Please feel free to post questions and comments. I'll try to answer all the questions. If you enjoy these videos please subscribe and click the little bell icon so you'll get notified when I post new videos. I have a ton of restorations in the queue! Thanks for watching. I try to post progress photos as often as possible here on instagram if you're interested in following restorations in process. My instagram: instagram.com/acmerestorations/

@polishmachine8303

2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy the restoration video of the tank toy, very detailed and thorough, the equipment is complete, greetings are always healthy from Indonesia 🙏

@alexrestoration7013

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the demonstration of the cannon!

@Yleski

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of metal putty did you use to “spackle” the pitted metal surface?

@NoName-vq3zo

2 жыл бұрын

Do you sell these things after you restore them? If so, how can we buy them?

@olstar18

2 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of doing something like that with carbide. Interesting some of the things they used to do with toys before people got this idea that everything had to be made of bubble wrap.

I like to imagine when he ordered the breech block, an alarm went off at their office and woke up some dude that's been sleeping in a chair for years all covered in cobwebs and dust

@paddington1670

2 жыл бұрын

"MARTHA! we got an order! it's been 18 years, but gosh dangit i told you business is far from over!" Martha - eye roll

@CalPil0t

2 ай бұрын

I bought two cannons at an estate sale a few days ago, and went by their office yesterday to purchase a missing breech block on one of them. Very nice lady helped me. They ship daily and have many parts available, particularly expendables such as their calcium carbide. Amazing displays of their current and older models of cannons, tanks snd airplanes.

"Hey.. Bob.. I hear tanks are pretty popular with the kids right now.. Do we have a tank toy?" "Nah, Jeff, we make toy race cars, remember?" "Just stick two turrets on top of one, Bob."

@kibukun

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know, looks more like it was made by a company that designed boats. I mean, what's with the keel-thing on the front?

@MongooseTacticool

2 жыл бұрын

"As long as we make it out of heavy metals, lead paint and shoot fire right?"

@hubertvale5132

2 жыл бұрын

The best holiday gift for your little warrior from Mainway Toys!

I have been deathly ill since the labor day weekend and your video put a huge smile on my face thank you

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you get well!

@madmanmechanic8847

2 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations Thank you I just got my meds starting to slowing pull out of it knock on wood thank you again !

Back then they actually make FUN TOYS

This is a very fine restoration; but, your fabrication skills are (for me) the real energy and talent....great job!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

It's not often I say this about toys...but holy crap that tank is gorgeous!!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Mad respect for the new brass inserts for the wheels. Those look great.

@AcmeRestorations

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

great job and thanks for going the extra and actually firing it :)

@josue1996jc

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i would have been so mad if he didn't fire it XD

@bruceevans3476

2 жыл бұрын

A dude like this was always going to fire it. 👍

Okay, I gotta admit THIS is genuinely cool! Great job, and not to mention, getting the thing to fire using the original process -- awesome! Nice work.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I had one of these as a kid, only mine was a cannon. I loved playing with it. I tried finding another one but they are very rare. Nicely done with the resto. 👍

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Here is my restoration last year of one of their cannons: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKCtwZaFk6y9d7w.html They are still in business and still make them. Canastoga Toy Co.

@alexanderj.mendez3815

2 жыл бұрын

I had two different size cannons! Had a lot of fun with them. Would only bring them out on the 4th and New Years

That looks like it would be a fun toy to have,,,very nice job on the restoration 😊

Love the flames coming out of the main turret gun. Major cool toy! Wish I had one as a kid. All I had was a cannon that popped toy gun caps. It was loud but no flame.

@godless-clump-of-cells

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing brings out a child's imagination quite like a toy box filled with potential fire hazards.

I just found out the company still exists and makes these, beautiful restoration too!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@LordKane773

2 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations You are welcome sir.

@gregwright392

2 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the company?

@LordKane773

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwright392 Conestoga Toy Co. www.bigbangcannons.com/

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you! 👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

Loved every minute of that. Well done

Absolutely fantastic Restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Well done, brilliant stuff! 👏👏👏

Awesome!

Wow, a toy with real fire and chemicals, i want one

Great job on the restoration and fireing of this toy! Shows you the toys lasted so much longer..please keep them coming.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

What a cool toy !

That is super cool

Beautiful job 💯💯💯👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Excellent restoration!

VERY NICE !

Wow amazing 🌟!! Beautiful toy and perfect job 🙌

Heck of a nice job 👍🏻.

