Oh boy. This brings back memories of my childhood. I had a whole collection of Tonkas. They were well made and built. Fun time those days.

I am impressed that you have kept and respected the old metal by gluing on and fortifying with new plating. Excellent solution and great work!

@ar_restoration

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Cheers!🍻👍👍🎉🎉👏👏😄

Very impressive work. I remember these, Tonka's answer to "Mad Max/The Road Warrior" If I remember right a figure that looked like Lord Humgous came with some of the trucks. "To survive, you gotta drive....Steel Monsterrrs." That was their commercial slogan. Only saw it once or twice, but it was memorable. Thanks for posting.

This type of very intricate work requires someone who is very detail oriented, careful, and patient. This vehicle would make a great display piece in an office or study. This is extremely high level restoration. Bravo!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

It’s my pleasure and thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!!👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉🍻😄

Absolutely LOVE the fact you have preserved the history of the kids that painted ‘Destroyer’ on the side ; and made it better , carried on their theme of an ‘end of days’ vehicle. My favourite resto ever - well done.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it. Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🎉🍻😄

@bustyrandit

Жыл бұрын

If I remember right, the truck came from Tonka with "Destroyer" already painted on.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

​@@bustyrandit Yes, it's "Destroyer" , one of the Monster Steel series.

@plainnpretty

11 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen this one before

Your repair videos are so relaxing to watch, they might as well be ASMR webcasts!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your compliment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄

Oh my god!!!! I completely forgot about those!!! Tonka's Steel Monsters. I had the Blaster and the Bomber... Oh man!! I missed those!! My neighbor had other 3!!! I didn't realize I recognized this until you constructed the roof armor... Thank you for bringing back wonderful memories!!!!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

That’s so cool that you having these monsters, thank you very for the wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄

I've seen 100 Tonka restorations if I've seen one and this is the hardest I've seen anyone work on one. Wow!

I didn't realise until the end that the lettering was on the original toy. I thought a child had painted it, as we often used to do in those days.

Love the videos. This APC restoration really takes me back to my days as a 31C, Combat Medic, in the USA back in the 1970's. Keep up the good work.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thank you for your sharing!!!

I had this truck as a kid, it was awesome! It was a pleasure watching you bring this old thing back to life. Probably one of the best resto vids I've seen. Came out better than when it was new.

@ar_restoration

11 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you so much!👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉🍻😄

Great resto! Looks better than new! Very nice indeed.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!👍👍🎉😄

That's a hell of a thing. I have some of the action figures Tonka made, but none of the vehicles. I have just ordered one from ebay. Great restoration! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍👍

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

That’s so cool! It should be very match with Tonka vehicles!🚗👍🎉🍻😄

My first time watching your video. Awesome restoration. You put forth a lot of effort to make this come out perfect. I enjoyed what I saw.

@ar_restoration

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for your compliment and comment!🎉🎉👏👏👍👍

I knew there were supposed to be guns on the Destroyer!!! Mine never had them and I got it new as a kid.... Nice work! (Mine does not need restoration, but can use the guns... 😂)

@ar_restoration

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!!!👏👏👍👍🎉🎉

@cdd7012

8 ай бұрын

New Used. LoL

Thought it was a normal truck for minings and carrying loads or some sort of a bulldozer,but damn! When you put it all together it was actually a killing machine! Awesome!

I'm watching some old videos of your restorations AR and the half track is looking great. I really liked your attention to detail by adding rivets to the driver's canopy, I wouldn't have thought of that. Another great video AR.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thank you so much for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!👏👏🎉🎉👍👍😄

who are you you brought back many great toys in my years

In a day of getting this or that, immediately, gets old. Now this is detailed patience and skill! Oddly satisfying!

NICE job dude!! Oh yeah, don't forget.....action figure sold separately....

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Yes the action figure come from other toy, thank you for the compliment and comment!👍👍🎉🍻

Awesome job on restoration. From trash to treasure for sure.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

👍👍Thank you for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!👍🎉😄👍

I had one of these!!! So cool to see it restored.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

It’s great and unique tonka, thank you!!!👍👍🎉🍻

This is truly a magnificent restoration. But not only that. Refurbishing/repairing the cargo box is marvelous. Manufacturing the armored cabin yourself is fine piece of work. Then reproducing the camouflage stripes and the name "destroyer" is top notch.

