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I don't think we've had a thread to show customized 1/64th trucks,so here we go:

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Here's some of mine. Group photo and then individual.

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the rest.
The blue with flames needs some darker red wheels; or chrome; I think.
The two white '69s I bought on The Toy Peddler. I had the guy make the #38 M&Ms for me. They both had the regular wheels; when I got them; so I swapped them out with Disney Pixar CARS wheels. :lol:
The last one; light blue/white is a Greenlight.

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Those are all great! I love the '56 Flashsider w/plow. That one is a GL/Jada fusion? I want to ask that Ebay seller who does the 4wds (DCP?) to do me a custom. One one these days I'll bid on one and hopefully win. I haven't tried yet

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I know. But,WTH,I guess to have just one done just right I'd splurge. Figure cost of two trucks,one one plus wheel/tires/parts,then time and I can see why.
I need to dig up pics of more of my customs and post. That blue w/flames & red wheels looks awesome,too!

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-b...+my+cars+2.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a...+2+4.14.13.jpg

I was bored, and did a few scale versions of my cars. Crappy phone picture, sorry.

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Those are cool. I like your stock-look two-tone job. I did a couple of those,too...but don't have the real version like you! Hah,I have that exact same driver door on my spare cab

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Terrible picture,but the job is actually decent if I you ask me :cool:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...5/IMG_1527.jpg
Here's a factory Medium Blue paint job:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...5/IMG_1533.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...5/IMG_1529.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...5/IMG_1532.jpg

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It's not a hot wheels or matchbox size but this was gifted to me last week since it resembled my build

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It's not a Hot Wheels,it's an etc. They make so many versions. I really like this one. Like yours,huh? Cool

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Yes sir, very similar less the bed cover and add 2ft to the bed

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Nice.

I decided to take pictures of all my '62s and all my 67-72s together.
The '62s are left to right:
*Factory light green 2-tone/fawn interior/white grille/custom painted surfboard
*RR wheel swap/white interior,bed,& grille
*Factory saddle poly 2-tone/black interior/custom painted surfboard
*Three on right are RR wheel swaps
In back is 4wd conversion using Hummer chassis

The 67-72s left to right are:
*RR wheel swap
*Factory tangiers orange/RR wheel swap
*Factory medium blue 2-tone/black int/RR
*Body swap with 4wd
*4wd conversion using Hummer chassis/custom tonneau
*Body swap with 2wd

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I have found some of the new '67 shortbeds that Hotwheels has issued (Fred Meyer) and already have the rivets drilled to do a version of my real SWB.
While I was there, I discovered that Hotwheels is now doing a Australian '73 falcon XB! ...which is what Mad Max's car was.
I see someone else out on the interwebs already had my idea:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/8/5...16243343_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/...80d34ee6fa.jpg

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Where do ya'll find wheels to change out and do you have pics of the customizing in progress ?

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I just take the wheels out of other cars. Each car's only about a buck and I've found that the goofy fictitious cars (hot rod toilet, animal cars) have the best motors and pipes or spoilers. I'll buy one of 'em just for a scoop or a blower engine.

Each axle is held in with a kind of tension prong thing, and you just pry it out and put it in the frame you're building.

I start out drilling the rivets. Begin with a small drill bit and work up (it's a metal rivet surrounded by plastic in most cases, and can get ugly quick.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fb...w155-h207-p-no
From here all the interior, glass and body pull apart and you can paint the interior and so on while you do the next step:

Then I dump the body in a jar of lacquer thinner and let is sit over night.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xi...w157-h207-p-no
Hit that with a wire wheel or brush, then knock yerself out with paint and customizing.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/t2...w155-h207-p-no

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Thanks for all that info ,will try it sometime .

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Here are a few from my collection.;):chevy:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...m/IMG_1706.JPG

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/.../IMG_17101.JPG

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...6/DSC01655.JPG

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...6/DSC01646.JPG

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...6/DSC01645.JPG

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...6/DSC01164.JPG

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...ium/2Group.JPG

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Those look great .

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The wheels get robbed from donor vehicles. I've also bought other Custom 69s with Real Riders and swapped the chassis (when I can get one of those cheap). I saw on the Red line club site that they sold a collection of upgrade wheels,then never found it again

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some very cool trucks here! not to hijack, but special-K, any chance of a look at that amt '67 fleetside sport truck (wrecker) underneath those hot wheels?
that '69 fleetside beside it looks interesting too. never seen a box that looked like that

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Here's pictures of the '67 kit. The '67 AMT has no pictures on the ends. He's a custom GL (not mine),so it's not a hijack,right?

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Here's the '69 MPC. These had the same picture on ends as on top. Here's another custom 1/64th diecast,too.

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very nice special! a couple of rarer ones. just did a search, found 2 MPC '69's, $100 & up, & one '67 that got me excited for 3 seconds
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-TOY-...item1e8512aa19
might be a problem fitting that chevy grille on that body (although that f body would make an interesting model)
have to say, wouldn't mind either one on my workbench:metal:

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I was unmotivated and bored on Sunday,which usually gets me doing something piddly rather than any of those things on "the list". I had a group of Hot Wheels slated for body swaps or paint jobs,so out came the drill,stripper,and paint. Nothing too special,but customs all the same.
I wish I could knock out all this paint work on real trucks all in one day. First,is the Archie's '70 Blazer. I kept looking at these at the store but passed them up because I don't care for the tv show tampo thing and the way the grilles are it would be hard to do nice color change. It hit me if I masked the upper off I could paint the lower with rallye wheel paint and have a decent looking Blazer: