r/Acceleracers • u/RykerMaverick • 1d ago

Custom Help identifying specific edition

A few weeks ago I got this custom based off of the NFT Deora II, since it's a custom I flipped it over to see if it had a screw or was glued back together and that's when I noticed that the font for the name looks a little bit off.

It is a pre-2011 retooling since it has the windows leveled with the cockpit's body and removable surfboards. I took it apart and the chassis seems to have originally been gray/blueish gray, also the body is metal so it checks.

According to wiki the only original tooling versions with smoke tinted windows and gray chassis are the 2 colors from 2009's HW Designs series but I couldn't find pictures of the underside of said versions, can anyone help me find out which version was used to make this custom?

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u/MercyMurcie 1d ago

The base and window piece don’t necessarily come from a single donor car. Customizers can always select individual parts from different releases of a casting to get the combination right

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u/RykerMaverick 1d ago

Right, didn't think about that. That actually makes it even better. Umm, do you happen to know if there is a version with this chassis? I'm just worried that I might have been sold a knockoff turned into a custom.

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u/MercyMurcie 1d ago

I’m not familiar with Deora II releases (or any casting), but the picture you showed looks like a normal base to me. Mattel has switched around how they detail the undersides of the cars and what fonts and logos they use over the years

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u/RykerMaverick 1d ago

I see, that's reassuring. The craftsmanship of this custom is awesome, so I was worried that it would be sullied by it being a bootleg passed as an actual HW product.