#custom hotwheels

I have had a toy car sat on my desk for months, an annoying bright orange “lowered” pick up truck and it was crying out for something terrible to happen to it, because it was so horribly ugly.

Hello there, today's post will be detailing the build of my custom Bone Shaker Hotwheel. The Bone Shaker casting has been around for years, and for many, has become a must have for their collection. I decided to start with a 2013 version since they are still plentiful on the pegs. 

The idea I had for this build in my head was a traditional style, chopped, channeled, model a style rod.  After dis-assembly I needed to figure out if I wanted to go the clean show car route, or go the rat rod rod direction.

I ended up decided to keep it clean and went with a two tone paint job. For the base coat I used testors "Aluminium" paint, and used testors 1150 Flat Red for the top coat.

One thing about the Bone Shaker is that there isnt a ton of detail work to  be done. This is why I did a more intricate two tone job, rather than one solid color. Next i had to choose some wheels for this project. I ended up using the staggered set of "moon eyes" style wheels that come on the Boulevard series Pacer by Hotwheels.  

Unfortunately the wheels did not come in this colorway and I had to use the same colors from the body to give it the proper look. Now, the other issue I was facing was ride height. This thing looked like it was ready to go off-roading that high off the ground. Needless to say, that wasn't going to work for me. 

After a whole lot of grinding and cutting I was able to really lay some frame. This build was, in my opinion, finally finished. It had the look, stance and detail I desired from the beginning. Now this Bone Shaker really looks like the hot rod it always should have been.

Thanks for reading and remember, if you would like a custom build done for you, click the "inquire about a custom" button on my blog. 

This blog is all about die-cast cars. From collecting to modifying, I have completely fallen in love with these amazing little cars. Hot wheels, matchbox, m2, greenlight, it doesn't matter to me. I will be posting My collection as well as my custom work.  If you enjoy diecast collecting as well then this blog will not disappoint.

For my first post I would like to share my custom Datsun 240z hot wheel. 

Personally I'm a Nissan fanatic and being a 240sx owner, the 240z is definitely a casting I was excited for. 

Once I finally found one I couldn't wait to get it out of the package and start modding one.

Once I got it out of that blister pack is was straight to paint for its base coat of silver. After paint and testing the new wheel fitment it was time to get the proper stance. Here is the before pic on the ride height. 

After some dremel work on both the car itself and the chassis/interior, I was able to get the stance and fitment I desired. 

After that it was just details and reassembly and this beauty was complete. 

I went with Testers brand Purple-icious spray paint for the main coat, and Rustoleum metallic finish for the stripe. I choose these colors to pay homage to the Mad Manga casting by hot wheels.

All of the detail paint is testors brand as well.

For wheels I went with a set of real riders five spokes, non staggered, that i got from a Pontiac fiero boulevard. These are definitely my favorite wheels hot wheels makes right now, and I need to find some more donors soon. 

Over all this wasn't a very labor intensive build and took about 6 hours of work to finish. However this was my first time using testors model masking tape, and it really saved me a lot of time on the paint job.

I hope you enjoyed my first post and I encourage you to follow along as I  post more and more of my custom pieces. I would also Like to state that I can be commissioned to do a custom job for you if you were interested. I can ship within the United States as of right now and out of country shipping can be arranged for an extra fee. Click the "inquire about a custom" button on this blog to contact me directly with any questions. 

Thanks for reading!