My Custom Die-Cast Cars and Trucks (Pic Heavy)

[SCHWINNRAY69]

This is going to be a thread to show off my other hobby: customizing die-cast cars :wink: These are all 1:64 scale Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Etc. Hope you like them 8)

'75 Chevy Flatbed (I cut the bed off and made a flatbed out of balsa wood)

'34 Ford (Repainted, Engine "Chromed", Whitewalls painted, "sun roof cut out, and front fenders removed)

'64 Ford Galaxie (Repainted, wheels swapped, and rear spoiler sanded down)

Ford F-350 (Added plow, painted on "dirt")

'68 Chevy Custom (Side door graphics removed, wheel swap, and surf board added)

'32 Ford (Bare meatel with top painted black, motor and wheel swap)

'62 Chevy C-10 (Windows "tinted" black, wheel swap, and surfboard in bed removed)

'57 Chevy Junker (Made to look like a project that never got finished)

'77 Dodge A-Team Van (Repainted and windows slightly "tinted")

I'll post more tonight! :wink:

 

[MplsCoaster]

Cool Collection! I especially like the 32 Ford 8) 8)
And the 62 Chev PU (my first vehicle was a 61 Chev PU)
I like the Diorama you've got them in
Thanks for sharing

 

[Mr. Kool]

Nice collection.

I also play with hot wheels sometimes...
Here is some of them

Fake patina, detailed frame...

La troca low rider

 

[outskirtscustoms]

:shock: nice work!

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Glad you guys like them The cars are pictured in my diorama. It's just a piece of sandpaper with a pic I found on a model railroad site :wink:


Peatbog: That's actually the "glass" :lol: It's not set properly in the casting for some reason :roll:

Mr.Kool: Awesome trucks! I really like the '62 Chevy 8)

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Here's a Dodge Lil' Red Express I finished up :wink: I did a wheel swap, chromed the stacks, and detailed the front grill 8)

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

A few more I did...

1962 Chevy C-10 (Wheel swap, "rusted")

1986 Monte Carlo (wheel swap)

Ford Pick-Up (Wheel swap, front grill detail, spare tire added)

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Nice work! What technique do you use for "rusting"? I build and modify die cast cars too but mostly 1:18 scale.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

That C10 is especially cool.

Thanks Peatbog :mrgreen: It's one of my favorites 8)

Nice work! What technique do you use for "rusting"? I build and modify die cast cars too but mostly 1:18 scale.

Outskirts, I really don't rust them :mrgreen: First I scratch the body up until metal shows in spots. Then I sloppily paint brown and black acrylic paint on it and rub it around with a paper towel. :mrgreen: That's about it :mrgreen:

The holes are done by using my Dremel 8)

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Cool, I'll have to give that a try on one of my 1:18 or 1:24 scale cars.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Cool, I'll have to give that a try on one of my 1:18 or 1:24 scale cars.

Post up some pics when ya get it done!

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Here's a few that I have done or bought over the years.
1958 corvette repainted and flipped the white walls in.

Chevelle I did when I was like 15.

My bare metal Buick, sanded down and removed the springs to lower it

Old Chevy truck

'59 Impala

Mercury lead sled

It's an addiction

Nas truck from years ago

Porsche

Paddy wagon

My smaller mercury that matches the other

Junkers and wrecks

VW corner

And my picture frame that looks like a woody wagon.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Cool! 8) I like those junkers :mrgreen:

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Cool! 8) I like those junkers :mrgreen:

Thanks, I normally find ones at yard sales that are missing a wheel or have damage so I buy them for Junkers, do a little bending with plairs and sand spots with sandpaper. The NASCAR broke when I trysts to straighten it and I kinda liked the look.