All of you guys simply amazed me with your so fine quality customs

Here's my little attempt to recycle the so rare parts left laying on my workbench. Will you recognize what I have used to create this Go-Kart...?

The stinky so-called flames are from a toy from McDonald (as soon as I find good stickers, I'll tear 'em off, I swear) :p

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/medium/GoKart.jpg

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/medium/GoKart4.jpg

thats so cool man! i want one of them!!! :thumbsup:

i have been wanting to make one for tyco.. thanks for the idea!!

Wes

gear - thats one sweet looking willy !! :thumbsup:

Wes

gear - thats one sweet looking willy !! :thumbsup:

Wes


Not to be an ARSE hOOOOLE but, Wes I believe that is a Foaty Foard that gear has so nicely done up! :tongue:

Not to be an ARSE hOOOOLE but, Wes I believe that is a Foaty Foard that gear has so nicely done up! :tongue:

ok!! :) lol

Wes

Well got my PIPs back from StupidSquirrels today!!!!!!!! Here is the before pics of a couple I sent for the Projects in Progress treatment.

Just want to say that these came out Fantastic. Appreciate the work you did Squirrels on these plastic bodies (usually does JL die cast).

Pics up now....My Floppy Disc camera doesn't show all the fine detail that was done. I love them!!!!!! High Detail rust, painted doors and hoods. Who could ask for anthing more.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/apippy.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/apippy1.jpg

Will put up the after pics next, Bob

Guess everyone is working on their Willy. Bob...zilla

LOVE the GO CART... I LOVE IT... SELL IT TO ME NOW or be cursed by the slot cars Gods of big bad wanton behavior!

VJ are you serious ?
I luv my lil' go-kart for sure, but compared to other realisations in this thread, it's kinda left hand jobey

This guy just came in the mail via Pay Bay win...Had a scratch on the hood that was calling out for a special peace to cover it. Added the yellow rims, white walls, cleaned up the motor and have been racing it on & off tonight.

I love this Hobby! Slot cars RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/alov.jpg

Peace out, Bob...zilla

Man, you guys have the coolest cars! How cool would it be to cruze around town in that sandlimo?! :thumbsup:

[edited] 'Tis the next day ... caveat, if I missed anyone, was by omission, not commission . . .
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Replying from the bottom up . . . been away for bit, so just wanted to catch up on the nifty rides. For the heck of it, including a link to 1/32 forum, where posted in response to a thread about vintage chassis. Perhaps, a few may find it interesting. Have decided not to post in this forum [HO] any longer, causes too many ruffled feathers . . .

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=186578

Bob, Very cool Peace ride, color combo is spot on as well. The Henry J rust car is way cool too.

zanza, Very nicely done, very creative on your part as well. Never would have thought of such. Creativity always wins . . .

GM454, Very nice work on the Nova. Great color, flames are just right. Guess that's why they're called ghost flames, right? Pintos burn up, don't they? Just kidding ... aggressive looking little ride, very nicely done all round, decals and all. As are many in here, very consistant . . .

iNdAgRoOvE, Bugs are cool cars, really like yours, color is just right too. Have a Bug to do some day, think you've helped in color selection, was going to do garden yellow. Nasty looking little 55 too, very nice details, "big fat tires and everything." Some might know whence that phrase comes from.

slotrod, As [you] said layout is tight, but looks like you've maximized fun factor in it. Like the Charger too, a lot. Also saw you're stuff a post or two up. Like the yellow hotrod as well.

Bob, nice "patina" on the 57, looks race worn, just enough, very nicely done. Will be building your VW one of these days . . .

As usual, enjoyed your alls thread, even though I'm a 1/32 sort. Find it truly neat what you guys do to and with your HO rides.

Cheers,
Jas

Deep Purple Jas! Big fat tires and eeeeeverything...

Enjoyed your scratchbuilt works of chassis art as well as the driver impressions. Your craftsmenship always blows my mind!

Ruffled feathers? Whatever! Wish youd just post here anyway so I dont have to hunt around to find out what your up to. LOL.

Although I dont have space for some 1/32-1/24 toys I follow along for inspiration and try to shrink the cool ideas down to HO when I can.

just wanted to throw up some new pictures

Never tried to post pics before. Just seeing if it works.

