Super easy! Barely an inconvenience... Things that are super easy, barely an inconvenience are tight!

@kuroheart2984

5 жыл бұрын

Using 2 coat of paints makes some details disappear, like the gas tank. What will you do about that........ I don't know...... Whoppss!!!........ Whoopsee!!! XD

@artwave2715

5 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome reference....haha!

@SC-mq1eh

5 жыл бұрын

pitch meeting references ARE TIGHT!

@ZiddersRooFurry

5 жыл бұрын

Ya Ya Ya.

@Chris.Davies

5 жыл бұрын

OOPSIE!

After this restoration, I think you've earned the title of Baremetal Alchemist.

@TheRAMBO9191

5 жыл бұрын

omg thats genius. loved that series take my like

@troyna77

5 жыл бұрын

Or at least change your name to AL.

You're the only channel that I don't feel the need to speed up the videos to 1.5x. Yours don't drag on, I'm always genuinely engaged and entertained by your work. Truly amazing stuff, great job.

@plaws0

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed on all counts. I'm tolerant of production standards that are "less than", since it's really about the castings, but I so appreciate the shows where the standards are "greater than" ... like this one!

@gabox17da88

5 жыл бұрын

I look at the videas at 2x to save time

@troyna77

5 жыл бұрын

Especially when some KZreadrs have a 30-45 sec intro. I totally cleaned house on my subscriptions. Only people that are informative, funny and intelligent(without being a smart ass) are my KZreadrs of choice. Thanks.

@carlostoral8363

5 жыл бұрын

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@carlostoral8363

5 жыл бұрын

plaws0 en las

Talk about a transformation, that was a great job. You really brought that truck back to life. Looking forward to your next video.

I’m laying in bed at 3:30 in the morning watching a guy restore a toy truck. Now begins the streak of watching toy car restoration videos

I have to say that I really like the way it looks in the opening sequence. Sitting on that circular platform with its worn look gives it a lot of charm. I wouldn't change a thing.

@bradanorourke

5 жыл бұрын

i I kinda agree with you because when you restore it you essentially make a new car and you can’t even tell it’s old. so I would want to keep it all original.

I had one of these as a boy. I had a friend with leukemia who I let play with it whenever I got to see him. It was his favorite of my cars. When he died I couldn’t look at it. This gave me a fond memory of Mathew Tucker. Thank you.

Quite happy with your restoration. Now that you have branched out into more vintage Lesneys I have you, Marty and Time Rider to thank for keeping my old memories alive and shiny. Thank you!

My dad has one of these that's in almost mint condition. As a teen, it's very cool to see something from such a foreign time be resurrected to it's former glory. Thank you for doing such awesome work. It is very inspiring.

That trunk takes me back. Great job.

What a difference. That truck will go for another 50 years. Fab video.

I gotta tell you, Im a retired plumber, and an amateur furniture maker. For a chemist, you are a heck of a craftsman!

Thank you for all the tips and ideas! Another fine restore.

The transformation here is phenomenal!

The fact that it has the spreading feature is so cool. I love these old matchboxes with working features

Excellent restoration. Love the metal slider part. Looks like a rear bumper

I don't own any toy cars but I'll be damned if I don't watch every one of these videos lol.

@sippdaddy101

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@jeffhreid

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@iamelvisman68

5 жыл бұрын

What kind of man doesnt own toy cars?...

@AlexusMaximusDE

5 жыл бұрын

@@iamelvisman68 A grown up man who is comfortable with the point he reached in his life and doesn't feel the need to relive his childhood?

@jimlarson777ify

5 жыл бұрын

Same

Being a Hot Wheels guy (kid), I wasn't very happy when you started working on Matchbox cars. Well, between you and Marty, you have won me over and I am now enjoying this quite a bit. This was an amazing restoration considering what you started with. Keep up the good work!

@Limestone_Wolf

5 жыл бұрын

Fucking nerd

Truly an awesome job. This car had every issue a toy car could have. You dealt with all of them. 👍

Looks good. I enjoy these restoration videos of childhood past times.

Always amazed. I should go look in my childhood sandbox and see what trucks I can uncover. Thanks again for bringing these vehicles back to life.

This truck was one of my favorites as a kid. It looks great, well done.

Possibly the best restoration on KZread, thanks for help and tips on restoration

The circular display stand with the grass and shrubs is outstanding! The truck is great too!

Very cool, the dirt road rotating display is such a great detail.

Looks great bud! You did an amazing job! This is like one of those veterinary videos where the animal comes in all raggedy and leaves happy and healthy! Night and day difference

I gotta say, for a car that was buried for 35 years you did a great job restoring it.

