Finally now that I am back in the groove (of publishing content at least) it means we will be having regular episodes of Your Custom Hotwheels – the time when it’s not about My Custom Hotwheels, it’s about Yours – and boy have you guys and gals delivered!

The holy grail of vintage Hot Wheels cars is the limited-run Beach Bomb VW surfer van prototype with rear-loading surfboards. The manufacturer says the cycle will be around 8 minutes, but in real-life usage, I have seen it take around 8 minutes and 30 seconds. Using 3D-modelling software, designers can sculpt a virtual representation of their design in thin air using haptic feedback pens before the file is sent to the rapid prototyping bay to be printed into a physical structure in a matter of hours. To keep the new cars coming, Wu and his team of designers follow cultural trends in car communities to help decide what the next batch of models will be each year. It’s sort of one of those complex math problems that we have to figure out every year,” laughs the design boss.Now in their 15th year, Portsmouth based Bladez Toyz continue to create innovative toys across categories from radio control to creative play and a growing portfolio of licensed brands including Hot Wheels, Barbie, Harry Potter, DC Comics and Peppa Pig. Then add a bending piece of paper behind the car and cover the top side with another piece of paper. With a degree in business economics and visual arts from Brown University, Wu went on to study animation and illustration before joining Mattel in 2003.

Here’s the final result, back in the original package and with a collector protective clamshell, ready to display. After building the structure for the car's upper body, now place it on the large card that is the base for the structure. Every few weeks (or months as it were) the team here at MCH showcase the finest 1/64 scale customs found on Instagram and Facebook, collating them all into one article so you can get your monthly fix of custom hot wheels and diecast car porn all in one place.The whole operation takes no more than 8 minutes, allowing you to churn out a large army of new cars in just a few hours. Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary. What happens if there is excess wax on the car body when I remove it from the mold of the Hot Wheels Car Maker? Once settled on that, it’s off to the factory before the process starts again: 129 more times throughout the year. Hot Wheels is a pretty good creative outlet because if you work at an actual car company, you can get trapped designing the door handle or the knob on the radio.

From there, the car enthusiast went on to work on the likes of Toy Story and Disney Pixar’s Cars before heading up Hot Wheels design. After starting out in California in 1968, Hot Wheels has gone on to sear its flaming red and yellow logo on the minds of millions of children, adults and collectors alike. So there’s some pushing and pulling, like making the fenders come out a little bit more, or making the stance more aggressive and maybe making the wheels a little bit bigger. Now the brand is well past its half-century with a multi-generational following, the once young collectors have set about reversing the process and putting forward their own vehicles to become part of the Hot Wheels line-up.

Any unwanted item agreed to be accepted back by Bladez Toyz Ltdwill be subject to a 10% handling fee. One of the best features of the Hot Wheels Carmaker is that it provides voice instructions to help you make cars. Brush acetone (nail polish remover) on the backside of the card along the bottom and sides where the vacuum-formed blister is glued on.