THE WORLD OF CUSTOM HOT WHEELS! superflyautos This is how we roll 10 Custom Hot Wheels CREATORS Inside!
EditorS: Tony & CARMEN Matthews EDITORS PAGE CONCEPT ARTIST MOVIE CAR DESIGNER: Welcome to our very first issue of Diecast Heroes ‘The World of Custom Hot Fireball Tim LAWRENCE Wheels’. We are Tony & Carmen Matthews creators of the globally successful SCENE LEGENDS... automotive lifestyle brand SuperFly Autos. LARRY WOOD, MIKE ZARNOCK & BRUCE PASCAL Ever since we were kids, we remember the days of going to the grocery store and finding Hot Wheels hanging from the shelves next to the cereals and asking our CHRIS AT MY CUSTOM HOT WHEELS parents if we could have one. They were the diecast cars that drew our attention above JORGE AT DIRTY HANDS CUSTOMS all others, with their loud paint schemes, wild packaging and that unforgettable flame logo…we were hooked to say the least! CHRIS AT SIDEWAYSKING75 An obsession which paved way to our careers into the world of customising cars back DH MASCOT BY FIREBALL TIM in 2001, having our car featured in a magazine, becoming professional automotive CEREAL BOX DESIGN BY tONY mATTHEWS photographers for global car magazines, creating SuperFly Autos to document the car CEREAL BOWL BY CHRIS AT SIDEWAYSKING75 culture at large, to now creating a custom diecast brand to support the custom diecast communities from around the world. FEATURING HIS CUSTOM DIECASTS It was 7 years ago that we came across a few of you guys and your incredible custom he is hiding in 10 different places inside. Hot Wheels…Chris Huntley from 78toy4dr, Mrsenctvt, RetroRich78 and RagingDuck to can you find where he is? name a few. It was like the real world of life size custom cars, but in 1/64 scale with the same level of attention to detail. This led us over the coming years to start sharing your incredible custom Hot Wheels builds to our car community and launching two global competitions with Hot Wheels Mattel and the king of Hot Wheels himself ‘Larry Wood’. Then we got thinking…how can we provide a place for you to sharing your builds, workshops and your story to the world, just like we do with life-size car owners? That’s when we started our Coffee & Diecasts Live Show on our SuperFly Autos Instagram page, but we knew this would be just the start of something even more special… Diecast Heroes ‘The World of Custom Hot Wheels’. Our aim was to create a community that embraces the creativity, artistry and damn right awesomeness you guys bring to the diecast world, whether you customise or collect Hot Wheels. But how would we do this? Seeing as we came from the car magazine world, the idea came to us to create a magazine in a similar way to the life size car magazines. Every issue we would be themed with this edition being 80s & 90s Throwback, feature 10 Hot Wheels customizers as the core aspect of the magazine and then bring in a variety of articles to empower, educate and inspire you to keep on customising and innovate your builds to the next level. Not only that, but to bring together some of the legends from the Hot Wheels community with the likes of Larry Wood, Mike Zarnock, Bruce Pascal and even concept artist movie car designer Fireball Tim Lawrence, who will have a special feature every single issue for a glimpse into their special world! Enjoy the issue! TONY & CARMEN MATTHEWS www.superfly-autos.com GOT SOME EPIC CUSTOMS YOU'VE BUILT? diecast heroes EMAIL US AT [email protected]
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He has the ultimate collection of diecast, spends his days searching high and low for rare HW and cool Kustomizers. You can see him stealthing BIG BOX Stores, Hot Wheels Conventions, Car Shows and Diecast Mom & Pops to expand his collection and knowledge. His outfit reflects the classic vintage days of HW Racing & 80's Tracksters. But he's slipperycool, so you might miss him. Keep an eye out!
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CHOUTSWTHOEMELSS PRESENTS MY CUSTOM HOT WHEELS Introducing Alex Whalley from Australia, who decided to focus his energy towards creating custom Hot Wheels instead of continuing to smoke. What do you do if you want to take the focus off from “How to give up smoking”? Well, you need something to otherwise occupy your hands and mind. It’s proven to be the best method if you replace the thought with something that you can equally replace it with. Mine just happened to be Hot Wheels. Once I started, I started my website as a means to catalogue my Hot Wheels collection. This turned very swiftly into documenting on the page the customisations I started. Today I am in the lucky position to have plenty of helpful guides, tips and support on my website. The website collection exceeds the Hot Wheels customisation to include Matchbox, M2, Greenlight, Johnny Lightning, Tomica, Maisto, Kyosho and many many others. My images are taken by mobile phone and a free app called PicsArt. Occasionally I will get a little help from photoshop as well. This Christmas custom is part Hyper Rocker & part I-Believe. The incredibly detailed engine and pipes are courtesy of Nicho Goodies.
