G’day Martin, great work from the master. As you said a true icon. Nice job on the interior, it’s your bit of bling that gives it that zing. All the best to you my friend. Cheers Chris 👍🏼🇦🇺
No apologies necessary for the length of the video Martin, it's good to watch you work on these little castings. The transformation of this one, from what it was when you started on it, is fantastic. Brilliant detailing and a great use of masking tape. We learn something everyday. Looking forward to your next video. All the very best. Peter.
You did that one up real nice, Martin. The details really helped it. A while back, there was a lime green, Bond Bug at a car dealershio.. One day this Garden Snail says to the dealer, "I'd like to buy that Bond Bug but it isn't flashy enough for my taste." "Could you paint a big S for snail, on both sides?" The dealer wants to make the deal, so he agrees but he says to the garden cnail " Come back tomorrow and it will ne ready for you." The snail pays for the Bond Bug and leaves. The next day the Garden Snail is so excited, he can hardly contain himself. He makes his way to the dealership and the car is waiting for him. It's flashy, lime green paint has been all painted up and the Paint Shop has painted big, bold, letter esses on the doors. He is elated, he thanks the dearer, gets in and drives off. When he gets to the main street, the Garden Snail has to stop at the traffic lights. When the lights turn green, he stomps on the gas pedal and he zooms down the road at break neck speed. It's as fast as the Garden Snail has ever gone. Everyone in town turned their heads and in unison said, "Hey, look at that S car go!".
Hi Martin a great one this week. Nice tip with the tape i'll use that for my vinyl roofs. "Risk it for a Swisskit", i bet that's what the driver said overtaking the milkfloat. All the best from Ian B & family.
The Bond Buggy. Can I just mention an old Reme vehicle mechanic Sgt MD who was restoring one circa 1990. In army time in the LAD obviously! Sadly killed on active service in the Gulf. I don’t know if he finished the restoration but he would have loved this video. Glad I’ve found this series. Thanks
well, this Bug turned out to be a bit of a bugger. :) love the detailing, it helps a lot turning an orange wedge in to a cute little car. ^^ great work! ^^
I've watched it last night but had no brain to comment 😅😅Fantastic restoration Martin ,the attention to details are great ,it's been a pleasure to watch it ,cheers Laz
Hi Martin what Amazing job you did on this one, i do like the touch on the doors that was a very good idea of your . I do have 2 bond bug one orange lime green i will do what you did on the doors this give it some originality a bit like putting wing mirrors on some of the trucks . Ralph
Thanks very much Ralph, yes it was an inspiration it doesn't happen very often 😀, I was going for wing mirrors but I wasn't going too push it All the best Martin 👍
You took yours a bit further than me. Great finish. Love the tape over the tunnel behind the instrument binnacle & the steering column anchor. Also rounding off the headlight mouldings
The back panel on the bond bug that was black was the tiny boot and it was plywood with a black covering I had one back in the day great fun to drive .
Hi Martin nice job on this funny little car I wouldn't like to be boxed in by semi trailers in this thing. They did one of these on Wheeler Dealers with Edd China. I didn't realise there were so many of them around but there are. I had a nasty shock going to a duo gig the other day. My car has a dash cam and I was on a freeway towing an enclosed trailer full of band gear. I remember seeing a 4WD ute pass me with a open trailer that had a very dodgy looking blue 44 gallon drum badly secured in the back. About 5 mins latter suddenly the drum was right in the middle of the road in front of me😲 no ute or trailer in sight. I don't know how I did it but I managed to get around it without hitting it or anybody else. I watched the dash cam footage back and it was definitely the same blue drum that was on that trailer. It looks like it had come off the trailer hit the side rail on my side of the road and started to slowly roll across the road in front of me. Luckily there was not another car directly behind me or in the other lane and after I past it I saw in my rear mirror it kept rolling across two lanes and onto the other shoulder. So that was my bit of excitement for the weekend. catch you on the next one mate great video.👍🏻
I’ll tell ya Martin it was interesting how you pointed out a lot of details that wasn’t quite right with the way corgi had them produced on the Bond bug, great touch on the lights & for a small diecast you brought out a lot of details,especially the doors to look like canvas,nice job, a very sharp 3 wheel vehicle 👍, take care my friend, see ya on the next diecast adventure.👋😎🚗🚒🚙
I had one of these - no idea WHAT happened to it! Shame. I was surprised you didn't go the 'hot pipe' route to get the glass out of that clip, but the body mods are a very good improvement on a kinda sloppy original. Nice one!
1970-1974, 2-seater, 3 whhels, 4 speed, 4 cylinder, 200 miles per tank, 30 horsepower, 700cc engine, top speed 70 MPH, sold new for around 700 quidm 99% of them came painted in tangerine. I wouldn't want one i real life, but it is a fucar to have as a toy. Ya did a great job on this. I just wish Ya painted it in a different color, lol.
