#8Modders: Rodger Dodger by Mike Mayes

Mike Mayes (RTR Diecast Racing League): Like many of us when we were kids, Mike Mayes would paint diecast cars with his mother’s fingernail polish. When Mike’s son was born he started collecting again. Whenever his son would get a duplicate car in his collection, Mayes would paint it a different color for the child. With age, the collecting stopped, but then a few years ago, Mayes came across a YouTube channel that restores Hot Wheels and he was hooked. He pulled all of their cars out of the closet and found a few to modify. Since then he has entered into a few YouTube competitions. “It’s such a fun little hobby to have,” says Mayes. “And, now that the racing community has grown so much, it gives me even more of an excuse to do more mods.”

Got the car in the mail and what is it? The ugliest Rodger Dodger Hot Wheels has made. Looks better already, but those wheels...do a wheel swap? I’m not in the mood to do all that.

I have another Rodger Dodger. Why don’t I steal the base and wheels off that one? Do a little kit bashing...

Paint. Used Testors Icy Blue, Rust-Oleum Gloss Red for the stripe, and Testors Color Shift Pink Champagne afterwards to give it a little shimmer.

Looks much better with the other base and wheels.

Rodger Dodger by Mike Mayes

37.8 grams

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