Month: March 2019

  • Custom Hot Wheels ’52 Chevy Pickup

    Yesterday I started on my latest custom, a Hot Wheels ’52 Chevy pickup. I already had a plan for this casting when I saw it on the pegs and I think the end result will be awesome. If I wasn’t in to vintage VW’s, I’d probably be in to vintage pickups. This will be fun!…

  • Custom Matchbox VW Fastback Finished

    I was able to finish the custom Matchbox VW Fastback this past weekend. Basically it was just a matter of adding my hydrogen peroxide/fine steel wool mixture to areas that I wanted the rust to remain and let it dry in between applications. I finished by adding details to the exterior such as headlights, tail…

  • New Die Cast and Mabel

    We picked up a few new Hot Wheels to add to the collection that we didn’t already have. Been looking for the 50th Anniversary Camaro and Mustang for a while, but only recently found them on the pegs at our local Walmart. I really love the detail on these cars. Also picked up a Delorean…

  • Custom Matchbox VW Fastback

    When I was 15 years old, way back in 1983, my brother-in-law gave me my very first car! It was a early VW Fastback. We spent days working on the car to get it to run and it eventually did! However, the body of the car was shot! So much rust that we determined that…

  • Custom Hot Wheels VW Golf Finished

    I finished the custom Hot Wheels VW Golf by customizing the display in which it will live. I wanted it to look like a backyard driveway where the owner works on his car. I started by spraying the base with a textured paint. Once it was dry, I have it 2 coats of flat black.…