Hello,

so - finally - I would like to introduce myself as a new hobbytalk-member. :)

My name is Andreas and I live in Hamburg / Germany (so please excuse, if my english grammar is a little bit "bumpy"). I am a member of the german forum h0slot.de (http://forum.h0slot.de) - so I know also Claus Heupel and the "Crazy Sloter" Stefan. :)
I am 41 years of age, and around three years ago an old child-dream came true: I discoverd on the internet, that there are many users who are still interested in H0-slotcars - especially in the USA. After some time of investigation I found the webside of Claus Heupel and what did I see??? There is at least one guy, who casts bodies himself!!! :cool: That was my child-dream: Building own cars for the H0-slottrack! After some more investigations I found out how to manage the resin-casting and began to build my favourite models. Wow!!! Great!!! What a fun. :) And there are many more guys (no women!!!) who are building H0-slotcars!!! Again: especially in the USA...

Additionaly I am interested in designing and constructing websides. So I build an own slotcar-webside: slotraver.de (http://www.slotraver.de/galerie/gallerie_modelle.htm). On my galery-side you can see some of my models (and also from Claus, Stefan, Harald Korn and some others...). I'm sorry to say that my webside is only german... I am working on an english version - for a very long time...

I'm also sorry to say, that I am not trading my models. It needs simply too many time for me to cast resin-models for others. I find hardly time to build some for myself...

It is always very interesting to read the hobbytalk-forum and I found some very good informations in this forum - so now I wanted to give some "inspiration" back. :)

Best regards from Hamburg
Andreas

Slotraver,

Welcome and WOW! Enjoyed the pics on your slot page alot...nice eye-candy for sure....that means Sweet (in English)! LOL:wave:

Bob...zilla

Andreas,Nice of you to join Hobby Talk.Nice collection of cars.I especilly like the MAYBACH and the ASTON MARTIN.Some interesting tracks.I have a friend Andy Mueller who puts on the Slotmania show.He actually came to the U.S. for his honeymoon.Don't keep saying you're sorry.Your English is great.You should hear how bad my German is. Tom Stumpf

Welcome, Andreas!

Though I can not speak a lick of German, (except a few choice curse words) I enjoyed your website very much! It was simple enough to navigate and your photos looked fantastic!

Thank you kindly for taking the time to share with us! :thumbsup:

Welcome to the wildest place in slotcars Andreas . Here you will find some of the craziest people on earth..:freak: "About slotcars that is"...:woohoo:
Glad to have you on board. Your website rocks just like your slots.. I really dig the Dodge and Olds 442..SWEEEEET... Thanks for sharing them with us.
Great to see the work of others.:thumbsup:

Just keeping busy.
DRAGjet

Nice set Chris........never thought I would say that to a guy, lol

Dragula,
Like the flame jobs. You're a master.

RW
http://www.moviecarmania.com

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Just foolin around.
DRAGjet

Nice!!!! :thumbsup: nd

nice shine,,no ridges!! Another sweet job!!

That's another favorite, metallic red/gold combo!!! I like them colors!!! RM

Just another quickie.My back hurts really bad,so I cant sleep,so I figured I may as well paint yet another GTO.Let me know if im boring you guys with this junk.
DRAGjet
And another,kind of a patriotic flame job.:)

I still need to do the trim around the windows I know...:)
DRAGjet

Not bored.... Me likey!:o nd

I still need to do the trim around the windows I know...:)
DRAGjet

What do you use to trim with, paint pens, brush, any special brand item that works better??? RM

I use a Microbrush brand brush,awesome for trim work!
DRAGjet

*snip*.Let me know if im boring you guys with this junk.
DRAGjet
And another,kind of a patriotic flame job.:)


Lets see.....cool lil cars....hot-lick flames in flashy colors......nope, NOT BORED! :D

