I am definitely not a die-cast models guy, and I don't even know, how I got here. However, I found this channel extremely addictive and pleasant to watch. Thanks for your work and content!
I got here almost a year ago the same way. RU-vid randomly suggested one the the videos from this channel then I noticed I kept watching all of the videos released on the channel. So in the end I subbed and can't wait for new videos even though I'm not a Hot Wheels collector or anything like that.
When I was a kid in the 70's, we did a lot of custom work on our vehicles, but of course nothing like this. These vids not only take me back to those days with my friends as we gave our parents heart attacks by "ruining" our brand-new vehicles, but these vids also make me want to grab a few cars and up my modding game. Well done and I know I have alluded to this before, but you seriously are like the Bob Ross of die cast. Kudos!
baremetalHW does it run with out chassis underneath look empty without details but look nice you sure making more longer for car that looks great but good job the bed look real
I got here from a thread on Reddit. This is one of the few times I've really been happy with the fact that I clicked on a video there. Your channel is super soothing to watch and I've been addicted for the last 2 hours.
Everytime i watch your customization videos i remember Bob Ross' paintings. Once you begin cutting the parts of the car, i say " oh is he going to ruin or is it possible to make it better? " afterwards you make it perfect just as he does. Congrats as always!
SUPER! I think this one might be my favorite so far of your customs. Surprised you didn't do a little work on the interior, BUT I still love it! Great job and thanks for sharing.
You're very talented. Not to split hairs, but dirtying up the ropes and taking a little bit of the shine off the tires being hauled would add so much more to that project. IMHO.
I love how the truck turned out. You definitely have an eye for cool. I would love to see you make one of these into a box truck, possibly an old U-Haul.
I built my 83 Chevy flat bed using ever green plastics it has a welder spools for the welder a spare tire gooseneck and bumper hitch and side tool boxes I like the strap down idea for the load on the back
Looks spot on! I have a model to restore and has a broken plastic bed but wanted the wood look. Wondering what to use but the lolly stick, great idea and will make it more realistic. Was going for the pristine look but I like the weathering. How a working truck should look not showroom fresh. Thanks for posting
I have no idea why this was recommended to me at all, I think I wound up clicking on it out of curiosity. I'm not sorry, and was actually engrossed in it. Now I shall likely open up a few other of your posts. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the lengths you have gone to in order to make this toy look like a miniature vehicle that has seen use, and got me wondering about an old moonshiner I'd seen a documentary on. It would sure be amusing to see his old truck with his still parts on it's tray ready to be set up in the backwoods somewhere ! All said, loved seeing the quality of your craftsmanship, Thank You, Carlos.
I'd love to see how you'd approach a total repaint and detailing of a Batmobile (like the 86 one, or the animated series one, or an Arkham game one). Get rid of the gloss black and give it a nice satin finish with some battle damage and mud build up.
Great job on this one, just the right amount of weathering and the bed looked incredible. The only thing I would have done differently is add a duel wheel base at the back to bring the wheels out as wide as the truck bed.
Looks very real except for the wheels which make me think of the Sixties when those sort of mods were mandatory for older vehicles. I think the weathering worked especially well. Nice.
When I was a kid for my 6th birthday I asked for some crafting supplies. Hot glue gun, toothpicks, and wooden popsicle sticks. I ran through my old toys and removed parts and made custom toys for myself. Than I moved to DC motors and starting making small robots. I miss the easy days.
The '41ford f series that you customized with the wooden bed and weathering powder looks great! I have the same truck. I got it out of a 5 pack but great job i painted headlights n tail lights and never even considered something like this what you did. Your awesome at what you do !!
I would like to see a series where someone you know personally gives you a random car from a retail store and you use that to customize it. That would be interesting.
I used to have model building contest with a friend / neighbor. The 1st build i built was a 55 f100 i cuth the bed out and replaced it with a popsicle stick wood bed. For the interior i took a piece of vinyl seat from a car that was in the junkyard and thinned it down and covered the seat. Also made a adjustable hydraulic bed. He seen it before the deadline and said im not going to be able to finish the kids or dog got some of my parts i cant find them. 😂
I picked up a pretty interesting Hot Wheel the other day. It's called Cruise Bruiser, part of the 2016 HW Daredevils line. It would make an awesome Mad Max build!
I like how the bed looks!! Nice little project and great video as always 👍🏽 My last 4 customs were not planned either. I just randomly picked them out, stripper the paint and started painting away not knowing how they would turn out. So far they look good and will show end of this month.
