I'll start here with a pic or two. Pictures of cars you got from Hobbytalk board members thru trades/buying/ or customs you built.
I am amazed at the skill level of alot of people on this board and wanted to show some pictures.

some more unfinished cars

Hi Ed, Who makes the Caddy? Does it use a long wheel base T-jet chassis?

I've just started moulding and casting, so mine are a bit rough, a couple of unfinished BMW 2002's ...

An Enzo Ferrari (looks better in the flesh) on a SG+ LWB chassis ...

And a 260Z or two ...

And a Lexan Mini I actually finished!! More of our car casting/Lexan models are on my website: http://routedtrack.hobby-site.com/

Looking forward to seeing others casts and reworks! :thumbsup:

I've just started moulding and casting, so mine are a bit rough, a couple of unfinished BMW 2002's ...


:thumbsup: Great Job Neo !

For a beginner you do great work !


Neal :dude:

The caddy, was made by Claus and it is a long wheel base tjet. the Jagermeister car, also by Claus is lined up against a RRR Charger finished and detailed by t-jetjim.

Some great bods.


Ed, please post pix when you finish up those Caddies. :thumbsup: rr

The cars look super cool as always .

Ed, I think the charger might get beat.Unless it's runnin a "HEMI" :tongue:
I thought I saw Elvis driving the Pink caddy last night. :thumbsup:

Neo, I could see the 260 and the Enzo in Fray Style. Great lookin cars
The minis are cool .I already have one of those for a
fray racer .Handles like a dream. :cool:
All of the resin casters/customizers here does excellent work, and it makes you appreciate all the work that goes into it to make it one of a kind :thumbsup:

Don't fret Steve, your car pics are coming too, I am a little sick today, so its off work (which means I could hit slot chat tonight if I think about it). I am awaiting the mail man today to see if there are any more picture worthy cars in there. :cool:

The Nascar was a prize from Roger Corrie's Camaro Bash (i finished last with a blown pinion!) The Mercedes is from Volvo 1:1 (Neal).

Jim

I love to see these car shows. AAAAmazing ! I've never done any casting, so it's uncharted territory. To quote dirty Harry, "A man's got to know his limitations!". Seeing all the great cars people have done may get me off the schnide. How many blobs does it take before I can make cars like that? Seriously, anybody got some "Casting for Dummies" pointers for a rookie? BH

Here is 1 I built for a freind awhile ago.It started as a 55 MM chevy,scabbed a roof from a AFX 57 wagon to it,painted it pearl white with aluminum wheels. Makes a wild Panel that should have been produced. Would have been a good seller I think. Enjoy.
55 chevy delivery. (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/MVC-771F.JPG)
Rear veiw (http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/MVC-772F.JPG)

JOez is dark red, afx, mine is purple and a tjet

toooooo sweeeeeeeeet

ok, not a hobbytalk member (or maybe he is)
but RRR did these cars, their nice

I did the batmobile, Gearbuster did the Dragula (thanks again, Steve)

i cast this renault alpine a-310 body from a tomica diecast,the jaguar xjs was also cast from a tomica diecast,i added the wheel flares,front and rear spoilers.the cortina was cast by claus.i painted all of them with tamiya spray cans.all are mounted on thunderjet chassis with vincent rims.the last car is a v-8 interceptor i made from a 1/72 scale diecast falcon xc,i added a sectioned nose from a '87 mustang,and the wing on the roof,decals are from pattos.

nice work Alphaslot

"clear paint" was something new to me and it looks cool on silver chrome cars.

My favorite body casting was a johnny lightning hearse. these are the only 2 I kept.

more Claus work. nice station wagons. Where's Mike Brady.

Sorry guys, I don't want to be a post hog, I am just pumped up to show a bunch of custom work I finally got a chance to take pictures of.

