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PB’s Retro Restorations
Australia
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2020
Hi! I’d like to share with you my restorations of vintage die cast cars! Mainly Matchbox, Dinky & Corgi, but who knows what other manufacturers might come across my bench. I’m by no means an expert, but hope to steadily improve with each restoration and provide some entertainment along the way.
QUICK LOOK! 1972 Valiant Hemi Charger R/T Six Pack - Australian Cars Diecast Collection - ISSUE TWO!
G'Day Viewers! It's my TH-cam 4th Birthday - BUT YOU GET THE GIFT of this bonus video review / comparison of a subject close to my heart, Australian Valiant Chargers. Featuring a comparison between three different diecast manufacturers, Trax, Classic Carlectables and IXO!
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Corgi Toys 310 Corvette Stingray - 4th Anniversary Special, Slide Show & Prize Draw!
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G'Day Viewers! Well it's here! The 4th Anniversary Special! Thank you to everyone who participated, please check out their videos (links below) I've ramped up the carry on for this video, hopefully it doesn't ostracise me from polite society. LINKS: Martin Dares Dinky Restorations: th-cam.com/video/bMlsoDf63FE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6Ma7H9koCXZMQeHU Maple Leaf Customs: th-cam.com/video/vKfVvbn-j0A/w-d-x...
Matchbox Lesney #22 Pontiac Grand Prix Diecast Restoration
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G'Day Viewers! This week is the Matchbox Lesney #22 Pontiac Grand Prix! DON'T FORGET! This THURSDAY 27th is my 4th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL with all the community builds, prize draw and all the usual rot! I hope to see you there! I have a new video at least every second Friday at 9:15am ESPBT and I’d love to see you back again! I can’t always promise gold standard restorations, but I’ll always try t...
QUICK LOOK! 1968 Holden Monaro GTS 327 - Australian Cars Diecast Collection - FIRST ISSUE
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G'Day Viewers! Quick extra video for you, I was getting ads for this on my facebook and had to check it out. Was massively surprised by the quality, and thought you might like to see it too. AND DON'T PANIC! I'll still have a regular video for you on Friday! I just can't stop giving.
Corgi Toys 224 Bentley Continental Die Cast Toy Restoration
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G'Day Viewers! Another Corgi Toys vehicle this week, the 224 Bentley Continental, an original 1960's issue in need of some love. Another LONG video I'm afraid, but I hope you enjoy it! I have a new video at least every second Friday at 9:15am ESPBT and I’d love to see you back again! I can’t always promise gold standard restorations, but I’ll always try to make it interesting! You can email me ...
Corgi Toys Diecast Restoration Rover 2000 - Left Out Re-Assembly Video
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G'Day Viewers! I realised this week that I forgot to include the content showing the reassembly of the two Corgi Rovers from last weeks video. I don't know how I get on sometimes. Anyway, here it is for those of you interested and if you've stumbled on to this video wondering where the rest of it is, there's a link at the end of the video!
Lesney Redlines Corgi - Rex's Vintage Carry Case Look Through! One Owner Childhood Collection
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G'day Viewers! My Friend and work colleague Rex brought his childhood collection of diecast in for me to look at, and it was so cool I just had to share it with you all!
Corgi Toys Diecast Restoration Rover 2000 - Standard & Rally Versions
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G'Day Viewers! This week is a DOUBLE MAKEOVER! I restore the original 252 Rover 2000 and it's replacement 322 Rally equivalent. This has made for a longer video, but I hope it's entertaining enough to keep you going! I have a new video at least every second Friday at 9:15am ESPBT and I’d love to see you back again! I can’t always promise gold standard restorations, but I’ll always try to make i...
Matchbox Superfast No. 21 Renault 5TL Diecast Restoration / Decals / Carton
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G'Day Viewers! This week it's this Matchbox Superfast Renault 5TL that Johnny V sent me. It looks to have been the victim of a manufacturing fault from new. Oh, and the return of my high-end Special Effects. Sorry. I have a new video at least every second Friday at 9:15am ESPBT and I’d love to see you back again! I can’t always promise gold standard restorations, but I’ll always try to make it ...
Purchases & Donations April 2024 / Gerry's Johan Model Kit Unboxing Video!
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G'Day Viewers! Extra video for you this fortnight (You're Welcome) Small round up of stuff I've bought myself, a cool gift from a friends visit to Japan and an unboxing of the Johan model kit my friend Gerry sent me all the way from Canada! LINK FOR ALL AUSTRALIAS BIG THINGS: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_things_(Australia) Don’t forget that even though the Beard is gone, the drive continues until ...
Matchbox Superfast No. 8 DeTomaso Pantera Restoration / Conversion
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G'Day Viewers! This week I backdate a 1983 Issue DeTomaso Pantera to its 1975 issued colour scheme, make my own decals and carton and generally have a good time. I hope you like it! DON'T FORGET! I have started selling some of my restos / collection on eBay and you can find my listings here: www.ebay.com.au/usr/plashdaddy?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l2559
Matchbox Lesney No. 5D Routemaster London Bus Restoration - 3D Printed Parts
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G'day Viewers! In this episode I restore a London Bus sent to me by Johnny V at Johnny V's Custom Garage in Tassie! It's lost the bottom deck seats and has bent bits everywhere, but it came out great in the end. DON'T FORGET! I have started selling some of the vehicles featured on this channel on my Ebay Store, including this one, just search for plashdaddy and check it out! The beard has gone,...
DDA Mad Max Holden Panel Van Kit FULL BUILD!
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G'Day Viewers! AT LAST! I've finally finished Max's Panel Van! I'll explain the delay in the video. I hope you like the end result! And remember, when the gangs take over the highways, PB's on your side. Don’t forget that even though the Beard is gone, the drive continues until May 23rd to raise much needed funds for Women’s Legal Service QLD! Please check out the links below and THANK YOU. DON...
Maple Leaf Customs 4th Annual Porsche Build Video! #MLCPorsche4
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G'Day Viewers! It's time again for Andrew's annual Pay it Forward Porsche Invitational! Now in it's fourth year it is one of the highlights of the group build calendar, with great prizes and heaps of participants getting involved! Be sure to use #MLCPorsche4 to check out the other videos and be sure to keep an eye out for Andrew's recap video in the coming days! Don’t forget that even though th...
Corgi Toys 222 Renault Floride Restoration / Carton Re-Creation / Short History
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G'Day Viewers! The first car to get rescued from my Carrimore Transporter purchase hits the bench in this weeks video! Hope you like it! Don’t forget I’m trying to raise $5,000 for Women’s Legal Service QLD by shaving off my beard for the first time in 23 years! Please check out the links below and THANK YOU. DONATION & INFO LINK: www.dancingceos.com.au/t/marguerite-o-sullivan-andrew-reid WOMEN...
Awesome! 😅. Thanks for sharing this video PB😎👍🏻
I remember the Corgi Batmobile when I was a kid!!!❤ I also restored one, and gave it to my neighbor as a gift!!!
That was very kind of you, it's a wonderful toy that still means so much to so many people nearly 60 years after it first came out.
Completely coincidentally, started a Dinky 1/64 '63 Corvette on Wednesday. Also coincidentally I decided on finishing it in red. In a very bad way. The paint is taking a while to set too - the red I have in takes ages to go off. I need to be patient otherwise I will get fingerprints in it 🤦♂️ Great work on this. Love the finished article.
Thank you Andrew. That sucks, I had to strip one this week because I put thumbprints in it.
Yep the wheels are too big . I didn’t notice until you said. Now I can’t unsee it. Quality sits between the Trax and carlectble which I expected. I’m happy with mine . Skipping the XC and EH. Going to the S series Val next. Doesn’t look that good in photos. Hope you do a review on the S
😆Sorry! Yeah no big surprises with the quality after the Monaro. The pics of seen of the EH look weird to my eyes. I’ll most likely get the S, although Trax did nail that one. Hope we get a Pacer hardtop or a Hustler.
Yep the EH looks bizarre. Might be the first real test to see if they are getting it right.
So awesome brother
Thank You!
lovely looks, and congrats on the anniversary. <3
Thank you Lothar!
Is 'Bonzer' the right word for that Corvette? Super job and lovely finish despite the trials. The rest of the video was bonkers, and Mrs PB is definitely a hero playing along with all that!
Bonzer, You Beaut, Little Ripper whichever you prefer 😊 Yeah it was a bit mental, probably too mental and Mrs. PB has the patience of a saint. I keep telling her when I become a big time influencer I'll be able to keep her in fine things.
you guys had some cool cars back in the day. beautiful castings
We had some very unique muscle cars down here in the golden era
Bleach and even Dettol will also strip chrome plating.
Hi Tony, thank you, I used to use bleach too but I find the oven cleaner rinses off easier but fume wise they're as bad as each other, but they're both better than the brake fluid I started out using😆 . How long does Dettol take? I tried it once but didn't have much luck with it.
I think some of the scalpers have been scalped on this one i saw on on ebay sold for $5 with $15:95 postage.
Good. They were everywhere up until the last few days, scalpers have ruined Hot Wheels. Newsagents seem to be getting fair amounts of stock, and once they hit $25, that’ll cut any worthwhile profit off for scalpers.
These are already online for 40 plus 😳 These look great, but I'm going to steer clear as i don't have the room 😢 12:23
Really BK? They’re not that hard to find. I don’t have room either, but I’ll make room for Valiants 😉 Target down our way had some new stuff today.
@@PBsRetroRestorations I live out near Jimboomba now days lol I troll marketplace etc and the Monaro is going for 40. Dumb, just dumb 🙄
Pete, about Trax, all the Chryslers and Holden’s were guess work The Ford’s were always spot on as far as my eyes could tell. Just saying…
Hi James! Yeah they all had their moments, their XR / XT was pretty ratty, but their XP / XM were terrific. The resin stuff they did toward the end were great too, but so expensive.
@@PBsRetroRestorations yeah I didn’t bother with the resin. Sure it looks great, but yeah, nah…
Good video peter I still am deciding if I will be interested in getting them
I’m just gonna drop in and get the ones that interest me, hope to see more Aussie mopars, and just more off the beaten track stuff like a Hillman Hustler or the like.
Good review PB, Vali Charger is and was a sweet car. Not too fussed with this series of cars so your reviews will suffice. Cheers JV
Thanks JV. Yeah, the pics of the EH aren’t promising. I’m just gonna get the handful that interest me, hope they do some obscure stuff.
Interesting video PB. I had a lot of trouble getting to monaros. I was worried because you were saying the next magazine was gonna be $25. And I'll have to get to for my son because you'll want one painted pink. But 15 is pretty good value I just gotta find. Some cheers Graham.
The Aussie nurse, every newsagents in Australia have them 👍
@@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS I had trouble finding newsagents and they were all sold out. I found a little convenience /newsagent and got the last two
@theaussienurseflipper.8113 awesome you got some, yeah word was out $6.99 got a few myself, and couple chargers, as got the subscription, saves missing any, there's 60 cars in this collection 🍻🍻🦘🦘🏔🏔🇦🇺🇦🇺
The newsagents around here have a few Graham, should be easier finding the Charger, being a little dearer.
KC, I’m only getting the ones that interest me, hope you do some vids on all of them mate.
Cool got mine a couple days ago, there awesome for the price, better the $120 to $150 for resin traxs IMHO, yeah we all should of kept our old cars, but back then we sold 1 to buy another, have a great weekend 🍻🍻🇦🇺🤝🦘🏔❄️🌨
KC! How are you and CC doing? Yeah, I traded the HK GTS for the R/T 😂 we could’ve all been millionaires.
@PBsRetroRestorations yeah CC is back home 🙏🏡 👌 and hanging in there, yeah, I had so many cars been in the motor industry smash repair since I was 14, bought my first HR Holden at 13, raced it a the Astradome Archerfield Speedway, plus a badly damaged XU1 😲 if only we new back then 😢 😂🇦🇺🍻🦘
I was thinking has it been a week or fortnite since we had a video on a Friday and just like magic, we got another video from the famous PB
Great job Peter and congratulations to the winner
Thank you Mark! You've reminded me I have to contact him now lol.
Nah … we’re all winners when Captain Australia, I mean PB, completes another beautiful restoration. Great job!
🤣 I wish Mrs. PB felt that way when Captain Australia turns up. Or PB. Or Me. Send Help 🤣 Thank you!
Oh congratulations on your four years I can't wait till next year, I'm gonna enter a car really got an idea. I thought you'd have share your first video you made, cheers Graham
I thought about running it during the video, but it was long enough without that. Plus it's still on the Tubes for anyone desperate enough to watch it. Next year, I'm not sure what we'll do, but I'm beginning to think it's what the people want.
@@PBsRetroRestorations I went back and watch it. Apparently I watched it a year ago and left a comment 😁😂
Really funny episode spaceboy, lol. PB from 2020 not as nice as U. Good to see my hero Captain Australia back on the small screen. I hope the Yobo left the money on the fridge for those beers. He was quite noisy at night with those cans rattling around, look like he does not give 2 F about Ur Neighbours lol. My favourite line from Mrs PB was 'oh boy' . I think I saw on Denny's diecast disasters he used one tablespoon of caustic soda in a jar and dipped the chrome parts in and the chrome came off but don't blame me if they melts or something. Cheers Graham.
