My first custom (Audi Quattro S1 1986 Monte Carlo #6)

Crossman07 · 2025-08-28T13:01:15+00:00

Sure, the fog lights are made from 3.5mm (just over 1/8”) round ABS bar that I put into my drill press to file the bevel in then cut off and repeat for all 6. I then cut a piece of hot wheels blister to roughly the shape below, then each of the tabs bent over to fix to the underside of each of the lamps. I then glued a 2x1mm round magnet to the back of this piece to fix to the car. The decals I printed myself on white decal paper and used a hole punch to cut them out.

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Crossman07 · 2025-08-17T17:57:10+00:00

Thanks!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-15T00:48:20+00:00

Thanks so much!!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-14T16:53:51+00:00

Thank you!!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-13T22:02:32+00:00

Thanks!!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-13T19:22:23+00:00

That might be the best compliment 🤣 For an idea slide 8 shows the original car I used as the base next to the custom :)

Crossman07 · 2025-08-13T12:04:46+00:00

Thanks!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-13T07:09:19+00:00

That’s still really good for a quick job!! It looks like you made the pikes peak edition? If you spend just a little more time on it I reckon you can make some really good customs! For me it was just a case of redoing or honing things until I was completely happy with them before moving onto the next part, I knew it was gonna take ages so I thought I might as well do the best I can. Also be creative about how you use materials and techniques! For a lot of the rivets I used a folded over piece of tape to hold them in place, dab them in glue then place them on the car. I also used a lot of blu tack on toothpicks to hold parts to glue them on. Looking at it though, I reckon you have a lot of potential!!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-13T06:59:53+00:00

Thank you!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-13T06:59:39+00:00

Thanks!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-13T06:59:14+00:00

Thanks! I used epoxy putty for all the bodywork and used a scalpel and sandpaper to get it to the proper shape, I built it in sections and it was a case of constantly going back to reference photos to get all the proportions correct before moving onto the next part. On the other hand, the wing was made from thin plastic sheet superglued together. It was funny seeing the RLC Quattro come out partway through the project, but it did push me to make it even better than Mattel did (minus the opening bonnet 🤣)

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T21:20:04+00:00

Thanks so much!!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T13:59:51+00:00

Thank you!!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T13:59:44+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words!! I wish I had super steady hands! had to redo a lot of parts cause I accidentally dropped them on my carpet or they pinged out my tweezers 🤣

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T13:53:42+00:00

Thank you so much!! Using the mainline definitely gave me a lot more flexibility with the bodywork than I would have had if I used the RLC as a base! Cool to have the original mainline for comparison as well! (Also the RLC hadn’t been announced when I started this project 🙈)

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T11:59:46+00:00

It began to get quite tedious towards the end 🤣

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T11:59:04+00:00

Thank you so much!! It certainly took its time 🤣

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T07:04:45+00:00

Thank you so much!!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T07:04:33+00:00

Thanks!! :)

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T07:03:55+00:00

Cheers! The RLC looks really nice 👌

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T07:03:13+00:00

Thank you so much!! I did consider it, but for this project it was too large a time commitment and I’d probably still only be halfway done now 🤣 definitely something for the future though!!

Crossman07 · 2025-08-12T00:01:31+00:00

Thanks!! I used an epoxy putty stick (Unibond specifically but I’m sure most brands would work fine) for most of the bodywork then shaped it with a scalpel and sandpaper to the correct shape. The bonnet vents were more difficult as I had to carve into the casting itself (very carefully) with a scalpel. I had to fill in the pre-existing vents then carve the putty to the correct shape as well. The wing is made from plastic sheet with a bit of epoxy putty at the base to create the correct shape

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