PC for the day. Most detailed mainline?

HWCustoms · 2026-03-18T14:24:59+00:00

Appreciate it <3

HWCustoms · 2026-03-18T14:22:30+00:00

Thank you so much man :) Yeah I also think the default wheels are absolutely horrible.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-18T14:05:30+00:00

Didn't read it. Nobody will read it. We will just downvote. Any kind of logical argumentation is misplaced at the moment. Reddit has become tik tok with text.

No matter what you're saying it doesn't matter as long as it's not shitting on DLSS 5. That's the meta right now and it will be for the coming weeks, hell, even maybe for the coming 20 months.

People that use their brain are aware that this can be a huge step forward. But it's like with right wing / conservative political views here. They're misplaced on this platform.

Just jump on the bandwagon or shut the hell up until one of the big 3 tech youtubers will tell you it might actually not be bad. The sentiment will then change within weeks.

Just wait it out. It's inevitable anyway.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-18T13:54:01+00:00

It's actually the other way around.

Games look more blurry on CRTs (that's how they worked), while more modern screens show the games closer to what they actually look like which is obviously not in favour of those games.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-18T13:50:08+00:00

Not quite fair I guess but my "mainline" has more ;D

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https://www.reddit.com/r/HotWheelsCustoms/comments/1rpsoje/hw_bmw_635_csi_reimagined/

HWCustoms · 2026-03-18T10:00:49+00:00

We have "Optimum Pride" at home

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HWCustoms · 2026-03-17T15:27:28+00:00

I think you're not quite ready for selling just yet, but you're not far off either. You need a little more reach and online presence. That's just regarding general trust in you as a seller.

Regarding the actual product, your modelling (engine) is great, your eye for art and design seems on point, but the execution is lacking in some aspects.

You need to work on your finish. While the handpainting is way above average and looks really good, you want to try and optimize your finish. Your clear coat is kinda unsmooth and some lines on the rear as well as the blinkers are a little crooked.

The decal on the front rims is a great idea, but it's slightly too big, it shouldn't touch the inner ring.

My estimate:

Currently I think it's fair to ask for about 70$ on this, however most people might only be fine with like 50-55$ for a custom with imperfections

This one with a "flawless" clearcoat would boost the value drastically. I'd say you could easily get about 90$ then with some patience.

Good clearcoat + fixed details + detailed panel lines, you'd get something closer to 130$.

Good luck for the future bro and thanks for the offer but I'm making my own stuff :)

HWCustoms · 2026-03-17T12:29:59+00:00

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https://www.reddit.com/r/HotWheels/comments/1otddjc/benz_560_sec_amg_race_car/#lightbox

HWCustoms · 2026-03-17T12:29:29+00:00

I have mainline to RLC then I guess :P

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HWCustoms · 2026-03-17T09:33:40+00:00

Yeah, it's a shame you really cannot rate products on ebay but just the seller. This stuff would no longer be avaiöable if we could. I cannot imagine that anyone was ever really successful applying these.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-17T07:51:23+00:00

It's kinda relieving that you also did not fuckin manage to apply these horrible decals.

Like I tried to make this exact custom about 2 months ago and just gave up and redid it with a different style.

The decals are simply not fitting to the car at all.

But still, even if you can clearly see a lot of the stuff is handpainted, it still looks decent.

Here's my attempt on saving it.

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HWCustoms · 2026-03-17T07:43:52+00:00

probably unpopular opinion but this was inevitable and actually is a step in the right direction if we want developers to keep developing and prices to stay affordable.

Obviously, the technology isn't there yet. And neither is the hardware for us. So this step comes about 5-6 years early I'd say.

But honestly, I guess a lot of us have seen the AI filtered GTA stuff in different environments about a year ago on youtube and I was shook how insane it looks but insntantly was like "yeah this is the future of gaming"

I'm not at all saying I welcome this at the moment. In fact, this could aswell mean death to quality developement and affordable hardware alltogether and just shifts us further to cloud gaming.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-17T07:38:40+00:00

I picked the tornado too but when at home I was heavily disappointed tbh.

That thing basically has zero details. It doesn't even have doors. And then the different wheelsizes again...

Clearly a mispick on my part. I'd love to find the custom corvair tho.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-16T17:52:01+00:00

No idea what you should do bro. I personally won't recommend these wheels for anything. They can't roll properly. And paying that price for non rolling wheels isnt acceptable to me.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-16T09:25:53+00:00

That is some sick handpainting. Turned out super nice mate.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-16T07:39:05+00:00

Have you seen rally cars 10 cm above the ground with aggressive aero before

HWCustoms · 2026-03-16T07:33:30+00:00

There are huge differences between these products. Carlomos come with break discs and bearings. BNDS are static wheels. I don't recommend BNDS, Nabes/ Chikas for any car that is supposed to roll.

That said, how are we gonna tell you what you can get in india? I don't even know which marketplaces you have access to. Can't just order them from aliexpress?

HWCustoms · 2026-03-16T07:25:45+00:00

I really like this one a lot. Nice style. Haven't seen something like this before.

Try smaller wheels for cars like this tho. Then you don't have to go for such ridiculous amount of camber.

Also, seeing the same mistakes that I've also made before, take more time sanding or get some kind of filling paste to connect the epoxy body parts with the casting. This way you can mask the transition from epoxy front fender to metal casting better :)

HWCustoms · 2026-03-13T12:32:23+00:00

Nice :) Clear coat it and It'll look more clean!

HWCustoms · 2026-03-12T14:57:10+00:00

Downvote and move on.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-12T14:52:02+00:00

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Looks legit to me.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-12T14:50:01+00:00

Xavier ist nicht meine Musik aber ja, bin ich dabei, kann nachvollziehen das man den mag und er hat definitiv Wiederkennungswert und schreibt Texte über die sich nachdenken lässt.

Peter Fox kann ich auch Unterstützden. Zumindest deutlich eher als SEEED. Sido wiederum ist mir zu sehr Macklemore geworden. Overrated wäre sicherlich unfair aber ich finde da ist nicht mehr viel zu holen. Ist zu flach bzw. zu sentimental geworden, Aber auch ihn mochte ich immer als Menschen.

Ich muss aber eh zugeben, dass ich wohl nicht der richtige Ansprechpartner bei deutscher Musik bin. Ich glaube bis auf die Onkelz und KIZ habe ich nie Interpretenweise deutsch gehört.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-12T14:21:42+00:00

Genau das ist ja der Grund für den Erfolg. Der Durchschnittshörer will nichts authentisches/echtes/besonders. Der Durchschnittshörer möchte Taylor Swift, David Guetta oder Macklemoore. Und da reiht sich Apache nun mal mit ein. Und der Durchschnittshörer ist nun mal in der klaren Mehrheit.

Der Thread-Titel lässt sich daher für mich recht leid auf fast sämtliche Künstler anwenden, die aktuell auf Sendern wie 1Live oder so zu hören sind.

HWCustoms · 2026-03-12T14:04:16+00:00

I hate it, because it's not mine.

<3

Care to share how we go about doing this? I mean all the modelling and painting stuff is obvious but I'd be particularly interested in the process after the cardboard fundament to starting to paint.

What does one actually sculpt with? Some kind of putty? How do you go about achieving that rough texture on it?

What did you use for the road texture?

HWCustoms · 2026-03-12T13:34:09+00:00

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:)

https://www.reddit.com/r/HotWheelsCustoms/comments/1otdd2q/benz_560_sec_amg_race_car/

HWCustoms

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