Never tried to post pics before. Just seeing if it works.
works good, I love that blue skeleton driven car, I saw it years ago on Sluggers website (i have a few on there too).

All of this Willys talk got me going through pics of stuff I did a while back....

I remember them also Mike.You did them for me.Is it late or early? Tom Stumpf

Way too late! I should have been sleeping 2 hours ago. Don't worry, Tom, once I get going again your stuff will be first on the workbench but after that it's time to move on to my 1:1 scale projects!!

Kraz,you still willing to paint my O gauge willy's?Pretty please...?:)
DRAGjet

This one just works for me. Never see this mint green with flames. Sharp Kraz.
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Well posting Herbie again. He got messed up but, this time he is finished and done! Well the window isn't glued in yet...almost done! I run it for now...glue later.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/aherby1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/aherby2.jpg

I had this almost done with just a few details left (paint one front headlight, front hood latch and paint the tailights then clear coat it...The Willys' build came and that was all I thought about....woooooo wooooo racing the wheels off of this now along with my other runners.

I feel sorry for people who just put these things in a case (I do) and never run them (I run them) aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah what ya thinkin'? fun, fun, fun!!

Bob...zilla

P.S. Nice Willys krazcustoms....woah real, real, real...etc...nice! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


All of this Willys talk got me going through pics of stuff I did a while back....

Looks good... runs good... can't ask much more than that!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: nuther dave

Well here is my bob...zilla stickers that I made tonight using Avery Sticker paper. These were fun to make and hope you don't mind all the pictures.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/asemi1.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/asemi2.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/asemi3.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/asemi4.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/asemi5.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/abobbyz1.jpg

The last picture is the prototype that I printed off on regular paper and scotch taped to an AFX trailer. Will post pictures of the finished project as soon as some get cut out.

I plan on making other types of real Semi trailer stickers (maybe even tonight)? For Example Mooneyes, Yellow trucking...etc. Godzilla flossing his teeth with a flamed out yellow Vega. The possibilities are endless.

I feel like such a goober for the way I had to print these off. (see pics) first of all I couldn't get a bunch of these to print up at once on a 8 1/2 x 11" standard page. Doh....I could get one to print out the size needed centered in the paper. So then I cut pieces of Avery sticker paper and then scotch tapped them on to the printed standard paper (cutting them a little larger than needed for tape edges) The trick is to not put the tape over the spots that will be printed.

These came out better than the pics show (Dang Sony Floppy disc digital camera) Now back to making different ones.

Later, Bob...zilla

I was at work thinking about this all day...Now it is done. Yellow stickers made and put on!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/abit2.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/abit1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/abit3.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/abit4.jpg

Coke Truck should be a good one with the red AFX cab. I plan on painting an Orange Peterbilt cab later on...much later and doing a different Yellow sticker to go with that.

These pics are some of the ideas that people gave me today. Jack was the first then I naturally thought of Coke. Pepto Bismal will be cool as I have some raindrops on a picture that will make for a nice visual in pink.

Any suggestions for other trailer stickers I should do? Doesn't mean that I will do them but, you never know.

The backing for off the first correctly sized sticker was used to be put over the next Yellow sticker (see pic) and taped down. This gave me a perfect placement of how to cut out my second sticker.

I basically use my eyeballs to center it all up and then use my sheet metal guide I made today to trim it out with a Hobby Knife. (kids get your parents to do this for you!!!!) or use scissors. I measured up my guide to be a little (not much at all) larger than the desired trailer sticker size as to allow for a final look and trim to get it as close to 100% centered as possible. When cutting out the stickers with a hobby knife it is a good idea to have a hard surface under neath sticker and a good metal (preferably metal) straight edge.

If anyone wants to try this feel free to go right ahead. I don't consider anyone a copy cat because I am copying AFX but, in a different print pattern.

Would love to see what other people come up with for trailer sticker ideas. I am part lucky and part planning making the stickers color match some what with the afx stock Semi Cab colors. When I get time painting the cabs will be next. Time...nope don't have any....Oh Dang!

