These turned out well! I will say this though. There is something to be said for simplicity when it comes to these diecast miniature vehicles. The more parts that open and move around, the more likely that they're going to tear up or wear out. Sometimes a straight-forward metal shell body with just a base, wheels and axles stands the test of time a lot better. Good work on these!
Thanks loston,I agree with you on this one ,that's why you see a lot of the gimmick vehicles have all got the same missing parts . All the best Martin 👍
Another silk purse, from TWO sow's ears this time! Quite clever steering, after the Cambridge School car, Ackermann, I think, and a development of the Fordson Tractor system but the wee mudflaps thing seemed a bit redundant. Lovely job Martin, and the underbonnet detail is sweet.
Cheers fraser, yes it's a very similar steering system except the front wheel parts aren't interchangeable with the driving school car unfortunately. That was my first port of call . All the best Martin
Martin first class work. Maybe Corgi had trained octopus to handle all the bits and pieces!!!!! I bet you breathed a sigh of relief when the last rivet went in. Loved the quality of the restoration. All the best my friend hope the eyes are ok. Cheers Chris 👍🏻🍻🎯🇦🇺🔍🚗🚗🚗
That's degree (if not doctorate) level Corgi stripping, right there! Don't know about you but I need to go and have a lie down after that one..... Lovely job, of course 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻
Really like those VW’s Martin 👍, very nice restoration, great detailing 👍, hope you will be coming along great with your 👁procedure 🙏🏻 today, take care 😉my friend 👋😎🚙🚗
10 / 10 Martin and thank goodness for the odds and ends box for the interior part made the resto much easier for you,... ummm this is just an idea what if you put a tooth pick in the end of the riverts would this make picking up and putting them in the posts holes after you use the magic glue,... as usual a great resto and I like the display stand and box .... Thank you.......👍👍
Another fine restoration, Martin. Fun to see one nice car come out of two. No wonder to me why this is the most popular car ever. They're irresistibly cute! One RHD and one LHD...? Weird. I wonder why. Wishing you a fine weekend now. Greetings from Switzerland. 🍁☕👍
The "opening bonnet" feature on these is why 90% of the ones you open up have that plastic suspension part broken off. The feature didn't work great to start with, and after a bit kids would really shove down on it trying to get the bonnet to pop, and snap the plastic part off! I believe as someone else said the Left hand drive models would have been for the European and American markets. Great job as usual👍
Thanks Bill ,your spot on about the bonnet release, not the best idea from corgi. Yes it must have been for the different markets ,,I will take note when I do future restorations as to the position of the wheel. All the best Martin 👍
Super job Martin, looks really nice in the box at the end, that black wash on the engine makes it look quite real, not the easiest of models to do either but what a lovely restoration 👌👍😊 My very best wishes, Nick🐸🐸
Hi Martin wonderful job on the bug. I love the wellies in the front I always remember Billy Connolly's song... If it weren't for ya wellies were would you be, You'd be in the hospital or infirmary.😂😂Great work mate.👍🏻
Hi Martin we really enjoyed this model, one of your best and It would be great to see you do the set. The same basic casting as the German police car which might give a clue to the left/right steering wheel. In Africa they drive on the left, Germany the right. All the best from Ian b & family.
Wow, what a lovely restoration Martin, that's a little gem you've produced there. Again your detailing work, like the black wash on the engine and detailing the items in the boot, really make your restorations stand out. Do you normally prefer to use white undercoat or did you use it on this model because you were using Mars Red? Thanks for your help with the detailing brushes, I've ordered some, they're much finer than I've previously been using. Another great video Martin, thanks for sharing it with us, and all the best. Peter.👍
I thought the thing under the bonnet was a handle on a toolbox? The LH and RH thing is a mystery, but it's the whole dash so maybe the different markets like the Driving School car. I'll bet that bonnet lifting pin never worked. Anyways, lovely job as always Mr. Dare.
Cheers Peter, yes you are probably right left and right hand for the different countries. The bonnet mech ,was a poor design especially withe the suspension being plastic. Thanks peter and all the best Martin
the red is looking proper, and what a fiddly thing to take apart. I think only the batmobile and the JB in full gear-up are more complicated. XD as Ian B said, there are some versions for non-UK market as well as police and driving school, I think, hence the two different interiors. as for the front suspension I suspect you should have switched the front wheel hubs around so they lay underneath the steering triangle. but maybe it's better that way, the plastic wound't become any less brittle, and that way the lashes won't break away. either way, Rhyan the Rhino approves... with his horn. XD
Cheers Lothar, yeah I did have a look at doing something similar but went down the easy route,but something to rember for a later date ,thanks again my friend and enjoy your Sunday.