Awesome work cleaning it up and keeping its personality! Any kid would be stoked to play with it :)

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!👍👍🎉🎉😄

Awesome job! Looks fantastic!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your compliment and comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻

Excellent work! Looks like this project was quite a lot of work, but you pulled it off wonderfully!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

👍👍Thank you so much for your compliment and wonderful comment!!! 👍👍🎉🍻

Awesome job! One of my favorite toys as a kid! I still have it and the black Chevy pickup I think it was called Blaster!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Yes the Blaster is black pickup, it’s also very unique and cool, thank you so much!!!👍👍🎉🍻

That turned out bad ass. Great job

Фантасика.Браво.Супер. Откуда берете эти старые машины.их у вас сотни.

@ar_restoration

9 күн бұрын

Thank you!!! Most old cars I bought at eBay, and others come from Facebook’s marketplace and toys groups

Que buen trabajo de restauración de un gran camión de guerra 👏 👌 se queda excelente de 10 muy bueno 👏 me ha gustado 👍 m gusta mucho tus restauraciones. Saludos 🤗

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!!🤩👏👏🎉🎉👍👍🍻😄

La marca Tonka es excelente, en mi infancia por los años '70 tuve un camión grúa que era casi indestructibe que hasta ahora no recuerdo cual fué su destino pero ojalá que la tuviese en la actualidad para restaurarla, colocarla de adorno y conservarla hasta quien sabe si a eternidad. Saludos y gracias por traerme tan gratos recuerdos.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the restoration! Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😊

Fantastic! I have one of these in a box in the garage, that is only missing the guns and one of the treads. Amazing to see your resto on one that was that far gone. A tip for cutting the plastic, get a variable temperature hot knife. It's easier to make clean straight cuts without all the grinding. But wear a respirator some plastics such as ABS give off toxic fumes when melting.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your tip for the plastic cutting, it was almost the first time to me, I've cut plastic very rarely. 👍👍🎉🍻😊

@jhonsiders6077

Жыл бұрын

Check out a reproduction track for the standard size tonka dozer it’s the same one .

@Tanner3D

Жыл бұрын

@@jhonsiders6077 when I get around to fixing it up I will definitely do that, thanks for the heads up. I'm a GI Joe Fan/Collector and I snag stuff at Goodwill all the time for customizing or repair if it can fit Joes in it. I think I paid like $5 for it 2 or 3 years ago and it's just been sitting in a box waiting for repair

@johnsiders7819

Жыл бұрын

@@Tanner3D they have like 3 track sizes for Tonka toys take yours and count the humps VS what the seller has Ebay is full of reproduction parts .

Nice work, curiously relaxing.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 👍🎉Thank you!!!👍🎉

Using the right tubular rivets was the icing on the perfect cake! Nice work.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

👍👍Thank you so much for your compliment! You know the rivets of the this truck there were lot different from the ones I've restored before, there were several different sizes of rivets and it's not easy to find.

@BillsWorkbench

Жыл бұрын

@@ar_restoration I know, took me a while to find ones for mine and the tool was even more difficult to find.

Wow, this bought back memories, I had this and the black pickup truck one too, love to use these with my GI Joes back in the 80s, fantastic job.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

👍👍🎉It’s my pleasure and that was so wonderful time playing those toys in 80s. Thank you for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄

@greggabel7238

Жыл бұрын

GI Joes down sized in the '80's as action figures. Not the Male Child's dolls that involved changing uniform s

The teardown was intense.. another masterpiece my friend

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

👍👍Thank you for the comment!!!👍👍🎉

Great video on the tear down, and rebuild.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!👍👍🎉🍻

*_I have watched many of this kind videos but honestly this one was more perfect and in detail_*

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻🤝😄

Que buenos talentos de restauracion tonka de la persona dios lo bendiga cost.rica

@ar_restoration

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thank you so much!🎉🎉👏👏👍👍🙏

Yes!!! Been waiting for Someone with your talent to tackle a vehicle from this series!! Hope you consider doing another one

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I like and will do it, but it’s not easy to find out the suitable monsters series for restoration, I am already looking for it. Thank you for your compliment and comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻

@darthprime4916

Жыл бұрын

Oh I definitely understand that. I don’t know how these slipped my radar for so long.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

@@darthprime4916 😊👍

excellent work! the most impressive part has to be the writings, wow! building the plastic cabin shows great dedication. this piece must be quite rare, and I had totally forgotten about it. honestly, I miss Tonkas, they re a part of America s history. they should have included figures waaay before this era. I was surprised that you found the guns and figure. it s funny how many toys act as prototypes of concepts. a half track dump truck for instance, quite cool! if I get my money, I ll be on the look out for a 50s piece for sure. they still look awesome as classic deco. as other comments, I agree that looking at you work is relaxing and satisfying. if you get bored, maybe picking a common piece could be funny converted as a mad Max 100% your artistic flair creation. keeping the rust and holes, adding spikes and chains. you have my total confidence, lol. good work!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

