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Did anyone see the Martinsville arrow car on ebay? How do you make something like that?where do you get decals? Any info would be great. Robby drives so many cars it would be cool to make some of them .
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sweeney on
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I saw it, dunno how he did it, but it looks awesome
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his fine print is entertaining.
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Permalink Reply by Mario on
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The diecast looks to be the wrong shade of yellow. Maybe it was just the lighting when he took the picture, but when you see the picture of the real car he has and compare it to the car he made, it looks way off.
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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on
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Those cars are easy to make. There's tons of decals companies now that make 1:24 scale decals (intended for model kits)...even custom orders. The hard part is the sanding down & painting. Once you get the car painted the decal applying is kinda easy. They look great! I'm sure he'll post a Sonoma car soon.
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Permalink Reply by brian campbell on
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as being "one off" would they be as collectible as the factory ones??
any collectors out there that can answer my question would be much appreciated.
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Most collectors will tell you that book values are just guidelines. A collectable is only worth what someone else is willing to pay. Thos e values can change drastically (example being if a driver is fatally injured, all his items skyrocket in price, then usually they drop way below average price. It's alot like stocks, they go up & down, best to buy when low & sell when in demand). It helps with sites like Ebay, craigslist & other sites to sell items to a braud audience. I would only buy an item like this if you wanted to have for your own personal collection. To buy as a "1 of a kind" for an investment wouldn't be wise since it's not authentic & licensed.
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Bigzoom pretty much hit the nail on the head. The thing to watch out for with custom diecasts is quality. Another Planet member and I were having this discussion over in the Die-Hard Robby Collectors group. Some custom diecast makers don't use the best decals or clearcoat and as a result, in a few years the cars start to look not so good any more. It is a crap shoot when buying customs.
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Correct Mario, also if the decals aren't made well, after the clearcoat is applied it turns white letters & numbers into a cream color, also the ink runs on some decals. It needs to be made with quality decals. The car also needs to be sanded down & primed before applying the basecoat or it will bleed through and appear a darker color. (If you notice the car built here of Robby's it's more yellow than deiglo green, probably because a gray basecaot was applied instead of white, or it was Kyle Busch car that was just painted and decals applied). He probably has $40-$50 in the car just in materials. Most guys like this enjoy building the cars and aren't in this to profit alot.
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thanks guys for the info now i am better educated in such matters.
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