To my mind orange and black is a great colour mate ,love orange a focus RS on Met orange with black aluminium and silver trims black mica wheels similar to huns car in Tokyo drift but his was I think a zonda ,nice work mate Mark 😊😊
OK Martin It's been 3 weeks did they buy it?😃.... Well 3 cheers and a pat on the back to you this was a pleasure to watch with all the extra work and detailing ....I had never seen one of these before until one was done on an English car restoration programe, shown on TV here in Australia a couple of years ago,.. the 2 blokes found it on an old farm .... Thanks again for the video,.....👍
Cheers, Gregory, this was definitely a fun one to play with certainly different, and yes he certainly brought the car and thay are very happy together. All the best Martin
nic one Martin love all the extra details really sets off this little corgi , had a ride in one way back in '77 my mate part ex'd his GT750 kettle for one (girlfriends idea) 👍👍
Hoped to by one of these about 1978 from a woman who worked by my scrap yard at the time,also had an orange beach buggy for sale as well for £500 each,failed my driving test and she had sold them by the time i passed...oh well😢
Superb. Bond bugs and Swisskits. No Eurocap health and safety ratings. I think the bond bug and Reliant Robin would be minus 10. Did anyone ever eat a Swisskit? And does anyone care.
Great tips and ideas from the master. Wee project looks fantastic. Thank you, Martin
Paul ☘️ ☘️
Thanks Paul it means a lot brother
Great little bond bug those little details really make it stand out
Cheers Dean I appreciate it 👍
Excellent restoration Martin I remember my sister having one these back in the 70,s well done 👍.
Thanks Adrian that's cool it's surprising there are a few still about .
All the best Martin 👍
Great work mart, fantastic outcome, well done, loved the extra detailing!!
Thanks Robert it's really appreciated my friend 👍
Martin what a great Video on your Bond Bug that extra detail makes your model stand out.
Thanks Anthony iam glad you enjoyed it my friend all the best Martin 👍
Hello Martin another great video great restoration looks great hope you and your family are keeping well regards Glyn
Thanks very much Glyn for the kind words it's much appreciated my friend 👍
I love this Martin model. You've made a beautiful copy of it. It looks great. Kind regards
Thanks Paul it was an enjoyable restoration all the best Martin 👍
Very cool casting , big like .
Great work as always.
Better than new . WOW .
Mike .
Thanks Mike it's really appreciated my friend 👍
G’day Martin, great work from the master. As you said a true icon. Nice job on the interior, it’s your bit of bling that gives it that zing. All the best to you my friend.
Cheers Chris 👍🏼🇦🇺
Thanks very much Chris I really appreciate it my friend 👍
Such wonderful work on this Martin! It is fantastic! A fun little casting :)
Thanks Jim it was very enjoyable to restore, all the best Martin 👍
No apologies necessary for the length of the video Martin, it's good to watch you work on these little castings. The transformation of this one, from what it was when you started on it, is fantastic. Brilliant detailing and a great use of masking tape. We learn something everyday. Looking forward to your next video. All the very best. Peter.
Thanks Peter I really appreciate it my friend 👍
Smashing outcome. Cheers Michael
Thanks Michael much appreciated 👍
Total transformation..... very smart indeed 👌🏻👏🏻👍🏻
Really enjoyed that; as you say, just a little bit different.....
Thanks very much it was an enjoyable restoration glad you liked it 👍
The extra detailing really brought it to life Martin.
Cheers Peter it was a fun one to experiment with .
All the best Martin
Brilliant job Martin, enjoyed it immensely 👍
Thanks very much my friend 😀
Great work on the Bug Martin, love the details!
Thanks Ron my friend its really appreciated 👍
Great job Martin! Love this little casting and the on-lookers! I did one of these years ago and thought it was a James Bond car haha!
Cheers Mark it's a fun little car ,all the best Martin
You did that one up real nice, Martin. The details really helped it. A while back, there was a lime green, Bond Bug at a car dealershio.. One day this Garden Snail says to the dealer, "I'd like to buy that Bond Bug but it isn't flashy enough for my taste." "Could you paint a big S for snail, on both sides?" The dealer wants to make the deal, so he agrees but he says to the garden cnail " Come back tomorrow and it will ne ready for you." The snail pays for the Bond Bug and leaves. The next day the Garden Snail is so excited, he can hardly contain himself. He makes his way to the dealership and the car is waiting for him. It's flashy, lime green paint has been all painted up and the Paint Shop has painted big, bold, letter esses on the doors. He is elated, he thanks the dearer, gets in and drives off. When he gets to the main street, the Garden Snail has to stop at the traffic lights. When the lights turn green, he stomps on the gas pedal and he zooms down the road at break neck speed. It's as fast as the Garden Snail has ever gone. Everyone in town turned their heads and in unison said, "Hey, look at that S car go!".
