Small Hobby of Mine - 1/64 Scale Customizing.

way cool!!

 

this place rules!
all i did to them as a kid was smack them with a hammer and make car crash scenes! like to have all them back now!

 

That is some phenominal work being done. I don't have the patience or focus to do that stuff.

AMAZING

ken

 

wow amazing work.....

I also want to point out you must be clinically insane to work on something this small and make it look cool..... Do you also do pinhead paintings?

 

Hey Larry, good to see you on this forum.
Here's a custom with an Aussie flavour I did back in '03.
It is a Holden FJ coupe.




If you are looking for ideas for the '09 line of HW's,
why not build Holden's real version of the FJ coupe,
the concept car known as 'Efijy'.
No design work necessary, Holden have done the job for you.


Regards
Alex

 

Here are some of my older ones...

Will make more now... way cool guys!!!!!!!!!! Nice job!!!

 

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I recognize alot of these from KB's and hot Wheels boards....here are some I have done.....The boat is scratch built, the enclosed trailers are scratch built...

I have several more on photobucket http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/99convertible/?start=0

a.k.a Kustomz

 

Another good source for small models / die casts is HO railway suppliers. Walthers has a ton of them. You can subscribe to their news letter and get all the latest release info. They also have a m***ive catalog available.

 

Nice work everyone.

 

Definitely cool to see Larry Wood on here along with some Refugees from KB's. Keep em coming if you got pics.

 

First editions tail dragger style-
'49-'51 Merc
'49-'51 Ford
'49-'52 Chevy
'49-'56 Olds
'40 Merc
'50's Caddy
Also-
'50's tow/ramp truck
F1 Ford
'40's pickup
'60 Starliner
COE
early Divco un- chopped
Please white walls and not low rider wheels.

 

Pretty basic but an improvement in my book......



Here's another angle, the one in the background was my first try before I decided to cut up $5 HW's just for the wheels and tires....

 

Hey Larry,hows that full size project coming along?About ready to drive it to Kansas..
Mike
Auto Artistry
Russell Kansas

 

Some more... 1st 1 in mockup...

 

Wow, I'm not the only one! This whole time, all of my friends told me I was a tweaker for playing with Hot Wheels cars! Well, I still may be a tweaker, but I'm not alone!


Before and after. Lots of smoothing from the casting seams.


Not a rod, but a before and after. I did this for my friend fighting in Iraq. It's a copy of his real car. I sent it to him to cheer him up.


One of my favorites so far.

 

One more. If you can't tell, I like things low.

 

Some wild creations posted. Glad to see HAMB members into this hobby.

 

I just want to be on a thread with Larry Wood. I've customized some... mostly just swapping wheels and painting... but I've had fun wasting some evenings doing it...

 

How about 1/87th scale. I call it, "all the money is under the hood".

 

If you have time, check out this forum I'm a member of. You'll find the best of the best in this honny and a great bunch of guys which I noticed some are HAMB members. Browse around if you want.

http://www.airbrushdiecast.com/kbkustoms/forum/smf/index.php?action=forum

 

A few I use to own, before I sold my whole collection. These were done by Vince Mosley aka V-man. I still own Nomad/Black Widow set.

 

Good to see Larry Wood on the H.A.M.B. A real cl***y and talented guy. I use work the autograph sessions at the Hot Wheel conventions and watched Larry in action, a real treat.

 

I always wondered where he got the big back wheels/tires with the Good Year logo... Damn he could build them... him and Milk Man...

 

Here's a few more from Aaron Buck aka Milkman. These went with collection.

 

Rear tires were off Sprint Cars (don't know brand) Tire Lettering was Custom Decals. Hell these guy's even had NOS decals on Nitrous Bottles.

 

how do you all do this custom things? ive always wanted to but i dont knw wtf to do???? bondo or what?

 

JB Quick (JB Weld) to stick body back together after you hack it apart, SuperGlue. Paint and primer is Auotmotive Paint (House of Kolor, PPG, etc.) just like the BIG TOYS