I am not sure of this guys name, but he casts resin cars out of NJ/NY and I usually see him at the Parsippany shows.

another funny car that got alot of people laughing at a show awhile back. I'm glad everyone saw the humor and fun in it.

more of my cars, these are older pics and i'm sure most of you saw these.

smoking joes tjets from Florida does this resin monkeemobile, I did the monkeemobile short bus (horribly)

Hog it up Daddy! These are great. I'd love to have a few of those 5 window rods. I saw some like them on fleabay about six months ago and spaced them off. #$@%#! Your "Road Kill Delivery Van" is a classic. :thumbsup: Is it a converted ambulance?

i cast this renault alpine a-310 body from a tomica diecast,the jaguar xjs was also cast from a tomica diecast,i added the wheel flares,front and rear spoilers.the cortina was cast by claus.i painted all of them with tamiya spray cans.all are mounted on thunderjet chassis with vincent rims.the last car is a v-8 interceptor i made from a 1/72 scale diecast falcon xc,i added a sectioned nose from a '87 mustang,and the wing on the roof,decals are from pattos.


Nice Work. Love the Alpine, E-mail me I would be interested in getting one if your still casting them.. sweet ride...



Coach

Man oh Man Ed, those are some wicked customs.. I got my keyboard all covered in drool now thanks Buddy.. keep posting guys!



Dave

Hog it up Daddy! These are great. I'd love to have a few of those 5 window rods. I saw some like them on fleabay about six months ago and spaced them off. #$@%#! Your "Road Kill Delivery Van" is a classic. :thumbsup: Is it a converted ambulance?
Yes, the road killer van was molded from a Lesney/Matchbox I picked up for 10.00. It was my first attempt at a silicone mold/resin body and there are fingerprints on the clay I jammed into the car for prepping, Which means, anyone who ever bought that car has my thumb print on their windshield for life, lol.

Ed,

Didn't you warn the pedestrians not to walk when your drivin on your track..:D..
That is one you can call creative...Love it.. :thumbsup:
Love the Heavenly Hearse,merc. sleds, Fireball 500, Station wagons, Monk....
I need to stop looking at all this eye candy.. starting to make my mind twist :freak:

Joe, I can see the american graffitti gang standing next to the merc..

Love the road racers Alpha. :thumbsup:
You can almost hear the exhaust buzzing waiting for the start.

Claus, Old station wagons never die. :cool:
I am getting a vision.. :dude: Chopped wagon with turnpike skirts...HHHmmmm
Most Excellent customs/resin everyone. :thumbsup:


P.S.. Ed, Keep hoggin up. makes the other half wonder why Im staring at the screen.. :D

I am not sure of this guys name, but he casts resin cars out of NJ/NY and I usually see him at the Parsippany shows.


Ed,
Where did you get the panel truck from? :eek:

rr

Ill bite on the chance to show off a bit. Here are some of my custom Jeeps, hope you guys like them. Im still playing around with my digi-cam so you'll have to overlook my less-than-professional photography skills.

The red one was my first slot jeep ever. Didnt like the red with the eggshell blue top so I tweaked it with something a little better. The blue one was completely stripped then airbrushed in model masters blue. Chopped the top into a halfcab, robbed a tyco racing bandit for the wheels, rear rollbar and front tube bumper, glass is just cut down lexan from a bubble package. The interior is from a matchbox '98 Wrangler and the tires are thunderslicks dune buggy treaded tires. Both sit on fast 2nd generation HP-2 chassis.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/grungerockjeeper/redbluejeeps.jpg

These again are just facelifted tyco CJs. All these run 440 X-2 widepans, interiors/rollcages were swiped from matchbox '98 Wranglers. The cop Jeep is still awaiting some suitable decals (gonna have to get the program to make my own) so its still in progress. The military Jeep was hand painted to look like it just got thru slogging thru the jungle. The howitzer was robbed from some cheap-o die cast hummer and the grilleguard from a Matchbox flatfender. Its rollbar doesnt really show up, but its a MB Wrangler piece also, just the rearmost bars are lopped off to make room for the cannon. The lifeguard Jeep also needs decals, but the scuba tanks (robbed from a hotwheels rescue truck) and the surfboard on top that says 'lifeguard' in big red letters should get the point across. The front bumper is resin cast off of a tyco humvee.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/grungerockjeeper/workhorsejeeps.jpg

nice jeeps

OK, last post hogging for a bit. These flatties (slang for willys jeeps with flat fenders) were cast by Kevin Masters, but I did the customizing/building. All of these use JL T-jet chassis and all the glass is just flat lexan glued inside the windshields. Still have a 4th one of these I havent built since I cant decide the theme. Im thinking a rat rod look, all weathered, rusted and primered but still customized.