Call me if you are up Joe.
859-356-1566

As I was sitting at my chop desk looking into the Plastic obise, a tyco semi caught my eye. I have never chopped up a semi yet I thought.
So with dremel in hand I started to whack away.:woohoo:
A chopped top pete don't have a right look. So gazing back into the box I went. HHHmmmm. A Tyco Ford sedan body .
So with plastic flying, the aroma of liquid glue in the air, a wild cab arose from the pile of shavings.
Still not right.. Grille just not right.. So back to the box... In the bottom was a part of Hotwheel leftover.The Grille was Skull head with headlights off the side..A little cut here and sand this off.. Presto.. A look that would terror anybody in front.:thumbsup:
I now had the look for a evil cab..Snapped it over a Tyco chassis. But.. 1 wheel look at the rear don't do...A frame extension was in need. 2 sets of wheels out the back is much better..
No onto the bed.. I know others have used the Hotwheels ramp truck bed and looked great.. So lets cut up the Hotwheels again...:woohoo:
Chopped the bottom to lower,rounded out fender wheels for duals. Looks great. Now give it a primer black color,some color flames on the hood, and some huge stacks with a little red accent on the side.. Looks like a slot hauler from "Maximum Overdrive". :D:devil:
I now have a RatRod hauler with attitude. Resurected from the depths of the plastic grave yard.
Will post more pics tonight..

That's a beautiful hauler! though I'm not sure what a "semi" is ... or a "top pete" but nevertheless goooood looking. Bravo!

Christos,

Semi, Is a tyco rig or peterbuilt for US-1 Trucking..
Chopped Pete, cut off the roof at the window bottoms, remove little on bottom, reglue making the roof closer the body.

Hope this helps you out.
Enjoy..More to come.
GB

Beautiful and beastly, GB! :thumbsup:

A fine crime scene Steve!

Inspring to say the least.

Gear - you need to add "evil clown face on front" just like in the movie "maximum overdrive :thumbsup:

Wes

Added more pics of the Evil..
Wes look at the front of the truck.. Who needs the clown when you have the Skull..LOL
Thanks for all the comments guys.

Toronad tornado!!
DRAGjet

Added more pics of the Evil..
Wes look at the front of the truck.. Who needs the clown when you have the Skull..LOL
Thanks for all the comments guys.

hheeeyy i like that!!! does it light up thru eyes??? lol

Wes

Christos,

Semi, Is a tyco rig or peterbuilt for US-1 Trucking..
Chopped Pete, cut off the roof at the window bottoms, remove little on bottom, reglue making the roof closer the body.

Hope this helps you out.
Enjoy..More to come.
GB

More to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alright baby! Those pics of your Very Imaginative Super Duper Colossal creation are well........ This Semi is waaaaaaaay far out there and I love it!

You already know this but, that skull in front is Fan-Freakin'-Tastick....ooooooooooh yeah!

:woohoo:

Bob...zilla

Love it, great work again Steve. I wish I had an ounce of talent.

Nice Tornado Drag. Jane ain't so plain anymore now is she? :thumbsup: nd

I'm diggin the Olds there Drag.. I used to own an olds like that but no flames... The black and flames are super cool..
Big Block and front wheel drive..Great combo

Very nice Chris.

Well ahead of it's time, I always had a likin' for the Toro.
...and this one is no exception!

It is a good thing you can't charge me for the cool pics of cars on fire, Chris!
LOL...I have been printing them off and making a real wall-paper of sorts. Very very cool.
You just keep them coming because I only have about 7 square feet left to cover!

Dig the Toronado! :thumbsup:

Working on another one with a little help from Specialty Auto Mechanics. The 55 build kinda wore the boys down. Maybe a bonus check would help... Should be out of the shop in a couple of days. RM

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Here's another Tyco Trick Truck conversion. The boys back at the shop tried to add a little life to the old Dodge. The blue wheellie bar is a little loud, may have to tone it down, but then again yellow and orange are kinda loud also. RM

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Randy,

That is Loud and love it! Nice job on a classic....you do such nice builds and they are fun to look at always! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Bob...zilla

Perfect!
I bet it goes like stink, too, yeah? :thumbsup:
I don't even mind the blue sticking out the back!