Cheers, I use a bit of IPA ,or white spirit, nothing fancy, chrome moltow pen is the hardest to clean. Leave the brush in a bit longer. All the best Martin 👍
Nice resto Martin, Never noticed till you pointed it out, mine's a left hooker too. Was thinking, If you dumped those weak plastic springs & used the springs from a wrecked Corgi Bentley or Mercedes. It would be more durable
Cheers Steve much appreciated, a wash is basically a very thinned down paint thinned down to like a muddy Warter then put over a gloss surface it will run into all the gresses and dry ,you can buy ready made washes in various colours. I hope this helps
hhmmm,not a great fan of gimmicky toys.Granted these were made for kids to play at being Paddy Hopkirk,but i avoided them like the plague,even at an early age!Overall though,not a bad restoration,Martin.
Thanks Terry, as always for your honest opinion my friend, I do think some of the gimmicks were not built to last especially on this one the plastic suspension and the bonnet lift .all the best Martin
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That model made for a brilliant video. What a Blinding restoration 👍💯🦏
Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍
Another great restoration lovely attention to detail
I have been glued to the screen watching the master at work..Proper Job Martin..
Thanks mrP ,much appreciated my friend, how's the model railway coming along
Great attention to detail.. anything with VW interest me..thanks for sharing.
Thanks Shawn iam glad you liked it ,I have a few VW to restore. All the best Martin
Superb Martin. Another lesson in detailing etc. Wonderful touch with the rhino and box. 👍
Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated .
Enough bits to this one to merit its own Haines Manual. As ever your detailing to the engine bay and the luggage really make the end result special.
Thanks David I really appreciate it my friend 👍
Great work Martin...like the box too.
Thanks very much Brian and all the best my friend
Love the Corgi Volkswagen Beetle, good job on this one too
Thanks Jimmy glad you liked it my friend
Another lovely job Martin , this was a fiddly one .
Cheers Glyn, yes it was a bit my friend 😀
All the best Martin
very nice Martin , complicated build for a little bug , nice detailing too 👍👍
Cheers Neil glad you liked it my friend 👍
Great job as always Martin. beautiful Display, and the rhino crowned your work, Best regards
Thanks Paul, yes it just finished it of nicely especially with the display and the box .your turn now ,all the best Martin 👌
These turned out well! I will say this though. There is something to be said for simplicity when it comes to these diecast miniature vehicles. The more parts that open and move around, the more likely that they're going to tear up or wear out. Sometimes a straight-forward metal shell body with just a base, wheels and axles stands the test of time a lot better. Good work on these!
Thanks loston,I agree with you on this one ,that's why you see a lot of the gimmick vehicles have all got the same missing parts .
All the best Martin 👍
Well done Mart, great result. That was a hell of a challenge.
Cheers Jon ,it certainly was but worth it in the end .
Thanks for watching its much appreciated
It's been a great pleasure watching this video Martin ,looks fantastic and amazing to see the engineering went into this model
Thanks laz that's kind of you my friend
Another silk purse, from TWO sow's ears this time!
Quite clever steering, after the Cambridge School car, Ackermann, I think, and a development of the Fordson Tractor system but the wee mudflaps thing seemed a bit redundant. Lovely job Martin, and the underbonnet detail is sweet.
Cheers fraser, yes it's a very similar steering system except the front wheel parts aren't interchangeable with the driving school car unfortunately. That was my first port of call .
All the best Martin
Great restoration martin 🙂
Thanks Jeff all the the best my friend
Really nice work Martin, always enjoy the process, 😎👍✌️
Thanks Tom, these things can be tricky at times ,all the best Martin 👌
Excellent work as always 😊😊😊😊
Cheers mick 👍
Martin first class work. Maybe Corgi had trained octopus to handle all the bits and pieces!!!!!
I bet you breathed a sigh of relief when the last rivet went in. Loved the quality of the restoration. All the best my friend hope the eyes are ok. Cheers Chris 👍🏻🍻🎯🇦🇺🔍🚗🚗🚗
Cheers Chris , sometimes these things can be very frustrating to put back together that's for sure ,keeps you on your toes 👍
That's degree (if not doctorate) level Corgi stripping, right there! Don't know about you but I need to go and have a lie down after that one.....
