Hot Wheels 1:64

[srob]

Skyman said:

A time to reflect. Surely we have had enough of these boring pics of diecast model cars, sitting unmolested in their packaging, in a moment of fervour from the successful hunter as he/she displays their most recent kill. How dull are they, and how has this thread ended up in such a sterile place? Proper car pics are much better.

Edited by Skyman on Tuesday 12th May 19:03

I have nowhere to keep them dust free so leave them in the boxes.

ETA:

How I usually ‘display’ mine:



Around my model making desk pinboard.

[thebigmacmoomin]

Some of mine car modded. Here's a few i've finished this year so far.

[Skyman]

That’s better.

[Skyman]

Some pink, to add colour.

[Swampy1982]

Where do you find the parts to mod them?!

[VTECMatt]

Don t have the time or skill to mod mine, but nearly everything I own is open.

Each to there own, display and keep what you like how you like.

Edited by VTECMatt on Tuesday 12th May 21:46

[thebigmacmoomin]

Swampy1982 said:

Where do you find the parts to mod them?!

I usually get wheels from Creative One64 & AliExpress for others. The decals on those I drew myself. The BASF M1 is just a conversion of an existing Hot Wheels Premium car.

I need a few 3D printed wings as I've got some decals to make the Top Secret S15. They came from Ukraine.

Decals I draw myself but I do buy a lot. Recently, I've had loads off Instagram. Bought them from USA, Portugal & Italy.

[thebigmacmoomin]

Skyman said:

Some pink, to add colour.

I've got the decals to make this, but as it's impossible to get a GT3 R car, I'm using a GT3 RS road car.

[Skyman]

VTECMatt said:

Don t have the time or skill to mod mine, but nearly everything I own is open.

Each to there own, display and keep what you like how you like.

Edited by VTECMatt on Tuesday 12th May 21:46

Fair comment. Perhaps I was being a tad blunt. Apologies.

[Skyman]

A vote for a bit of Liberty.

[Skyman]

thebigmacmoomin said:

Skyman said:

Some pink, to add colour.

I've got the decals to make this, but as it's impossible to get a GT3 R car, I'm using a GT3 RS road car.

That will be interesting to see. Will you be keeping the “alloys”?

[Sporky]

What display options are people using? I have one of the Hot Wheels ones but it's black so black cars don't show up at all.

I was considering a couple of these - about £27 on eBay:

[Jobbo]

Those look good value. I’ve bought some of the 3D printed inserts from eBay which fit inside Ikea frames but they aren’t particularly cheap and I haven’t found a satisfactory solution for the back board - the Ikea frames don’t come with a full plain white piece of paper so mine are backed by the basic brown hardboard at the moment.

[595Heaven]

Sporky said:

What display options are people using? I have one of the Hot Wheels ones but it's black so black cars don't show up at all.

I was considering a couple of these - about £27 on eBay:

Bought 3D printed inserts for the IKEA frames which work really well

[thebigmacmoomin]

Skyman said:

That will be interesting to see. Will you be keeping the alloys ?

I’ve got some wheels from AliExpress, but I’ve never used the brand before so I don’t know what they are like.

[Sporky]

595Heaven said:

Bought 3D printed inserts for the IKEA frames which work really well

They do look good - how easy is it to get the cars in?

Edited by Sporky on Thursday 14th May 18:04

[ThisInJapanese]

595Heaven said:

Bought 3D printed inserts for the IKEA frames which work really well

I like what you did with the McMurtry!

Do you have a link to the inserts please?

[595Heaven]

I bought these from this seller: https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/3dshrimping?_trksid=p46...

Delivers quickly and arrives well packaged. The shelves clip together easily. They sell the IKEA frames as well but I d already bought them.

Well recommended!

Once assembled, you just load the cars in. I didn’t fix them in place but easy enough to do if you wanted to. Bear in mind you need some card to go behind them in the frame. I bought an A1 sheet of mounting card in Hobbycraft which worked well.

Thought I had to let the McMurtry show off a bit!

[Jack.77]

Local coop been trying to sell these for 4.99 each .don't think one has sold ,they look like they should be 1-£2

[Spice_Weasel]

Had a stroke of luck today in Aldi when I found a fresh box. I managed to find 3 on my list without having to rummage too much.