Check out potassium permanganate to oxidize the wood. Its commonly used on guitars to match the oxidation of the old body if one has been repaired or patched. Works really well but if you go to dark you can use oxalic acid to remove and lighten the oxidation shade to the one you want. Just an idea. Your method looked good but just figured I’d throw a suggestion out there
Hello! I have been watching your videos for a while now and enjoy them very much. I have a rope hack you may want to try. Lamp cords are very fine braided wires. Strip a section of old wire and pull out two to three strands, then retwist it. Because it's wire it can be bent into a variety of shapes and makes great small scale ropes and cables. Also, as it is metal, it lacks the fiber that strings may have so it can not "fuzz up".
Idk why RU-vid suggested this video to me but am I damn glad it did. If these videos existed like 9 years ago when I was actually playing around with HW cars I would've probably gotten into putting models together a lot sooner. I also would've saved thw horrible fate some of my cars had when I sharpied them to try and make them look 'cooler' xD Hell, I still have a wall full of HW cars, maybe I might experiment with them again after watching your other videos.
Wow I had just found your channel this morning and I really loved this one. The idea of customizing a car like this is very cool to me. Would be a great father's day gift to make him a hot wheel replica of his favorite old truck or something. Great job.
You mentioned on one of your previous videos that you don't do headlights because it's too fine detail work for your hands (or something like that). I don't know if you're interested, but some nail artists take vitamin b complex about thirty minutes before they do detailed art. It helps steady their hands. Maybe that will help you feel more comfortable doing headlight detail.
Very cool, nice job. Next time you might wanna try Dutch Oil on the flat bed part, kinda neat look on craft-stick wood like that. Thanks for the video.
BaremetalHW please make a fire truck because my father is on a fire department and I would like to show him your build you can make it rusty and old or new and shiny.or perhaps you could make a mad max fire truck. Thank you if you do make a fire truck
It's Ur that seems kind of pointless, like "hey dad look! This guy on the Internet can make something that you would like but I can't do it myself and plus it's a toy car and dos you know people can make them shiny or rusty??" Whatever dude
Amy Hines "shut up kid" rly idiot anyways it is pointless to make a fire truck just cause ur father is a fireman my father fixes ATMs does that mean he should make the van he drives no.
Dude i think he should dont listen to GamerLuke357 or Dood Bro there just stupid 8 year olds acting like grown up.Also tell your dad i said thank you for his service
As always, excellent job. One thing I will note, though, that is present on other videos of yours where you've made a car look dirty and weathered--I think more attention should be payed to where exactly tires sling dirt and mud and such. A rainy day on a dirt road (which this particular truck seems to drive a lot) would make whatever's behind those tires a little more muddy and dirty. This video's made some improvements on it, but in past videos I haven't noticed tire spray at all. Just my two cents.
hey Baremetal! two things i really would love to see from you is a truck hotrod, it can be rusty if you like, and the general lee, not a fan of the show but the car is iconic and i love the style! and it would be nice to add some decals and stuff on a hotwheel
I have 3 trucks like this, and a few other classics, all from thrift stores ;) its where i find 90% of cars i want to restore or customize or cannibalize for parts ;)
Utterly fantastic. One slight suggestion: omit the windshield...the plastic is too thick and hazy, has odd, raised relief, and it kind of breaks the scale (to use your expression). Or perhaps fabricate a new one (?). Otherwise, brilliant. Just brilliant.
Production request. Save your video with the volume a little higher. You're so soft spoken I have to raise my volume almost twice that of other channels. Other than that, great vids!
I love your channel. I've been into doing model vehicles and planes for ages. This gives me so many great ideas. I'd love to see you do an A-team van! Can't wait to see more!
Really nice! I was planning to do a wood bed for the new T2 Pickup, but using matches instead. Unfortunately, it seems I wont be able to do it so soon, as bad distribution here in my country.
i built a custom hotwheels Charger to look like the general mayhem :D It looks really good! But yeah, put a big motor in the back and you can easily do a stubby bob custom
Yeah I was thinking after it might be a bit tight .... but you could make a bed and etch planking lines with a biro maybe ? .... just and idea .... or maybe you could add a couple of stake sides to the bed you made that would look cool ☺
If you leave the steel wool in there long enough the stain becomes deeper. I keep a jar of it in my garage and occasionally toss bent rusty nails or old razor blades in it and just top it off with vinegar. Some wood will turn red, grey or even black. In any case this was awesome. I've put a few of my hot wheels/matchbox customs on my instagram Halfsmile_thebloodless
That was a great little truck you made!. I like that one. I can see why you make them like that now. Not able to move and such. They just kinda give you a glimpse into the past or tell a story that you created. I like that very much. Just like your Christmas vacation car with the tree on it. Did you know there is a Mercury Sable wagon that was made in the late 80’s early 90’s that you could have used for that project?. It’s white in color and looks much better then the Mercedes Benz one?. Think it was made by Match box?.
It looks really cool but you should give the interior some older look then just that red paint. Like black/gray leader and make the steering wheel look old and used.