Lovely job, of course 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻
Yes definitely needed a lay down after that mission cheers my friend
Really like those VW’s Martin 👍, very nice restoration, great detailing 👍, hope you will be coming along great with your 👁procedure 🙏🏻 today, take care 😉my friend 👋😎🚙🚗
Thanks Jeff, but unfortunately thay cancelled my appointment and put it back untill the 31st of May Thanks, for your concern my friend
@@martindaredare That's a bummer Martin, we will keep you in our prayers that your procedure will work out well for you, take care my friend 👋😎🚛🚒
Turned out brilliant love it Sweet VW beetle😊, you got a spare body now, Baja Build coming up 😊❤🇦🇺🤝🇬🇧😎👍✌
Baja bug great idea KC ,now you have me thinking 🤔
All the best Martin
Beautiful restoration Martin looks amazing well done 👍.
Thanks Adrian I really appreciate it my friend
hello Martin that’s a great restoration looks new great paint work hope you and your family are keeping well regards Glyn
Thanks Glyn, glad you liked it my friend
Enjoyed video pal I'll go and crack on with euclid now
Cheers Neil, and enjoy your weekend my friend
10 / 10 Martin and thank goodness for the odds and ends box for the interior part made the resto much easier for you,... ummm this is just an idea what if you put a tooth pick in the end of the riverts would this make picking up and putting them in the posts holes after you use the magic glue,... as usual a great resto and I like the display stand and box .... Thank you.......👍👍
Cheers Gregory and that's a good idea with the tooth pick 👌
Wow Martin, I enjoyed this video
Thanks
Austin
Thanks Austin glad you liked it .
Great work as always .
Your finish is beautiful/ amazing.
Well done 👍
Thanks Mike it's really appreciated my friend
Fantastic work Martin, job well done.
Thanks very much its really appreciated my friend
Another fine restoration, Martin. Fun to see one nice car come out of two. No wonder to me why this is the most popular car ever. They're irresistibly cute! One RHD and one LHD...? Weird. I wonder why. Wishing you a fine weekend now. Greetings from Switzerland. 🍁☕👍
Thanks very much ,yes these are a lovely car my wife had one for a while but sadly I never got a turn in it that was her baby.
All the best Martin
Great results Martin.. the rear broken suspension with the engine can be modified so the engine fits in the dinky beetle
Cheers Michael, I will look into that, good idea my friend
Stunning work good sir great model great finish master at work, thank you for video,, hope your eyes on the mend..
Paul ☘☘
Thanks paul ,for the kind words my friend
briliant that one martin need hands like a octopus.
To right you do Gordon,,a lot of parts on this one ,but we got it done
All the best Martin 👍
Nice display piece Martin ✌️😎
Thanks Don .enjoy your weekend my friend
The "opening bonnet" feature on these is why 90% of the ones you open up have that plastic suspension part broken off. The feature didn't work great to start with, and after a bit kids would really shove down on it trying to get the bonnet to pop, and snap the plastic part off!
I believe as someone else said the Left hand drive models would have been for the European and American markets. Great job as usual👍
Thanks Bill ,your spot on about the bonnet release, not the best idea from corgi. Yes it must have been for the different markets ,,I will take note when I do future restorations as to the position of the wheel.
All the best Martin 👍
Hey Martin, the little bits below the headlights are Horn Grills, on a VW Beetle, just to let you know 😉
Cheers Jimmy now I know I appreciate it my friend
That's a very beautiful restore Martin ❤
Cheers Shawn glad you liked it 👍
Enjoy your Sunday my friend
Great job as usual!
Thanks very much it's really appreciated my friend 👍
Super job Martin, looks really nice in the box at the end, that black wash on the engine makes it look quite real, not the easiest of models to do either but what a lovely restoration 👌👍😊 My very best wishes, Nick🐸🐸
Thanks nick ,it was a case of not enough hands again but we got it in the end 👌
All the best Martin
nice one Martin ,bit tricky but got it in the end ,i find the same ,not enough fingers ,ps simca came out nice best wishes .
Thanks very much Graham it's really appreciated my friend
Hi Martin wonderful job on the bug. I love the wellies in the front I always remember Billy Connolly's song... If it weren't for ya wellies were would you be, You'd be in the hospital or infirmary.😂😂Great work mate.👍🏻
Cheers Geoff, I remember that line ,I used to like him great comedian.