This here is one of those builds – a spontaneous custom creation that started small and simple but quickly got WAAAAY out of hand in the most awesome of ways. It all started rather modestly when I decided to chop the roof off of a Kool Kombi…Trailer is the pickup bed from a ’52 Chevy, wheels and accompanying [adjustable] axles are from a Revell Low-Rider model, Hydraulic setup in the back is made of copper wiring, bits of engines/random crap and my strange imagination, Bicycle is from a Hot Wheels Pop-Cycle casting. The idea for this build came about when I found NAME: Alex Whalley the Tonka branded Sikorsky style Sky Crane LOCATION: Sydney, Australia Helicopter. The first thing I noticed about it as it WEB: shop.mycustomhotwheels.com sat winking at me from the shelf of my local IG: @mycustomhotheels Target was ‘ the front cab section is very similar FB: MyCustomHotwheels in size and dimensions to the Kool Kombi’
CHOUTSWTHOEMELSS PRESENTS SIDEWAYSKING 75 Introducing Chris Dickinson, who's passion for Hot Wheels is a trip down memory lane. His creativity is at the heart of everything he puts his hands on. One thing always led to another thing for me. As a kid I obviously loved diecast cars, though in the UK Hot Wheels were more of a “rich kids” toy and I played more with Matchbox and Corgi. As a young adult I was picking up on my childhood memories by making models. Then, one day I walked down the tinned bean isle and Hot Wheels were just hanging there. I never looked back, though looking back now, I realise I was a bit of a hoarder at some point. Customisation is a good hobby as it’s not expensive and it’s all your imagination in a small toy car. It’s a little tip from me. Don’t let yourself be impressed by a large social presence. I know many customisers who are phenomenal but have little following. Follow what suits you, makes you happy and helps you out in terms of what you build and the ideas you’d like to realise. Much like the unlikely things you’ll end up using to customise, you’ll be surprised by the imaginationary sparks you’ll find going off by following those who align with you.
My daytime job is/was graphic design and it filters into my work for sk75works.co.uk since I really do believe that if it's not being designed it's being made and if it's not been made it's being designed. I photograph with my camera but also with my mobile. As a full time graphic designer Photoshop is part of my tool box before I post. NAME: Chris Dickinson LOCATION: Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom WEB: www.sk75works.co.uk IG & YT: @sidewaysking75
Welcome to Larry's World! In every issue, Larry will be sharing aspects of his world from his past Hot Wheels designs, car projects and stories from his life. To kick start our first issue and for those who may not know Larry's story, lets share some of his journey and his favourite Hot Wheels Design of all time! Let’s start with a short intro. Larry Wood, or Mr Hot Wheels as many know him, was born and raised in Connecticut and worked for Hot Wheels at Mattel since 1969. He still consults with Hot Wheels today. He has had arguably every diecast car lover's dream job and he believes that himself wholeheartedly too. Larry is a true car lover at heart and still builds Hot Rods today. Every time he builds a car, he’d also make diecast Hot Wheels of it. He says he has about 12-15 full-size cars that he’s built, with the matching Hot Wheels to go with it. On the flip side, he also has an impressive collection of Hot Wheels cars on display at his home, some of which even match full-size cars that were built for Hot Wheels own garage and to go on tour. DH: How did you get to work for Mattel and Hot Wheels? I was living in California and was designing airplane interiors at the time. I went to a party by one of my previous work colleagues Howard Rees one night and the kids there were playing with Hot Wheels cars on the orange track.
I didn’t have kids at that time and I asked what they were playing with. Howard was a Hot Wheels designer at the time so all was easily explained, only that he didn’t like the job in this department at Mattel. I told him to put my name in for the job and they called me. That was in 1969. When I talk to kids, I always say, ‘Go to parties! You never know what will happen or who you’ll talk to.’ I met my wife at a party too, so a few parties have changed my life! Networking is important! DH: What was your favorite toy growing up? Was it a toy car? LD: What’s funny is I never had a toy car when I was a kid! I was always into cowboys and Indians. I lived out in the woods so that’s what we played. I didn’t get into cars until I was 14 or so. DH: Did you ever get to work on any other toy designs for Mattel? LW: I did a Corvette and a Porsche for Barbie. That was fun, but Barbie’s feet ended up in front of the front axle, so I had to work to get the proportions right! DH: Of all the Hot Wheels you’ve done, do you have a personal favorite? LW: My favorite was the Bone Shaker (First Edition, released in 2006) If you ever get to see the original, you will see it is pretty roughed up, as I threw it in the trash! The next day I picked it out again and I just started drawing the engineering design around it to see, if it were to be made, would it be possible. Illustration drawn of the Bone Shaker by Larry Wood Like with any Hot Wheels car, you never knew 100% how the public would take it and though this design grew on me, I was surprised how swiftly the public took to it and then started to collect it. Of course they did re-create the Bone Shaker as a life size, drivable car and I was able to drive that at the Hot Wheels Test Facility in El Segundo in California. That was right toward the end of my “official” career with Hot Wheels. The life size Bone Shaker inside the Mattel Headquarters
The Work Bench Academy...the place where creativity comes to life and others share their skills and techniques, so that you can become a Diecast Hero!