Thank you Graham. I think 2020 PB was just surprised to see himself from the future and he was right to be angry when I didn't have the lotto numbers for him. My neighbors LOVE Captain Australia. I wouldn't put plastic anywhere near caustic soda, and it's probably worse health wise than oven cleaner. I'm not sure. I'll get the Captain to huff both this weekend and see which damages his brain more, although it might be tough to notice the difference.
@@PBsRetroRestorations poor CA using him as a test dummy. Lol. Yeah I surprised you didn't take some Lotto numbers back with you 😔
Great resto,PB.This is a model of a rare (ln real life) Corvette C2 split window.Corgi did a good job with this casting,only the later yellow 'custom car' was bad!.
Thank you Terry! I started preparing a history of the casting bit for this video, but with all the other nonsense it was dragging on a bit so I left it out, but yeah the yellow one is an acquired taste, and when it went to whizzwheels it really was downhill from there for Corgi for me.
Another terrific restoration! Congratulations ok four years goofing off on camera and to your giveaway winner. 🍻🍻🍻
Thank you, I'm glad all the rot hasn't put you off 🙂
Amazing resto,love your pet shop sounds,keep going 😊
Thank you Mark, will do.
loved it
Thank You!
Another excellent production and resto from the PB shed. Love the colour and smooth finish 🚗 and crisp repro box. Hope you are none the worse for your back to the future experience. Great job Pete ! 👍 cheers to Mrs PB and when will Farby the wonder cat 🐈 make an appearance ? 👀
Thank You Paul. I will pass your thoughts on to Mrs. PB and Lord Farbington. He'd be in all my videos but his demands creative control over his image, not to mention the financial demands, precludes it.
Excellent restoration pb and some lovely entries for your anniversary. Some great special fx, 😂 well done mate 👍
I'm Australia's answer to Spielberg 🤣 Glad you enjoyed the resto and the nonsense.
That was lots of fun, Peter. A man needs a proper Corvette Time Machine to cross the space/time continuum like that! Congrats again on 4 years on the 'Tube! You've amassed a great audience and lots of friends. 🍁☕👍
Thank You Andrew! When you sent the pic of the time travel Vette I thought you must have read my mind.
Nice restoration, details and paint job 👌 👍 Happy 4th Anniversary
Just think next year will be your 5th anniversary one for each finger. So how appropriate it would be to make a trophy out of Cundalini's hand!!! 😂 " We remember The Nightrider "!
Thank You Joe!
And we know who you are. Hmmmmm, that might just be a good idea Joe, I'd better start work shopping it now so I don't leave it till the week before. Again.
Captain Australia stiched you up good and proper, leaving you in 2020 😂😂, great restoration Peter, and congratulations on your 4yrs apprenticeship 1 more year and you get the golden wire brush . Lovely work on the vette, and congratulations to paul ,and iam honoured to be part of a PB restoration video right at the end ,and finally a big thanks to Mrs PB for trying to keep you both under control. All the best Martin
I've dreamed of one day holding the Golden Wire Brush (tm) Mrs. PB does her best, bless 'er. Thank you Martin and thank you again for getting involved.
Hahaha. This was so cool. But, bloody hell, now I need to go back in time and stop Captain Australia from giving the horrible advice on taking it easy on sound effects! P.S. Mrs. PB laughing while filming was hilarious! Kudos to her! ❤
Adam, I've started getting comments saying how good the sound effects are in videos where I didn't do any of them. It's not just AI blurring the lines between what's real and what isn't, it's me too apparently. Thank you!
😂🤣😂🤣 Truly remarkable, PB. If I hadn't just witnessed that with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻🦘 I think I need to go back to bed for an hour or so to recover now..... That's a lovely restoration and proof that if you can improvise and adapt, you can overcome. I really wish that I'd had time in my hectic life schedule to be able to join in but there was less chance of an Afghan cricket team reaching the T20 semi finals 😖 I've had a nice, simple one on the go (for Andrew's Canada Day show) for bl**dy yonks but that's gone all runny and is going to run down to the wire 😬 It just hasn't been my day, my week, my month, or even my year..... as the song goes. Hopefully, next year! Anyhoo......... BRILLIANT! 👋🏻
In years to come people will ask "Where were you when PB's 4 Anniversary Video went live" and the answer will generally be "doing something important" But not you, you can say "I was there" Thank You!
