Ertl The Fall Guy Truck Custom Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Welcome to my channel. In this video I restore and customize an Ertl GMC truck from The Fall Guy TV series (circa 1982) starring Lee Majors.
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You did a fantastic job. One thing, you missed the little black stripe on passenger side up between the front bumper and wheel. Lol. Turned out great. Keep up the good work.
I just noticed that.. oh well
Don't pay any attention to HOONOZIT. We all know you care. 👍👍👍
Haha I will reapply the decal and put another coat of clear on, no problem, dunno how I missed it 👍
On that note, I withdraw my whinage.
@@Hoonozit 😅😅😅 People like us tend to stick our foot in our mouth, even in the danged comments section... We're harmless, just detail freaks. 😵
About 25 years ago I used to make prototypes for an inventor guy who was the retired stuntman for Lee Majors (The Fall guy). He looked just like him. His name was Tom Sutton and he invented the "ball cap buddy" a hat washing cage for washing hats in the washing machine so your hat wouldn't get all messed up....Dude was crazy and wild with a million cool Hollywood stories
So he was the real Fall Guy!
@@DannysDiecastDisasters yep isn't that funny.
The truck on the TV programme was a 1984 GMC High Sierra LWB. It has to be a 1984, because apparently the grille changed the year after after only a couple of years with that design and light cluster. In fact they got through quite a few trucks, because as you can imagine, the stunts etc were hard on the vehicles. In the opening credits you can see one bust through an obstacle, before the front axle promptly collapses. The engineers on set ended up fabricating reinforced chassis to reduce the number of trucks they were writing off. Great programme, loved it as a kid and a lottery win would see a truck like that on my driveway.
Great show, great truck.I lived in Dyersville IA. Where ERTL was located. They had a store front and this was a well liked truck by children when I was little.
I remember the series very well..
I was happy to see Lee Majors back acting again after so many years.
I an a Matchbox guy and never liked the Ertl models.
You have made a nice model out of scrap metal.
One of my favorite TV shows
Right? And what was that other one? Sky Wolf or something, with the helicopter. But... The original Incredible Hulk was my "must watch this before homework" show.
Janson Gander Airwolf
Nailed it! I like the smaller decal ... looks better. Awesome paint & wheels. Very cool stop-animation peel out & great to see the Santa Monica mountains. Superb job ... really pushing the envelope!
Nice job. A little trivia. In the show opening, when you see the truck jump, you will notice the engine is located in the middle and just behind the driver. It can also be seen in a couple of episodes. Pick-ups are front heavy and it would nose dive during a jump.
Beautiful job Danny, Colt Seavers would be very pleased. Especially with the new wheels. I just wish they still made TV shows like that.
Great job with the Fall Guy GMC Truck l love watching the show when I was younger .
One of my favourite tv shows as a kid. Great job Danny, those wheels are spot on for that, very close to the originals 😉👍
lovely job and the wheels set it off ,the paintwork along with the detailing ready do set it apart
Great job. That music was the perfect way to end the video. The way it started
I was sure that it was Craig Chaquico on guitar. A bit jazzy, a bit new age, just his style but then the beat picked up an the guitars got all countryfied. Just what those mid-air poses called for.;
I met Craig when he was promoting his record Acoustic Planet. Nice guy and blistering guitarist.
Top job Danny, came out way better than what you started with! Another one of the shows that every bloke my age used to watch back in the day.
Nice. The Fall Guy was one of my favorite shows growing up. The GMC they used is still my all time favorite truck. Greenlight is releasing a 1/64 early next year ..😎😎😎
The end segment was brilliant - especially when the tuck sped off in a cloud of smoke - marvellous!!
fantastic
One of my favorit shows in the past and I still watch it sometimes. Great restore.
Awesome work! Loved that show as a young teen ager.
Dude these resto vids really helps keep my anxiety down! Thank you!
Loved that show. Heather Thomas, yowza!!
You ain't lyin'!!! 😘😘😘
Awesome resto plus! The logo on the hood is just right. The wheels are the perfect touch! Well Done! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
From the wrecking yard to a great finish!
Cheers
Great job, loved that TV show back in the day.
I think it turned out better than pretty good. It looks pretty excellent. Thanks.
I like the plastics on this one, its really well detailed, almost on par with hot wheels or matchbox
Ertl is a really good company
the real truck was an 81 K2500 GMC. This model is pretty close.
Bit of trivia for you. The stunt men on the Fall Guy got tired of waiting for a new truck to be brought up after every atempt at a jump or what not, so they made a jump truck. They took the front drive axles out, and made a plywood cut out to make it look like it was still four wheel drive. Then they moved the engine back, most of it was under the tool box in the back, a little extended into the cab. I don't recall what else they did, but they did a lot to lighten it up especially in the front end. In something like 40 jumps, they broke one bolt. Saved the company a lot of money too, but did they get any credit for it... naw... they're just the stunt guys.
