DIY Post-Apocalyptic HOT WHEELS | Gaslands, Mad Max style Die-cast cars

A BUNCH of techniques you can use to turn your Hot Wheels cars into POST-APOCALYPTIC battle machines! For use in the GASLANDS tabletop game, or just for fun! (SUPPLY LINKS BELOW.)
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No mistakes just happy accidents!

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At a dollar a car, I can't imagine painting and kitbashing another hot wheels car to be too daunting.

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[@ezmonkey12]

I bought all these hot wheels and matchbox cars for my little cousins, nieces, and nephews for the holidays last year, but was told that they don't really like them.... So, of course, now you got me in the basement playing madmax with these things and my wife thinks I'm crazy.

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I don’t think you’re crazy! I got into it for a little while and made an RX-7. It’s fun and there’s so much you can do with them that I would have never thought of if it wasn’t for some of these videos.

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Then your wife thinks we are all crazy!

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I think she's crazy for not playing with them first. :{J

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Huh...I never thought of that... thanks!

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[@cheayunju]

I did something kinda like this as a kid after seeing Mad Max on TV. I basically just painted my Hotwheels and glued little nails and other brik-a-brak to them. So, I was excited to see this.^^

[@TheCrafsMan]

I like that! :D And you know, that's pretty much what we did here. You were just way ahead of the game! :)

[@cheayunju]

@@TheCrafsMan Ha^^ My parents didn't like me messing up my toys as they saw it. But they could still run the plastic Hotwheels tracks pretty good. I feel a bit inspired to pull them out of the storage at my mom's place, but y'know spiders and wasps and things. Appreciate your comment man^^

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How did it turned out?

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Can you make a video to show me?

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Crafsman crackin' out a gas mask, beans, and matches!! Oh my goodness, that killed me!

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[@TheCrafsMan]

Wow. Very kind, sir. Thank you!

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Thank you for today's family activity, I'm excited to share this with my girls.

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THAT makes me so happy, Roman! Truly!

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"Houston, we have a problem" joke just hours after the 50th year anniversary of the actual event. 😎

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You know, I have a sneaking suspicion that wasn't an accident... :P

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He only waited 50 years? Too soon...

[@RustbeltCollector]

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Crafsman jumping on the Gaslands bandwagon? Oh, what a lovely day!

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There are no bandwagons in Gaslands....... only war rigs!

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[@TheCrafsMan]

This is a wonderful comment, my friend. Thank you for taking time to be an encouragement to us today.

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TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin You more than deserve it because your videos give so much people joy and light which especially in these days of social distancing helps to keep positive & crafting. Doing crafty things gives such an enjoyment. And the way you make your videos feels so warm & close, we’re really there with you. No shouting and showing off but sheer warmth and calmness. It makes your videos not only great to watch & full of great crafting tips to do but also therapeutic for the soul. I’ve been doing a lot of crafting on my old cars lately and one of them has a great Arizona patina and this video has given me anticipation for buying a scale model & making it look like the real deal. Really looking forward to doing this. So thank you & the crafsfamily again for so much love and inspiration! :D

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TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin Just wanted you to know that your video inspired me to refurbish a steering wheel. Please don’t mind the low production value, I’m not a KZbinr but I make some videos at times to share on car fora. This is what I did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3WmYZxsoptgaNE Cheers and thanks again for being an inspiration on many levels!

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[@TheCrafsMan]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a nice comment!

[@CharacterDesignForge]

I just love this video so much, I'm now really wanting to try out some Gaslanding both in car destroying and in game playing, thank you Crafsman

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Just wanted you to know I REALLY appreciate your encouraging words. Thank you! I hope you enjoy this mess as much as we have. :D And it is indeed inexpensive.

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Awwww! :) Thank you!

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[@TheCrafsMan]

@@2degucitas : Than you for the encouraging words! I have to admit I'm not up to snuff on a lot of the terminology, but I sure hope you are doing well! Try to get hold of some Hot Wheels cars and some plastic bits! :D

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Craftsman, i want you to know, I enjoyed your instructions for Louisiana Saturday night and born to be wild. I will try to implement both of them soon.