@@PBsRetroRestorations 🤣😂🤣
Congratulations PB Great way to pick a winner… Might want to rinse before putting them extras into the draw… ha ha ha.
My first idea was to go bobbing for the cans in a bucket of water, but it would have wasted too much water, I couldn't bend over far enough either. These are the creative dilemmas I am faced with every day. The struggle is real. Thank You!
@@PBsRetroRestorations ha ha ha. Funny thanks for the responce
Amazing build PB i really like it alot. Happy TH-cam anniversary.
Thanks BJ, I'm going to be sorry to see it go.
Congrats PB, and Jamo,pimp my die cast. Great PB magic again. Cheers JV
Thank you again for participating JV!
Entertainment at it's finest! Came out great as usual. Hope you make it back to 2024 in time for the next video!!!
I am rapidly becoming the gold standard of entertainment on the internet, thank you!
spectacular build looks amazing. the capt Australia bits were truly entertaining great job on that. congrats to the winner and congrats on 4 years. hope all I well pb
Thank you Neil, had to get a little bit silly for this one lol.
@PBsRetroRestorations I thought it was great very creative and entertaining
Congrats mate
Thank you Cathy, hope the video wasn't too out there this week.
Congratulations on your anniversary and congrats to the winner!
Thank you Ron, and thank you again for getting involved, sorry you didn't win a substandard prize.
awesome job PB , LOVED THE VID , the other chassis is a corgi mustang ,, loved the car excellent job , put the postage to your next video and put that beauty next to your other vette as i'd hate to part you from such an awesome car ,, made up at winning though i normally back the 3 legged horse in a 2 horse race
It looks very interesting peter how are you going all good
I'm great Garry, how are you? I'm a bit nervous about today's video, I put even more rot in it for the 4th Anniversary.
Great video peter loved it a lot
Excellent job 🙂👍
Thank you Barry!
Great job on the restoration Pete. Just ran across your channel and thoroughly enjoyed the video. I also have a red GP just like the one you restored and was thinking about restoring mine also, while watching your video. I still have many of my Matchbox cars from the sixties and think that it would be fun to restore them, although I don’t think I would have the patience like you to do them. Again, it was fun watching and I subscribed. PS, if you have the white 65 Mustang fastback to restore, which I also have, I would love to see you do that one.
Thank you Randy! It is fun, it's really good to have a hobby, helps me mentally to have have something to drift off into. You should absolutely have a go at it, and as for paitence, it helps but there's no rush, I do them in my own time (generally) That's why I try to show everything that goes wrong as well as right to encourage others to try the hobby and show it doesn't always work out first time but you can always have another go. I've done the Lesney 65 Mustang a couple of times (I'll try and post links, not sure if you can do that in comments) but if they don't work check my other videos, the one I do to factory is the 'Ford Versus Ferrari' video, and one I do a Code 3 to is the 'Maleny Mustang Makeover' video. I'm so happy to hear you thought my video was fun, that's what I aim for most of all, thank you for your considered feedback and thank you for subscribing! th-cam.com/video/Mv7OaIjgTDk/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/k6gWODgk8Q0/w-d-xo.html
Matchbox. Lesney. 22#. Pontiac. Grannd. Prix. Diecast. Restoration
Kenny! Nice to see you back my man, how have you been?
89 Batmobile is the best... You are wrong 😂
Imma give you a pass on that opinion because you're a Floyd fan, so you can't be incorrect all the time 🤣😉 Thank you for watching!
That restoration looks fantastic! However, I would have used a Molotow chrome pen for the chrome parts. It looks just like real chrome!
Thank you very much. I LOVE Molotow chrome, it's the best. I use the refills in my airbrush especially for doing Corgi sandwich chassis and old Ertl bases, you cannot beat it. I just feel for the 'factory' look on these old ones, it's too shiny sometimes.
Just watched this again since I have one on the bench for the DMC challenge- mines well corroded though
I reckon these Landys saw more sandpit work than most so I'm not surprised. I've got an RAF one with the tinplate canopy from my Uncle Phil's collection that's a bit that way, but I don't want to restore it.
Lol
Thank You, glad you got a laugh out of it.
Outstanding attention to detail, thanks mate, 👍👍👍
Thank you, I worked on this one for a while. I still haven't got around to making another one for myself.
Impressive work, thank you 👍👍👍 Take care, Melbourne, Australia
Thank you very much, thank you for watching. I'm in Brisbane myself, looks like it's been a >bit< cold down there of late.
Beautiful work 🎉💯👍☕
Thanks Jan!