Never apologize for those monster mitts of yours, Marty. You earned 'em fair and square. No shame in it.

@blinddave79

3 ай бұрын

For sure! Best hands on the internet :)

@unclenolly3207

3 ай бұрын

Anyone who follows Marty’s channel knows that he is extremely competent at DIY (if DIY is the right word). There is always something that needs doing - even more so when you’ve not long moved into a new house. I’d be more triggered if your hands were perfect - something would be wrong.

@steven401ytx

3 ай бұрын

Strong hands capable of surgical precision.

@jacktheripper6716

3 ай бұрын

yeah i got girly hands since i do computer restores but my grandma had rough hands with all the hard kitchen work she did.. its all good marty

@lancerevell5979

3 ай бұрын

Having some gnarly 2XL hands myself, I can relate! You have honest working man's hands. 😎👍

Cracking result, Marty! The Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company was founded in Bucyrus, Ohio, in 1880. Bucyrus (bew-SY-rəs) Erie (later Bucyrus International) was a mining and excavation company that produced heavy plant equipment. It is now owned by Caterpillar. In 1930, Bucyrus joined with Ruston & Hornsby in Lincoln, England to become Ruston-Bucyrus in England. I have a Dinky or Corgi version of this which has thumbwheels to articulate the bucket and jib. It’s in a sorry state and needs restoration!

Bu-sigh-Rus. Nice work Marty

Thank you for sharing your craft with us. That detergent in the water tip is awesome.

Another great video Marty, bollocks to anyone who says anything about your hands, good honest working mans hands

For what it's worth, I've found that once one pair of scissors has mauled a bit of plastic bag without cutting it, even a nice pair has trouble cutting in the same spot. I always have to start a new cut somewhere else.

Thanks Mart. Going to go and look up some footage of this machine in action. Take care

I am SO HAPPY you are back making videos Marty. I never forgot about you this whole time, always waiting and hoping that you were ok and that you would return. I deal with severe depression and there's not much that makes me smile and laugh anymore, but your videos always lift my spirits. Thank you for sharing your hobby with us. I knew you were a good soul on the unboxing video when you started crying. Take care Marty.

Your dioramas at the end are always fantastic.

Superb results again! Fun to see a construction vehicle.

For many years, my late father worked in civil engineering. A big treat, when I was a kid, was to go to work with him, at a weekend, or in the school holidays. Now, this was in the early 1970's, and, although safety rules were in place, they were nowhere near as rigorous as they are today - even if the nine year old me was painted dayglo orange and fitted with strobe lights, I wouldn't even be allowed on site nowadays. But then, it was muddy and fun. Dad was fully qualified to operate any of the machinery used, and I always knew, at some point, we'd watch a machine working, and he'd turn to me, with a smile on his face, and he'd say: "D'ye fancy a go?" My answer was always: "Yes!" That's how I came to opeate the dragline version of the 22-RB. I did drive a Priestman face shovel (Corgi made one), which looks very similar to this face shovel. Dad let me drive loads of stuff, but always with the rule of: "Don't tell your Mother." I never did. Lovely restoration of a model I have now got to seek out for myself. Thank you, Marty. Nice one. 👍👍👍

@TheDavidPoole

3 ай бұрын

Hey Brian, my youth was very similar in the 70s and early 80s. I think that we probably had an innate sense of safety back then that the kids of today don't. Sure, I'd have a whale of a time exploring and doing things I probably shouldn't have, but was always careful and never had an accident. Weekends were always quiet on-site back then. When I got older he got me holiday jobs with the sub-contractors which is where I learned to operate JCBs and 360s. But when I left college I went into computing. He never mentioned it, but I was always sure he was a little disappointed. I loved those days and would give anything to go back and spend that time with him again. Cheers ✌️

@tjenahoj

3 ай бұрын

Great story, thanks for sharing! Westernkind is amazing all over the world!

That one fought you all the way , well done

Excellent job and great work!!

Great restore!

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great restoration on the excavator Marty , despite the trials and tribulations , theres always that one Jinxed model 😂😂 👍

Great job Marty! Keep them coming.

It’s amazing how a simple model turns out so beautifully!

Love your videos. I look forward to paint time when I can read the papers you have in the booth. I always get a good chuckle out of them!

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

She's a beaut!

I felt you pain with the scissors and the sandwich bags. Couldn't agree more about the scissors..

My dad worked for Taylor Woodrow in the UK in the 1960s/70s.

@StephenHowton

3 ай бұрын

As did mine, between 1956 and 1970.

@mgcservices7524

3 ай бұрын

😊the first thing I thought of when I saw the Taylor Woodrow decal was my late Dad, he worked for them during the late 50’s early 60’s. Great works as always, Marty.

Another excellent restoration! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul!

@FAR2HIPMAN

3 ай бұрын

🐨WE WANT KEVIN!🐨@@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

Another great video. Also love the world news… I miss Kevin. 😢

Fantastic restoration 🎉 well done

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you Marty!