I am very glad reading your comment, what is so wonderful! although I am not born in America but i like the 50s Tonka toys as yours. Thank you so much for your compliment and encourage! and I think I should have more 50s Tonkas as my projects!👍👍🎉🎉🍻😄

@cyberfrank-bx2nv

Жыл бұрын

@@ar_restoration understandable, as they are true gems, kudos to you bro!

watching that rust just being blown away is so satisfying....

@ar_restoration

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!👍👍👏👏🎉🎉

I wanted those as a kid but did not have them, forgot about these until I saw the video. Very cool, I guess I’ll be searching eBay now.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Three days ago there was the Destroyer for sell on eBay , which was very low prince only about $25-29 with free shipping, hopefully you got it. 👍👍🎉🍻😄

I have one of those still in my attic from the toys I use to play with as a kid

@ar_restoration

11 ай бұрын

That’s cool and enjoy!👍👍🎉😄

Excelent job!!! Congrats!! I own that Destroyer, and it is an excelent toy

Excellent restoration and you did a masterful job doing it!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your compliment, wonderful comment and support as always!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄

That's so cool 😎,I love half-tracks,especially when they have a couple of. 50 caliber machine guns mounted in a back & a flame thrower mounted in the back of them & it would've looked badass if you would've painted it black for Zombie attacks

@ar_restoration

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, It should be more cool! Thank you!👍👍👍

Strange-looking half-track and don't mind remember them having lunch looking like that

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your great comment!👍👍🎉😄

When you started on the cockpit, I was wondering, "Is it a dump truck, or the goddamn Batmobile?" Turns out to be a little of both.... Very nice work.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

It is very special and unique, total difference with other Tonkas... Thank you for the comment!!! 👍👍👍

I like it,something different would seem to be not a common tonka toy.your killing it as always.just keep doing what your thinking 🤔 and what you gonna be doing.impressive restoration 👍👍👍😎😎😎

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

The truck is very unique and very cool, I enjoyed to restore it. Thank you so much for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻

MAGNIFIQUE TRAVAIL DE RESTORATION ET DE CREATION

@ar_restoration

Ай бұрын

Thank you ! Cheers!🍻👍👍👏👏😄

Ton of work and looks brand new!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!!👍👍🎉

mom got that for me from sears, when I was a kid. it was my favorite toy. great job.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

This toy is very cool and unique, I like this series that totally have 4 or 5 different styles, thank you!👍👍🎉

Reeaally glad I watched this one back. Excellent result dude. Great work on the cab 👏👏👏. New sub right here brother 👉👉👉. 😎

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you buddy! Thank you so much for your compliment and support!!!👍👍🎉👍🎉🍻😄

Most toy restoration videos are of much older items, so it was great to see something that I remembered (even though I did not have this particular toy). I also love the fabrication of replacement parts such as the cab and some of the front grill. Excellent work!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

This truck is very unique, I like it. Thank you so much for your compliment and wonderful comment as always!!! 👍👍🍻🎉😄

Very cool restoration. I love it. ~Kevin

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Glad you love it! Thank you very much for your compliment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄

Half Track the part tank part truck mash together. This vehicle I personally like.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

It’s very cool vehicle, thank you!!!👍👍🎉

Wow, such a gentle touch. 🙂

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

I am officially blown away by this true restoration! I would not have known what bumper pieces were missing. And the big load of body restoration made my head hurt!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it and thank you very much for your compliment and wonderful comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻

Too Cool! ❤

@ar_restoration

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍

Super, skvělá práce

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!👍🎉😊

Truly outstanding my friend!! 😎✌️

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!👍🎉👍🎉🍻😄

Amazing job!!! I wonder if CLR might have helped get the rust stains off the plastic parts… 🤔

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

After reading your message, I just know the CLR rust remover, I must use it next time, thank you so much for the useful info and your support as always!!!👍👍🎉🌹

@karenstokes3283

Жыл бұрын

As far something to clean the plastics, ask Chip, he works on Tonka & renovates them

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

@@karenstokes3283 Got it, thank you!👍🎉🌹

Great job on that love your work

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very for the compliment and comment!!!👍👍🎉😄

Excellent job. Congratulation. Luiz Paulo - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

👍👍Thank you so much!!!

