I laughed out loud when you made the fake audible sponsorship EVERYONE is sponsored by them lol

@Ranger_Kevin

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, imagine an audiobook version of a collectors guide - that would be weird. Would they describe the pictures to you? xD

@rawovunlapin8201

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ranger_Kevin I kind of want that to be a thing, if only to see how they would handle it

@PACKERMAN2077

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ranger_Kevin that would be as pointless as a braille fire escape sign on the ceiling 🤣

@FroggyGaming1

4 жыл бұрын

@ExCebit lol ikr how would they do it

When I first started watching diecast "restoration" videos a couple years ago it was taboo even to suggest to sand down a casting line. I am so happy to see more guys doing it in order to make the car look better. I never understood the thought process of people thinking the designers wanted a big casting line running down the center of the vehicle. The line is there only because of mass production not design. I always saw it as a manufacturing defect not part of the design. So it never bothered me to clean it up and make it better than new. But hey we all can't be happy with a malformed chunk of pot-metal. Hahahahaha!

@PACKERMAN2077

4 жыл бұрын

What always got me is that if you had a model that was so in need of restoration because of abuse or age or whatever... It's already worthless so keeping that casting line in for provenance or posterity like it's a piece of art.. is already pointless. 😔🤔

The end of this video brings back so many memories. Thank you for including it. Also, nice music choice for that section. 😊

@TheMyeloman

4 жыл бұрын

Sweeney Dunston my sentiments exactly. The music had a nice nostalgic feel to it, especially as I watched the pages flip and said to myself “I had that, still have that, wish I had that…”

@SweeneyDunston

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheMyeloman Agreed my friend.

@StevenManser

4 жыл бұрын

What song is this I can't find it

You just flipped through my childhood :) I can remember all of them so clearly, why cant i remember what happened this morning :-P

Just a Hobbyist Photographer that is starting to print my own work with a recommendation. Some papers have Paper Profiles basically special direction for your printer to print on their paper. Hope this helps if you run into any trouble or gives you better results.

I particularly like when you do restorations like this. Or ones that have multiple moving parts and intricate details. Great video thanks!

The continued work of a true master

"Let me recommend a book from this videos sponser, Audible, Nah I'm just kidding" 😂😂😂

I could watch these videos for hours

When you where going through the catalog at the end I noticed some of the cars my dad had when he was a kid, he still has the box full of them and when I was younger I would play with them. This was a REALLY cool video dude :)

Thanks for sharing the catalogue.... It took me back to a time of innosence and it brought a tear to my eye. Thank you...

Ah, yes. A toy catalog that offers a cigarette box and an ashtray. 1967 was a simpler time. Beautiful restoration.

@jeffkeith637

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I had the Bentley ashtray. I was only 7.

Brilliant job on the Scammell, looks factory fresh again! I think the thing with the Matchbox colours was partly keeping with the catalogue images and partly those were the colours used on real cars in the UK at the time. Hot Wheels really bought into the marketing psychology right from the start, their colour range was designed to be flashy in order to grabs kids attention and keep it even if those colours couldn't be found on the real cars.

Just sitting here watching a video of a man flipping through a catalog.

I had a Matchbox Motorway - one of the coolest racing toys ever. A track with a driven spring. It was awesome! Any Matchbox would fit on it. Ahhh - the memories.

I like that your videos come out at midnight. You know your viewers well.

You know I was convinced this was a reupload as I'd seen one of these restored before. Then you mentioned Marty and everything made sense.

Very tidy restoration. I agree the lighter grey looks great on it. Good job 👍

my aunt used to work at the matchbox factory when the yesteryear cars were made :)

Hahahahha! That Audible mention with the pause for effect: brilliant!!

Thank you for another great restoration! I have several of these including a few without the plough blade. I’m not a collector but I restore Matchbox Lesney and I’ve been giving a few away to colleagues as gifts.

The end gives me that nostalgic feeling of how i loved vehicles when i was little, what a feeling...

Thank you for sharing your work with us again. It was great to look through the catalogue too. My Uncle had the K-4 GMC truck with hopper trailer and I remember playing with it when visiting my grandparents in the '80s. Happy days!

That catalog was cool. I like how the art was not trying to sell you something like the ones today do.

Nice video. These old matchbox cars really are the best.

