Custom Hot Wheels VW Kool Kombi Blasphemi

[@MapleLeafCustoms]

Jim, I like every single change you made on the Kombi. Gives it a real distinct look. Greetings from Switzerland. 🍁☕

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks so much Andrew! I hope you and Petra are enjoying this time of year - I’m certain it’s gorgeous there! Oh! A few days ago babies were being discussed and the name Petra if it’s a girl came up 😊. It made me smile.

[@fernc3502]

So cool. The black top decal and tail pipes look factory. You make the build look effortlessly. Great custom👌

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thank you so much Fernando!

[@charlesdiecastgarage]

Turned out awesome! That shark engine is a customizer’s dream!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Charles!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

AWESOME. Full watch and share. Great work as always. Mike .

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Mike! My daughter just came back from a trip to your area - NYC! She had a wonderful time taking in the sights while there for a wedding - a quick trip but memorable 👍‍

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

@ Nice 👍, I hope to see NYC turn around for the better soon .

[@jimmyzwheelz]

Excellent save! Love the Blasphemi logo. Super details fitting the engine/exhaust piece. Beautiful color too!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Jimmy! I’m really happy with how this turned out in the end.

[@BenM-nv6mu]

Fantastic finish Jim, love you work so much, you bring great joy to this hobby, so thank YOU 💖

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks for watching Ben!

[@simplekustomsbyeddiepapand1838]

the only one I know that makes Audibles like that is tom Brady!! Lol 😆 thanks for the ride jim came out great as always

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Eddie! I’m pretty sure I like the results more than I would have liked it if all went according to plan lol. Have a great weekend!

[@urideamabal]

Definitely, Kool.... 👍😎

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks 👍

[@geoffersongeofferies477]

Audibles happen. I’ve been stuck with decals that disappear on the casting too. It turned out great Jim. That front bumper is perfect! Finishes it off beautifully.

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Geoff! I agree that the front bumper on the HHW Customs base is a great look!!!

[@Woulda-Shoulda-Coulda-Was-HWRL]

Sometimes the happy accidents are the best! Loved all the details and the wheels especially. Thanks for sharing it with us! Happy Thanksgiving!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks so much - hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[@armandoflores462]

Excellent job on the combi 😎

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Armando!

[@markrobinson8865]

Great job Jim 👍🏻

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Mark!

[@gregc4311]

Great recovery after the decal issue. Looks fantastic!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Greg!

[@nucollector5597]

Yes that came out super kool!! Thanks for sharing 🤙🏽

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

It was fun! Thanks for watching!

[@matchboxmark8191]

Fantastic! Loved the result!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Mark!

[@texasdiecastcustoms]

That looks so cool Jim. The exhaust and decals are awesome and the gold paint looks great. Excellent video!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Todd!

[@SoMoDiecast]

Great little Kombi Jim!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Ron!

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice build, details and paint job 👌 👍

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Joe!

[@neilcummings9939]

The audible turned out to be a good thing those decals look great on it

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Neil!

[@johnduman4679]

Sweet Combi Jim!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks John!

[@brianjohnston4180]

Great custom Jim!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Brian!

[@lennonjames3871]

Nice job jim looks way better 👍🏻🍻

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks so much!

[@KenFike]

Awesome as usual!!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Ken! Oh, I still need your mailing address so I can send you some stickers (I like to send several to new members). You can email me at [e-mail]

[@skippullen8667]

Like those exhaust pipes, Jim. Great audible!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Skip! I’ve thrown way too many Shark engines in way too many Kombis, but still every time I go to do a Kombi, I want to throw another Shark engine in it lololol

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Good job mate, cheers Graham.

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Graham!

[@mrSenCTVT]

Awesome that I came across your channel through IG feed. Thanks for the quick HOW to VIDEOS…Keep up the great work…BTW Kool Kombi is my all time fave casting when it came out…

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Glad you found my channel! I really enjoy making the short how-to videos.

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

lovely custom Jim.

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Andy!

[@smoothrc28]

Just found you on Instagram!! Great work!!👍👍👍👍😍😍👍👍

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks so much!

[@davidneilson3508]

Jim that turned out awesome. Happy Thanksgiving 🌴👍👍😎🌴

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks, you too!