Great work mate

I actually own a Big Bang Cannon. But I have never seen a model like that one. Nice refurbishing. Thumbs Up. Oh, and they are extremely loud as well.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, these were only made for a a while back in the late 40s and the 50s. Although they do make an anniversary edition now that is made from bronze. VERY loud. The video doesn't really do it justice. Thanks for watching.

So cool!!!

That is cool. Well done man.

Nice restoration

Wow great job guy. Amazing test.👍👍

OMG, impresionant! Beautiful toy. Congratulations. Regards from México.

Great to see it back in the game :)

I’m most certainly going to say I appreciate the whole fact you actually painted it over powder coating. These toys were never powder coated and it drives me bananas when I see others doing it. Personally I’m not a fan of how this genre has more or less went to powder coating everything. Beautiful restoration!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I agree as well. I don't want to powder coat things that don't call for it. Also I never powder coat ductile metals.

Amazing Stuff!

AWESOME!!

This restoration is 'bang-on' !! ;-)

Back when toys were not only dangerous, but could light dad's cigar.

Awesome job you did fantastic 👍👍👍

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

That is amazing, man the toys from the time of my parents, I played with my mom and uncles Michigan crane, dad still has it.

Restoration looks great 👍

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

A canales como estos hay que apoyar suscribiendose, buen trabajo

Some camouflage would have been good, but you have still done a great job friend, Stay Safe !!!.

@xxlaugherteexx

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking OD green, but i also respect that he tried to match original color. Makes it more of a restoration and less of a customization.

You never cease to amaze .... Your attention to detail and abilities are incredible 🤘😀

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

i love the thumbnail loop for this vid where its just endlessly pouring stuff into this thing xD

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

I wish KZread let me control that. Those are created by the KZread servers. Sometimes they are cool (usually they aren't). Thanks for watching.

Enjoyed the show

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Your videos are amazing , true craftsmanship

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Hermoso juguete y muy buena restauración ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

Nice to see a Logan lathe being used. Ive got two and they have been faultless for the last 30 years.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I restored mine, but that was before I was doing videos. I'm the second owner of this one. Very light use by the previous owner. I think it was in storage for about the last 40 years. Got it for $300. One of my prized possessions. Thanks for watching!

@thenoseknows9391

2 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations love resto channels, Awesome Restorations,Odd Tinkering,Chip Channel, subbed to yours after 2 minutes 💯💯😀🤣✌🏼👍🏼💙💙 great job buddy 💙💙💙👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼💯💯💯 keep em comin💯💯✌🏼✌🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Cool toy

That’s a bad ass toy

Excellent!!!I love your videos!!!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Excellent

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Very nice restoration 😊

@AcmeRestorations

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

12:28 that paintbrush was awesome!!

I really have been enjoying watching your videos! Honestly quite calming but most of all I am just so amazed at how good you are at what you do!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Nice restoration. Cool toy. Liked and subscribed.

Excellent restoration, looks like it's just come out of the box on Xmas Day.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I was really pleased with how well it turned out.

Very much Respect

Now that's a toy I want

Looks great and I really like it!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I had a two wheel cannon of this type, which used Bangsite carbide granules. I believe that your breach block (sparking mechanism) is identical to the one on my cannon. Great restoration. I'll have to look about in my mothers attic next cool day I am at her house. I think it is still there.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

I did a restoration of a Big Bang cannon last summer. Made the breech block from scratch, before I knew they still sold them. Thanks for watching.

Muy buen trabajo,....!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇦🇷🙋🏻‍♂️

Very cool toy well done.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

Lovely restoration :-)

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Świetna jest ta zrobiona robota pozdrawiam twórcę tego filmiku mile i serdecznie 👍👍👍👍

Very cool "toy" and great outcome.🙂

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

@Tim-57

2 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations Welcome🙂

I suppose the simple fact the drill press can go through those rubber wheels shows how old the tank is... try that with fresh rubber and there would have been smoke and an unhapy drill press hehehehe (great vid)

الله يسعدك اخي الفاضل

Love it. Only thing I'd have done differently is tap the body and turret and use grub screws instead of rivets to make taking it off and cleaning inside easier. But rivets obviously are more authentic. :)

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't need to be taken apart. When used properly, you just rinse it with vinegar once in a while after use. Keeps it nice and clean.

That’s neat.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

???