Bob...zilla

Great work, Bob. The possibilities are literally endless and I'm sure you can swipe just about ANY logo from the web. You could make a pretty neat truck stop display. By the way, I'm thrilled that someone re-popped the AFX pup trailers. Here are some pics of race team trucks I did a few years ago. I just used corresponding decals made for 1/25 model kits. The US-1 combo is all paint and was a little more complicated.

Nice work, Bob. You too, kraz. Ummm... I only have one box trailer, anyone want to guess what's on it? :D

Nice work, Bob. You too, kraz. Ummm... I only have one box trailer, anyone want to guess what's on it? :D

Kraz that is some talent there...WOW! Nice work and WOW! :cool: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

MAYHEM my guess is pretty pink flowers. Am I right? Yes pretty pink flowers! :tongue:

Bob...zilla

Kraz that is some talent there...WOW! Nice work and WOW! :cool: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

MAYHEM my guess is pretty pink flowers. Am I right? Yes pretty pink flowers! :tongue:

Bob...zilla
Was it THAT obvious? :freak:

I love my truck.
DRAGjet

I love my truck.
DRAGjet

Chris,

Those trailer graphics are Sweet! 36-24-36!!

Never thought about matching a car to a trailer before...well before now. Thanks for the Petty and 71 pics...I was inspired by krazcustoms sweet 18 wheeler rides.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/aduke1.jpg

I seriously was thinking about what trucks to make next and wrote down lots of ideas today while at work and taped them to the top of my lunch box cooler. Well one of the ideas was to make small black stickers, with that trucker lady you have on the side of your Dragula Resins trailer, for mudflaps.

Bob...zilla

Has anyone bought any of these tow truck kits. It is for listed by the ebay store Ho-Models.
I was wondering if you leave the bed off can hook the aurora trailer that fits the old International Semi the same way. I have the trailer but no truck wondered if that would work for it.
I would have added the link to it but don't know how. :drunk:

I just bought one... I'll let you know when I get it. It looks just like the RRR version to me, only better. Decals and prepainted roof makes a big difference.

I bought more than a dozen bodies form that seller... haven;t been disappointed yet.

Haven't bought a tow truck yet, but I just got a Cougar Eliminator and an Xcellerators Ferrari GTO and they were outstanding casts.

If he did his tuck cab from the original there will be a square hole in the back that the trailer will fit into. At least that's the way it is on my original Vibe trucks.

Has anyone bought any of these tow truck kits. It is for listed by the ebay store Ho-Models.
I was wondering if you leave the bed off can hook the aurora trailer that fits the old International Semi the same way. I have the trailer but no truck wondered if that would work for it.
I would have added the link to it but don't know how. :drunk:

The Aurora two truck (which this appears to be a copy of) does NOT have the simulated coupler and reciever hole that the vibe semi has.....but you could cut one in easy enough.

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The Aurora two truck (which this appears to be a copy of) does NOT have the simulated coupler and reciever hole that the vibe semi has.....but you could cut one in easy enough.

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Thats what i was after. I'm guessin there is enough room to cut the reciever hole. At about three times less for this body than the aurora style body I think i could chance it.

Hey if it don't work out I could always put the bed on and add another tow truck to the collection.

I bought from that guy on ebay too and loved the stuff. I have some pics

Thats what i was after. I'm guessin there is enough room to cut the reciever hole. At about three times less for this body than the aurora style body I think i could chance it.

Hey if it don't work out I could always put the bed on and add another tow truck to the collection.

If it don't work, send me the cab. I got a Porsche 904 that would look good with a truck morph. :D

Here's the HO Models Cougar Eliminator:

HO Models is Tom Cammarata from Chandler Arizona,nice guy.
DRAGjet

I bought from that guy on ebay too and loved the stuff. I have some pics

I so need to buy one of those cool looking Tow Trucks. Had a red one as a kid and loved it. Only had a couple of T-Jets as I am from the AFX Non Magnatraction time era. My other was a green Willys that got painted Orange and Yellow.