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Interestingly, Taylor Woodrow was a home-building firm in England, and my late father (who died on Fathers' Day last year) was their Chief Architectural Draftsman before 1970 when we emigrated to Australia. So you have certainly attracted my attention and possibly caused me to start searching for this model. Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd was an engineering company established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston & Hornsby based in Lincoln, England, and Bucyrus-Erie based in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the latter of which had operational control and into which the excavator manufacturing operation of Ruston & Hornsby was transferred. The Bucyrus Company proper, from which the Bucyrus component of the Ruston-Bucyrus name was created, was an American company founded in 1880, in Bucyrus, Ohio. (Source: Wikipedia).

Great job as always. Please keep making these videos

Great rebuild Marty. That one gave you some fits, Loved it. Weird how the paint curdled on the cab etc.

Nice job once again! Thank you ethisch lovely video. 👍🏻

Great model and good to see you back.

Beautiful Results on the Shovel, Mr. Marty! Take care of your hands as best as you can. My Thumbs are under attack by Ol' Arty. Big pain in the Keister. Take Care!

I always look forward to a MMM video! Thank you Marty!

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure Mike!

Lovey restoration marty well done 👍

Marty, we have a brick plant in Hanover, Ohio that still uses those types of shovels. The door opposite the cabin would give access to the winch system for the cables. The drivers cabin door would have slid back. Would love to send some pictures of one they restored.

If I may, I would recommend my favourite brand of scissors, OLFA.

I love the attention and care you take to produce these videos where you film and explain everything as you go....good or bad. The secondary angles and scene shoots are so much more interesting than just looking at an overhead shot of the workbench. Must take you twice as long but really worthwhile. Keep it up

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Thankyou for your feedback, I am pleased to hear that you appreciate the time taken to make these short videos!

That’s a beautiful model, Marty, a real eye candy. There is so much going on for such a small package haha Regarding the access doors on the 22RB, the real McCoy has 2 at the back for the engine, 2 on port side for the pulley/winding mechanism and one on starboard, where the cabin window is, that slides inside like you’d see on a milk truck. The square shape that look like a window, that’s where the louvered engine vent should be.

Great job Marty. I kinda miss your old saying "I'm Happy with That". See you on your next video. Thank you for sharing

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Oh it was there! - I try to do it at least once every vid.

Some of my favourite moments in your videos are the newspapers in the painting booth. 😅

@user-wq5fz5pp2h

3 ай бұрын

They're not in print for 14 years btw

Your spray booth headlines are always amusing, thank you for that. I've either seem or owned several models that you restore but I'm unfamiliar with this one. I'm a 1964 model myself and I certainly need to be restored. My paint is chipped an missing and I don't roll right. lol Hello from southeast Tennessee USA.

@lancerevell5979

3 ай бұрын

Haha! I'm a '57 model myself, and long past warranty. I could use a good restoration. 😅

Why would anyone care what his hands look like? If anything it shows he is a hard working man.

@MckIdyll

3 ай бұрын

A working man takes care of all his tools, especially his hands.

Great job as normal Mate!

Marty!! We got to do something about those hands, man!! They look like you’ve been fighting with a wood chipper again!

Love that russet red. Looks the business. Definitely worth the aggravation Marty!

Couldn’t help but think about Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel😊

@bwilliams463

3 ай бұрын

I went to an American Truck Historical Society show, and on of the attendees had a 1950s-era truck with a lowboy trailer carrying an old steam shovel. He had painted up the whole combination to look like the truck, trailer and shovel from 'Mike Mulligan.' I took pictures, but this was 20-some years ago and they were taken on an analog camera which was still in my car when it was stolen. I'm sure there are photos of it online somewhere, though.

@LymanPhillips

3 ай бұрын

I love that story! I remember when Capt. Kangaroo would read it, and I made sure I read it to my kids as well.

🐨WE WANT KEVIN!🐨

@chrismayer3919

3 ай бұрын

I can see a skit where Kevin jumps into the excavator, scoops Marty up in the bucket and drops him somewhere unpleasant! 😅

@lancerevell5979

3 ай бұрын

Gotta be wary of those wee Drop Bears! 😂

Very nice work. I can see Kevin at the controls.

Thanks for that Marty. Best wishes to Kevin.

Really remarkable restoration,Marty. Your skill and determination always draw me into your projects. Well done sir.🫡

Greetings from Canada, Marty. That is a beauty of a restoration. I happen to have two of these models and the rear decal is different on them. Where I live, there used to be a Bucyrus- Erie factory that made these shovels. Across the road was the Euclid factory that made the quarry trucks.

Hi from Stockholm, Sweden! Glad to see your vids again Marty! Excellent as usual. 😀👍🏼

Great job!!

Excellent video as always Marty! Always brings a smile on my face when I see a video of yours pop-up and I keep it for Saturdays

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it Malcolm!

que bueno verte de nuevo, se te extrañaba

Nice restoration marty looks amazing well done 👍

Those are "working mans hands" as my father would say. 😄

LOL. The outtakes are always the best! Fine restoration.

Hi Marty! I can only imagine the time and effort you put into such a lovely finished product as your videos. They are always a joy to watch. Fun little outtakes at the end.

