Now I know why you call it "The Magic"..... great transformation!!

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 Nice one, thanks very much it's really appreciated my

An absolute winner Martin and I think I saw a smile on the drivers face when you put him in some nice clean racing clobber,,,,, looking forward to the next video..... thank you👍

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gregory it's really appreciated my friend 👍

I love the sound of the rain on your workshop Martin! Reminds me of home! Nice simple job, beautifully finished as usual, despite the grille! Good job! And the 'Buster Gonad' (VIZ) reference made me laugh!

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers fraser, yes the rain does sound nice ,especially when your in the warm working away 😀. It's a pain when some wandering cat jumps out of the tree and lands on the roof when your doing the details and makes you jump . All the best Martin 👍

Wow, that car must be around 70yrs old, you've made it look fantastic, Martin. I agree with you about the grey tyres and your detailing again is awesome. Another very enjoyable video, thanks for sharing. All the best. Peter. 👍

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Peter, it's getting on in years that's for sure ,but looks great now . All the best Martin 👍

The fundamentals of model cars was for many of us was to race them. So a race car to race is the cherry on the cake.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

To right Bob, I had a few racers loved them , wasn't to bothered about fancy gadgets. All the best Martin 👍

Crackin' piece of work, Martin....that looks a treat and the tyre change sets it off. Your right about those lads back then.....big brass ones; bring 'em in a 'barrow! Totally unthinkable now, the risks they took with safety. Nice one guv 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much my friend, yes definitely would not be allowed these days ,enough said on that score . All the best Martin 👍

Turned out brilliant looking great Martin😊👊 Cheers🍺🍻 KC 🇦🇺🤝🇬🇧😎👍✌

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kc ,glad you liked it my friend

A oldie but a goodie Martin👍,the Al FA- Romeo for the age of it has a lot of details & character about it especially detailing the driver👍really makes the model stand out. A beautiful little casting, take care Martin,see ya on the next one. 👋😎🏎🚙🚗

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Jeff ,the driver needed to be detailed because he was so much apart of the car . And makes it stand out . All the best Martin 👍

Another superb restoration Martin, your detailing really makes it stand out, I agree with you on the tyres, grey ones suit this kind of model alot better than the black ones! 👌👍😊 All the best, Nick🐸🐸

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks nick ,these are nice to do ,I will see if I have a spare to put in your box I have for you ,I haven't forgotten nick . All the best Martin 👍

These racers are my favorite Dinkys, I've restored them all. Great job on the driver! Cheers ✌️😎

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Don thay are fun to do I have the rest to do shortly

@diecastflashback3331

Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to it ✌️😎

Love myself an old torpedo racer! Sterling work, as always! 🤌😎

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Martin, I think there's a kit car version something similar on the market ,it would be fun to drive one around . All the best Martin 👍

@martinbaxter2616

Жыл бұрын

@@martindaredare All the best to you, sir! 👍🏻

Another great restoration with great detail too

@martindaredare

3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Dean it's really appreciated

Another superb restoration Martin, great work on the driver.Take care

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much paul ,all the best Martin

Brilliant work Martin great great finish and detail. Thankyou for video.. Paul ☘☘

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul for the kind words

Great work as always . You did this restoration fantastic. WOW WOW . NICEEEEEEEEEE. Paint is great . Mike .

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike, very much appreciated my friend 👍

One of my favorite Dinkys also, the whole series of these great racers. You can just visualize what the drivers are seeing speeding down the track leaning forward to cut down on the wind. Great work Martin.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much ,yes I can imagine the smell and noise ,I bet it was a bit scary. All the best Martin 👍

Beautiful restoration of a fantastic casting, nice one Martin!

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Ron ,it was a nice straightforward restoration for a change. All the best Martin 👍 👌

Once again, you have taken a model that I wouldn't have given much time to and simply made it a 'must have' - love your painting skills Martin.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Paul it's really appreciated my friend 👍

Beautiful restoration Martin looks fantastic well done 👍.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adrian glad you liked it my friend 👍

Fantastic job done Martin, I wish I had steady hands like you for the detailing I'm a bit shake mate, has you said they were proper racers back then balls of steel and the the different cars were something else and sounded awesome, well done mate another brilliant resto from the master

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Paul, thay certainly were brace men that's for sure 😀

Great restoration again,with using aqua paints or citadel paints I keep a cheap syringe with distilled water in just to add drops into the lid like you do,I found that ordinary tap water can stagnate in the pots and spoil.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, that's a good idea with the distilled Warter. All the best Martin 👍

Another cracking resto. Love those old racers too. 👍

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Andy

very nice Marin the Mars red looks a treat the driver looks excellent as you say hes going for it good call on the grey tyres mate 👍👍

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil, the tryes do suit it a lot better 👍

Beautiful finish and great work on the driver. Wish my hands were as steady as yours. Take care & have fun!

