Previous thread: >>11586296All brands and scales welcome. Post recent acquisitions and ongoing projects.
They should sell the bodies in primer with stencils.
>>11615320what are some good 1:64 classic mopars to get? already got majorette charger and it's almost as good as old hot wheels one that used to have opening hood
>>11615320Posting some fake Mopars
Ah, Mystery Models-gotta love it when you're able to guess the correct model that you wanted-oh
>>11616169I just can't get into Car Tuned. I know they're really popular right now but aesthetically they just don't do it for me. Even the JDM sets aren't really sparking my interest. I'm not really a truck guy and it feels like a majority of them are trucks, so there's that I suppose.
>>11616879same, they look really off to me, meanwhile i love maisto muscle machines and choro q i feel that they get the chibi or shortened toon stylization right
>>11617078Hot Wheels early 2000 Tooned were like this too. I liked them. New ones are horrible.
>>11617108There's definitely a way to do SD/"toon" cars without them looking utterly ridiculous. Hot Wheels forgot that somewhere.
Picrel is my car. Does anyone know how to modify 1:18th cars? My girlfriend bought me a model of the car but it has the wrong wheels and no vinyl top.
>>11617503Picrel is model in question...ps MOPAR OR NO CAR.
>>11617078I saw some Muscle Machines at a thrift store once that were 9/11 commemorative models like pic related. They were kind of baffling.
>>11617889well that sure is something>>11617505looks like the greenlight one, quite nice! for vinyl top, you could either paint it like some do herehttps://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/182664-vinyl-tops-best-method/or you could use black masking tape, anything thin and adhesive that looks like a vinyl could work, for the wheels its abit harder, either you could get them 3d printed or get from another diecast with wheels you want, or if you dont mind exact accuracy just color the red rims over with a chrome pen
>>11617503>Does anyone know how to modify 1:18th cars? My girlfriend bought me a model of the car but it has the wrong wheels and no vinyl top.For Wheels you'd need to swap them but about roof, try vinyl tape. This is how I saved Escort. It had huge scratch on hood. So huge that it would need to repaint whole car. So I used vinyl Black tape to create sport stripe.
>>11618182And this is how it looks now. Tape has nice glow. Not fully glossy but not totally matte. I'm very glad of the results.
>>11617078I wondering if Tomica's failure in the west scared Takara Tomy from exporting Choro Q.
>>11618484Mattel has such deep fangs in the market that I'm surprised anything other than Hot Wheels/Matchbox has any kind of presence in the US especially.
>>11618551US has Johnny Lightning, Greenlight etc..The rest of the world hoveres suffers. Macthbox, Majorette and Hot Wheels are only wide distribution ones. Some countries are lucky to get Welly - they have sweet details for their budget.
While somewhat on the subject of Choro Q, I had these little buildable cars as a kid around 2000. I wonder if these had any connection to the customizable Choro Q from the 90s.
>>11619303I swear I used to have that Cosworth in the front. I don't know what happened to it, but it definitely wasn't in anywhere near that condition the last time I saw it.
>>11619303My rally warriors. Including Escort from >>11618182>>11618184
Does anyone have any experience with Mini GT/Kaido House? I was looking at some of them earlier and they've got some really interesting body kit and wheel styles.
>>11619499Mini GT are scale models, they are fragile and to avoid damage things like mirrors or spoilers are sometimes made of almost rubber. Hot Wheels or Johnny Lightning are pure toys, Mini GT are scale models, step below Inno64 or so.
>>11619303I have that Mobil rally car.
Finally got the 'chase' variant of this. So cute, and I'm not even a fan of Porsche.
>>11619523I kind of figured just based on the price point. The Kaido Houses in particular look like there's a lot of little details in them. I just wonder how consistent their QC is.
>>11620487better details quality, worse durability (?) quality can't find right word for ityou can throw hot wheels at wall and expect nothing more than a scratch. when you grab minigt wrong way you can damage mirrors or some bodykit details like front cannards, diffusers etcthey are for display only really
>>11619499>Mini GTHere's a 3 way comparison of the same car.A mainline Hot Wheels Ford GT from the pegs.A 'Premium', pay extra HWA Mini GTThe mainline isn't 100% stock...I colored the tail lights and a few other details, mostly on the tail. As sold those are just painted over with body color.
>>11616171>good 1:64 classic mopars to get?I've never been a "mopar guy", but Matchbox's '62 Plymouth Savoy is a favorite, especially since it's contender for the unofficial title of "first muscle car". It's got some interesting lines that harken back to the 50s and even the 40s while still embracing the futuristic look of the 60s.The mainline releases are all plain color, but there are some cool race decos if you're willing to spend a bit more on premium.
>>11620842I also love MBX's Dodge Coronet police car, this deco in particular. The chrome trim details are all really nice, and not every repaint has them.
>>11620842It's the first B-body muscle. Father of Charger, Roadrunner, etc.
