Surfers don't own new cars! - 'filthy' old Surfer-Hilux
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58397: Toyota Hilux High Lift
Status: New built
Date: 4-Sep-2008
Comments: 26
Status: New built
Date: 4-Sep-2008
Comments: 26
I didn't like my Hilux color in blue/white anymore and since Surfers do not own new cars, i dediced to repaint my Hilux in something more Surfer like.
I masked the white and after priming i sprayed the blue to filthy beige and weathered the to a Surfer like Hilux.
Which comes better? - the blue-white/shinny or the old/filthy Hilux? - comments please :)
Filthy Surfer Hilux - repainted and weathered
as it was before - shinny new Hilux
rust and dull laquer
rusty, dirty and old
has seen better days
I didn't like it's colors anymore
so masked, primed, painted and wheatered it
and if i don't like this filthy Hilux anymore
i'm going to make a new one :)
filthy or shinny: what do you think?
If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
simply lowering the Hilux
Comments
L-U-K-E
I love the old look, the new look looks too toyish. How about some patches of weld painted with underseal lol..
Origineelreclamebord
Well, I like both
I like the new paint job, although I'm not sure if I would have chosen beige with white... 
mad-rc-driver
Real look truck. Very nice. Well done Michael, bravo.....
TA-Mark
Like a true surfie Hi-lux. Beaten up old wreck with a brand new surfboard in the back. Only thing missing is the surfie stickers plastered all over it, Billabong, Ripcurl etc.
7.2inchdriver
great job. looks like a yota is supposed to look.
Tamiyali
that filthy Hilux rules!!! i can remeber your old surfer car
a long time ago - it was a VW Passat, i think all completly stickered with Surfer decals like F2, RipCurl, NeilPryde and so on 
i think this Hilux is very original for a Surfer - 'hang loose'
_miga_
Yep! Surfer decals is a must and must be added
- it was a 1984 VW Passat and i love it 
- maybe i find an old pic of it 
gozone
It looks FANTASTIC! Nothing less.. Great job you have done here, and yes, it looks MUCH more real now..
Cheers..
Michael
the green beetle
How long do you own this car ..20 years maybe?
Nice job!!
The Hobbymaster
Hi Miga, Great work on the weathering and rust detailing. This is how a Hilux should look. well done!! cheers
Ian
jeffy
Fantastic. Bravo. Bellisimo. Surfer not bothered about the car just needs his board DUDE
ruffryder
much better! Just needs interior and clear window
Tobbe70
Looks just GREAT!
CASE1
I cant help it: I love rust! This looks very good, really like it.
amigamad
Your hilux looked good before the paint job and now it looks fantastic .Most early Japanese vehicles were rot boxes and this looks very realistic now.
def4x4
Your hilux in bleu was a great truck, before....!!! your new hilux is better now which a new paint and an old weathered style. i like that too, great job.
Wyoming
very nice miga, liking the old look better, because most of these that I see still on the road look really bad
Nice weathering job also 
Evoman
Filthy is way better for a surf dood truck
SMOKE-DOG
Nice weathering job.
Dirt-540
Love the weathered truck lots more! Very scale/real looking, it also reflects your work/skill and is kind of unique. Superb!
_miga_
thanks for kind comments
Old Skool
Nice I really like the new look
oldsterolli
The new rusty look is very nice, but the blue/white sheme was very very nice, too ! You have to build a second Hilux in that sheme again ! :-p or maybe red/white patriotic sheme
pagedm_f350
Wow Miga, this is awesome!! The shiny was good but this is the true face of a Hilux, old beat up and doing it's job every day, chasing the endless summer
tamkyo
Wow Awesome job!!
tamiyaonebay
You're so right about how surfers don't own new $20,000 trucks. I was thinking about how a rust job would look cool if you actually tore some of the body away like around the wheel wells. I guess that would be really committing to the look at the expense of your awesome RC, but it would be cool. Awesome Hilux, one of my favorites I've seen yet!
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