2 steps forward and 1 back, etc.. So recognizable! Well done!

Bravo Bravo a very very good job. 😉

@WillyDahm

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Neat use of pegboard to organize your screwdrivers! Also great remodel of your car!

@WillyDahm

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Wow that is neat! What a great idea! I sometimes see these old toys at swap meets and now I know what can be done with them!

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

Bringing these old Dinky's back to life is a great hobby. Some would be thrown out otherwise.

Awesome restoration! Love to see more closeups of your processes.

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

sorry...I'll take a look and see if I have any.

You do great work! I love the close up shots!

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Wow great detailed work! I have to work on my patients to fix cars in my collection! Thank you for the video!

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

It does take patients but if you do a little every day they get repaired fast. I usually repair a couple at a time that way I do not have to wait for epoxy to dry.

@ToyCarCase

6 жыл бұрын

Very Smart!

@weasel818

6 жыл бұрын

Toy Car Case If I had the patients, I'd be a doctor.

@ToyCarCase

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe it is not too late to try?

@420316777666

6 жыл бұрын

patience is a skill

Glad i could help

I have that in mint condition. it was my grandfathers and now its mine.

@WillyDahm

7 жыл бұрын

What a great heirloom to have.....lucky you.

Love the vid

If I can offer some constructive criticism, I would find a way to record much closer to the work and things you are trying to show. While from your perspective, you may be able to see what you are trying to do and explain, your viewers may not. Just a thought. Merry Christmas. 👍

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I will try and improve my videos by getting C.U. shots.

Wow ! That is just fantastic work . A real old school craftsman ! Too bad kids today are robbed of their childhood and have iphones epoxied to their heads .

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

Times have changed. I went from Ireland to Germany when I was 17 to do an apprenticeship. We filed a U iron in the beginning and had to take it down 10mm evenly. I remember the blisters. I learned how to be patient...that is what it was all about. After 3 years I could file within the tolerance of 0.02 for exams. I still finish file some of the models. "habit"

@btlmania64

6 жыл бұрын

I was trying to get the accent . I was hearing Irish but with another dialect . Thought maybe Canada East Coast . I was born in Scotland , moved to Canada in 64 then the US in 94 so my accent is mixed. I appreciate the patience you have in your work . I do guitar repair and need that as well . Cheers great stuff !!

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

1960 My family left Canada for Ireland. I was 6 years old "what a shock" 1968 I moved to Cornwall,England 2 years 1970 Back to Ireland to boarding school 1 year 1971 Apprenticeship in Germany 1971 1974 Worked in Ireland. 1980 - Moved to Canada, Vancouver, "still here" You will have to show some guitar repair on KZread

@btlmania64

6 жыл бұрын

I was ten when we left Scotland in 64 and landed in Toronto in July . I thought they took me to Africa it was so hot ! I remember trying to use the "foreign" currency. ha ! I`m still using a flip phone . That`s how techy I am . Would not have a clue how to post on KZread . Mostly go on here for Beatle stuff and how to stuff. just stumbled across your clip and saw how clever your work is . Loved it ! Went to Ireland in the late 90`s and had a great time . Also went to Germany (super clean place) Bought an old farmhouse in Scotland and renovated into 3 flats . Still have it and go there every year .

Hi. Nice restoration. I am restoring a Corgi chieftain tank. Do you know what colour these were painted as all the range of army vehicles appear to be the same? Bri

@WillyDahm

5 жыл бұрын

Most of the old Chieftain Tanks were the dark military green. The best way to go is to check out the various models on Ebay. Newer versions had camouflage. Good luck with the restoration. ...Willy

WOW.

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

"Thank you"

You could use cotter pins for the a pillars they have a flat side and a rounded side

@WillyDahm

5 жыл бұрын

I will try that on my next Dinky window pillar fix. "thanks"

Minor question here. Looks like pre-war wheels, so the asumption is that black tyres did not appear until 1946. Pre-war were white or grey tyres. If models were produced as late as 1941 before the closing of the factory during the war with black tyres, would that mean that other popular pre-war models would have treatment?

@WillyDahm

5 жыл бұрын

Some of the pre-war dinky's get metal fatigue but it's easy to spot. I'm not sure what kind of treatment you are asking about. Post war toys used better alloys and so the car did not get fatigue. I have not seen any special treatment that was used on the toys.

vendo colección ....tootsietoy

Tremclad. Canadian eh ?

@WillyDahm

6 жыл бұрын

Great undercoat eh

Ditto to the constructive criticism. Like what you are doing. Would love to see it better.

@WillyDahm

5 жыл бұрын

Working on that. Thanks Heather

@WillyDahm

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for taking so long to answer but I moved to France and it took a while to get wifi

ewery restauration destroy the value! ando go to zero!

@WillyDahm

5 жыл бұрын

These toys are already at zero as they are too damaged and would most likely go to the dump.

@WillyDahm

5 жыл бұрын

They do not go to zero after restoration but would fetch $30 to $60 but most of us do not do this for profit but to restore dinky toys and give them a new life. I have sold a few but really do not make profit if you count the hours of restoration and parts.