All the best Martin 👍
I had the driving school one in Met blue loved it ,great colour mate
Hope all is well lovely resto
All the best my friend
Mark 😊😊
Cheers Mark, glad you liked this one ,enjoy your weekend my friend
Hi Martin we really enjoyed this model, one of your best and It would be great to see you do the set. The same basic casting as the German police car which might give a clue to the left/right steering wheel. In Africa they drive on the left, Germany the right. All the best from Ian b & family.
Cheers Ian ,I do have the police one so I might do that one like you suggested, enjoy your weekend my friend
Great job as usual Martin
Cheers Tony 🍻
Nice Job Martin
Cheers John it's really appreciated my friend
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Thanks Kenny 😊
I like it, nice job
Thanks very much, Phil it's really appreciated my friend
Wow, what a lovely restoration Martin, that's a little gem you've produced there. Again your detailing work, like the black wash on the engine and detailing the items in the boot, really make your restorations stand out. Do you normally prefer to use white undercoat or did you use it on this model because you were using Mars Red? Thanks for your help with the detailing brushes, I've ordered some, they're much finer than I've previously been using. Another great video Martin, thanks for sharing it with us, and all the best. Peter.👍
Cheers Peter I tend to use white primer when using bright red or yellow if that's any help
All the best Martin 👍
Martin do a scrap yard diorama will look great😊
Cheers Anthony, yes i have a cunning plan for just that my friend 😀
I thought the thing under the bonnet was a handle on a toolbox? The LH and RH thing is a mystery, but it's the whole dash so maybe the different markets like the Driving School car. I'll bet that bonnet lifting pin never worked. Anyways, lovely job as always Mr. Dare.
Cheers Peter, yes you are probably right left and right hand for the different countries.
The bonnet mech ,was a poor design especially withe the suspension being plastic.
Thanks peter and all the best Martin
That's a really nice resto, with the box and rhino. Martin, you have raised the bar once again. What are you going to do next week, to top that?
Thanks very much I have been waiting to do this for a while so iam happy it's done ,all the best Martin 👌
the red is looking proper, and what a fiddly thing to take apart. I think only the batmobile and the JB in full gear-up are more complicated. XD
as Ian B said, there are some versions for non-UK market as well as police and driving school, I think, hence the two different interiors.
as for the front suspension I suspect you should have switched the front wheel hubs around so they lay underneath the steering triangle. but maybe it's better that way, the plastic wound't become any less brittle, and that way the lashes won't break away.
either way, Rhyan the Rhino approves... with his horn. XD
Cheers Lothar, yeah I did have a look at doing something similar but went down the easy route,but something to rember for a later date ,thanks again my friend and enjoy your Sunday.
Wou ! Its Herby :)
Thanks very much for watching my friend 👍
Great restoration. When you paint silver or chrome paint, what do you use for cleaning your brusches?
Cheers, I use a bit of IPA ,or white spirit, nothing fancy, chrome moltow pen is the hardest to clean. Leave the brush in a bit longer.
All the best Martin 👍
Nice resto Martin, Never noticed till you pointed it out, mine's a left hooker too. Was thinking, If you dumped those weak plastic springs & used the springs from a wrecked Corgi Bentley or Mercedes. It would be more durable
Cheers Ian ,that's an idea worth investigating good call
Magnificent 🦏
Thanks very much its really appreciated
Well done Martin, not an resto, but a very good result, excuse my ignorance but how do you do a black wash ?
Cheers Steve much appreciated, a wash is basically a very thinned down paint thinned down to like a muddy Warter then put over a gloss surface it will run into all the gresses and dry ,you can buy ready made washes in various colours.
I hope this helps
@@martindaredare Thanks Martin, I might give that a go sometime :O)
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Thanks very much my friend
@@martindaredare Very nice job, You are welcome 🤗
Do you get triang spot on volksagon. After one in playworn contion with front grille and back bumper.always broken in playwon condtion
Thay are hard to come by complete and expensive I do look out for them but iam reluctant to pay a high price for one .
All the best Martin
hhmmm,not a great fan of gimmicky toys.Granted these were made for kids to play at being Paddy Hopkirk,but i avoided them like the plague,even at an early age!Overall though,not a bad restoration,Martin.
Thanks Terry, as always for your honest opinion my friend, I do think some of the gimmicks were not built to last especially on this one the plastic suspension and the bonnet lift .all the best Martin