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El Gato Negro (1:18th SCALE MODIFIED 62 CATALINA) - blackcat03

I picked up my first ever 1:18th scale die-cast piece. It's a beautiful piece that's already very well done, but I can't seem to leave well-enough alone! I'm basically just going to detail it further, lower it and put a set of chrome Torque Thrust II rims on it.

       
    
    
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This is a nice view of the American TTII rims that I pirated from the Suburban shown earlier. I used the original tires from the Cat by centering the new rims on the tires and using a sharp X-acto knife to carve the diameter. Once I had the outline carved sufficiently, I simply AND CAREFULLY hogged-out the original tire. I also narrowed the rear end and added disc brakes all around(common bolt washers). I added the "drilled" areas with a black Sharpie marker. The calipers are scrap evergreen that I shaped and painted red.

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