An amazing restoration and a nice book before my time

Liked the old matchbox construction

early enough to not even see the thumbnail yet

I have this truck I'm 11 and its a amazing diecast

@2007ToyotaSienna

4 жыл бұрын

Sub to this guys he is 11 guys let’s give this guy some subs

WIFE: What are you watching on youtube? ME: I'm watching a guy thumb through a toy car catalogue dear WIFE: You're looking at smut - aren't you! ME: Yes dear, I'm looking at smut...... WIFE: We'll then, don't make up silly nonsense! ME: Yes, dear.......

@DrWhom

4 жыл бұрын

My wife calls it DIY porn.

You got me with that Audible bit. 😂 The irony is that more people in the comments are mentioning their company now than in any videos they actually sponsor.

Wish I had this truck as a kid.... Might have changed the course of my entire life.

I always look forward to your videos

That audible joke got me off guard 10/10

This one came out super clean. Good job.

The catalog was nice choice: It was a different era - love that the kid was wearing a tie in one picture! Great entry! Matchbox seemed to focus on more real world vehicles and I guess missed the hot rod scene that Hot Wheels clearly captured. The Audible mention was very funny!

@Picture_Tv

4 жыл бұрын

Is awesome Matchbox truck

@ZGryphon

4 жыл бұрын

Lesney tried to jump on the hot-rod bandwagon Hot Wheels had started with the "Superfast" changeover in the early '70s; however, they did it in a very charmingly British way, by sticking Hot Wheels-style wheels on their existing stock of castings of things like commercial vehicles, buses, and family station wagons. Actual, you know, _hot rod_ Matchbox cars didn't come along until a little later, presumably when someone at Lesney finally figured out why the Superfast thing wasn't setting the world on fire. :)

Thank you for that video at the end, I had that same catalogue as a kid. Really brought back great memories!

Lovely seeing the old catalogue. Thanks for that! Great restore btw. Looks great.

Great restoration of the dump truck, well done!....Bill

Beautiful restorarion, i always love to see old castings getting a second life. Nice catalogue tour.

The truck turned out really nice.

I LOL'd when you spilt the white paint everywhere stirring it hahaha

Using a laser cutter to cut paper stickers. What an absolute flex man.

Nice restoration. The truck turns out beautiful. Thanks for showing us the old, but cute Matchbox catalogue. So many nice Modells in there...

Wow! So many memories of my collection. Thanks

Ah, another vid from my favorite diecast guy! woo hoo!

Great model, I loved looking through the brochure via your video.

The truck turned out great👍👍👍

Polishing the wheels is a very nice idea!!

👍👍 Always enjoy these resto vids! Thanks 👍👍

love these videos! please never stop!!

Great video and great job on the plow.

I clicked as soon as I got the notification! Thanks for uploading. I always enjoy your content.

my great aunt had a son with a disability and she had a tub full of unopened hot wheels she had been buying and saving. when she died the tub was given to me and some other cousins. I preferred playing with the oldest ones because they were so much heavier and stronger. They are lost to time now. Wish I would have saved a few.

Beautiful restoration and catalog presentation at the end made up my day. I love old hand painted ilustrations or coloured black white photos... Also streak of greed was present...

Truck looks great. Catalog is awesome. Thanks for sharing

Beautiful restoration.

Well done on this restoration! Thank you for your time and talents to give these Matchbox toys a second life, and to allow many of us to remember our youth for a few minutes when these models were brand new. Nice touch at the end of the video flipping through the pages of the catalogue with the instrumental piece. Keep up the good work! For those who commented on the origin of the music. The title is “Farewell” by Jincheng Zhang

You absolutely have the best and most informative channel for restorations of toys that I have seen. Thank you for posting and for all of your hard work.

I just want you to know you are the reason I have to be careful at flea markets ! Thanks for such great videos

Great restoration !!!!!!

Alot of history in those old toys

Great restoration! I really like this dump truck

Are we just going to ignore the huge splash when he was mixing the paint :P Another great video, as always!

Great Restoration!

luv that you give MMM a shoutout - though was that a dig at marty, that he and the rest us have to make do with a drill press and scissors, while you use your fancy lasers and too cool mini-lathe! lol! great resto

Nice job. Clean and sweet

Looks better than new! Great job!

Very nice....my dad and I have a huge matchbox collection with some very early gray wheel models...I enjoy seeing you restore them and have some kid painted gray wheels I could send you

60 years old here from the north , the snowplow was a favorite . Broke off few plows and needed replacement trucks I think I the same truck 2 or 3 times.. After they stopped making them I got the Husky ( Corgi Jr ) snow plow.

Love your videos! Nice work.