Anyways, the lime green one was the first of these I built. In fact it was the first resin cast slot Ive ever done. It uses white rear hubs from an old G Plus chassis for the white spoke look. It uses extra tall silicone drag tires for Tyco made by PVT/Wizzard all around for the big-tire look. The roll bar is from a hot wheels CJ-7, the engine block was taken from who knows where. I liked this so much I bought 3 more of these bodies from Kevin.

The white one with blue and yellow stripes was the next. These wheels are tyco 440 rears, reamed out for T-jet axles. The rollbar is from another hotwheels CJ-7.

The army Jeep uses the 4-dimple t-jet hot rod wheels with thunderslicks treaded dune buggy tires. The machine gun is from a matchbox humvee and I had a little ammo box laying around so I painted it up and glued it in back.

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/grungerockjeeper/resinwillys.jpg

Hey Coach, didnt you buy one of my resin VW buses a while back? Like to see what you did with it.

Hey Coach, didnt you buy one of my resin VW buses a while back? Like to see what you did with it.


Yes I did, I could take a picture of it sitting in the to do box but what fun is that...lol.. I actually have everything to complete it soon as I finish slopping resin around this week I will try and get the paint on....And yes it was quite a while back...har! :drunk:


Dave

Hi there,

i'm new to the board and i'm glad that i can use
this thread to show my unfinished creations...

Best regards, Eberhard

I know this isn't HO but thought you guys might enjoy this.
It is a custom built of a custom that was made. But only faster.. :thumbsup:
This is the raider coach 1/24th.Set on an aluminum drag rail chassis with sidewinder motor..
http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/MVC-513F.JPG

These crawled out of my putty box. The green Willy's was hacked well beyond belt line so I finished job. Not particularly note worthy except that the typical Willy's nostrils were overly severe. They were "Vitale" filled, and the body was hand rubbed. I consider it my first successful color match. That goofy throw back blue dragster was originally on the way to being a salt flat racer. It was a tan body and the nose blew up in production. So I combined a wheelie drop pickup, with the extended brass drop spindle set up from the salt project. The fire wall is a Lola roof that fit perfect. This car performs beautifully, first time everytime.

These are some of my first rear dropaxle slams. The White AC was butchered above the waist, shortend posts, and possessed a nice late 60's 80 grit finish. LOL. The wheel wells were re-radiused and the body hand polished. The yellow stock Cobra is for comparison, but note worthy cuz it had a grenade hole where the front post was. I had yellow goo goin when I did the pictured yellow roadster so I fixed it too. It remains unfinished to date. The blue Cheetah body is box stock. The drop axle chassis is a natural fit for cars with monster fender gaps or little room for post shaving. It makes quite a difference in both appearance and handling. The fendered HR roadster with the inset grill was another putty box refugee. It was morphed with scrap from a crushed AFX Model A. Aurora's Hot Rods combined with the drop axle chassis provide a modern street rod stance not apparent in the photo. It looked badass without the fenders and I plan to do a couple fenderless versions as well. It also allows the use of tall profile period correct slicks with out jacking the rear stance excessively. Hope y'all enjoyed my refugee freak show! BH

Yes I did, I could take a picture of it sitting in the to do box but what fun is that...lol.. I actually have everything to complete it soon as I finish slopping resin around this week I will try and get the paint on....And yes it was quite a while back...har! :drunk:


Dave


The ole' to-do box. Yup, I know that game all too well. I have bodies setting in mine for the past 5 years!

These are some of my first rear dropaxle slams. . . . The drop axle chassis is a natural fit for cars with monster fender gaps or little room for post shaving.


Hey Bill,

How about some more information about the drop axle chassis, or maybe a tutorial?

Thanks.

Patrick

a few more. Two conversions.Two made as kits... to dremel
and glue like hell. So, not yet finished...

Thanks for sharing the pics!!! Lots of good ideas and
a great inspiration!


Ebi

wow, some REALLY nice cars here! Looks like I better get busy