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Alan , I do feel blessed with a steady hand ,at the moment . All the best Martin 👍

Great job Martin looks fantastic grey tyres make it better.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Anthony 🍻 definitely better with the grey ones 👍

Hi Martin I love it, what a great old casting. Reminds me of the old scalxtrics slot cars. Yes those old racing cars were very dangerous I remember as a kid hearing about this Italian race driver who was trying to break a speed record on a beach. The main drive cog was poking out through the back of the car near the wheel and a chain connected them together. He was speeding down the beach when his scarf got caught in the drive chain. It decapitated him instantly.😬🤢🤮I took the mga out for a spin the other day and when I get over 80 klms I have to sit forward like that driver or my hat blows off.🤣🤣😂😂 Enjoy the weekend mate catch you next time.👍🏻

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 I can imagine you flying down the road holding on to your hat , Enjoy, all the best Martin 👍

Jolly spiffing job ol son. spiffing. Cheer's JV

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers old bean ,🤣

Great job Martin. U right a lot better with the grey tyres thx Graham

@martindaredare

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Graham all the best Martin 👍

That's a pretty wild transformation, Martin. I agree with grey tyres for these racers. It really makes them stand out. The other day I picked up a small end table with a glass top. Underneath it has a compartment, just right for displaying my racers.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much my friend, te table sounds like a nice piece and a good idea. All the best Martin 👍

My dad told me that they used to race these down a slope at school back in the day, but they used to bend the rear of the base down and add lead into the rear to add weight and speed and that's probably why the drivers head is worn down, lol

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much my friend, sounds like your dad had plenty of fun with these toys ,used like the should have been ,excellent

Really nice work Martin, what a transformation, looks amazing buddy

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Tom

Excellent Job Martin,

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Gary it's really appreciated my friend

Nice result to an old classic.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Andrew it's really appreciated my friend 👍

Great finish Martin cheers Michael

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael 😊

The grey wheel definitely looks better than black ,nice details on the driver Martin ,got 2 of these old racers ,they will be restored in the future

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Yes the grey tryes look a lot better then the black ,I have the others to do soon .

Nice revival Martin. Looks good. Only ever had one of theses racers as a kid. It was a Vanwall. Do also remember a spate of F1 fatalities in the 70s. think it was all in one season when we lost the likes of Jochen Rindt to name but one

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Ian yes I seem to remember something that ,but I can't recall the reasons why. All the best Martin 👍

@ianhow100

Жыл бұрын

@martin dares dinky restorations. I never knew the reasons either. Vaguely remember Jackie Stewart & a few others clamouring former track safety. Imagine you could put that down to number of things

Fantastic job 👏

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob it's really appreciated my friend 👍

Hello Martin nice little car great restoration great paint work l have one to do and a. Crescent one to do the crescent one looks better and more detailed that is unusual for crescent to be better than dinky.Hope you and your family are keeping well regards Glyn

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Glyn I haven't got a crescent one, so I will have took look out for one . All the best Martin 👍

Lovely restoration Martin

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Gary 🍻

Lovely job Martin , I have the full set of these , they were nice to do .

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, I have the rest to do shortly,,I agree thay are nice to do .

It looks fantastic!

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍

really good job that one martin

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Gordon

Great job... A++

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much it's really appreciated my friend 👍

I seem to have a very distant hazy memory of having one of these in my hand.

@martindaredare

10 ай бұрын

Nice one , there a good casting . All the best Martin

nice job martin , did one myself enjoyable little resto

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul, it was a fun build 👍

Great work Martin..Gray wheels look better.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Brian it's much appreciated my friend 👍

nifty! ^_^ the grey tyres look better, indeed. maybe someone replaced the tyres in the past... those racers were quite the devil's machines. giant engines, puny drum brakes, everythign took effort, and if your spoke wheels weren't bent into every possible shape your curves were too slow... one thing why white overalls could be this, I think they used plane pilot's overalls at first, then specialized ones derived from those, because vehicles were open, and streets were... interesting. and maybe since most racecar drivers were of high stand and even higher bank accounts they decided to wear lighter colours or white. I mean, which gentleman would wear dark brown or olive drap when not hunting? wait, racecar driving is a bit like hunting...

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Lothar, your right about the overalls and some of the earlier helmets a lot of these guys were seeking thrills of speed and danger a spin of from being in the first world war , maybe some truth in that I don't know , these ate my favourite type of racing car ,and I can imagine those spoke wheels flexing like mad on the bends . All the best Martin 👍

❤✊👏👍

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

@lackodhr.5303

Жыл бұрын

@@martindaredare You are welcome 🤗

Diecast. Restoration dinky. Toys. Alfa. Romeo. No 23. F. 1952. 1963. Dinky

@martindaredare

11 ай бұрын

Cheers Kenny 🍻

Do you know I have to be disciplined when I watch these restorations not to go to the end to see the finished work because I know were in for a treat. I dont of course because it's a visual story watching it.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, and I appreciate the kind words

Now it's woth $10.00, instead of a couple hundred. Do not restore vintage toys.

@martindaredare

Жыл бұрын

Not quite my friend the difference between a bottom end of the condition scale like this was the price difference was very little, if had been in a lot better condition, then of course you would think twice about restoring it ,plus these aren't that rare ,thanks very much for the comment it's much appreciated 👍 All the best Martin