Every issue we will bring forth creators like yourself, to share with others how to build a better custom Hot Wheels and to share techniques such as painting, stripping a Hot Wheels best practises, how to make open doors and much more. We kick start the Work Bench Academy with custom creator, Alex from My Custom Hot Wheels, who shares his experience on how to create the ultimate Hot Wheels environment for maximum creativity. How to create an effective and inspirational work area There is no right answer to this question because we are all individuals with our own likes and dislikes. As such I think the best way to share the how-to part is to show you my own work area and in so doing point out what I do to stay organised, motivated and of course inspired. The below image is of course my work area and I have taken the liberty of labeling the various sections – the explanation of which is provided below; 1: Inspiration - Without doubt the most important part of any customiser’s work area is the bit that inspires us. By surrounding myself with a huge range of castings in a whole range of shapes and styles I am able to find ideas that I otherwise might not have come up with. I always try to change what is on the shelf every few months so as to keep the ideas (and my own inspiration) fresh. 2: Real Rider & Assorted Rubber Wheels - Keep your real rider and other aftermarket wheels organised in separate compartments. At first it might be OK to put them all in one place but the amount of wheels you accumulate will grow quicker than you think and before you know it you have 100 wheels all randomly mixed together. Hard to stay motivated when you gotta sort through that shit! 3: Engines and Assorted Diecast Parts - As above, keep your engines, exhausts, suspension struts, roll cages and whatever other parts you accumulate in well organised storage boxes. I recommend clear fishing tackle type boxes as they provide some visibility as to the contents. 4: Works in Progress - I actually have draws full (see #7 & 8!) but as the WIPs build up so does the need to keep them organised. The above storage boxes are perfect because each compartment (8 in all) fits a hot wheels car with room to spare for the bits that go with that particular WIP. I recommend lining each compartment with a piece of cloth or something soft – but only if you are a little anal like myself. 5: Parts, People and Random Stuff - Anything I find that could be used within a custom that doesn’t fit into a typical ‘parts’ category (see #3) goes here. This includes Trailers, boats, cartoon figures that kinda fit the scale…random stuff basically. 6: Cars to be Stripped (of their real rider wheels) - It got to a point where I had so many Real Rider clad Hot Wheels to rip apart that I took to doing it in ‘waves’ as it were. I wait until the shoebox is full (around 50-70 cars) and then go mental over the course of an hour or two removing every wheel and occasionally the axles with them.
MY CUSTOM HOT WHEELS 7 & 8 :Works in progress - They start to accumulate rather quickly. Concerningly so. Did I mention how rapidly you build up your collection of WIPs? 9: The Waiting Room - I call it this because although most cars I strip of their wheels go into a series of rather large bins (seriously, I have 100+ Kilograms of diecast shells in 3 120L storage containers!) some of the more interesting castings go here while they ‘wait’ for me to decide what to do with them. You could call them WIPs technically but then I’d really get depressed about the amount of WIPs I have on the go!! 10: The Vice - Probably the most important tool a customiser will need and one that did not make the official list of tools in the next section. As such I made sure to include it here and again draw attention to how crucial a tool it is! I recommend one similar to what you see in the photo as it allows you to swivel the direction of the vice which of course means you don’t have to change position everytime a new cut (or whatever) is required. 11: Tools Draw - This draw contains things like blade refills and bluetac as well as pens and other random things that I might need throughout the course of any standard custom build. A large proportion of what you see laid out on the table itself lives in this draw or the drawers below #8 & #9. 12: Engines and Inspiration - This drawer contains vehicles that have interesting engines and other associated parts. Although some of these might occasionally appear on the ‘Inspirations Shelf’ (#1) most of them are so well known to me now and are only in the drawer for their engines anyway that having them visible is not required. 13: Parts and Inspiration - This …bucket contains vehicles that have interesting and unique parts to them that I know will be of use during the chaos that is customising. A perfect example would be the flatbed hauler which of course contains a rear hauler section that lends itself to pretty much any other casting you stick it against.
SKWORKS BY SIDEWAYSKING75 Selection of Diaroma's, Containers and decals www.sk75works.co.uk MY CUSTOM HOT WHEELS Selection of Diaroma's, Figures and decals shop.mycustomhotwheels.com REBELATORIUM CONCEPT Selection of wheels/tyres/spoilers/Exhausts bukalapak.com/u/rebelgarage_soreang PREMIUM 64 SCALE Specialising in a selection of tyre stickers @premium64scale PMILANO CUSTOM A selection of diaroma props & bodykits @milanno_custom PREMIUM 64 SCALE A selection of wheels/Tyres & interior sakuramodel.myshopify.com
CHOUTSWTHOEMELSS PRESENTS RICHARD FORMULA 1 A love for all things cars, plastic model kits and diecasts, especially of the Hot Wheels kind, led Richard to pursue the art of 1/64 diecast cars. As a small child in the 80s I grew up playing with HotWheels, Matchbox and other diecast cars. Of course, as I grew up, many things changed, but my love for the little toy cars was always there.I started re-collecting in my early 20’s. By the time I had amassed a very large personal collection, and with my passion for all things cars and my skills from making plastic model kits as a young teen, I realised I could try to customise 1:64 scale diecast cars. Early on, my attempts were quite hit and miss, but I started taking it more seriously around 2013. Now I’m totally addicted to customising those little treasures.My inspiration comes from many places, real life, Instagram and other customisers, but mainly my own imagination, as it is free to run wild! The biggest reason I love making customs is freedom of expression,I like to compare it to a band doing a cover song-I may take inspiration from real life but always put my unique spin on it.
If I can inspire anyone to try this hobby then I’m happy. I’m humbled and excited to continue to make things that make me happy, and I look forward to more customising fun in the future. I hope you enjoy my creations. Images are taken by mobile phone and PhotoShop is my amazing little (elf-) helper to keep the magic alive even on a bigger screen. NAME: Richard Marotta (Nickname: Rich) LOCATION: Perth, Western Australia IG: @richardformula1
CHOUTSWTHOEMELSS PRESENTS GO KART MOZART Growing up with American Muscle Cars and customising them, to playing with Hot Wheels gave Tim many years later the drive to customise Hot Wheels I grew up in the 70s playing with Although I can't tell you exactly why I started looking at Hot Wheels again, I do Hot Wheels and later building 1/24 know why I wanted to start customizing them... Mad Max Fury Road!! scale model cars. My family always had plenty of muscle cars around Once I saw those cars they created, I felt like I had to make them myself by growing up and my personal using existing parts like you would have to in the Wastelands. Around about the favorite was my ‘65 GTO... to this same time the Gaslands tabletop game was released, using customized 20mm day I still hold them sacred. size Wasteland vehicles and that propelled me into the ordered chaos that it is today. I worked on and painted cars back then and in the Navy I painted F14 NAME: Tim Allman aircrafts. LOCATION: Pensacola, Florida, USA WEB: www.gokartmozartcustoms.com Fast forward 26 years.... IG: @gokartmozartcustoms IG: @gaslandscars
My tips to anyone wanting to start customizing would be to remember that there are so many different styles and ways to do this hobby, you can easily find a style you like, create your own personal style, or imagine and build something totally new. No matter what you choose to do, have fun! Also, never, ever get rid of anything, because you never know what you might need for. Your next custom might benefit from it.
“My first car was a Toyota Corolla 2TC but by the age of 25, Serious Clothing was doing pretty good so I bought my first Porsche 911, which was a pretty big moment for me”. - Magnus Walker for an Interview with Dr. Martens
DH Icon There are many Diecast Hero Icon’s and it was a difficult choice to make to start with one. First, There is a strict difference between our Icon’s and our Influencers. Icon A person regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of respect. Influencer A person with the ability to influence potential buyers of a product or service by promoting or recommending the items on social media. Of course, one person can be both, we look and pick at the Iconic side though; of course we always have an open ear for any suggestions from you. Many people know Magnus Walker from his humble beginnings with his childhood obsession for Porsches. Magnus Walker moved from is native Sheffield in Britain to LA as a 19 year old young man where he began to make a name for himself in the fashion industry. His fashion label, Serious Clothing outfitted the likes of Alice Cooper and Madonna @MAGNUSWALKER As his fashion company grew, Magnus purchased a building in LA’s art district that would later become home to his ever-growing collection of air-cooled Porsche 911’s, serve as design and manufacturing grounds for his fashion brand and occasionally serve as well as filming grounds for TV Shows. Like his fashion, Magnus’ Porsche’s have a distinct style to them as he is a creator at heart. His creations are not just show pieces though and so you can find him regularly winding them out on canyon roads and race tracks around Southern California. So how did he gain the respect he has in today’s car world? In2012 the short film ‘Urban Outlaw’ by Tamir Moscovici was released, and thanks to this unique style Magnus was on his way to becoming one of the most influential personalities in car culture. It however wasn’t a status he was positioned at due to careful marketing, it only exposed the status he already held. Meaning, once a spot light was shone on it, he only gained more respect. Hot Wheels first collaborated with Magnus Walker back in 2016 after the SuperFly Autos HW competition, and the ‘Urban Outlaw’ Theme has since appeared on many different Hot Wheels cars - including both classic and modern Porsche cars. In extension with Magnus Walker’s own life, HW has released several different Urban Outlaw Volkswagen, Muscle and Japanese diecasts, because it’s not all about Porsche for him. Most recently though, Magnus’ “277” Porsche 911 has come out as a part of the doorslammers car culture set by Hot Wheels.
Look no further than the DH Guide to what's hot in the world of Hot Wheels and more, to add to your collection! Officially licensed HOT WHEELS™ pinball machine American Pinball is proud to present the first officially licensed HOT WHEELS™ pinball machine. The exciting and fast- paced world of HOT WHEELS™ comes to life under glass, featuring a dazzling array of gameplay objectives that will keep players of all ages racing back to play again and again. This truly is a nostalgia game machine to add to your Hot Wheels collection, whether in your garage or games room, this will be the centre piece of the action when your friends & family come to visit. Visit their website for more. www.american-pinball.com The Volkswagen Drag Bus is available My Original Exclusives Pins and more exclusively for Hot Wheels Collectors from Hot Wheels By Moe. Members on 3/16. Sign up today at, www.hotwheelscollectors.com Original collectible Enamel Pins, Embroidered Patches & Rubber Keychains for all custom lovers starting at $5 (without posting). www.myoriginalexclusives.com
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Welcome to Street Machines, where we showcase in each issue some of the best full scale cars that we have photographed over the years. Feel inspired to replicate them in 1:64 scale. Want to be featured in the magazine? Send us an image of your custom Hot Wheels diecast version of one of these two vehicles at, [email protected] , Subject Line: Street Machines Issue 1. Tell us about you and the custom you created by 28th May 2021. Custom cars don’t come more out of this world, than this extra terrestrial Bubble Top Car BMW Z3. Cosmotron, or Cosmo for short is a 1998 BMW Z3 with a 2.8-liter inline-six engine. It was partly inspired by the workof Ed Roth and the futuristic cars of the 1960's. It was built by Paul Bacon in England and was inspired by the late Ed Roth Orbitron build. The chassis, running gear and engine came from a BMW Z3, with the bodywork being created using steel. The car can be driven on the road, with the bubbletop cockpit also fully functional and can be opened using a remote control.
What can yo truly define as a masterpiece in the automotive world, that will inspire generations? For us, it stands for more than just a nice paint scheme or how low you have dropped the chassis. Instead, it comes down to the story behind the build and who the creator is. Introducing LA Originals Mister Cartoon and his 1963 International Ice Cream Truck lowrider build. It took him over 10 years to complete and we have yet to see one created out of a Hot Wheels, as we think it would be incredible to see. MISTERCTOONS AND LAORIGINALS This truck before it was acquired by the owner of the hydraulic shop, was a local neighborhood ice cream truck from the east side and it was owned by a local mom and pop business and they use to serve all the local kids in the area ice cream sandwiches. “DJ Muggs added a Beat Machine for music and I created a custom bobble head for the roof.”
Welcome to Mike’s world! In every issue, Mike will be sharing his knowledge on collecting Hot Wheels, sharing some incredible life stories and showcasing some of his super cool oddball items in his ever expanding Hot Wheels Collection. So let’s introduce you to the man and get to know his journey thus far.. Mike Zarnock is an American writer of collector guides and articles about Hot Wheels toy cars and accessories. What Jay Leno represents as a car historian, Mike represents as Hot Wheels Historian. In February 2009 Mike, who worked as an auto mechanic at one point in his life, was inducted into the Diecast Hall of Fame and later that year Hot Wheels reproduced his life sized ‘altered roadster’ racing car as part of their nostalgic \"Drag Strip Demons\" series. . 55 different cars were released in the two years the series ran, all with a metal base, Real Rider wheels and detailed decoration. Most cars in the series mimicked a real-life drag car. Mike’s was No. 22 in this series of 30. Mike is known for his own massive Hot Wheels collection. By his own account he has collected more than 20,000 toy cars; From 2004 to 2010 some had been on display at the Children's Museum of Utica, his home town in the state of New York.
DH: When did your Hot Wheels “Love affair” start? MZ: I’ve been in love with Hot Wheels since 1968. DH: We heard about your extensive collection, though we saw more than just the little HW cars. Tell us a bit more. MZ: I collect everything that comes with the label of Hot Wheels and never sell anything. So if you come to me loads of Hot Wheels cars of course but also colouring pens, pencil cases, Workshop sets, etc. Basically anything they ever made and for some things even the releases for other countries DH: How do you acquire things like that? Do you just come across it? MZ: As so often, one thing leads to another and in between looking for things and saying it on my TV channel on YouTube and people coming to me and just passing by a seller on the street, anything can happen. You can find Mike on YouTube typing ‘Hot Wheels TV’ into the search bar. Go, give him a follow! Hot Wheels TV is all about The Cars, The Collectors and The History. On the topic of Social Media, you can find him also under HotWheelsTV on Facebook and under michael_zarnock on Twitter and Instagram! Of course, following and engaging is at your own risk of learning a LOT MORE about Hot Wheels; fun included. WATCH MIKE ZARNOCK ON YOUTUBE TODAY! SEARCH 'HOT WHEELS TV'. FOLLOW MIKE AT@MIKEZARNOCK
Every single issue we will introduce a ‘Hot Wheels Legends’ entry or winner which you chose to replicate your own custom versions of. In this issue we introduce you to Greg Salzillo and Dave Ford’s home- named “Nashole”. Greg Salzillo owns JLS Customs, which is a hobby shop where creativity and innovation meets competition, fun, family and comradery. The ‘Nashole’ did win the Hot Wheels Legends Tour in 2019 and was recreated as Hot Wheels by Manson Chung of the Mattel Design Team in 2021. Go ahead, and buy yours. @JLSCUSTOMS @SKETCHMYRIDE
REDREVERENDS DIECAST HWS MIGUEL A CHAVEZ Aaron Thomas, Missouri USA, decided to Miguel A Chavez from Ontario Canada, decided to create two different versions of the add the Nashole on the back of a fast Nashole. This one has had a full on pink respray removing the patina sections, bed hauler, with a similar paint color. detailing on the doors and has a new set of wheels and tyres. Looks pretty rad together I think. HWS MIGUEL A CHAVEZ ALEXANDRE KLIEMAN MR WILLY7 Miguel A Chavez other has gone for a Alex Klieman State of Roraima Brazil has William from Puerto Rico has added a set roof chop, ready for when the summer is taken the Nashole digital with Forza 4. A of new wheels with white wall tyres, the here and he also decided to change up pink paint job, new wheels and tyres, plus dice on the engine and updated the front the wheels and add white wall tyres. the all important dice on the engine. grill to give it an updated look. GO KART MOTZART CUSTOMS DIECAST 215 Tim Allan Florida USA, has changed the Graham Heeps Alberta Canada, tops it all and created a Metropolitan match- wheels, added a new paint scheme, front up! Creativity joined The Nash and a Metrorail drag car from 2000. That longer bumper, side exhaust and engine swap. front end truly gives it some badassery.
CHOUTSWTHOEMELSS PRESENTS HOT WHEELS BY MOE Jaeson Rey, one of the few Hot Wheels customisers we have had the privilege to meet in person. A true collector, customiser and creative entrepreneur. I started collecting Hot Wheels in 2004... My brother used to collect them with my nephew. Unfortunately my brother lost his life as a passenger in a DUI (drinking under the influence) accident. I felt that collecting Hot Wheels with my nephew would be a great way to bond with him. As we started searching the stores more, I started getting more and more excited to find new cars and hard to find ones. It didn’t take long for me to get hooked! Especially since I’ve always loved Fast cars. NAME: Jaeson Rey (Nickname: M.O.E.) LOCATION: Oxnard, California, USA EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.myoriginalexclusives.com IG & FB: @hotwheelsbymoe IG: @my_original_exclusives
I was never big on social media until I heard about Instagram.I.t. was a platform I can make an anonymous name and just share my love for skateboarding and graffiti art. But once on Instagram I discovered the world of Hot Wheels’ customizing. I never knew it was such a big deal. I decided “I want to give this a try”. The first car I made was a replica of my first car, a black 1990 Honda Civic hatchback. After posting it, I was amazed by the random feedback I got. I started following other customizers on Instagram and was instantly inspired. I had so many Hot Wheels in my collection. I just started opening packages and mix and matching parts. In 2015 I attended My First ever Hot Wheels convention, and was more than humbled to win an ‘Honorable Mention’ award for my ‘Groot Kombi Bus’. I neverwas one to make a bunch of the same custom, as I enjoy the exclusiveness of making 1/1 custom cars. Once I started getting more involved in the car culture I constantly wanted to make a statement somehowW. hen the entire COVID situation hit, I - like so many - was forced to stay home for a while. Looking for new ways to revamp myself, I discovered the world of Enamel Pins.I instantly wanted to combine Custom Cars/Hot Wheels with the enamel pin craze. I figured it would be an awesome way for those who enjoy my customs to have something extra.... something new to collect, trade and share. I am a self taught adobe illustrator user, so I have learned to create and illustrate what comes to my mind and then make it a reality. I’m always looking to collaborate with custom car owners/fabricators, and Hot Wheels customizers.
CHOUTSWTHOEMELSS PRESENTS JAKARTA DIECAST PROJECT With his son sparking the inspiration to get back into customising Hot Wheels, Yogie Kartono has become a scene legend to many around the world. Jakarta Diecast Project was established in 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Owned and founded by me, Yogie Kartono! I’m passionate about anything in Automotive, especially cars. When I was a young kid - around 30 years ago - I loved to customize my own toy cars. Back then, there was no name for the activity of Customising Diecast models, it developed only once I was an adult. Only once I was grown up and started to see my son’s Hot Wheels collection, I started to remember my ‘old’ hobby. NAME: Yogie Kartono (Nickname: JDP) LOCATION: Jakarta, Indonesia IG: @jakarta_diecast_project YT: @jakartadiecastproject FB: @jakartadiecastproject
Before becoming a Diecast Tips to share to start Customizer I was working in customizing the diecast? Finance which I resigned from Actually i don't really have a due to some personal reasons. tips..lol ������, but let me try: I immersed and found myself as a Diecast Customizer in - Fundamentally you must love between leaving my job and Automotives especially Cars now. I do get a lot of enquiries - Eagerness to try and learn is about selling my custom pieces essential, because Diecast of Diecast. Sorry to disappoint, custom is very wide subject the answer is always: “No!” I - Learn to find DIY tools and do not sell my customs. They learn to source the literature are mine to keep and mine to - Eager to dream, envision how hold. I only focus on YouTube the car would look like when and want to share my it’s finished and is it possible to knowledge, dreams and apply in a real car. creativity through Diecast. But - Just Start!... Start to modify please, feel always free to your diecast, even your contact me if you have other favourite diecast by using the questions about the Jakarta tools you have at your home. Diecast Project.
Welcome to our inspiration hub, where each issue we bring you some good vibes from someone or something from around the world, to get you thinking creatively, finding opportunities to find Hot Wheels and to get you thinking outside the box. To kickstart this edition, we would like to introduce to you the legendary entrepreneur all round superfly guy ‘Gary Vaynerchuck’. FOLLOW AT GARYVEE For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Gary. Here are a few facts about his amazing journey in the world of business and collecting things. • He is an investor and serial entrepreneur. • Transitioned his fathers wine business into one of the first wine e-commerce platforms back in the 1990’s. Grew it from $3 to $60 Million. • He is a 5 x New York Best Selling Author. • He was an early investor in Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber. • Is the founder and CEO of VaynerMedia. • Is a huge Jets Fan…to the point that one day he will buy the team. • Has a huge passion for nostalgia, as you will see on the page to your right with his Garage Sale Adventures to find rare items such as Hot Wheels. Gary is a great inspiration to us as we have been watching his videos and consuming his content for many years. He is full of great innovative ideas that help to supercharge anyone with positivity, including entrepreneurs who are building their business. We were fortunate to meet him in person back in 2016, when he came to London. He had a secret meeting late at night on a random London street, where hundreds of people showed up. He waited till he spoke to everyone before he left…he was there for 3 hours in total! What you see on video, is exactly what you see in person. Highly recommend his books to read…#AskGaryVee, Crushing it and Jab Jab Jab Right Hook.
Welcome to our inspiration hub, where each issue we bring you some good vibes from someone or something from around the world, to get you thinking creatively, finding opportunities to find Hot Wheels and to get you thinking outside the box. To kickstart this edition, we would like to introduce to you the legendary entrepreneur all round superfly guy ‘Gary Vaynerchuck’. FOLLOW AT GARYVEE For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Gary. Here are a few facts about his amazing journey in the world of business and collecting things. • He is an investor and serial entrepreneur. • Transitioned his fathers wine business into one of the first wine e-commerce platforms back in the 1990’s. Grew it from $3 to $60 Million. • He is a 5 x New York Best Selling Author. • He was an early investor in Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber. • Is the founder and CEO of VaynerMedia. • Is a huge Jets Fan…to the point that one day he will buy the team. • Has a huge passion for nostalgia, as you will see on the page to your right with his Garage Sale Adventures to find rare items such as Hot Wheels. Gary is a great inspiration to us as we have been watching his videos and consuming his content for many years. He is full of great innovative ideas that help to supercharge anyone with positivity, including entrepreneurs who are building their business. We were fortunate to meet him in person back in 2016, when he came to London. He had a secret meeting late at night on a random London street, where hundreds of people showed up. He waited till he spoke to everyone before he left…he was there for 3 hours in total! What you see on video, is exactly what you see in person. Highly recommend his books to read…#AskGaryVee, Crushing it and Jab Jab Jab Right Hook.
SHOTS Welcome to HotShots! The place where you get inspired to capture on camera, the most incredible photography of your incredible custom hot wheels diecasts. The aim is to feature in every single issue Diecast Heroes tips and tricks to take better images of your diecast creations. We begin our photography journey with the introduction to Dirty Hands Customs. Jorge is from the Basque Country, Northern Spain and better known as @dirtyhandscustoms on Instagram. He will take a deep dive in the next issue on how to take some incredible photographs and in the meantime, we wanted to show you some of his incredible captures and share some of his story... I have always liked cars, ever since I can remember. When I was a little boy, I loved playing with them, opening them, painting them, putting stickers on them, making roads, garages and petrol stations out of cardboard,... but... you get older and all that is far away... About 4 or 5 years ago, I discovered by chance, images on the internet of custom hot wheels. I went crazy! It was incredible! And I don't know how it happened... but... in a short time I was customizing hot wheels without being able to stop! What really gets me going is creating the details. I love being able to transform a custom car into something you might find on a 1:1 scale. I try to be as faithful as I can to the original and for that I do a lot of research before I start making what I have in my mind. The internet is a fantastic tool for that. Of course I am inspired by my fellow customisers too. I am very grateful to this community of customisers. They are so open and kind to publish how they do their work, it's very interesting and you can learn a lot on any given day! As each person develops his own technique and creates his/her own identity, we are not stepping on each other's toes. I have been a professional Photographer/Photography Director for more than 20 years but I take all my photographs of hot wheels with my mobile phone (iPhone 7). I look forward to sharing more tips and tricks in the next issue of Diecast Heroes out 28th June 2021. FOLLOW AT @DIRTYHANDSCUSTOMS
1969 Volkswagen Squareback panel van and 1972 Volkswagen SP2. Are you a talented Diecast Photographer who would love to share with the community your skills with others to become better in photography. If so, email us at [email protected], Subject line: I’m a Hot Shot.
Welcome to Bruce’s World! In every issue Bruce will be sharing insights into his world, including his incredible collection of rare Hot Wheels. For those of you who may have not heard about Bruce, here is a short introduction to him and how he got his collection. Bruce Pascal lives and breaths Hot Wheels from America’s capital New York City and owns what is considered the world’s most valuable Hot Wheels collection. On average, his collection consists of a staggering array of 7k rare toy cars. Like anyone else, he knows there is not yet a job as a Hot Wheels collector, so he is a Washington DC-area commercial real estate executive, funding his lifelong obsession with his income. Of course, you can buy most Hot Wheels cars for about a dollar at Target, Wal-Mart or pretty much any local drugstore in the US and anything equivalent around the world. But once you have started out in collecting, you have an idea of what you want to collect. Bruce specialises in finding the rarest and has extensive knowledge in it too.
How does someone actually start such a collection? We THE WORLD FAMOUS PINK BEACH BOMB asked: I was seven years old when Hot Wheels first hit stores in 1968. It’s hard to explain the craze today, but Hot Wheels was huge. All of my friends were saving up to buy all the Hot Wheels they could. Hot Wheels became very quickly the number one toy for boys, and - just like anyone else - I spent my childhood racing and collecting the die-cast cars. When I grew up, I put my Hot Wheels in a cigar box at my mother’s house, where they collected dust for almost 30 years. I’m sure there are many who share this part of my story. My passion for classic cars continued into adulthood, but my Hot Wheels collection remained out-of-sight until I rediscovered it in 1999. That excited feeling I had as a boy was rekindled instantly. Then my friend offered to pay me $200 for the entire cigar box. I declined and held onto them, but it was his offer that made me start researching the value of Hot Wheels and pursuing collecting as an adult. And that was pretty much the beginning of the end. BUY PRINTS OF HIS COLLECTION BELOW HOT WHEELS DIECAST PHOTOS FOLLOW AT @PINKBEACHBOMB
CHOUTSWTHOEMELSS PRESENTS HEROIN 666 From the coolness of Japan, comes Shigeyuki Sakakibara who loves all types of diecasts, but slammed custom Hot Wheels is his flavour! Sure, I do like TOMICA, Matchbox, Majorette, Siku like I do almost all 1:64 created scale Diecasts, but I’m crazy about Hot Wheels. That stock condition is just so cool. All I only ever wanted, was to see them lower. And what do you do if you have something in mind but can’t find it anywhere? You do it yourself. So I made them lower and I never looked back. At first they were just lowered, but now they evolved into extremely lowered HW. Most of my customs have a special chassis which I make myself. I use mostly my mobile phone to take photos. My tip: Everything looks better lowered. Just try. NAME: Shigeyuki Sakakibara LOCATION: Mie Prefecture, Japan IG: @heroin_666
CHOUTSWTHOEMELSS PRESENTS ARTOP KUSTOM Turning his love of customising different sized diecasts as a hobby, to now making it his full time profession…welcome Arie Topan. I started my customisation journey with big scale models (1:24 or 1:18) and of course I collected them. Back then, I did it only for fun. It is an enjoyable hobby after all. In 2014 I decided to make it my profession and now I proudly serve customers not only in my country but also in the US, UK, Mexico and Asia.
