Kustom Restoration: '65 Volkswagen Fastback

Just a small touch-up in the interior for this one. A friend of mine had recently acquired a Hot Wheels VW Fastback with a faulty wheel so he swapped it with rubbers. When he shown it to us at our local Friday gatherings, I couldn't help it but to ask him if I could detail the interior and exterior for him.

So yeah, I did. The rubbers wheels and the casting would not be justice without detailing, full stop. The interior was very well moulded, with an engine attachment, roll cage, fire extinguisher and bucket seat amongst others.

Time for pics!

Kustom RideZ: Lamborghini Murcielago

It's been another long hiatus, but I have been travelling a lot and also helping out the very first Hot Wheels Club Malaysia (HWCM) dinner and custom competition! We had some massive fun during dinner and also judging the custom competition with my friends danielh and enyomic. Kudos to HWCM!

Okay, back to the topic. This custom was made for cham2020, as he suggested an exchange custom. We will both do a Lamborghini Murcielago custom and then we will swap once we are done. He has completed his custom ages ago, whereas I just finished mine today. Sorry bro!



The highlights of this custom would be the wing from a Lotus Esprit and the front bumper from a Lamborghini Gallardo. This casting of the Murcielago was when it still had the old-fashioned bumper and nowadays the intakes in front are slightly more squarish, ala Reventon. This is evident in the Murcielago LP640, Gallardo LP540/4, F430 Scuderia.

Holes drilled for the wing.

Erm, this part is rather embarassing. Unfortunately, I have accidentally wiped out the other production photos for this custom. I thought that I have saved them somewhere, but turns out I didn't. Many apologies! : ( Do feel free to ask me any questions, as usual, and I will try my best to get back to you.

So, fast forward to the completed photos then! The custom Murcie is pictured together with a hauler, the original card and cham's exchange custom Murcie that he has completed and sent to me.

Cheers! : )

Kustom RideZ: 2009 Nissan GT-R (again!)

The second part of the Nissan GT-R is completed! For this GT-R, the key parts were the hood and front bumper modification. Besides that it was the usual disassembly, paint strip, repaint and wheel swap.

The hood modification; parts fabricated using the card from the original hot wheels car

Some parts of the front bumper chopped off.

The bonnet is raised using putty.

Some more bodywork using card and putty on the chassis.

And the rest they say, is history! Here are the completed photos.



Hope you like! Leave any comments or questions in the section below. :-)

Kustom RideZ: 2009 Nissan GT-R

Two weeks since I put up a work in progress notice, and the GT-R is done. I have had less time due to preparations for my upcoming exams next week. I have been customizing as a method of destressing. :-)



Anyway, as I mentioned this was a co-custom build with danielh. My plan was to build a street version of the GT-R, whilst he builds the track version. In this version, I used putty heavily to mould a wide body kit.


I started off by paint stripping the GT-R, then proceeded with cutting off the rear wing.


The next step was moulding the putty to get the shape that I wanted for the body kit. Basically, it was:

1. Knead.
2. Shape.
3. Let it sit.
4. Sand.
5. Repeat.

Then repeat until you get the desired shape. I used a dremel and the sanding stone attachment to get shape the putty into a smooth and flat surface. Then I use sandpaper to further refine the surface.


Then next step was to fit the replacement wheels I got from Maisto for it. Since the rear wheels are larger, I had to make a larger wheel well.


The following steps should be elementary if you have followed my customs so far. Primer -> Paint -> Decal + Detail -> Gloss. If you need more info, click on the Kustom Methods tab located on the right sidebar.


I detailed the interior, painted the rims, painted the chassis fabricated parts and painted them.



And then, voila! The end result!


This is not the last of the GT-R customs, danielh and I will be rolling out another one each after this! Stay tuned!