Great work as always! What a terrifying 'toy'. 🧡

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

LOL. These are actually very safe. You can't set the ammo on fire. If you hit the ammo with a rock or hammer, nothing happens. If you add too much calcium carbide, it doesn't work as well. So kids had to really learn to dial in the right amount. Unlike caps and cap guns. Thanks for watching.

@-Deena.

2 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations I still wouldn't want to have it facing the wrong way round! ❤

@Kevin-mx1vi

2 жыл бұрын

I guess you were never a small boy. If you were you'd understand that this is *exciting* and teaches kids to think about what they're doing. (Maybe after taking their eyebrows off a couple of times !) 😁

@-Deena.

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin-mx1vi No i was never a small boy! Haha...but I can just imagine my brother pointing it me or a dog walking past! Not now... i mean when he was about 8 and i was 5 :) Yep, he'd have maximised its terror capabilities . That's small boys for you! Don't trust then with fire breathing tanks is my advice! ❤

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

@@-Deena. The flame video is kind of click-bait-ish ( I did that for effect). If you actually do it right, you get no flame but a larger bang. The trick is to get the mix of acetylene and oxygen right. These are actually pretty safe for kids. The calcium carbide is not flammable. It won't explode by itself. And, if you add a LOT more, it works worse than if you add just a little. Safer than caps guns for sure.

Very fitting for your channel name! Very nicely done!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

These where the toys we wish we have today, back than you get toy tank that actually shoots, now it CocAMellOn

Ultimate lawnmower

Wow! He also shoots! Super!

nice

It's cool

Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, в также труда мастера.

Wow and you got that smooth of a finish using ground high speed steel lathe cutters? Thats impressive with a armstong tool holder, ill have to practice more on my 1974 sears lathe to get a finish that good.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Sharp tool, slow feed, right speed. Thanks for watching.

1940’s were a hell of a time where anything went apparently

@geoh1896

2 жыл бұрын

In the 50's some company put out a Nuclear Laboratory Set with real Radio Active material in it.

@DaleDix

2 жыл бұрын

@@geoh1896 you could get a toy ring that glowed in your cereal if you were lucky

@geoh1896

2 жыл бұрын

@@DaleDix Yeah I remember we had an old watch in the junk drawer for years that glowed in the dark.

@markberry3496

2 жыл бұрын

@@geoh1896 That was Gilbert. Gawd, I wish I'd had one!

@tremaynechetty8900

2 жыл бұрын

Haha.... we used to find actual coin money in our lays potato chips at one point

cool

Hahaha very cool!

good job bro 😍❤❤🔥😍👍

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🔥

Bonito juguete

if only toys like this were still a thing

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

They still sell several models of the cannons. Google Conestoga Toys.

So I started doing this recently… have any tips on restoring things to make my channel better and my restorations better

Now this hearkens back to a time when toys were toys. American made. Real steel. Able to shoot white hot flames out the gun barrel. Kids today are missing out. 😢

Gostei 🇧🇷

Me: Watching the video and checking if I'm subscribed ACME Restorations: YES Me: hardly audible *sigh of relief*

AWESOME JOB! One question for you - if you were going to improve on the design, what would you change?

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

I'd make it look like a tank! :)

Really enjoyed your machinist skills but slightly disappointed that you didn't use a cast steel blank for the rear turret. That being said, a beautiful job. I love seeing broken things made usable!

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

I did some research and I am pretty sure the original rear turrets on these were made from the same material as the large turret: some sort of white metal/zamac/aluminum alloy. So that's what I went with. Thanks for watching.

nice job😁👍, wondering why u used xylene instead of acetone to thin your paint, any difference between the two?

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Xylene doesn't dry as fast as acetone so you get a nicer finish when painting with enamel.

@madcapmagician6018

2 жыл бұрын

@@AcmeRestorations ok THANX for the info 😁👍

Can you imagine them making something like that for kids today?

super🤩

Where did you get that breach block and calcium carbide? I have an idea for a similar device I'd like to make.

@AcmeRestorations

2 жыл бұрын

Conestoga Toy Co. still sells parts for their older models. It was about $15. You can get the Bangsite calcium carbide on Amazon or from them. If you watch my Big Bang Cannon video you can see me fabricate a breech block from brass. Thanks for watching.

I think the “rear turret” was actually a compartment to hold a supply of Bangsite, powdered calcium carbide ammo and should have a wooden plug for a closure.

@ohgary

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I looked it up. It was a Bangsite compartment but the cap made by the restorer was correct. My bad.