Steampunk Build-off- VOTE!

Couple rounds of voting availble! Right now the peoples choice vote for the "extreme" division of the Steampunk theme are up for votes.

Visit this page and vote by LIKING your favorite! Feel free to share the link and have others vote for their favorite as well!

Vote here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0078364&type=1

The entries:







Again, just pick your FAVORITE and vote by liking.

The "mild" division will be posted for voting later this week.

Custom Hot Wheels- Lickety Split #2.

Here's where things get really interesting.











Steerable wheels on a 1:64 custom? Sure. Why not!?



On to the back end. Cut some chunks out of some aluminum scrap.



Drill a bunch of holes, file them down, and end up with these.







Frame is starting to come together.  Tricky part is going to be figuring out how to attach the two front wheels together so they actually steer, but I've got a plan for that!

Custom Hot Wheels- Lickety Split #1.

So finally getting around to posting the build I participated in a month or two ago.  The theme this time was "A Day at the Drags".  Wasn't really planning on joining in on this one, but I got to poking around through some Hot Wheels and had a bit of an epiphany one night while eating at Red Robin with the family.  So follow along with the build that was concieved on a napkin.  Pardon the bbq sauce...



Started out with these two castings, but eventually settled on using the yellow one.





And start cuttin.




So I tried something brand new out with this build. Scratch built wheels.









Don't know why but this stance just does it for me.

Santa's Heavy Hauler #4

Here's where the REAL fun begins. Hydraulic rams? Sure, why not.












For the next step I had to break out the wife's sewing machine.



Gotta have a sack for all those toys!



That pretty much finishes this build up.

















And just for fun, here's a short vid of the dump bed in action!



All in all, this was a very fun build. Didn't get to participate fully in the voting- apparently I had too many votes from people that are not in the Hot Wheels community. Meaning people thought I was pulling for votes. I guess I can understand their concern but for me this was really upsetting- I'd like to think I'm not that kind of person. As the French say, C'est la vie. It was lots of fun and I got to try out some new ideas. Live and learn!

Santa's Heavy Hauler #3

Time for some body work!

Test fitted everything.



Slapped some green paint on there,



and just double checked to make sure everything still fit...





Tried something new here. I've always been intrigued with gilding, and I found a pack at Hobby Lobby so I figured why not give it a go?





I'm not very good at it...

Time for more details. Needs a pinstripe!



Some engine detailing,



and I think we are getting somewhere.