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Originally Posted by 3757chevy (Post 7569368)

Thanks I built a couple of these . This the second one. I'll post more pictures this weekend.

It's the weekend!:chevy:.....The red one has ppg prizmatique over the base red. The watermelon one has purple anodize fade, I had the watermelon paint left over from a wagon I built for my grand daughter.

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watermelon with bed liner inside and purple anodize wheels

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Silly Rabbit. Trux are for men!

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One was still in the strip tank in that last picture. Here are two I did with colors I had. The blue I barely had enough to do. It was spittin' and I was rockin' it around to get every last drop. Thankfully it didn't puke out any blotches or the whole deal would have been back in the tank. These are more stock-like paint schemes.. The blue one is a stock truck lowered with custom wheels and the green one has an early-60s custom flair, but in original-like color. The green one has white interior and the blue one has the silver fawn, along with a white grille (obviously) and silver exhaust tips. I'm into details, but on my customs not going all the way at this point. I like to keep them toy-like, pretty much how Hot Wheels does them, but in colors of choice. More "built to suit" than custom. The third one I want to do like the green one in solid color, early-60s custom. I want a custom color, thinking maybe an ice blue metallic or possible a metal flake job

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Thanks John, but what about these??? V V V ??? :cool:

Showing me up again, are ya Mike? :lol: Your work is incredible. The best I have seen. I feel brave posting mine with the great work others do. But that was part of my point of starting the thread, to encourage others to give it a shot. Kind of a "If I can do it anyone can" sort of thing. I hoped to pull members' work from out of the woodwork and in your case found more than ever expected.
Mine are less "adult-like", just simple paint changes for a change n direction from anything Hot Wheels has done. I do the collect and save in original pkg thing, too, but this is more interesting. I have a killer GM truck plastic model kit collection that I would never consider building. That's what got me to thinking of doing commonly available 1 buck Hot Wheels. And being so small makes lack of detail ok. I will one day get down to more detail, but so far have just cranked out a few ideas for kicks.

I was wanting to do a hubcap look on one of these like you did on that red one. Are those the Matchbox wheels? I considered doing a red custom with this third '62, or I have some metallics and maybe a metal flake somewhere from making Christmas ornaments from pine cones. Mine are all spray can colors with no polishing or clear coat. Simple simple, anyone can do it! (I'm actually part caveman)

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Special, I love seeing your stuff. My stuff was not always that great, years & years of practicing & trying to think outside of the box, plus I have thousands invested in tools & paint that help me make my stuff.

I love seeing all customs & what different people come up with. I get little ideas from everything I see, which is what I hope I am able to give to others...ideas. To see something you like and try to replicate it, or better it. I love to share my ideas & tricks people that want to learn it.

So keep on customizing, the more you do the better you get.

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Those look great special-k and BigMike! You guys have some serious skills.

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Speechless

I have enough talent to ask one of you to do one for me that I can buy! :lol:

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BigMike, do you sell the decal kits for the 62s? I need a few sets for some of my work.

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Originally Posted by silvereagle07 (Post 7687334)

BigMike, do you sell the decal kits for the 62s? I need a few sets for some of my work.

I can do custom decals but won't sell ones I use. I build these to sell and don't want to compete with my decals.

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I understand completely. Great work BigMike. I really enjoy seeing it.

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Here's one of my latest models modified for a special lady and occasion in my life.
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...psaktdhurr.jpg
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/o...psoautfta9.jpg

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Originally Posted by BigMike (Post 7895929)

Not sure what the heck is going on with my older pictures, nothing has changed from where I store them???

So, hopefully these new ones will show up.

They're showing up; 2 screens wide.
COOL CUSTOMS:metal:

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I saw your pictures gone and wondered WTH? Those square bodies look fantastic. I was looking for your teeny signature, they look so realistic.

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Those are all just too cool ,love the attention to detail ,great collection.

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Wowsers!! You've got every aspect of trucks covered with your custom fabrication skills. I was first impressed with the GMC conversion up top. Then it went on and on! Wrecker, puller, camper, dually race haulers...forgive me for leaving the rest out. These not only show your ability, they show you have your eyes open to the wide array of truck configurations/uses in the real world. Hey, just thought of one of my favorites I didn't see. How about a utility body?? Just a suggestion. Thanks for sharing. Great trucks!

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You should be working for Hotwheels designing toys for them as yours are much better than a lot of theirs .

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Originally Posted by special-K (Post 7935495)

I have done a couple just not with that casting for the cab, those all started as the vintage Excalibur, Sampson 2, or King crunch monster trucks. I have pics I'll post in my Greenlight thread of the custom Greenlight pieces.

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Dang! First post since May of last year. Where are the customs?? I actually fofgot this thread myself when I posted it in the 67-72 diecast thread. Bought not built. But I see what they did and I want to build some ideas based off this

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I did this over 2 yrs ago. Two shades of '72 gm blue, medium on top and dark on the sides.

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Nice detail job. These look more real soon as you put authentic colors on them. I have bought other people's custom jobs. I can't believe they do what they do and glue it back together while leaving the inside of the bed chrome or whatever the interior is. Makes all the difference when that is painted to match.

Like I said, I'm a sucker for built customs... if I like them. I just got this one for being unique. I buy some just to see what they did and this is one. I got it from loosecars.com*, so no package and it's not here yet. It seems to be coming from another country because they ask what currency. I never saw this color of camper top so I assume it is custom, although there was no mention of that

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*Freudian slip. I meant to be searching loosewomen.com :lol:

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The lime green truck came in today. I was concerned the seller had glued the camper on backwards, but am happy to say it just sits on there with four tabs inside the bed. I now have the rounded end up front and there's a window/hatch on the back.

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I have quite a few that I have repainted. here are some. The Orange greenlight in the first two pictures is unmolested only opened.

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I modified a few as well.

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Look good. I wish Jada would have done more '72 Cheyennes. Now it's the Greenlights. I like the custom 4wds because they aren't monster trucks. Greenlight needs to make a 4wd chassis version. That open things up for swaps bigtime

None are my creations:

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Made one to look a lot like my Stepside. Turned the second picture into my Avatar tonight.