saw on the Red line club site that they sold a collection of upgrade wheels,then never found it again

[dieseldawg142]

some very cool trucks here! not to hijack, but special-K, any chance of a look at that amt '67 fleetside sport truck (wrecker) underneath those hot wheels?
that '69 fleetside beside it looks interesting too. never seen a box that looked like that

[special-K]

Here's pictures of the '67 kit. The '67 AMT has no pictures on the ends. He's a custom GL (not mine),so it's not a hijack,right?

[special-K]

Here's the '69 MPC. These had the same picture on ends as on top. Here's another custom 1/64th diecast,too.

[dieseldawg142]

very nice special! a couple of rarer ones. just did a search, found 2 MPC '69's, $100 & up, & one '67 that got me excited for 3 seconds
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-TOY-...item1e8512aa19
might be a problem fitting that chevy grille on that body (although that f body would make an interesting model)
have to say, wouldn't mind either one on my workbench

[special-K]

I was unmotivated and bored on Sunday,which usually gets me doing something piddly rather than any of those things on "the list". I had a group of Hot Wheels slated for body swaps or paint jobs,so out came the drill,stripper,and paint. Nothing too special,but customs all the same.
I wish I could knock out all this paint work on real trucks all in one day. First,is the Archie's '70 Blazer. I kept looking at these at the store but passed them up because I don't care for the tv show tampo thing and the way the grilles are it would be hard to do nice color change. It hit me if I masked the upper off I could paint the lower with rallye wheel paint and have a decent looking Blazer: