Lesney #48c - Dodge Dumper Truck Restoration

Well I'm not gone yet!! I'm hitting the road saturday, so I'm going to try and get one more done before then. Here's a Dodge dump truck I just finished up.

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I didn't plan to make this one as a copy of the Scammel Slowplow, but I guess it worked out that way haha.

Majorette Simca 1308 Restoration

Back at it with this Majorette Simca 1308. Chrysler of Europe was an interesting company back in the day, to say the least. They made consistently woeful and outdated products that they bought from other random car companies, such as this Simca/Talbot! (Not much has changed, has it?)

But Majorettes are always cool, and I enjoyed this one. The paint didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped, I think the humidity did it. Not sure if you can tell from the photos or not though. I might strip it down and repaint it at some point, so I didn't bother with any detail work. And my trusty silver paint pen ran out, so no wheel refinishing for the time being. Oh well, enjoy!

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The only car in my collection that seemed right to pair it with:

Matchbox Lesney Lincoln Continental Superfast Custom

For this custom, I decided to make a "one-of-none", something that was never made from the factory (to the best of my knowledge), but easily could have been. There were several variations of the #31 Lincoln made, the light teal color, metallic gold, and the darker blue all were made in the regular wheel line, though the gold is quite rare. As far as the Superfasts go, they were only made in gold and the light teal. The teal Superfast is pretty much made from unobtamium, but the gold is pretty common. So I found  a beater gold one on ebay and swapped chassis with a darker blue one from my collection. I think it turned out pretty nice! I've got a nice collection of Lincolns now.

With some friends:

Hot Wheels 1935 Cadillac Restoration

Project #2 for the evening is a lovely classic Cadillac. This is a great casting that hasn't been seen in quite some time in the Hot Wheels lineup, and I think that needs to change! This was a fairly straightforward repaint and wheel swap. I don't know what the wheels are off of, they've been floating around in my toolbox for ages, and I thought this was the perfect application for them.

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Lesney #66c GM Scenicruiser Greyhound Bus: Wrap-Up

I decided to take advantage of this beautiful day to do some painting. I actually managed to finish ALL my projects! Woohoo! Here's the first one, the Scenicruiser bus... It wasn't without its flaws though. I managed to break the plastic suspension unit, and couldn't come up with any ideas to fix it, so I left the back wheels "unsprung" Other than that, I think it came out rather well. Decals are from Rick's Toybox.

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And here is is with one of my father's toys from his childhood..

1956 Chrysler 300B by Maisto

Another nearly finished car that's been languishing in a box for far too long.. I'm absolutely thrilled with how this one came out. I always loved these old Chryslers and I think the bronze color suits it wonderfully.