Robby Gordon Custom Diecast

Check out the pictures of the completed cars on my page. 7 more will be completed by early january.

 

Warner music car will be clear coated this weekened and assembled Sunday.

2009 Jim Beam flames

2009 Hard Rock

2009 Red Stag/using different decals

2010 Mapei/menards

2010 montreal mapei

2009 operation homefront

 

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sweeney on November 24, 2010 at 12:33am
Very Very Nice! I like them a lot!
Permalink Reply by Patrick G . on November 24, 2010 at 1:26am
Cool !speed energy is the best!
Permalink Reply by Turtle7 on November 24, 2010 at 11:46am
They look cool and I notice that you are building them off other teams' cars. How do you get the decals off the base cars and secondly, how do you make your RGM decals?
Permalink Reply by chase on November 24, 2010 at 12:05pm
To be honest, first you take the whole care apart. Action cars are pretty simple and come apart relatively easy. You do have to be careful with the windows and hood pins etc. They can easily break.
Second, you can either sand or strip the produced cars. I just sand them, prime them, and then spray them with about 3 coats of automotive grade PPG paint.
There are several companies that make diecast decals. Pattos Place is one and SMH Racing is two. They are either waterslide or peal and stick. You lay them on and clear coat the whole thing after you're done.
Anyone that has done this knows how time consuming it is, but if you're a fan, it's neat to have something that very few people have.
Permalink Reply by Turtle7 on November 25, 2010 at 11:16am
Thanks Chase. It is good info and I have to try it.
Permalink Reply by Mario on November 25, 2010 at 11:30pm
Another way to get the decals (and paint) off the donor cars is to use a paint stripper. When I made a 1/64th custom of Robby's Jim Beam/Original Roadhouse Grill car that he ran at Fontana, I used a paint stripper that comes in a spray can. Just cover the car with the spray, let it sit for however long the can says, then wipe away the paint/decals. It may take a couple of applications...especially to get the paint out of any grooves, but it is quicker than sanding. Some people swear by the automotive grade paints like PPG, but if you can match the color from a spray can from Walmart or Home Depot, they look just as good. The best decals, imho, are the waterslide decals. Pattos Place is good as is hocustom.com (for 1/64th). For clearcoating, I use Pledge Floor Polish with Future Shine and the results are beautiful.
Permalink Reply by Hummer Time on November 24, 2010 at 12:09pm
You've got skills! Great job!
Permalink Reply by brian campbell on November 24, 2010 at 1:10pm
YOU SHOULD NOT USE MICHALE WALTRIP CARS ANYBODY BUT HIM.WHY NOT USE ROBBY GORDON CARS?
Permalink Reply by Karen on November 24, 2010 at 5:10pm
why sand down a perfectly good #7 car to make another #7 car? This way you can take a worthless POS car and sand it down and transform it into something lovely ;-)
Permalink Reply by chase on November 24, 2010 at 8:12pm
Also, because they are the cheapest 2010 action models available with the spoiler. It's a win/lose scenario. I get to distroy a MW car but I also have to support him by buying the cars.
Permalink Reply by TOG on November 25, 2010 at 3:44pm
better yet, wait for the 2011 SPEED Energy 1/24 diecasts direct from RGM!
Permalink Reply by paul menard on November 25, 2010 at 9:58pm
really nice work :D

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