lovely pair, love the two-tone. :) scraping the paint off with a driller and a brush is radical, but still better than what I did as a kid: scraped the stuff off with a sharpened screwdriver. XD the stuff flies everywhere. especially into places where it shouldn't... ask me how I know. :)
What a good idea, clamping the drill! That never occurred to me, Mike. Brilliant solution. And a great result. Love those Dinky Somersets! Great restorations. How many toys made now will be rescued in sixty years? None, I bet!
Hi Mike, Greetings from Gravesend, England! Model railways float my boat but I do nonetheless like watching die-cast restoration channels in order to glean useful modelling tips. I was particularly interested in this project as I had a real Austin Somerset, also know as an A45, back in the late 60's. The car was made in 1955 and was quite spacious as it had a column change gear lever. This effectively provided a bench seat at the front, which my girlfriend at the time quite liked, enough said! I was particularly interested in your comment relating to blinkers as my A45 didn't have any, either on the front or rear! Instead it had what was known as a trafficator located in a slot cut into the door pillar on each side of the car. The trafficator slot can be clearly seen in the door pillar, on the photo of real green A45 that you have displayed. These were solenoid operated illuminated pointers about 15cms in length, which were operated by means of a directional switch mounted on the top side of the steering wheel boss. When the switch was operated the corresponding trafficator was supposed to spring out. They probably worked when the car was new but suffice it to say mine were bloody awful in that they were prone to sticking and so often gave no indication of my intention to turn. When turning right I often had to thump the door pillar in order to get the damn thing to spring out. Furthermore, even when they did work they were not that obvious to other drivers. Anyway, following several near misses I decided to treat myself to a Wipac indicator kit, purpose made for old cars like mine. The kit was comprised of 4 indicator lamps, a coil of wire, a fuse carrier and what was known as a flasher unit. These were wired up to the steering wheel switch and gave a clear flashing signal when turning a corner. Happy memories! Anyway please keep the videos coming as I do enjoy watching them. Best Regards Bob.
I, too, watch a few model railway models on TH-cam like Everad Junction and Chadwick model railway. I think i get more ideas for dioramas from Richard at Everard Junction than from Charlie at Chadwick.
Beautiful classic Dinky models. They look great after renovation 👍👌💪
lovely pair, love the two-tone. :) scraping the paint off with a driller and a brush is radical, but still better than what I did as a kid: scraped the stuff off with a sharpened screwdriver. XD the stuff flies everywhere. especially into places where it shouldn't... ask me how I know. :)
What a good idea, clamping the drill! That never occurred to me, Mike. Brilliant solution. And a great result. Love those Dinky Somersets!
Great restorations. How many toys made now will be rescued in sixty years? None, I bet!
Glad you enjoyed it
Nicely done Michael looking good the J number is the old number system, same casting
Thanks Martin
Great restorations, details and paint jobs 👍
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AWESOME !!!!
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Mike
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi Mike,
Greetings from Gravesend, England! Model railways float my boat but I do nonetheless like watching die-cast restoration channels in order to glean useful modelling tips. I was particularly interested in this project as I had a real Austin Somerset, also know as an A45, back in the late 60's. The car was made in 1955 and was quite spacious as it had a column change gear lever. This effectively provided a bench seat at the front, which my girlfriend at the time quite liked, enough said!
I was particularly interested in your comment relating to blinkers as my A45 didn't have any, either on the front or rear! Instead it had what was known as a trafficator located in a slot cut into the door pillar on each side of the car. The trafficator slot can be clearly seen in the door pillar, on the photo of real green A45 that you have displayed. These were solenoid operated illuminated pointers about 15cms in length, which were operated by means of a directional switch mounted on the top side of the steering wheel boss. When the switch was operated the corresponding trafficator was supposed to spring out. They probably worked when the car was new but suffice it to say mine were bloody awful in that they were prone to sticking and so often gave no indication of my intention to turn. When turning right I often had to thump the door pillar in order to get the damn thing to spring out. Furthermore, even when they did work they were not that obvious to other drivers. Anyway, following several near misses I decided to treat myself to a Wipac indicator kit, purpose made for old cars like mine. The kit was comprised of 4 indicator lamps, a coil of wire, a fuse carrier and what was known as a flasher unit. These were wired up to the steering wheel switch and gave a clear flashing signal when turning a corner. Happy memories!
Anyway please keep the videos coming as I do enjoy watching them. Best Regards Bob.
Thanks, Bob. very informative. Here in Australia, we call trsfficators wigwags. Many cars had them VW's pre 1960s, both beetle and konbis had them.
I, too, watch a few model railway models on TH-cam like Everad Junction and Chadwick model railway. I think i get more ideas for dioramas from Richard at Everard Junction than from Charlie at Chadwick.
@@gravesendaustralia Thanks Mike, Nice to compare notes. Regards Bob
Nice restorations, details and paint jobs 👌 👍
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Very Nice
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