Art & Inspiration METAL DIE CAST TUESDAY !

Any intrest ?

 

Oh ,ya'. Most of my colection is back in storage, my wife needed my display cabinets for her business. I think I've got about 35 1/18 die cast cars waiting to go back on display. Most are replicas of cars I've owned in the past, but I'm still looking for a 1/18 '37 Chev cp., I've never been able to find one in my 30 year search.

............. Jack

 

Can you dig this 40 Ford?

 

49 Olds vintage stock car

 

I tend to prefer die cast which is what most of my collection is with just a few plastic. You can get creative with die cast using a good dremel tool and some JB Weld. You can also use both die cast and plastic parts to create something. Some of my design ideas for a full size build started with building a model first. I have several models of my favorite full size cars I have owned and currently need to finish a larger 1/25th scale die cast model of my custom 56 ElCamino. I have a lot of the smaller die cast and usually will not collect anything bigger than 1/24th.

 

Dinky Toy Alfa Romeo. Premeta XK 120 Photos by Flash-O-Light Studio.

 

Matchbox Hudson Hornet


Just a little Hornet Sedan. I worked on this a while back, Not my pics, but of a friend, J. Lamert. Check out out his blog http://www.lamleygroup.com/2016/09/2017-matchbox-hudson-hornet-police-man.html

 

Thanks for all the reply's, hope this is a Tues. thing.

 

Cool job !

 

Die cast is a disease. There is no cure. When a new model comes out, the "must have it" gene kicks in. The model companies count on it!

 

I can add this one.

 

One more for Rusty1

 

How do I let you guys **** me in???

 

I knew you had some !

 

I'm not much on die-cast, but I have had this since the sixties, I originally got it in my stocking as a kid, its pretty cherry. There was always a corgi or matchbox in my stocking growing up but most of them didn't survive.

 

Never gave it much thought, but that is sheer genius!

 

Guys here is one I picked up to do a Stone Woods Cook replica out of but am nervous about taking it apart and damaging stuff in the process. Any one have any tips for dis***embling one of these and removing the trim without damaging it? I sure as hell don't want the decals on the side so I don't care about them but would hate to break anything else.

 

Don is their any beer in the bottle?

 

....Never been opened.

 

I love plastic. Last one I finished

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...just be real careful, you can heat up the pins on the back side of the trim very lightly with a lighter, to remove it...with lots of patience....I'm doing something similiar.

 

will try to post some of mine

 

Ya great every Tues.

 

one more

 

Great job on the 32 coupes. Getting a Christmas tree. lol

 

All metal except for air cleaner, belts, and wires. Weighs 5 pounds.
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I think this is a great idea guys....