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Tag: waterslide decals

  • FLAMES!!

    This one is still sitting on my shelf. The flames were really hard to figure out, at least at that point in time, two paint passes. I always like the way this technique looks. The color, especially the white paint is a little weird, it has turned a bit pink over time, which hasn’t happened…

  • Fun Series For The HotWheels YouTubers

    A long time ago, I used to make a series of Custom cars for the hardworking YouTubers that covered the collecting, customizing and hysteria of DieCast cars and toys. It was fun times, most of the channel hosts new each other, and since we rarely appeared on camera, we all knew each other by our…

  • Sunny King Ford, Number 27. At Least I Remember It That Way

    I think this was made for a contest, I think it was based on a real car, but I recognize that flame mask on the side as one of my templates. Well, I like how it turned out whatever its origin. The diorama in the background is made from discarded cars that I ripped the…

  • Harley Quinn Drives An Astrovan

    In case Harley Quinn forget which car she drove to the grocery store, she puts her name all over it. Does anyone remember the Joker when he didn’t have a female sidekick? Harley Quinn seemed to show up in my comic book life around thirty years ago. I don’t really remember when she first appeared.…

  • 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…

  • Early Works, We All Start Somewhere.

    Seven early models, showing varying degrees of success:) The purple Superbird is a favorite, the paint came out really nice on that one. The blue/silver Cuda was another milestone when it was made, I had figured out where to purchase some sponsor and livery decals, in talking with the person I bought them from, I…

  • The Iron Horse and His Toothy Friend

    The Iron Horse decals are not my designs, I got these off the internet as a test for the White Ink printer I use to make water slide decals. The white ink printer worked, so this test has stuck around as a moment when the way I created custom decals changed forever. For those that…

  • Prototypes Are Finally Here!

    Come with cards, digital chip that links to this site, a cool little diorama base and a little kickstand to display the unit correctly. My kickstands got left behind when I took these pics, so ignore that little piece of green paper. Also on the back is a short description of the design inspiration for…

  • DieCast Hero Apocalyptic Contest

    This item was created for Diecast Hero Magazine’s Apocalypse contest (yes, it is real). It didn’t win, but it got a spread in the magazine with a tutorial on making the piece.

  • Porsche Outlaw

    I love the Outlaw casting, one of favorite all time castings. But, I don’t like it much for customs, the casting is really small and doesn’t have much of a footprint to work with. This design was supposed to look a lot different, but so much had to be cut to fit in the casting,…