If you can salvage that poor thing, I guess it’s fair to say that you’ve mastered the craft of diecast restoration. Congratulations!

Wonderful job restoring the truck, great video.

Lol, I grew up with this toy truck. What a flashback.

Stunning restoration , looks great from a truck that was buried 30-40 years ago

This turned out amazing! I'm sure the customer will appreciate it!

Always impressive to see you restore these things, but this one kinda blew me away. The clever use of plating in multiple stages, and to get something that looks that good from what you started with; Deeply deeply impressive, sir. Thanks for sharing the techniques also!

Still my favorite diecast channel. Thanks for another great video!

Reason for watching this channel..1.Love diecast/metal small cars. 2.Love watching the process. So Relaxing

Beautiful result, love you show the car on your diorama. Thank you for sharing your amazing story. God bless you and your family.

Loved the Screen Rant reference "Super easy! Barely an inconvenience"

That truck was dead and you brought it back to life. Incredible

Awesome job! Looks really good and you were the perfect guy for the job.

Awesome job as usual. I am new to the restoration part and you are a real inspiration. Keep up the great work!!

Nice restoration, looks perfect. I enjoy the upload, thanks 👍

I have 12 of these matchbox 70s and never knew that the slide was there until I watched your video. Naturally I checked mine and was delighted 😉

Beautiful job. Amazing how good they look with a bit of effort

I remember this Ford from my youth. It was known as a Thames Trader. Great restore, well done.

Absolute fantastic job. 10/10 as always!

This was the first Matchbox I had as a kid. There's something therapeutic about watching one being restored to it's original glory with such detail. Kudos.

I think it looks great. I used to collect when I was a kid. All gone now though. I think its awsome that someone is willing to save these little toys that brought us all hours of imagination and fun. Good work. That's a rather rare talent.

Another one back to near mint condition. Looks great! Those new techniques really paid off.

Wizardry for sure, fantastic and many thanks for all the experimentation.

I had one of these, the dull yellow body.....i miss it. I think about it and where it went every once in a while. Cool to see this being restored to such nice shape.

Awesome restoration ! The truck looks great !

Fabulous job with great attention to detail.

This wasn't the roughest looking diecast I have see you restore. However, I didnt think it was going to look as great as it did with all that pitting. Your level of workmanship always amazes me!!

Beautiful restoration!

Wow the truck looks so good and thank you for mentioning how many coats of paint you used and it’s incredible the amount of new techniques that you use and experiment with have a great day.

that soldering trick worked so well! great stuff!

The professor does it again. What an improvement.

Wow! I'm sure the owner will be happy to see it going from what it was to what it now is!

By reading the title wrong, I thought you were restoring a Matchbox with 70-grit sand paper. You did a immaculate job with the Truck. Thanks for making all these relaxing videos for years, and for teaching me about he art of restoring cars such as this one.

Looks great. As does everything you restore.

I love watching these restorations.

I'm just fascinated by these restorations. Really nice the way it came out.

Great video. I am looking very much forward to the"soldering" video! Thanks so much for sharing your skills.

Always love the solutions you come up with.

I had a couple of these as a kid and this one looks like it just came out of the box. Great job on restoring it!

One of your best. Your Filmography, timming, lights, lenses, focus, etc., slaughters the others. Well it is what it is!

Whoa, I never thought about using solder as a fixer. I worked as a solderer for years. Repairing motherboards, soldering 64 and 128 leg chips. Ugh those were a PAIN IN THE @$$!! But I can see that being used for a lot of applications. Thanks one more time.

Looks fantastic - good job as always.

Ridiculously awesome restoration.

One of my favourite restorations yet. Good too see the soldering method to fix the metal. Pleased how well just an extra layer of paint worked at covering the pitting. Great job.

Beautiful!!! I love this restoration!!