Stunt guys party like there's no tomorrow.
Truck came out awesome! Great memories
It looks great !!! I’m a big fall guy fan and toy Collector and you nailed it with this one 🏆
Love the final job the Fall Guy was one of my favorite TV shows back in the early 80s.
Love watching fall guy with my papaw. Miss him dearly! Great job Danny!
Would love to see a custom Ramcharger from the movie Lone wolf McQuade. Childhood favorite.
It looks really good. I think the decal is just the right size and looks in scale to the model. I can't believe how nice it looks. Great job of restoring it.
Awesome job, Mate. You've turned a piece of junk into a showcase-beauty. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
When I look at the finished model, I just can hear the old "Fall Guy" theme...
"🎶🎵 Well I'm not the kind to kiss and tell but I've been seen with Farah....🎶🎵🎶"
Thanks for sharing and bringing back old memories. Keep up your good work. Greetings from Cuxhaven at the german northsea-shore. 👍🏼😁👍🏼😁👍🏼
What a great job. I had that truck when I was a kid. Wish I still had it.
I still have a MINT fall guy truck , I'm 44 , I absolutely love my ertl fall guy truck .
You did one heck of a job. I had this truck and did a lot of pretend 4 wheeling with it. Across the street there were a lot of dirt piles I could play on. Lol!!!
Awesome, you do all the childhood Mems!
Great job, once again! You brought that old classic back to life, and with style! 👍 SCHWEEEET!!!
Wow! That looks super nice! I love these old GMC trucks, so this is probably one of my favorites.
Loved this show as a kid! Still have my old replica of this truck. Almost in as bad a shape as the before of this one. Great job with a truck that brings back find memories.
Looks better than new the rims you used are perfect for this truck and like the spin out effects at the end of the video
Thanks so much for this one! Completely unexpected! The Fall Guy was one of my favourite television shows growing up ,and I love Lee Majors! Nice work!
Awesome job! I love the pics at the end!! I grew up watching The Fall Guy. Thank you!!
I'm thinking about getting into the diecast restoration hobby myself.
One of my favorite TV vehicles, came out great.
My 2nd favorite T.V. truck. My 1st is the power wagon from simon & simon.
Another good restoration done by Danny
A wonderful restoration, loving the action shots at the end. Those rear lights came out well, the paint actually makes them look like glass.
Looks amazing Danny! I can see Colt Seavers and Howie chasing bad guys and jumping over things in your gorgeous truck. To this day I don't understand why Ertl made such crapy versions of T.V. and film cars. They made the best farm equipment diecasts on the planet and you'd think that they could do the same thing with their other castings. I remember when this was released and was so disappointed that I didn't buy one. But after seeing what can be done by a talented builder as yourself, I am wanting to find one and try to make it look as good as you make yours. Just wish I had the equipment to make the decals like you do. Can't wait to see what you build next my friend. Have a great weekend!
I love that Show it was awesome that truck is very rare the full scale
Truck was Mid engine Bigblock 77 K/20 designed for jumping it was way ahead of it's time Sadly the original was sold for scrap after the show was cancelled in the spring of 83
Awesome job, brings back some good memories. A time that was much relaxed and easy going.
I remember a time when you didn't just go up and pet someone's dog, you asked "Does he bite?" and held out your hand for the dog to smell first. A man brought milk in crates and little bottles, and baseball (not politics) was what everyone was talking about. Those were good times.
I remember this truck.. great restoration 👍👍👍😀😀😀
Loved the Fall Guy!! Great Job!!!
Great job and one of my favorite TV shows
The truck turned out great - the wheel's are shmick it really looks the part. 👍
I remember that TV show. I remember that truck to. Brings back childhood memories. You did an awesome job
Great work Danny , brings beck some memories of watching fall guy with my kids.
You left the cool van and the color was very good, greetings friend
Love the restoration :) I would have removed the remnants of the tow hook though...
Never seen the Fall Guy sadly... it never was shown on Dutch (or Belgian, or German) television
WOW DANNY YA DID IT AGAIN TOOK A CRUSTY VEHICLE AND TURNED IT INTO A PIECE OF ART I GIVE YA ☆☆☆☆☆
Very nice, an unbelievable transformation
Great resto.... Actually had a 77 Chevy. short bed choc. brown..
The new wheels are more realistic
good choice.
Great job, Danny! I had one of these when I was a kid, but it definitely paled in comparison to the custom one that you have created. Keep up the good work and I will keep on watching your videos.
Beautiful job
Now it's too beautiful to do any stunts with it. Thats now a beautiful daily driver. Or Sunday driver? Grate job yet again.