Now that's a frame off restoration! Wow. 💯 👌 😍

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!👍🎉😄

Beautiful restoration

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!👍🎉🍻

Another ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐restoration! This one was quite different from the others I have seen so far. There were a lot of parts, with a mix of metal and plastic. I'm sure this one took a lot longer than most, especially when you had to fill in the pitted metal, or fabricate replacement parts that had unintentional holes through the metal. You did a fantastic job!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I spent more time to restore it, it’s very special and unique!! Thank you so much!!!👍👍🎉🎉🍻😄

Fantastic restoration job! I would have gone with dark grey and matt black and no graffiti, but that's not my call.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking about restoring the original appearance, but I will do more custom in the future, thank you so much for the comment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄

I love the v bug but this may top that one. Love the big truck!❤

@ar_restoration

11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it! Thank you so much!🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👍👍👍

I had a dump truck a grader and a loader that survived, never had parts I could take apart lol! Ended up selling them to some collector

If you want to restore, AND make tracks like that flexible again, get some 303 Aerospace Protectant and soak them in it. The longer the better.

This artist job! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your compliment!!!👍🎉🍻😊

Excellent job 👍👍

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!👏👏🎉🎉👍👍

Well done. Thank you

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you too!👍👍🎉🎉

Awesome restoration

I had one of those when they they were new... damn but they were fun.

@ar_restoration

5 ай бұрын

That was cool!👍👍👍👏👏👏

A restauração ficou show. cagou no final com estes letreiro e pintura branca

Wow never seen anything like that. Great job

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

It’s very cool and unique. Thank you for your compliment and comment!👍🎉🍻

@billschipper1718

Жыл бұрын

Was it part of a military tonka line?

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

@@billschipper1718 This is Destroyer, it’s one of the Tonka steel monster series

Awesome!!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

👍👍thank you!!!👍👍

Vraiment un jeu de gars!

That high-pitched, shrill screeching from the drills isn’t quite the ASMR experience I’m craving, as a rule… But your work is nice and I respect your methods. 🙂 Jus' sayin'…

that's the kind of toy I dreamed of having when I was growing up in the 40's

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

The toy is different and really worth having it! Thank you!👍👍🎉🍻

That was fun!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!👍🎉😄

Well Done ? NO! Very Well Done!!

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, thank you! Cheers!!!👍🎉🍻😄

Had one of these was perfect for GI Joe

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!👍🎉🍻😄

Beautiful restoration. Thanks for showing it.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!👍🎉🍻

Sick!❤

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!👍🎉👍🎉😄

That's a lot of work but! I would love to have that toy.

@ar_restoration

6 ай бұрын

It really is! That is a special and very cool truck! Thank you for the comment!!!👏👏🎉🎉👍👍

Is this an Tonka wow! I didn't knew Tonka made this model. But awesome job on it as New! Zombie proof🤣

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

It’s 1980s Tonka Destroyer it’s one of the Steel Monsters series, glad you like it and thank you so much for your compliment!!!👍👍🎉🍻😄

Nice one ☝️

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!👍👍🎉

Классно 😎👍👍👍

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!👍👍🎉

Never seen this model Tonka truck. Also the chassis doesn't look like any other Tonka chassis I've seen in other videos.

It's not bad at all, I liked how it was restored, but I would have painted it military green🤔😅🤩😍👍.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

It’s good idea for painting military green, glad you like it and thank you!!!👍👍🎉👍

@robertojuarez959

Жыл бұрын

​@@ar_restoration 💖👍

Really nice 🙂,

@ar_restoration

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!🎉🎉👏👏👍👍

@ar_restoration

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! 🍻😄🎉🎉👏👏👍👍

Your attention to detail is remarkable, I applaud you good sir. Do you ever sell your restorations? Just curious

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your compliment! See my “about “ and Email me.

Yet another model that Tonka made that I didn't know existed.

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

The Tonka produced a series called Steel Monsters, the Destroyer is of them👍👍🎉

@robertphillips6296

Жыл бұрын

@@ar_restoration Thank You.

Class job 👏

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!👍👍🎉

Constantly strive for perfection (精益求精）👍👍👍

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!👍🎉😄🌹

Beautiful work! I loved Steel Monsters when I was a kid. So glad to see one restored! Where did you get the replacement guns???

@ar_restoration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The gun come from another plastic toy, the original gun that you may find out on Ebay.