NAME: Arie Topan LOCATION: Bali, Indonesia IG: @arie_topan FB: @arietopan The custom culture always held my interest, no matter what it regarded. I’m not sure about my personal style as yet, I guess I still am developing. I just do what I like and I am not shy though I prefer Hot Rod styles. Maybe they are my passion. Aside from customising Hot Wheels, I’m also doing custom statue’s or action figures, dioramas and hand painting my customs. I did almost all the graphics on my custom work by myself. My tip: Actually I always suggest to my friends who are just starting to customize their diecasts, or want to make customisation their profession, be yourself and do what you love. By doing it, you will find your passion. I take pictures with my mobile phone.
Hi guys! I’m Fireball from Malibu California… and like you, I love Diecast! But for any of you that know me, I also design cars for movies and have a Kustom Car Coloring Book & Trading Card company called Fireball Publishing. Plus, I’m the Concept Artist for this here mag! WooHoo! So needless to say, I get to do a lot of cool stuff. But I wanted to introduce myself along with what this section is all about. I’ll be focusing on CUSTOM CAR DESIGN and meet some of the people that create coolness in the world. I’ll introduce you to the greatest design legends from all over the planet, but with one key ingredient that connects us all. We absolutely love those little cars that fit into our pockets, offices and garages. I’m also the Design Director for the Murphy Auto Museum in California and we have a huuuuge diecast collection. So, if you’re every out this way, be sure to stop by and drool. (I’m not kidding, it’s awesome!)
Some of the peeps I’ll be writing about here will include Larry Wood, Frank Stephenson, Syd Mead and many Hollywood Car Designers. You’ll get to see their sketches and thought processes as they approach designs and how many of them have become diecast. It’s quite an honor to share their stories. But for now, enjoy the pages of DIECAST HEROES… the most awesome Diecast Mag to every hit the Planet. (Seriously, I think we’ll be distributing to other galaxies soon!) Have fun, treat each other kindness and smile as often as you can. This is Diecast Heroes and we’re here to create coolness.http://www.fireballtim.com Grab your car coloring book created by Fireball Tim on Amazon Today! Fireball wih his lovely artist wife Catherine Also host a weekly Vlog, where they share their adventures in Malibu California! They have over 1000 vlogs, so make sure you go check them out on their Youtube Channel! FOLLOW AT @FIREBALLTIM Introducing DH ‘Diecast Hero’ which Fireball illustrated to be the magazines main character.
ENE SETTER Diorama creators are real Scene Setters in our eyes and so this section of the CS S magazine is dedicated to all of you who are building badass Diorama and want to share them with the world. DH is good at “sniffing” out the top builders out there, that being said, but if you have some superfly diorama you want to show us, then send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: Scene Setter. Please introduce yourself and let us know where you are from as well as attaching your images in high quality. @diecast_addiction Rowan Atkins, who is a real petrol head, has had several Mini’s over the years pop up in his movies and all of them have had their role to play. The most iconic is undoubtedly the 1977 Leyland Cars Mini 1000 with the armchair on the roof as seen in “Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean” Episode 9, it is re-imagined as Mr Bean Flying Car. @diecast_addiction Whilst the Mini was just sitting on an elevation, other customs of his have either their own flooring, like the ‘Dirty Donuts’ Mini Pick-up, the ‘The Yellow Drag Machine’ with Mooneyes below or ‘The Dragbus on Track’ as you can see to the right or below. And some come with more elaborate floor and backdrop walls like the ‘Dodge Gasser’ and the ‘Bagged Gasser’ with the ‘Ghostbusters’ logo on the side. His IG page is well worth a visit and is good fun to scroll through.
@buckbuilds164 @buckbuilds164, Cody Buck is a hobby turned small business 1/64 part creator. Although it’s not his full time job, he really is committed to what he does. In addition to creating parts for people to enjoy, he customises his own models and builds dioramas for himself or helps build dioramas. Find out more on his website: Scene replica from the first Fast & Furious movie. So iconic that it still remains to this day in California, where many people visit to have that famous photograph with their car. It was built in collaboration with @beastcustomz and as far as we know, it has gone back to him now to finally be at home. The level of detail is incredible from the cracks in the road and lighting. Buck Builds Headquarters as imagined by Cody himself. All that he’d look for in a garage only at scale (for now! Knowing Cody, this will find its way into real life).
@joe_kanno, Joe KANNO, based in Tokyo. Some people build full imaginary scenes where more than one or two cars have space on and others build a scene just for the one car they built. Both are incredible to look at and we know they all take imagination. @joe_kanno
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