Being a child of the 80s i got to catch reruns of that show i loved that truck i guess thats why i had 12 of them at one point as a adult my favorite part of the intro was the truck jumping
Great restoration loved that programme 👍
Great job on the pickup truck
It went from 0 to 100 real quick 👍🏻🔥🤘🏻
Awesome truck, nice paint job and good looking wheels 😀
Never find any Ertl cars in here Finland, maybe they didn't sold Ertl toys in Europe?
Great restoration, and it flyes good too !
Wow really really really cool truck i wish i had that for my collection
Yay loved Lee Majors as the unknown stuntman Colt Seavers.
Ha! Loved this show when I was a kid... cheers!
Awsome restoration Danny !!!
great job ,but personally i would've done the black strip on top of the yellow too
If I remember correctly the series ran until 1985 ,I think there were five seasons .
Hiya danny its jenny and the cats. We are always amazed at what you do with these models. You have done a great job with this one it looks good. 😸
Beautiful job, man!!!! Now you can "jump an open drawbridge"!!!!
You're awesome Danny!!!!!
Awesome job buddy looks great thanks for sharing buddy keep up the good work greenlight is coming out with one in November 😎👍👍
That truck is amazing
I can remember the Fall Guy Serie Or how it called here in Germany " Ein Colt für alle Fälle " i watched it often when i was a little Boy back in the 80s this Series was one of my favorites next to Knight Rider and a few others 😊 ...
A good job for a good cause, a win win !
Great truck, loved the show!
Looks great man! Always wondered how much american TV you guys got in the 80's as we didnt get much in the way of British TV. There was stuff sometimes on PBS, but it was very little and on sporadically.
We were lucky here and got plenty of American and English tv
@@DannysDiecastDisasters thats awesome! We didn't get anything from your neck of the woods till the 90s. And even then it was stuff from the late 70s. Glad your childhood was filled with rad TV shows!
I notice a lot of Americans don't get the references to old British comedies. We barely had our own TV industry here so I guess that why we got stuff from all over.
@@DannysDiecastDisasters we got some brit comedy's but never when they were new. Fawlty towers, python, are you being served, keeping up appearances, it seemed random. The young ones was one of my personal favorites.
Beautiful truck
Impressive. The result is something brilliant.
Danny was just watching fallguy on DVD the other day got season 1&2 just can't find if there was any more. Great job and vid keep up with the great work 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😎😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍👍
Awesome mate 😎
It turned out awesome 👍👍😊
Nice job for what you had to work with. Your right, it's a poor example in detail for what those GMC trucks looked like.
Owned one of these for about 2 days as a child, took it to school and someone took it, never found out who - was so annoyed!
Great job mate. Ready to jump up in the air ....
Very nice customrestoration! The car looks beautiful and the final pictures "out in the wild west" are awesome as usual. The "flying truck" pictures are wonderful. How did you do these?
Photoshop 👍
Dyersville is about an hour and a half north of me. I always forget that ERTL was located there.
Is it just me,or does the roof on the driver's side look slightly lower?🤔
COLT's truck had a shorter front end & a really long back end.
But,as you said,this isn't a very authentic casting.
The front grille,however,looks exactly like the real thing (after season 1).
The colour of the truck in the pilot episode (as seen in the first shot of the opening sequence) is completely different!
Metallic gun-metal grey with wood-panel detailing on the sides,without any "Fall Guy" logos at all,anywhere.
I've always liked that colour scheme more.
It's one of my all time favourite shows,just LOVE it❗❤️🖤💜💙💚💛🧡♥️
(Got Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD.
Halfway through Season 3 now,downloaded from the internet.
Someone's REALLY GOT TO get Seasons 3-5 out on DVD,NOOOW❗❗❗
- SHOUT FACTORY,VEI,20TH CENTURY FOX,are you guys listening???)
That said,it just bothers me how the truck lifts off without any ramp (or excuse for) in sight❗
(Now,some scenes did have a reason to justify or explain the jump,but in later seasons,most didn't).
K.I.T.T. has "Turbo Boost",so that makes perfect sense!😚
The "COYOTE",HARDCASTLE's Truck,"THE A-TEAM"/B.A.'s van & the "GENERAL LEE" (did I leave anyone out?) ALL had reasons to justify their jumps!🤭
But for an "ordinary" car (or in this case,truck),to just lift-off without as much as a mound of dirt or SOMETHING to explain it taking to the skies,just bugs the hell out of me!🤔
One question,if ya don't mind (just to save me the trouble of experimenting & finding out for myself).
What would happen if you didn't strip the chrome or paint from the plastic parts first,& just went over them with the primer & new chrome or paint?
What would happen?
- Thnx.
Another awesome job Danny! I just let a whole 3mins of ads play. Hope it gets you a cent or two :)
great work...I watch the show on TH-cam.....nail'd it
Robert
Nicely done
Excellent job!! 😁
I loved this show as a kid!!