I purchased a bunch of these Matchbox Nissan NV vans for their wheels and figured I’d try making a few in various base colors. Next I wanted to make a blacked out version but with chrome wheels for some style. The back is similar to the other colors aside from the top left corner and …
I purchased a bunch of these Matchbox Nissan NV vans for their wheels and figured I’d try making a few in various base colors. First of course was basic white since I see these all the time around town. The bar code represents the production year beginning 2011 and the year I made the cars …
Following the 2009 Holiday Party, Hot Wheels released a gold version of the DeLorean. These exist as a few real 24k gold plated cars. They were offered in the American Express catalog in 1981, though only a 2 were made for the promotion plus a spare set of panels (which made a third car) and …
JS0020 Arizona DeLorean Club Holiday Party Exclusive 2010 Read More »
In 2009 Hot Wheels finally released a DeLorean, my favorite car. I have a real one and was especially active in our Arizona DeLorean Club in 2009. I made a total of 30 of these and everyone at the event loved them! We sent a few out to various DeLorean community leaders as well. The …
JS0016 Arizona DeLorean Club Holiday Party Exclusive 2009 Read More »
This Plymouth Hemi Cuda was based heavily on a car called the Independence Chevelle, brought back to life by a Youtube channel called Vice Grip Garage. Now, I recognize that the series was planned in 2007 and that the blisters aren’t period correct, but also neither are the sweet mag wheels. This Plymouth Hemi Cuda …
JS0008 Project Cars #4 of 4 – 1968 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Read More »
I chose this car for a few reasons; A yellow/black Olds 442 was one of the first cars I ever kept in the package in 1991. Then in 1993 A red/black one was used in Demolition Man. I’ve made a terrible model of this car in 1/24 scale, so it just felt right to include …
JS0007 Project Cars #3 of 4 – 1970 Oldsmobile 442 Read More »
I wasn’t too sure what cars beyond the Charger were going to be a part of this series. This all-metal Hot Bird got repainted in the Bandit style with a custom hood and gold wheels. At first glance it’s not too bad. However there are a lot of paint issues and primer spots. This definitely …
JS0006 Project Cars #2 of 4 – 1977 Pontiac Firebird Read More »
Project Cars was my second planned series of cars, based on the idea of a mostly finished but still needs work car. Maybe it doesn’t run or is missing trim or needs paint work. But almost without fail has new wheels. I reserved JS0005-0008 for these cars in 2007 but kept putting it off. The …
JS0005 Project Cars #1 of 4 – 1969 Dodge Charger Read More »
Last of the Barn Finds series, this gorgeous 1936 Cord got some heavy weathering and a bit banged up. All 4 backs are the same in this series, all original logos and barcodes are intact. Oh, fun fact – the barcode for ALL of my cars is the same, which is from a 2007 Mystery …
JS0004 Barn Finds #4 of 4 – 1936 Cord Westchester Read More »
Other than the general quality of the print it looks like it would fit right in with the 2007 line of Hot Wheels Cars. Sometimes the cardboard I used (mostly from cereal boxes) was coated differently so the quality varied greatly between prints. The card was heavier cardboard (cereal box) and the front was a …
JS0003 Barn Finds #3 of 4 – 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline Read More »