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Wicked Tribal VW Drag Bus Series- BLACK GOLD Edition!

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I did THREE VW Drag Buses with this Wicked Tribal Graphic set,
EACH ONE however was given its own unique Paint Scheme, thus is really more like a “One of One” that a series car…or maybe its the best of both worlds!!  Either way, these are all killer pieces!
Here is the one have dubbed “Black Gold Pearl” obviously for its sparkling paint which has a slight shift, showing more black than gold in some lights.  Really nice!  There were four different types of gold and gold pearls custom mixed and used in various ways to create the unique fades of golden tones. All PAINT!!  Detailed lights and logo too!

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for more pics and in depth information..and if its not too late, you can add to your collection while your there!!

Only ONE Black Gold Edition was made, so when its gone, its gone!

Candied Chevy Silverado ..Done!

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Candy Red and Black Cherry two tone.
Candy Pagan Gold, Tangerine, and Red.flames..three layers of ’em on the hood and some ghosty ones down upper sides.
Riding on some dub 5 spokes up front and wider rears from the “front” of a BigTime Muscle ride. Low but with an aggressive stance…rolls great!
Polished metal front bumper along with the detailed black grill and white headlights. Also added chrome trim details to fender openings and window trim. Tail lights done with flame red and chrome.  Polished and detailed exhaust tips too.
Details to interior as well.
This one of one is no longer available but hope you like the pics!!
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Also, you may find the WIP/PEEK Post for this chevy interesting..Check it out!


 

83 Chevy Silverado Candied and Flamed!! – WIP PEEK!!

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Ok Chevy fans…heres a WIP look at my first one of these trucks…the 83 Chevy Silverado casting from Hot Wheels. I had a 79, drove for many years, even got married in it!! lol..but thats another story. This one is really spruced up tho..Candy Red Ghost Flames on hood and down upper sides. Black Cherry lower half with Candy Pagan Gold to Tangerine fade. Also on hood there are three layers of flames airbrushed on!! Will be available soon..its got a nice set of rollers btw… 😉
in process Candied and Flamed 83 Chevy Silverado


Footnote: See the FINISHED CHEVY HERE!


 

PEEK!! Wicked Tribal VW Drag Bus..x3

wpid-2014-09-23-15.58.26.jpg.jpegWell Ive shown one pic of theses and at the time I figured there would be some changes..lol..I was right!! 😉
There will be THREE of these but each one will be DIFFERENT…thus effectively, all are “1 of 1”.
Im adding details now and hope to have them cleared tonight.
Here are some pics to get ya started!
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KBs Jada 51 Merc True Fire and scallops!!

Heres one from the recent past…2013…I love these Jada Mercs!!  This “one of one” got a little old school in the form of Scallops on the hood. AND…really nice looking True / Real Fire down the sides.  The two elements blend seamlessly, even on the small 1-64th scale ride!
All hand painted, including details to lights.  Fire took 6 layers of base/candy colors applications to make it look right..very deep looking!
Hand polished Urethane automotive clear makes the gloss on this one ultra smooth!


 


 

KBs Snakeskin Merc-Passion ONE of ONE!

Heres a one of one from 2010, a Merc from Hot Wheels (well, ok they call it Purple Passion..lol) ..but…its definitely NOT “stock” nor is it picked fresh from the toy aisle pegs at your local WalMart!

No my friends this one was heavily modified altho seeing the finished product is deceiving.  There is the most obvious mod of the rear “bumper” removal and rolled pan effect while leaving the fenders at same length..kinda like extended “fins” or something!
The inside is the big mod here, to get the lowered stance you see, while still being able to roll properly with the Johnny Lightning Chrome Baby Moon wheels and thin white wall tires, which are much taller than the original HW 5pk rollers.  A lot of strategic removal of material in key areas of both the inner body and interior piece, plus leveling of the newly installed stainless steel sleeved axles…seriously…its a little tricky and time consuming!

Paint…..theres another animal entirely!
After all the body work and priming was completed, AutoAir Sealer Dark was applied and the topcoats then came along starting with a Black Pearl.  Next I added masking to the sides lower rear and around the top fender body line.  Then a mix of pearl Silver and Alclad Chrome was used to add the base for the candy red main color.  On the sides however, I used a special SnakeSkin stencil to get that scaled look.  Several coats of candy red were applied after remving the side maskings and allowed to dry, then the Candy Pagan Gold  flames were added in multiple layer style over the nose, top, and sides.
Detailed Headlights, two color tail lights, grill black washed, and then automotive Urethane Clear was shot on and finally it was color sanded and hand polished for the final gloss look that rivals any real size show car!
This One of One piece is one of my favorites from the past..hope you enjoy.

 

Candified Cut Out Flame Dairy

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This one was done in 2012. I purchased a casting that Paul Spradlin (68customs) had done the cut work on previously.  I did some shaving and massaging inside and out of body before coating with multiple layers of candy flames.  I also did the side edges of flame cuts by hand with process blue to give it an outlined appearance.

Then the chassis…lots of work on that part!  Parts were used from 7 different castings/brands to get what you see here.  A LOT of hand molding as well to mesh everything together smoothly.  The original chassis was utilized but the bottom was milled flat where stock exhaust and drive train were, and a diamond plate piece was fitted into its space and epoxied in place.  The dash is from a Bigtime Muscle Charger and the seat is from a Maisto.

KBs Double Candied 49 Merc

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Heres a quick look at a reeeeeally killer led sled Ive just put together (finally). Its a 100% 49 Merc with double candied fade and flames, plus some Majik Blue Pearl licks that were shot, and remasked with a slight offset making some licks appear to have a slight highlight or shadow (depending on available light). A base of candy gold, tangerine, red, violet, to blue candy fade was used for the roof and upper side flames, which were masked and a SECOND (altho light) candy fade was applied..giving it that ‘double’ candied look.
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The body received a side window post removal as its only major change (and even thats subtle!). This one was a pain however due to the ‘real’ tail and head lights used in the original version. The headlights could not be removed without destroying them, but the tail lights were saved and reapplied after MUCH (and I DO mean ALOT!) aggrevation due to their size. I actually lost one and had to steal a replacement from another stock cast..but thats ok..when I do that one, it WONT be needing the stock lights! 👿
KB Kustoms Double Candy 49 MercIF I had not been so happy with the way the paint had turned out..at one point, I woulda just forgot about using the tail lights and started over, filling in/remolding the rear lights area entirely. But..eventually..they made it. Im not totally happy with how far they protrude, but, this is it, and honestly..the paint more than makes up for that!
OH..the front lights are brass brads with the heads machined down to size for the lamps to fit with a slight ‘frenched in’ look.

Here is the official store item link where you will find larger pics and of course have an opportunity to adopt this piece.


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