1:18 diecast cars/ my mad max project

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

i'm not sure if anyone has customized a die cast collectable car into the interceptor from mad max, but i'm going to try. i need it for my madmax custom, and b$130+ isn't happening. i know i won't get 100% accuracy with my base being a 69 cuda,
http://www.diecast.org/diecast98/html/a ... iewpix.htm

but i hope to get close. i chose this base for #1 price , and over all size/shape, and window shape.

this thing is heavy! wish me luck. i'll update this thred with progress. please don't move to critique, i'll post pics in my thred there when it is close to done

joemichaels70 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:28 pm

this is going to be awesome

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

double tap!

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

joemichaels70 wrote:

this is going to be awesome

your words, they are tiny :rotfl:

thanks for the support !

MJTanner · **Posted:** Thu Dec 04, 2014 1:41 pm

looking forward to seeing what you do.

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

if you ever decide to chop the nose off one of these chinese die cast cars, save yourself some heart ache and don't!

i got the stance and the motor , the nose will have to be sorted!

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

here is a mock up of my plan and my first pic of the nose. i've been struggling with a cold and finding it hard to make any progress, i am happy with the direction it is taking.

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

Dusty79 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:42 pm

For those fuel tanks in the back, it's hard to tell how much room you have there, but you may try some copper pipe and end caps to make the tanks. I know it comes in multiple diameters, you would not need much and it would look legit when painted black if it fits. They will think you are making pipe bombs at home depot, you may get a few looks.

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

thanks for the tip. if the tubes i'm using don't work i might try it. i actually trimmed the rubber/pkastic? tubes to fit over the trunk deck and plan to build up around them. reason being it is nearly impossible to cut this diecast metal! i had to use a hacksaw on the nose, and just the small reshaping of the side window too years off my dremels life!!

Zarana-X · **Joined:** Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:28 am

If you have a Dremel, the cutting discs are probably the best thing to cut die-cast with.

Rambo · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2014 3:41 pm

Looking really cool!!!!!!!!

Do you have more pics of Mad Max?

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

Rambo wrote:

Looking really cool!!!!!!!!

Do you have more pics of Mad Max?

http://www.joecustoms.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=40050&start=90
several on pg 7 of my 2014 thred dog is on pg8

thanks! rambo you are one of my favorite screwback joe customisers and it means a lot!

zaranax this diecast about killed my offbrand dremel with a sepdisk! i had to break out a hacksaw.

bcost74 · **Joined:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:25 pm

This is looking really great, but you could have saved yourself the headaches and bought an AutoArt Diecast MadMax Interceptor!

2DARK2C · **Joined:** Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:59 pm **Location:** MS

is that the $100+ one i see on ebay? i read it won't even accept a joe size driver

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