MAJORETTE custom: 216 Toyota Lite Ace

Customising a Majorette No. 216 Toyota Lite Ace, in the 200 series from 1983 until 1992.
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I had a vision in mind for this casting. from the get go. The drawback was that my vision was for the later generation LiteAce van. That was the 4WD model. Rather predictably the M20 generation LiteAce was rear wheel drive only. So I did the next best thing which was a visual upgrade of the older model to look like the later one. You see plenty of people doing similar things these days!
The model is based on the 1979 to 1982 pre-facelift M20 generation LiteAce. This generation ran up to 1985 when it was replaced by the M30 that I am basing my custom on.
Majorette produced this casting between 1983 and 1992 so it was a popular model with a long life. The interior plastic is especially well detailed with lots of fishing gear moulded into its design. Of course it benefits from Majorette's excellent suspension setup.
Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
Hackers
• 80s Retrowave / Synthw...
Outro
HOME - Head First
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1981 Toyota LiteAce image credit:
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1988 Toyota LiteAce FXV 4WD image credit:
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Outro video footage:
• 1984 Toyota LiteAce Su...
• Toyota Liteace (1987)
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[@raymonde4272]

Such an awesome custom Jason. I loved Majorette as a kid because the usually featured cars that I would see on the roads rather than some of the more eccentric stuff that Matchbox were releasing at the time.

[@johnkelley9877]

This is a beautifully done custom! Even if it is not a 4 wheel drive the tires look great and I especially like the detailing of the fishing gear. Thanks for sharing this.

[@savagesam205]

Just opened YT and this was posted '32 seconds ago'. Fantastic job on the Toyota. I really like the black trim around the headlights and the details in the interior are a nice touch. The color scheme is rad too, it works so well on boxy 80's cars. I like how your videos are edited, the background info on the diecast models and the actual cars is always interesting! You've inspired me to do a first restoration myself: on a Edocar Peugeot 205 (yellow). Right now I've disassembled the body, but still have to make a decision of the color. I own a Peugeot 205 since 2015 actually, a forest green 205 Automatic from 1994. By the way, that Australian Toyota ad at the end was wild!

[@DieCastRestos]

Great to hear you’re giving it a go for yourself. You never stop learning and improving. Best of luck with your 205, I’d love to see the result!

[@trevor-johnsen]

Spectacular work again Jason!!

[@chassegallerie2910]

Little suggestion. When you have some paint chips on raised areas, like on the rain gutters of the truck, you should spray a little bit of paint in a container then use a toothpick to fix those chips. Else, it's a really cool truck. I hope to get my hands on one at one point.

[@bentandre5524]

i have this model, and because of its proportions...yes it should be the 4WD. great job

[@railtrolley]

Very nice work! Some extra paintwork highlighting the details, lifts these diecasts from toys to scale model in appearence. I still see the occasional Lite Ace on the road - though a rare sight now.

[@steve8pi]

I've only recently acquired a few of these older Majorette models and I'm very impressed with their quality. The ones I've looked at seem to have quite thick metal, probably the strongest base I've seen. And the details are good too.

[@jerrybailey5797]

Nicely done Jason , great job 👏 👍

[@justinbray2773]

Awesome job on this custom

[@teee4532]

Awesome job Jason I love the 80's vibe! I really been enjoying your custom detailing on the older castings they all look beautiful. Cheers from NJ USA

[@JW0389]

Nice! I had the same blue one when I was young.

[@martinbalmforth2665]

It also was the base for the Space Cruiser luxury van, which in America went under the dull Toyota Van name. It featured twin electric sunroifs and electric front windows as standard

[@petergaston8232]

Nice one Jason. What a gorgeous presentation. Looks really smart and how it really should have been. Keep er lit ya boy. ye

[@janaheeger5362]

It turned out very nice!

[@Earthling_151]

The moment I saw this I was like "wait, wait, wait I have the eagle one my uncle gave me, I'm so happy to see this"

[@niklaswejedal463]

Mine was clearly a 1986 version. Never really saw all that fishing gear in it... Nice mods and extra + for The Stranglers! 😉

[@olibob295]

Looks ace! We need more dodgy 1980s/70s song references in future

[@joeholloway1386]

Nice restoration, details and paint job 👌 👍

[@ouestminiatures5212]

Super restauration 👍👍👍

[@juliansimpkins7669]

Good job!

[@keithzatkalik5805]

Nice job

[@lotharrenz4621]

great work. :) love the colours, and the wheels look so close to typical chromed offroad truck wheels, impossible to pass. :) and those Majorette interiors just demand to be detailed further! (why did they do the steering wheel as a flat disc? had to cut corners, I guess.)

[@KennyBacchus-yg3uv]

Majorette. Custom. 216. Toyota lite. Ace

[@rudimoons554]

👍 Thx 🇧🇪.

[@peshixott]

Супер резьлтат, мечтаю такой иметь в коллекции.

[@EPTJ01]

i am like very good model excelent!👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@Xxxxxx.5303]

🤗❤️👍

[@udorechner6846]

Very nice custom. The new coloscheme looks awesome. only the black trim looks a bit rough. The detailing of the interieur is awesome too. At last, your introvolume is way to loud. It's unbearable with headphones on!