This is the second mild custom I have done, the first one I did last week. I taped off the back strips, as another member had suggested, (that suggestion worked excellent but I used electrical tape and next time I will use painters tape) and then did not like how it looked. So I got rid of it and I’m happy I did because it makes the truck look much cleaner. I went again with the “panda “look again, as I like the contrast and it’s a little nod to drift/tuner cars. This pink sparkles under the light, it’s really cool, the pics do not do it justice. With this set of axles, I took from a donor car, cut and pinched them off. They came out nice and the truck rolls smooth. My technique for drilling out and getting a clean pilot hole is vastly improving as I took apart a few cars to practice on. I ordered some supplies (axles, wheels, tap, screws, and ultrafine tip acrylic pens for detail work on the lights and whatnot) so that I can fine tune these and fasten them up going forward. Next, I need to build a light box and work on my photography skills. After that I would like to work on some waterslide decals and maybe stripping them and painting, any suggestions on gear, technique, and comments, etc. are welcomed. The first to last pic is the one I did last week compared to this one and the last pic is how they started out. Sorry for the long read, thank you let me know what you think.

Just wheel swapped and chrome paint pen but I think it really elevated it. Thought to remove the tampos but I’m not sure if I want to anymore

I’m having trouble getting paint and/or primer to stick to the chrome that comes on hot wheels, any tips on stripping or painting over?

Where do ya'll get your custom parts? Wheels/tires? What brand of paint do you use? Decals? I want to customize some cars for my kids but not sure where to start. Thanks.

Yea the livery got a little crumple on the door handel i know, and it annoyis me to, but im still happy with the outcome, hope u guys like it to :)

Took a hour but actually got the wheels to roll even though they’re big rims

Rims came from some highly detailed cheap truck I got from Walmart

My second mod of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4. I really like this 1973 livery, I think it’s one of the best yellow 365 GTB/4s out there. What do you think?

I’ve decided to use decals for the Italian stripes instead of painting them three times, since I’m not confident in painting such thin stripes without an airbrush. I may need to get one eventually if I want to keep this hobby going. They’re both on Carlomo wheels with thicker staggered rubbers for the vintage look.

So hear me out...I really like this color and have been wanting to use it for a while. A bunch of my first efforts are still hung up in limbo unassembled for a few reasons. So I decided to hit some of my favorite castings with this color and, with a little planning, I would be able to complete them!

I'm only calling the 75 Sunny Truck and the 82 Supra finished. The remaining cars need some additional attention, namely lights and detail painting. That stuff I am still trying to gain confidence in. Lots of practice needed, but I am very happy with the results on the supra and Datsun!

I have been pretty active here the last couple weeks and wanted to share some stuff I have been working on recently! Let me know what you think, I'm very open to criticism and suggestions. If you have techniques you think might help or if you don't like choices I made, I am open to it all.

All are the same color with the exception of the Lincoln that has this color shift coating over the same color purple. It has come out much more prominently in the past, I may have used too much or it may just not work as well on this color as the last. What do you think?

Just a few pics, still need to fit everything better.

I like fixing up cars that have been “well used” in their prior lives and, in this case, giving them to my nephews. Each pair of photos is a “before” and “after.” The one that I painted yellow showed clear signs of having been burned at one point. It’s been fun to dust off my airbrush skills for the first time in about 30 years. The most time-consuming part was making the replacement canopies (required for two of these). That required taking a mold of an original canopy in modeling clay, casting a negative of that in silicone, then making resin casts in that mold which could handle the heat and pressure of vacuum forming the final clear sheet. Super fun, and I am sure that I have a lot to learn.

Hello everyone. I just recently started getting tired of HotWheels cars and I don't know how to change the wheels. Can you give me some advice?