Customizing and Restoring 1/64th scale

Once I learned how to make RTV silicone molds to cast my garage diorama stuff, and got fairly good at it, I decided to try some racing and customizing stuff. Some pieces I took from other castings and some I made, to mold and cast from resin. Customizing and restoring these little gems was another way of enjoying this hobby... 

I started with engine pieces to make up my own engines. Manifolds, carburetors, headers and engine blocks. Then I moved on to hood scoops, wheelie bars, rear spoilers and wings, racing seats, and even 3 styles of boot covers to make any car a convertible. With all these pieces to paint and detail, I have made close to 200 custom, one of a kind castings...  

Here are a few of my own creations...

Here are a few simple repaints, wheel swaps and convertibles...

I even tried a custom hydroplane racing boat, and made the trailer also...

After my first cancer surgery, I was laid up for several months. Then the cancer spread to a kidney and that had to come out, but that surgery didn't go as planned. It laid me up for almost 9 months. Every time I went against doctor's orders and tried to go back to work, I wound up back in the hospital being sewn back together. So I had a whole lot of time on my hands. I had my own web site at the time and many other collectors were ordering stuff from me and that was how I was able to keep a few bills paid...