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Post by deuce on May 10, 2019 17:49:40 GMT -5
I just finished a 1/18th scale black 2001 Bullitt for a friend. He wanted decals like he has on the real car including license plates, then asked what I could do about supercharging the model. I dug through my model spares, and found something that would work. The air hose was pretty much identical to what he had, so I just had to paint that.
I had to recreate one "GT" emblem for him. It's not chrome, but it looks pretty good. The diecast comes with dark grey wheels, and his on his car are black, so I just clear coated them and they came out looking black.
The green Bullitt in the background is mine. You can see the wheels are different looking than on his.
Here's a buddy's Challenger.
Here's another friend's LUV.
I've got more I'll post, but I need to go out and work on one of my motorcycles before it gets too dark.
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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 11, 2019 11:47:40 GMT -5
Excellent recreation of your friend's Bullitt Deuce. Creative part sourcing for the supercharger, looks like it was born there. I like the LUV too and the custom card and package. Looks great. Can you tell us how you did that?
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Post by deuce on May 12, 2019 9:35:13 GMT -5
I use the HW card that it comes with. I have a template set up that I use. I'll get a good picture of the car I'm doing, then cut and paste it on to what ever background I've chosen. Add the details and print it on photo paper. I'll cut out the image and glue it on to the HW card. Believe it or not, I just use a glue stick to do that. Then I laminate it. I tried various means to attach the blister over the car, but the best I've found is 2 sided tape. Permanent type. The blister can still be removed, but it takes a little work. Here is a 2019 Bullitt I did for the guy with the 1/18th scale Bullitt. The blue Camaro is for a good friend of mine. He hasn't finished the real car yet, so I'm waiting on that to finish it up.
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Post by fordrodnkustom on May 12, 2019 18:00:49 GMT -5
Thanks Deuce. That's a great idea. Like it a lot.
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Post by Mr.409 on May 15, 2019 3:35:08 GMT -5
The Mustang looks great! The combination of that dark green, five spoke wheels and the supercharger looks very good on it. Those Custom made Hot Wheels packages are a genious idea too. Very cool.
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