At first I could not believe these two diecasts are customized and painted by hand:
Initial D and Drift Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86
But they actually are: Gee is doing a lot of diecast customization and he does it all by himself!
See the details yourself:
Use tape/gum to mask the panda scheme
First he takes them apart. He uses a mix of tape and gum to mask the panda scheme first before painting the body.
Almost perfect panda scheme!
Here you can see the rear it has got an almost perfect panda scheme: only the black line above the taillights should be much much thinner.
After painting he modifies the wheels and put everything back together. In this case he painted them black but some others received wheels from other diecasts.
You can see the end result well on this picture of both cars:
The finished product: perfect Initial D AE86
Both AE86s look stunning! Almost hard to believe they are only 1/64 scale!
And doesn’t this look familiar?
Initial D Sprinter Trueno AE86 on trailer
It is only missing the oil spots on the windscreen and fenders. :D
If you want to see much more amazing diecast customizations you can find his blog here:
Gee’s Garage
If you want to do your own diecast customization you may take the 1/64 Mattel diecast of the Toyota AE86 as base.