Randy,You're thrilling me with those trucks.Tom

Here's another Tyco Trick Truck conversion. The boys back at the shop tried to add a little life to the old Dodge. The blue wheellie bar is a little loud, may have to tone it down, but then again yellow and orange are kinda loud also. RM


man i love what you did with it!! it looks awesome!! :thumbsup:

Wes

Here's another Tyco Trick Truck conversion. The boys back at the shop tried to add a little life to the old Dodge. The blue wheellie bar is a little loud, may have to tone it down, but then again yellow and orange are kinda loud also. RM

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Here lets move these pics to the next page........Bam! :roll:

man, that's a nice Dodge!

These were fun to do...

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Bob...zilla

B...Z, I gotta vote for Ol Yeller, my favorite color!!! Them red and black colors just come alive!!!
Is that you driving??? RM

B...Z, I gotta vote for Ol Yeller, my favorite color!!! Them red and black colors just come alive!!!
Is that you driving??? RM

Hey Hilltop thanks for the complement,

Nope not me in the drivers seat. I'd be smokin' a Kool one and blowing the smoke out my eye sockets.

Thought this was all done but, upon looking here it seems "Eye" need to paint the door handles still....oooooops. There is another skull head passenger also.

Bob...zilla

Bob, These trucks are sweet!
Voodoo is every bit as cool as you said it would be, but the rusted truck is over the top! :thumbsup:That is all paint?! Oxidized paint and rust! Holy hannah! How did you pull this off? C'mon, fessup!

Bob, These trucks are sweet!
Voodoo is every bit as cool as you said it would be, but the rusted truck is over the top! :thumbsup:That is all paint?! Oxidized paint and rust! Holy hannah! How did you pull this off? C'mon, fessup!

Joez,

This was an indirect build for you-z...I was painting up some stripped down AW Suburbans (when it got warm one day in Nebraska...JUST ONE-DAY) and had a blue version for a "Mullet Light Beer" truck on the paint stick.

Well that was the one that ended up in the Pine Sol Pickle jar...oh dang! When pulling it out it had that light blue look to the white plastic base that just struck a vein in my brain. Sooooooooooooooooooooo.....

I then got my trusty Color Wash 7 bottle set (purchased from the bay) and did a blue wash over the whole thing (the rear bumper, front grill and bumper and window were already removed). It just looked like it had been sitting outside in the sun for its whole life but WAIT!!!!!!!

Wouldn't it also be rusty? Why you bet your Pee Wee Herman club card it would Sooooooooooooooooooooo....

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Next entered the Rust Wash...*Rust walks in* and with the use of a good brush started to dip and drop the Rust Wash on top and on the hood and over flow to all the edges. Then just kept taking the brush and taking the extra from the bottom edge and putting it back on top to get the look I was going for. This took a while until the thing looked the way I wanted it to look. Just imagine how a real car rust (any edge that would hold water will be more rusty).

Then put the parts back on with "the plastic goop" (I am NOW staying away from super glue around any painted surface as it tends to SCREW UP EVERYTHING WITH ITS TOXIC SCREW UP VAPORS) and gave them a good wash as we all know white shows rust a lot.

Short Version: Just apply Paint Wash...lol It is Water Soluble, Water Base and Water Clean Up!

To finish it off I used some Testors brown on the rims and whipped any excess off with a paper towel and added some Weird Jacks reject white wall tires. Yeah Baby!

Bob...zilla

Have been slamming this VW van into the guardrail hard, flipping it over and skidding it on its side. All part of the build as this little pink Powder Puff is going to get the "Rusty" treatment just like the blue Suburban I did a while back.

Well first Bree and I gotta drive the wheels off of it! Did some lap time tonight and going to ram her around again tomorrow also for a while. Bree just cracked me up when I was doing up the decals. She said "Lots of Rainbows Dad...lots of Rainbows." You got it Princess! :)

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Middle Class bought the VW vans new and then the Hippies got them...all beat up and stuff. Gonna make this real man....Far Out....Groovy!

Bob...Hip Cat...zilla

Ginger said no to the pink VW vans rust treatment and went beserk on me. She told me that Bree wants a pretty pink car and in no way was I to do any rusting to it so, It is done now.

I will just have to do a different VW van up later...still gonna beat the piss out of this one though. LOL Women....Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah :confused:

Bob...zilla