To make the car more beautiful, to give it an aggressive and offensive look, or, on the contrary, to show a sense of humor and decorate it with peaceful drawings in the style of “children of flowers” ... In general, to reveal the individuality of the owner is the main goal of the tuning process, that is, an admissible structural and decorative change in the exterior type and device of the "iron horse". The engine can be boosted, and the exhaust pipes chromed, add moldings, convert bumpers, since there are more than enough opportunities today. But tuning toy cars is usually done in a completely different way, and the goals are different.
Goal - Maximum Reliability
Almost every toy car sold in children's stores is a copy of some kind of car, modern or off the assembly line in past decades. Manufacturers try to give them the most authentic look, but this is not always successful with them. Excessively "toy" look, souvenir, that's what does not suit true collectors. It happens differently: a rare specimen gets caught in the hands of which a kid has already played enough for himself, having rammed them all the objects in the house and caused serious damage both to the household and to the motor vehicle. A real collector just scratches his hands, so you want to make the tuning of toy cars with your own hands, give them the appearance of real reduced copies.
So, it's time to start.
Basic operations
Tuning toy cars, as these cars begins with disassembly. If the body is connected to the bottom by screws, then there is no problem, but in some instances these parts are riveted. In this case, it is necessary to drill, which should be done very carefully, especially if the chassis is made of plastic, which can melt from heating.
Having disassembled the main components, you need to remove all the moving parts (opening doors, hoods, luggage racks), and remove the old paint, which is usually badly damaged. After this, the surfaces are cleaned with a null-skin. These operations can be called repair, especially if there are chips and dents that need to be eliminated, restoring the geometry of the body. After that, those works begin that distinguish tuning toy cars from their simple repair.
"Lada", exactly like real
You can go the way of creating an original and unusual version of the car, and give vent to your own imagination. Adding a spoiler, an air intake on the hood, tinted glass with a special film, and creating an exclusive interior, in some cases it is worth making an amazing example, but there is another way to replenish the collection with a wonderful specimen. For example, to make a large-scale copy of your first car, restoring its special features in small details, and even the state registration number.
Very interesting are the ways that fans of the Soviet automobile industry produce tuning VAZ toy cars. In Soviet times, a workshop was operating at the Togliatti plant, which produced models of the main products. Until now, a few copies of these little cars have been preserved, but all the more valuable each of them. In the seventies, the small details of the models were not treated very carefully, so the scope for action was wide: it included mud flaps, a driver's mirror in the cabin, a radio, and many other elements that the creators of the model neglected, although the body itself was made with high quality. Particularly noteworthy are the round penny headlights, fangs on the bumper with polyurethane shock absorbers and the characteristic rear optics.
Tuning toy cars is a painstaking task that requires thoroughness and patience. Well, if the glass is preserved, and if not, then they should be done again, from transparent polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride or blister packs. License plates can be printed on a laser printer, and complete the overall composition by installing them.
So the Zhiguli are ready, quite the same as forty years ago, even though now go to them on an imaginary road. However, the real "Penny" is often found today in the streets.