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:D Yes, yes! I hope these serve you well! :D

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A peek inside the Trapper Keeper to see what Crafsfamily does in their spare time.

[@jnnyhomicide]

I remember doing this almost 30 years ago for a game called Dark Future. Used something similar for a different game called Car Wars. Can't wait to play this game. I still have some of my old cars

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Dark Future was definitely an inspiration for Gaslands! In the rulebook for Gaslands: Refuelled the author Mike thanks Gav Thorpe for lending him a copy of the old Dark Future rules haha

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You are truly the smooth voice of the apocalypse!

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glad you desided to cover this game. awesome cars too

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[@TheCrafsMan]

Thank you so much, Mango! :D I really do appreciate that!

[@MrOrgeston]

I love how you kept that mean-looking metal one stripped and clean, and just stuck the spikes and bumper on it. Really stands out as a slick machine, makes you wonder what it's got under the hood that lets it compete with the other wasteland monstrosities.

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Thanks, CrafSon! This video has all kinds of creative lightbulbs popping off for me 💡🚕

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Dude, your The Man. CraftMan. Best video of any modeling techniques: ever.

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*WHERE ARE ALL THE OTHER HOT WHEELS MODIFIERS AT...👀*

[@screamsofthedead]

The printout of the matte finish and the shake sound you synced up was delightful.

[@michaelnewbanks2569]

The second part of the fun of Gaslands is making a track or arena to race in! You can really go crazy making spiked barriers and wrecked cars to drive around.

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Jet dry for your dish washer work better as a flow aide than the dish soap. But like you say “use what you got”. Great video, keep up the great ideas.

[@TheCrafsMan]

I'm glad to know that! Thank you! And thanks for watching!

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This is probably one of my favorite Crafs videos. The printed spray cans and such cracked me up!

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What a terrific hobby for a father and son to share. You could even make cars look cyberpunk or steampunk depending on the fun things you attach to them.

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The Crafsman rules the wasteland!

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Man this has to be the best hot wheels custom diy video out there. Everything about it was perfect. Not just the customizing tips, but the life skills, lessons learned, and good advice. Thanks CraftsMan!

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"Something you can use to simulate dirt... ... Dirt!" Don't know why that tickled me so much. Properly laughed out on the loud 😂

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"burnt up a whole 6011 on that one little joint right there" Crafsman you the best

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I just found out this channel, ASMR+Model Making, I love this ❤

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Sewing masks, watching CrafsMan. Thanks for yet another very entertaining episode!

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The weathering powder bit was pure This Old Tony. Love it.

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The one dislike is from Lord Humungus.

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The other 3 are from Immortan Joe and his kids.

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"Just walk away......but leave the Mod Podge."

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And one from his mother inlaw

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Your voice is calming and this video is kinda like the joy of painting

[@gehinkun]

building my first gaslands team now, so happy crafsman had a video about it!

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Hearing the crafsman talk about the apocalypse and destruction just makes me fearful

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Naw, naw, now... We talkin' about make-believe destructions here.

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Thank you KZbin for suggesting this. I can listen to this channel for hours.

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I’ll bet your kids just love you and Mrs. Crafsman. I can just imagine what life would be like in the Crafsman household for a kid. You are probably the best dad there ever was. Probably the best husband too but, you know, me bein a man an such I won’t move further on down that there roadway. That between The Crafsman and his lovely biscuit. Keep on Steady Daddin’ and Steady Good Man-In’. Warm regards to you, and your family Crafsman. We love y’all right back.

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God Bless The Crafsman and Family, Love you.

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Cute at the end with your wife. So many good tips and tricks and your videos are very thoughtful and informative. Your son did an excellent job thanks so much for sharing and showing how much you can do by staying home and using what you have.

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The wave of nostalgia that hit @ 1:20. I had that same trapper keeper in kindergarten.

[@JustinTyme33]

Thank you. I’m a Hot Wheels enthusiast! Loved the video.

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These are great tips. The windshield wiper trick blew my mind.

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crafsman is really pumping the quality of his videos, this was a really fun one

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I was having a panic attack today and I put this video on and now I feel a lot better. Thank you Mr. Crafsman

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That Louisana Saturday Night joke hit me so hard. Kudos Crafsman

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crafsman, i love your channel! your voice is very soothing and i enjoy just listening to you talk!

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I have re-watched this video so many times. So calm to listen to, your voice is gold craftman.

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Those look so sick! 👏

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This video led me down a wonderful rabbit hole of Crafsman content and I am so glad. The combination of brilliant creative talent and a soothing asmr vibe have really helped me stay calm lately. Thank you Crafsman for not only teaching us all sorts of cool crafts, but also providing masterfully wholesome and soothing content that helps me forget about everything bad in the world. Thank you.

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Beautiful kitbashing work.

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I love the bit at 19:52 where you used a Needler from the Halo games as exterior engine bit. Awesome stuff, and very inspiring. Run buckwild!

[@theluckyoar]

Probably the best edited video as well as the best tutorial video, that I've ever seen! Thank you, so much!

[@TheCrafsMan]

Wow! Thank you SO much!

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What a blessing. If not for technology and the interwebs, I would not know about my friend, The Crafsman. At this time, you are a blessing I count when I'm counting blessings.

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One of the best general miniature converting/painting guides I've ever seen. And what's with the comfy ASMR vibe on top of that? Feels like someone scratching my back while I'm learning stuff!

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The salt technique is really neat. I'm actually kinda surprised I haven't seen any scale modelers using it until now.

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This video changed my life.

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Blackwash! That looks brilliant! Beautiful work!

[@relp78]

Thanks again Crafsman and Crafsson!

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Bro your so genuine I'm addicted to the videos

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Sorry for a second comment, but the Mother in Law joke got me so hard. So so hard. Thank you

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The most most wholesome content on YT, love your stuff and stay safe Crafsman n Family!!

[@casey197930]

16:36 brushing off a grain of salt. It's these moments that make me love it here.

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yay a gaslands video from one of my favorite channels!

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That creativity switch bit really caught me off guard and I love it. Another great tutorial Crafsman.

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Can’t wait to do this with my grandson! My husband and I love your videos, thank you for sharing!!

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Wow. I love this channel. Instant sub! Keep up the cool projects, you've got me excited about digging up my old hotwheels

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My first CrafsMan video. Absolutely loved it! Can’t wait to check out more!

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@2:56 That was a very sneaky nod to Mad Max. You crafty crafsman!

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Witness me blood bag, WITNESS!

[@TheCrafsMan]

You know, I went and watched that just recently, after all the mentions about it. I was on edge for ol' Max. He was straight IN A BIND during a good chunk of the movie.

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Thanks for the response, please don't stop the videos craftsman... this is my favorite channel!

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You know what's really fun and cool to use? LED Lights! I'm getting interested in tech, and I was hoping maybe you could do a cool video on that? I got into crafts because of you and your channel! Love your vid!

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This is exactly why I save all those tiny flashlights with companies name, phone number and web address on them that lots of places give away instead of just a business card now

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I started my Gaslands team and I can't stop!!! This is so much fun, and I'm really stoked on how all cars are coming out.

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Just found this channel and I'm in love with your style man! With that calm and soft delivery it's like Bob Ross is out here in the hobby!

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crafsman i love you. you should really have your own television show for childrens and adults.

[@GaryOshust]

Steve Jackson Games is also updating and reissuing their game Car Wars, which would work great with this as well. CrafsMan you rock!

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Craftsman, I saw your trapper keeper and was like, "Oh s#!+, lookit that, I haven't seen one like that since back in the day.". Love it! Sir, I like yo style 👍

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23:20 "baby that crazy" XD

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That was Incredable🤙