Great job 👍🏻

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 😁

@markrobinson8865

3 ай бұрын

@@MartysMatchboxMakeovers you're welcome 😊

Hello Marty from S Wales UK and thank you for breathing new life into these models

Excellent job, Marty. Thanks for showing what does not go well. I think (as others have said) it has a soft "c" like Mylie Cyrus. It's a lovely looking model. All the best, Mart in England.

I think that you used all of your luck up when you were sent this model, donated. You lucky person you. I've never been able to obtain one but after this weeks show, I am determined to get my hands on one...or two. You need to do the Scammell with Crane Frauhauf prime mover now to transport it. Nice work Marty.

Beautiful result and nice diorama photos at the end. It amazes me that you can source replacement treads and decals for Matchbox vehicles that are now 60 years old. I'd have never thought it possible.

@railtrolley

3 ай бұрын

There are quite a few companies that produce spare parts and decals for Matchbox. Can be found on ebay, or a Google search. Great way to replace the parts or accessories, which were easily lost on some Matchbox models. My next project is a #43 pony trailer. Got a ramp to replace the missing one. I will have to fix the broken window with part of a CD case.

What a challenge but as usual you managed it very well. Thank you and greetings from Germany

I've never seen that model before, and I think this is my favorite restoration that I've seen you do. The colors all really contrast with each other so well, and the decals are perfect. Looks great Marty!

Marty, this was a real fun one. It has been a long time since I did a Matchbox and you motivated me to pull one out. It should be out soon. Your videos are always the highlight of my Saturdays!

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

Thankyou Paul for your support. Glad you liked it!

Marty, on your vise jaws, get another set of L-channel aluminum strips and contact cement a piece of leather, 1/8" thick to each side. The leather will grip whatever you are holding in the vise and not mar it.

I didn’t know they made excavators like these. Very nice.

If you have milk bottles or jam jars, you can use these to sharpen scissors on them.

I actually have one of these models. Inspired!

Quite enjoyable as always. 👍

Always love your "fake" news newspaper really hilarious ❤❤❤

as a left handed person having to deal with not finding scissors, i find a sharp knife and chopping board wors great for opening things

The tracks remind me of the Arctic tractor Matchbox made, too. It had a red cab, undercarriage painted black, and the same wheels and tracks/treads.

@MartysMatchboxMakeovers

3 ай бұрын

What, this one? - kzread.info/dash/bejne/opiWusiEirC-kpc.html

@theBaron0530

3 ай бұрын

@@MartysMatchboxMakeovers Hi, Marty! Yes, that's the one! I remember your video now. That was a cool Matchbox!

Beautiful work as always.

Looked up this excavator and all the doors on the main body were sometimes left open to cool the engine in warm weather. I think the operator got into the cab through another door. Great video.

"BEAR WITH ME" too good!

What a challenge! It turned out great!

Thank you Marty for another pleasant Saturday morning in New York City enjoying one of your relaxing videos to start my day. Always love your work.

What a great restoration Marty! I really enjoy the construction equipment restorations but this is one of your best ones. Thanks for sharing this.

Marty, I like when you show all of the brushing on of the paint remover and all of the brushing it off. There is something ver satisfying about it.

"Loosing track" on a tracked vehicle. Nice pun!! I'm happy with that !!.

I get second-hand anxiety watching the application of the decals. Fantastic makeover even with the jinxes.

As usual,another fine job!

Nice one! Great video

Vote REFORM - To keep our way of life.

Boo Sigh Russ. Keep up the good work mate

Got the same model off ebay last year in pretty fair shape, minus the tracks which I printed in dark blue TPU on my 3d printer. It's absolutely beautiful sitting in my display in my shop. Like others have said: Bucyrus=either bew-sigh'-rus or buh-sigh'-rus.

it is indeed a beautiful model, good job!

I hope your hands are better soon. They are NOT offensive, I just hope you are well. By the way, nice job excavating the excavator! 😊

Hollow and thanks from 🇿🇦

Same here I use wiss scissors @ work they are great. That was an awsome make over.

I spent 18 months putting the roof on HM Prison Brinsford near Wolverhampton Uk with the main contractor being Taylor Woodrow in the late 80’s.

I'm feeling you, Marty: Putting on decals is the worst, especially when they're either really big, really small, really old, really fiddly, or really rare and you don't have more. So, in short, always anxiety inducing for me. I really like your result, though: I'm happy with that!

Hello from USA 🇺🇸. Good seeing you

Better than new!

Good work, I had that model as a kid 60 years ago. Still have some old SIKU toys but unfortunately the rubber tracks are destroyed by the sunlight.

Nice project, well done. Thank You, wonderful seeing your videos.

I've had good luck with Wiss scissors, at work I cut alot of sheet plastic, and I use them 12 hours a day, I've had a pair that lasted 5 years. They even cut those metal bands used to band things together with. Get the titanium ones for best results

@lancerevell5979

3 ай бұрын

I have a cheap three-pack I got off Amazon, and they work great for card stock and styrene sheet, for my scale models. 👍

@lancerevell5979

3 ай бұрын

I have a cheap three-pack from Amazon that I use for cutting card stock and styrene sheet, for scale modeling. Works great. 👍

You put so much love and patience in this hobby Marty, always great to watch! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