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Tag: power panel

  • OctoPanel: Handpainted, By What One Would Guess Was An Octopus.

    There are a few artists out there that can hand paint designs on teeny tiny things like DieCast toy cars. From what I can tell, either being an expert manicurist or pinstripes seem to be the two best ways to have the skills to pull off awesome hand painted graphics on tiny things. I’m neither,…

  • Who-Dey? Bengals Tribute.

    I’m not a Bengals fan. But I like the team logo. And it turns out more than a few early Hot Wheels YouTubers were Bengals fans. This was a gift to one such YouTuber. One who ran a favorite channel of mine. The decal work is a little rough around the edges, but way back…

  • Kit Bashed Power Panel

    I used to use the Power Panel casting a lot, a few years back Mattel tweaked the casting to have a plastic sunroof, probably to lighten the casting and save some Zamac cost. The change made the casting a pain to work with, so I don’t do many Power Panels these days, they also are…