Very nice video. I thoroughly loved it. Love the catalog at the end.

Marty _and_ Toy-Polloi mentioned in one video?? The world continues to shrink every single day!

Very cool. Sweet catalog.

Oooooh & ahhhhh......to see my old favorites in that catalog.

I actually like your take on this truck better than the original.

Awesome!!

Excellent video nice finish on the truck .

The dump truck looks absolutely gorgeous, I love the old lesney Matchbox cars. They are definitely way cooler then a lot of the red lines. That catalog is way too cool my friend, I have a couple of catalogs, but I don't think any that early. For me the catalog is just as cool as your dump truck my friend.

Turned out great as usual

Both my Mother and Father worked at Lee Conservacy Road in the mid 60’s to mid 70’s.....I must have had every model in that catalogue in various states of manufacture and finish. We had a 4’ x 2’ cardboard drum full of them that we used to tip out in the hallway to play. I wonder just how many gems were just thrown away.

Nice to see you do a Matchbox! I have only seen you do Hotwheels..goes to show ya, you are a true talent! Thanks so much!

It looks beautiful and brings back a lot of memories. I collected more matchbox than Hot Wheels and I can say I had about half of the models in the book. I think it improves the look to remove the casting lines and I don't see it as a problem. I am certain that if Matchbox had the time they would have removed them too but to make that many it would not have been possible. Thanks for sharing this.

Interestingly the plow is turned to the wrong side as it would actually be pushing snow into the opposing lane of traffic rather than off to the side of the road. I never really knew this was even a plow truck when I first saw the one Marty restored as it looks more like a small quarry truck. Then again I'm more familiar with the trucks which have end gates and spreader attachments on the back of the bed. Lovely restoration, Zack and definitely gets a thumbs up.

@stephenater9687

4 жыл бұрын

If you drive on the other side of the road, it works.

@andyl1156

4 жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure lesney was a British company.

13:34 ¡I had the K-17 set! I lost my childhood so long time ago...

@DrWhom

4 жыл бұрын

The German (?) brand Siku had this fantastic range of road-work and farm-work vehicles. Sturdy build and high accuracy - and waaaay outside of my modest means.

@poble

4 жыл бұрын

the inverted exclamation sign isn't used in english fyi

Cool ending, Thanks!

Beautiful result as always, maybe a tiny bite of snow on the diorama to connect the snow plow and the time of the year. But I love it anyway, and thank you for sharing your catalog. God bless you and your family

@baremetalHW

4 жыл бұрын

I would have done just that but Marty did that in his vid...

@fynbo1007

4 жыл бұрын

baremetalHW , I couldn’t remember that, maybe another car. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for answering

Very nice Resto👍👍👍👍

Good shit bud turned out great

You've done an incredible job, that truck is beautiful. 👍

@TheCarDemotic

4 жыл бұрын

Janson Gander I spy with my little eye a M4 Sherman

Thanks for the look at the catalog at the end of the video. Interesting!

that looks better than when new!

Don't know what it was, the orange & light gray color combination or just the truck itself, but this was my favorite as a kid in the 60's and still is today! Thanks for sharing another great restoration video!

I love how backin the 1990's their models were so simple but know there are only few that are like this even tho I was born in the latr 2000's

Can you show us your collection!!!!?? Also great video man 🙌🏼

Cool book at the end. 11:25 I have one of those Cadillac ambulance station wagons. Got it for $5 last summer at the Sacramento Antique Fair.

Just a suggestion for you, I have found that when dealing with Matchbox restorations, to remove bends in the castings it helps to heat the part in very hot to boiling water and then you don’t have as much risk of damage to the part as it will be easier to bend back into shape. Rob T. Australia.

Awesome job mate 🔥🔥🔥

I'm not sure if this has been posted, but when you're bending metal you ALWAYS want to heat it up first, otherwise you make it brittle and easier to break. I had a stainless steel water bottle that I had kept in the refrigerator for too long and the bottom swelled out and it wouldn't stand straight. I got my hands on an industrial dryer, similar to a hairdryer but MUCH hotter, and heated it up. I then used a rubber ball peen hammer and tapped the bottom back in place. Aside from the paint ring, it's as good as new. Also, I apologize if this is condescending, that isn't my intent. I'm an avid collector as well, and I just don't want you to experience unnecessary heartache. I really enjoy your videos and I'm happy that you've continued to make them with everything going on.

As always it looks great but I really like the beat up version. Made it look like an old beater