First Look: Hot Wheels LaFerrari in metalflake grey...

Uh-oh.

We know its blasphemous to dis on a red Ferrari, but man its been shown up badly here.  Hot Wheels (almost) always debuts a new Ferrari casting in red, and it should.  It is as signature as it gets, and in most cases just looks the best.  What's the point in driving a Ferrari if it is going to melt into its surroundings?  You have a Ferrari and the world better f*#%ing know!

But maybe the LaFerrari is SO over the top that a little subtlety in color is a good thing.  Or maybe it is only the case with the Hot Wheels version.  The Hot Wheels LaFerrari is a little too boxy, a victim of its overly large rear wheels.  But in grey the lines on the rest of the model are highlighted, combating against that clumsy rear panel.  It makes it a little easier on the eyes.  And when you photograph it at the right angles (see below), ooooh la-la...

And that means we can like this one a little more.  It is still not the best Ferrari Hot Wheels has done in the last few years (F12 Berlinetta, even with its large rear wheels, wins the current car contest just over the FF, 250 GTO wins it overall), but it sure is better in grey.

We will let the pics do the rest of the talking, and then make sure to head over to Wheel Collectors to grab Batch M...


Hot Wheels LaFerrari (2014 New Models recolor):

The Customs of Ernest Li: Lamborghini, Koenigsegg, Ferrari, Honda, etc...

Just like we welcomed back our friend Rikmun Lim a few weeks ago, we were thrilled to hear from another customizer who has been with us since the early days.  Like Rikmun, Ernest Li spends most of the year hunkered down in his university studies, but summer is here and he has reemerged with some amazing customs.

So we asked him to send over pics of what he has been working on, and as usual, each piece is fantastic.  His write-up and pics are below.

Enjoy...

(Thanks Ernest.)


It's me again and I haven't been posting on Lamley here for months already. I have made many customs in these months, mostly super cars. Ferrari Laferrari, Lamborghini Veneno (Roadster version too!), Koenigsegg CCX, CCXR, Agera, One:1, etc. Those Koenigsegg CCXs were from an unknown Chinese manufacturer, well, I would say look better than those from Hot Wheels. You could see some fancy livery on supercars, like, dubai police, Alitalia, nyan cat.............

Something special this time is the Lamborghini Urus, made by an unknown Chinese factory too, was converted from a toy to another toy. I guess it looks better now and I hope one day I will see the real thing on road.

Not only supercars, something JDM too! JTCC civic, Civic converted to CR-X, etc.

Enjoy!

Ernest

The Customs of Rikmun Lim: Porsche, Audi, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and more...

We are happy to get a visit from one of Lamley's very early custom contributors, Rikmun Lim.  Rikmun has always been one of our favorites, based on his ideas, patience, and execution.  He decided to replicate a car in small scale, and does not stop until he is happy with the result.

So occasionally we reach out to the very busy Rikmun to see what he has come up with lately.  It looks like there has been a little bit of time in between his studies to work on some item, and the results, as usual, are spectacular.  

You can enjoy our previous Rikmun Custom features after reading this one.  His own words are below:

Enjoy...

(Thanks Rikmun.)


These are the customs I've made recently.  Some pics may feature some old customs of mine.
Three Rauh Welt Begriff Porsche 911 993 based on Hotwheels' Porsche 911 GT2.  Widen rear fender, reshape front and rear bumper.  Added front lip,side skirts and rear spoiler.

Then there is the Audi R8 GT custom based on Tomica's Audi R8 V10.  Changed rear exhausts, reshaped rear bumper, added front canard and rear spoiler.  Tweeked the shape of the wheels abit.
Porsche 911 991 GT3 based on Tomica's Porsche 911 Carrera.
Reshaped front, rear bumper and side skirt.  Added GT3 spoiler and front lip.
Then there is this old custom of mine not quite sure if it has been featured before, the Gemballa Mirage GT based on the Hotwheels Porsche Carrera GT.  Completely reshaped almost the whole body, front,rear, hood,skirts, diffusers and added spoiler.

The two latest Hotwheels' Lamborghinis.  The Sesto Elemento and Veneno.  Added side mirrors on the Sesto and repaint it and give it some detailed rims based on the real car using Hotwheels's FTE wheels.  For the Veneno, I decided to make a Roadster version, and re build the rear spoiler as the original one is too thick for me.

One of Hotwheels' most anticipating casting this year, the Koenigsegg!
The first unit I got behold of, immediately I custom it into the Koenigsegg One:1.
Added canards on the front, remake the One:1 spoiler.  Resize the rear wheel arch(THIS IS A MUST!) and reshape the rear.

Then my four repainted and detailed LaFerraris.
Silver, White and Turquoise.  Added side mirrors and carbonfibre roof.  Thats all.

Next is the pair of Dubai Police cars.The Aventador and Aventador J.Chopped the original J spoiler and remake one.
Both detailed and in the same livery.

Next is the Japanese.  A little detailed Fast and Furious Supra with a scratchbuilt flat bed at the back with a widebody EssoUltraFlo Super GT Supra on top.
Widen the front and rear fender,chopped the rear bumper and spoiler and replicate another wilder one.  Added front and side skirts.

Lastly is another two Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Black Series join my red one.
Thats how much I love my Black Series!

And here's a pic of a few of my Lamborghini customs gathers together.

Thats all so far.  Will try to make more customs in the future!

Cheers!