[kickinoutyo]

Tuning 1/18 cars... I'm a total geek :lol:

I have about 500 of these things... :lol:

 

[reversecaoboy]

effing bomb! are they all models? or what exactly?

 

[Closedkid]

man thats nice. check out the details. you must spend alot of time on these

 

[Full-Bore Motorsports]

Dang, that is some serious craftsmanship. I love that old Lotus Cortina at the top. Maybe it's because my parents named me after Lotus' founder (Colin Chapman). :mrgreen:

 

[Dicker]

I like the Benz and R5 Turbo on equip 01's and the E30.

 

[RusMan]

Damn, those are sick. Do you have a place that you buy those at, I want some myself.

 

[roadstar_soul]

wow.... seriously you have a really nice collection there.

i'm sure if you wanted to, you could sell those on ebay for a good amount of money!!

 

[Roadster Dave]

That is some serious skill! How do you make those parts? Do you machine them or make them out of styrine or what? And where do you get all those wheels? Great work! Ive customized some 1/24 models but nothing that even comes close to that.

 

[kickinoutyo]

thanks guys... these are 1/18 diecast models that I usually buy in stock form from ebay. I'm a cardesigner, so I collect them and study their forms. I got bored one day starting tuning them w/parts from other cars and sometimes make my own. Since, I can't afford to own and tune all these cars in 1:1, I just buy 1/18scale models and tune them as I like :mrgreen: .

 

[djsqiigles]

damn, thats awesome.

 

[kissingurami]

oo a lotus elan

aren't those even smaller than miatas?!

insane, nice work.

 

[greasem0nkey86]

what company is the models?

is it plastic or metal body?

all the tamiya ones you gotta cut out from a puzzle and it looks all weird

how do you paint it? spray can? paint brush? air brush?

...........wait a sec, diecast, nevermind

 

[Bryan]

Nice work

 

[slutz4]

those look sick, Must have a steady hand to make them look that good, I know how hard it is to make models, I cant imagine making them look that good.

 

[frosty115]

Hey man loving the models. I'm digging that 787b in the background. Looks good

 

[CrimsonMX5]

they all have such nice wheels lol

 

[FooSchnickens]

It is my dream to one day own one of these in burnt orange:

 

[Phatmiata]

Chris, that is an outstanding collection you have. :shock: Im gonna move this thread to the diecast section so it doesnt get lost here in the general chat.

Im also a diehard diecast collector, but i dont have nearly as many 1/18 scales as you. =D> But i have some choice ones ill post pics of later. Most of my collection is 1/64 scale (Hot Wheels Size) only because i can fit more of them in my room than the bigger scales, hahhaa.

There are a few more diecast collectors here on this forum, im sure they will chime in once they see all those great pics you posted.


PhatMiata

 

[jesseclee]

Chris: Are you really a car designer? Which company do you work for? You have great taste in cars- I'm sure your designs will be superb!

 

[revlimiter]

Jesus, those details are beautiful. Incredible. Mind blowing. How many of these did you respray? That Lexus looks REAL with that paintjob. Incredible.

I too like diecast cars and have a few, but this blows me away.