[@Trommelfritz]

I don't know if I'm the only one who doesn't know the brand of blasphemy, but I'll read up on it. I haven't seen this color in a very long time, but I IMMEDIATELY remembered that my father painted the stovepipes in our apartment at the time with a special, heat-resistant gold-bronze. Preface end. Now eulogy. Great work! I don't know what I like most about it, but the different bumper, the Sharkcruiser pipes and the paint are right up there.

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks so much Fritz! I really like the different bumper a lot myself! Blasphemi comes from a '55 Chevy drag car from a TV show called Roadkill - that appears to be what the Second Chance Redlines decals are based upon.

[@Trommelfritz]

@@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms Thanks for this information. Google was only able to help me by explaining the term itself and that there is an accessories company for off-road motorcycles with this name. I didn't/don't know the TV show.

[@davidparker8221]

Omaha, Omaha! Overhaul, OMG! In terms of "Improvisation" for Actors, there's a rule ( more a school of thought) about saying "Yes!" to a situation or whatever another actor brings as opposed to "No!" which tends to end scenes. You said yes, and therefore so do we! Have fun with your toys!

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks so much David! I’m definitely having fun!

[@lotharrenz4621]

the collection slowly grows. :) actually I was sure you'd add the shark's while rear end to it, but that works, too. :) as for rattlecans, I have seen there are some brands offering translucent colours, while only orange and red are important to me since I have to upgrade an old vehicle where the sun burns away the taillight's translucent paint. :P illegal on german roads, but who's to know. better than driving with taillights bleached white. :P

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

🤣 I’ve used the Shark engine in so many ways now…and I do agree that my favorite was including the fin/tail on the back. Since I wanted to use the HHW parts, I didn’t go with the tail this time lol Tamiya offers several translucent colors. The ones I’ve used have always worked well…but I’ve never used them on a full sized car……yet 🤣

[@rudimoons554]

👍 Thx 🇧🇪.

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Rudi!

[@JGanes]

Blasphemi is a real drag car owned and raced by Mike Finnigan. From Road Kill on the Motortrend Channel. He has a KZbin channel and races in there.

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Yep, it is…and I subscribe to his KZbin channel. It’s really too bad what happened to the MotorTrend channel…but so many “traditional” forms of entertainment are giving way to being “broadcast” through KZbin and similar means.

[@davidbeeson1178]

Really freaking kool brother, i'm sure you didn't want to use those MnM water slides anyway. I'm working on a Kombi and I'm having a little technical difficulties with it. You know how it is. I get frustrated after doing the same thing four times and it still doesn't work. Yours looks awesome, brother.

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks David! It does take some strength sometimes to work through repeated problems…or I’ll solve them all with a hammer at other times 🤣🤣🤣

[@OldManDiecast]

Killer job Jim. I have those same decals . One day I plan on making the actual car. But this looks great! Where is a good place to get pen vise drill bits? I broke the last of my el cheapos

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Pete! It would be cool to see you do that build! About pin vise drill bits, I hate to admit to this but I’ve had my small set for well over 30 years. I had to dig around to find it, but I did…along with several other things I still use like some of the Xacto blade handles and such. Not sure where I would get a reliable set today - I would probably go to Lowe’s, be shocked at the price, then get it off Amazon cheap and watch the bits break lol

[@OldManDiecast]

@@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms LOL...That's what I did. Amazon as Lowes and Home Depot do not carry them. Watched them all break.....

[@TheGargoylesDen]

Nice recovery!! (Audible Lol)

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks! I had to mention you in the video after you made the “audible” comment on my earlier post 🤣🤣🤣

[@bytheriverkwai]

Hi Jim. Can you give us details on the saw you are using at1:15?

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

I sure can…I did a short video about it #Short Tips #27 - Tamiya Handy Craft Saw II - Precise Plastic Cuts Easily #shorts #customdiecast kzbin.infoyvjaNnDYEbw?feature=share

[@davidtparker4840]

I may copy that one...

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Have fun with it David!

[@Herobrine-ov1ub]

Hey Jim love the kool kombis that you have done!, Have you seen the new super twin mill for 2025? Will you make it join its "sisters"?

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks! I think at this point, I kind of must do the Twin Mill lol

[@DiecastFantasyland]

😎🔥🔥🔥

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Brian!

[@daneself858]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥👍😎

[@JimSilva-SilvaDiecastCustoms]

Thanks Dane!