I've loved Hot Wheels and Matchbox since I was 5 years old. I had baskets full. The Red Baron, which on different occasions was thrown across the room by someone stepping on the pointed helmet. I also loved the superfast Matchbox lines. Those huge tires, the suspension, and the look was amazing. Now as an adult that still loves die cast cars, collecting and racing. I have found that the newer castings are more my thing. The detail is astonishing. Especially Tomica, Majorette, Auto World, Johhy Lightning, M2, and the premium HW & MB lines. Yet while watching your channel, I have become seriously blinded by the much older Matchbox or Lesney models. Maybe because I didn't have many of them growing up and now they are so pricey I don't see many around here. We don't have flea markets here at all. In the southernmost part of the state there is a HUGE flea market. But winter here..... Nothing. Right now its 6am. The temperature is -25° with a wind chill of -55 to -60°. This happened after a 6-10" snowfall. It Is the coldest I've seen in a LONG TIME. Givin our insane weather, in 4 days its going to be 40° above zero, flea markets are non-existent. Sorry about the tangent. My point was that your channel has given me an appreciation that I did not have. Or maybe a better statement is you educated me on what these cars had and still have to offer. When your finished customizing these cars and trucks, they are works of art. These cars were built to last. Now a days the mainline cars are built a LOT differently. To A)keep costs down. B)by cheaper costs they can license more models and create more cars. I'm NOT bashing Hot Wheels of today. I enjoy them for racing and collecting as I said. But these Lesney models are really amazing. They had more detail then I thought they did or could have. The ambulance was awesome as well. I'd love to find a box of these cheap. With models not trashed beyond help but models that can be restored. I still need more tools to make that a reality. A dremel, and a airbrush kit is 1 and 2 on my list. But thank you for showing me that there are so many more possible options when it comes to die cast. You have a lifer here...lol. Take care.

I STUMBLE ACROSS YOUR VIDEOS RECENTLY. WOW!! THEY ARE VERY ENJOYABLE,SPENT TWO EVENINGS SO FAR WATHCING THEM. I WILL NEVER TOSS AN OLD HOT WHEEL AWAY AGAIN.

Excellent. Thank you, I have learned so much. This was a great restoration.

the story behind that truck is really cool! Turned out really well, considering the fact that it was buried in the 70s..

I find these videos hypnotizing and very soothing. Really like the work. It is a kind of restoration process on many levels. Alo love the before and after shots. Great work.

Holy red line that window finish always makes me feel good

I didn't realize how small it was until the end. Lol great job.

You put a lot of love and care into this truck and it shows

I love the before and after shots on this one. Boy was it a disaster before hand. I remember having this truck as a kid,

It's not very often you can dig up a grave and restore something like that. Very nice.

The truck came out really nice. I love the little diaramas you made.

I thought it looked like a lost cause from the beginning but the master of matchbox restorations came in and made it look brand new

That turned out phenomenally nice. I just got one of these castings yesterday. Thanks for another excellent video.

Nice video. With the plating techniques! Excellent. That copper-then-solder on white metal is a good tip! My Grand-pa drove a D Series Ford flat-bed for coal delivery. He had 'Grand-Fathers Rights to drive as he was originally a well-regarded horse-man. A tip, if you want it, regarding the pitting. A thin coat of primer first and when dry, a 'guide coat'; any colour lying around; wafted thinly over the primer when it's dried, sand back with a fine grit wet-or-dry(personal pref. wet 1200grit then 1400grit or a soft buffing wheel) until all the 'guide coat' has gone or before you hit much metal of any detail. If there is guide coat left visible, re-spray with primer and, when dry, re-spray lightly with the 'guide coat' again and rubbed back with the fine grit paper or polishing wheel(That rubbing paste you use on the plastic may be a good finishing polisher. No?). Again, as you'll be aware, the detail will be a limiting factor, along with patience, as to how much of the pitting the final coat can cover. The 'Guide Coat' method of 'flattening' the paint was how I was taught back in the early 1980s, using cellulose paints on real cars. I dare say, filler-primers must work the same these days, if that's even a concern nowadays with so much plastic bodywork and 'crush zones' rendering more cars as write-offs in accidents. Scuffs and pitting still goes on though. Anyway, nice result sir.

Awesome job. You hit this one out of the park. I cant wait to see the new metal axle video.

Wow! that was a pitted mess. Another excellent restoration.

Well done. love the new bases

Your videos are like therapy. One of the main reason why i subs to your channel is probably because of your voice, beside the awesome restoration work of course.

Totally like the idea of copper plating then first prior to soldering the axle pad then zinc plating to conform to the original colour base. Learned something new today. Thank you.

All I can say is Fascinating! To be honest, it looks like a hell of a lot of work for a little truck. I think it was worth it. Thanks.

Absolutely awesome. Thanks for the video.

Great job! I had two of these trucks (thanks to my grandmother).

I would be thrilled to get this back if I was the owner, after seeing the condition you received it in, nice work.

Nice work -- I always appreciate your innovations!

A beautiful job and very impressive. Thank you.

Super easy, barely an inconvenience. Nice 👍👍

That is an amazing transformation, you did a fantastic job restoring it.

Wow you did a superb job on this one. Thanks for sharing.

Man, that was a very very good job. Thank you.