Well Krazcustoms you have started to make me think. My recent Rebel trailer looks O.K. but, needs a coat of Orange paint just like its Charger Brother. I am off to the garage right now. *pulls off the stickers from Rebel trailer* Rip, Rip, Rip...well actualy they came off pretty easy and may be able to re use them? Just got some Orange paint on the way home and I know how to use it. (just dab a Q-Tip in paint bottle and then spread it around...right?) :rolleyes:

Bob...zilla

Love that high gloss Cougar... are those gold rims or is the chrome reflecting the color from the rails?

Looks good!

Love that high gloss Cougar... are those gold rims or is the chrome reflecting the color from the rails?

Looks good!

Those are JL pullback wheels that I drilled to fit t-jet axles. They're on there temporarily until I can get some wheels from RRR and/or MEV.

I ordered that body in white as, I usually do, but in this case I had no intention of painting it. I applied the decals with no problems and after a 48 hr drying cycle clear coated with Future. (2 coats) Unfortunately I got an air bubble on the spoiler and I'll have to try to strip that and redo it.

A/FX Corvette
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa47/keskild/Collection/Customs/HOAFXCCOR3.jpg

A/FX Decon Monza
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa47/keskild/Collection/Customs/HOAFXMonza2.jpg

A/FX Can Am Porsche 917-30 hand painted
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa47/keskild/Collection/Customs/HOAFXP917c6.jpg

Lifelike Brumos Porsche
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa47/keskild/Collection/Customs/HOLifeP911gt259.jpg

Lifelike Nissan Z
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa47/keskild/Collection/Customs/HOLifeNissan75.jpg

Tyco 57 Chevy Modified
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa47/keskild/Collection/Customs/HOTycoCBA5mod.jpg

Tyco Lumina Stocker
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa47/keskild/Collection/Customs/HOTycoLum57.jpg

Tyco Porsche 917 restoration + decals
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa47/keskild/Collection/Customs/HOTypoP917.jpg

Nice grouping and great work. I especially like the Brumos and the Z car!

Love that high gloss Cougar... are those gold rims or is the chrome reflecting the color from the rails?

Looks good!

Hey Videojimmy,

If you mess around with Clear orange and Clear yellow paint you can come up with a mixture that will make chrome rims look gold.

I read this way back when and did it on some HW cars. I think they said to add a little vinegar also....don't think you need to do that though. :confused:

Nice cars Dalefan. It is nice to see someone who likes to post lots of pictures of some neat idea decal-ed and painted up customs. Keep it up!

Bob...zilla

a couple more
The reaper

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/6587reaperinside.jpg

COE fire truck

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/6587coefiretruck.jpg



Lovin' the reaper. Well done.

All of this Willys talk got me going through pics of stuff I did a while back....



Completely exquisite paintjobs.

Another Retro paint scheme-- "Rebel RoadRunner" . AFX Rebel Charger paint scheme on a 71 RoadRunner body for the TJET 500 chassis.

http://www.gm454dragbodies.com/images/Rebel_RoadRunner_for_scaleracers.jpg

GM454,

Nice looking Rebel #11 slot car & on a T-Jet none the less....Sweet!

Here are a couple of Chevys I just did. The red one is painted candy apple red with Alclad II paint base. Has a real shine to it...better than pic.

Green Vette is a Boyds Testors metalic and has aready seen some serious track time. Well an hour last night. That is serious right? lol The Tyco Vette is almost to fast for my little test track....almost.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/acam1-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/acam2-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/acam3-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g282/bobhch/acam4-1.jpg

More to come, Bob...zilla

Another Mead classic. Sure is purdy! Cant help myself. I'm naturally biased to orange cars.

"Zilla! Is that the pile of Camaro I sent you a ways back? Truly amazing if it is. Sharp car regardless...she really pops!

Thanks Zilla and Bill. The "Rebel RoadRunner" is painted Hemi Orange and I have a few other retro paint schemes planned for that body. Got the decals done but still waiting to get my hands on the correct color paint.

Zilla, I really like the paint on the Camaro and 'Vette, especially the candy red on the Camaro.

Here is another "Rebel" car I finished this week to go with the Rebel RoadRunner. This one is Bobby Wood's "Rebel" 1969 Nova Funny Car....this also fits the TJET 500 chassis.

http://www.gm454dragbodies.com/images/Bobby_Wood_Rebel_Nova_HT.jpg