That's funny 😁 I like it ,all the best Martin
Cute little car.
Nice restoration Martin 😊
Have a great week 😀
Thanks Charlie, and you look after yourself my friend
Another fantastic job Martin, like the extra details.
Thanks Rob very much appreciated my friend 👍
Nicely done ol buddy! That's thinking outside the box, cheers ✌️😎
Cheers Don ,I tend to live my life out of the box these days it's certainly safer 😅😅 all the best Martin
Right On brother
Hi Martin a great one this week. Nice tip with the tape i'll use that for my vinyl roofs. "Risk it for a Swisskit", i bet that's what the driver said overtaking the milkfloat. All the best from Ian B & family.
😅👍cheers, Ian .I don't think this one would keep up with a milk float .
All the best, Martin 👍
The Bond Buggy.
Can I just mention an old Reme vehicle mechanic Sgt MD who was restoring one circa 1990.
In army time in the LAD obviously!
Sadly killed on active service in the Gulf.
I don’t know if he finished the restoration but he would have loved this video.
Glad I’ve found this series.
Thanks
Thanks for that memory my friend its a shame he didn't get to finish.
It I appreciate your support
Really nice work on the Bonde bug Martin, definitely had some challenges along the way, Cheers mate
Thanks Tom it was a fun one to mess around with
well, this Bug turned out to be a bit of a bugger. :) love the detailing, it helps a lot turning an orange wedge in to a cute little car. ^^ great work! ^^
Thanks Lothar it was enjoyable to restore, all the best Martin 👍
Brilliant, what superb extra detailing you have done and what a superb restoration, I really enjoyed this video👍😊 All the best, Nick🐸🐸
Cheers nick ,it was something different and enjoyable to restore
All the best Martin 👍
I've watched it last night but had no brain to comment 😅😅Fantastic restoration Martin ,the attention to details are great ,it's been a pleasure to watch it ,cheers Laz
Cheers laz ,glad you enjoyed it my friend 👍
You went above and beyond with that one Martin its better now than when corgi made it new, well done mate
Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍
Hi Martin what Amazing job you did on this one, i do like the touch on the doors that was a very good idea of your . I do have 2 bond bug one orange lime green i will do what you did on the doors this give it some originality a bit like putting wing mirrors on some of the trucks .
Ralph
Thanks very much Ralph, yes it was an inspiration it doesn't happen very often 😀, I was going for wing mirrors but I wasn't going too push it
All the best Martin 👍
Wow what a difference Martin looks great cheers✌️
Thanks Jeff I appreciate it my friend
Good crafting tips 👍 horrible little death trap isn't it 😂
Thanks very much my friend, yes I wouldn't want to drive it to far .
Another masterclass from the Master😅😅😅
Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍
You must have spent many hours on this restoration but it was time well spent, the end result is wonderful.
Thanks David it did take a while but it was definitely enjoyable to do .
All the best Martin 👍
smashing job that one first time i saw a bond bug in rreal life was in a showroom in whitby west cliffe looked great had no money so forgot about it .
Thanks Gordon, I only ever saw one and that was a long long time ago at an m o t station.
All the best Martin 👍
You took yours a bit further than me. Great finish. Love the tape over the tunnel behind the instrument binnacle & the steering column anchor. Also rounding off the headlight mouldings
Thanks Ian yes I just got a bit carried away with it but it was worth it .
All the best Martin 👍
@martindaredare take it as far as you wish. No limits, only horizons, they will coñtinue to recede onto the far diztance
Nice job cheers Graham
Thanks very much Graham it's really appreciated
Great job Martin, some nice tips there. I have a couple to do myself. Looks more realistic. Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍
The back panel on the bond bug that was black was the tiny boot and it was plywood with a black covering I had one back in the day great fun to drive .
Thanks for the information Stuart 👍 I vet it was a fun car to drive .
All the best Martin 👍
Hi Martin nice job on this funny little car I wouldn't like to be boxed in by semi trailers in this thing. They did one of these on Wheeler Dealers with Edd China. I didn't realise there were so many of them around but there are. I had a nasty shock going to a duo gig the other day. My car has a dash cam and I was on a freeway towing an enclosed trailer full of band gear. I remember seeing a 4WD ute pass me with a open trailer that had a very dodgy looking blue 44 gallon drum badly secured in the back. About 5 mins latter suddenly the drum was right in the middle of the road in front of me😲 no ute or trailer in sight. I don't know how I did it but I managed to get around it without hitting it or anybody else. I watched the dash cam footage back and it was definitely the same blue drum that was on that trailer. It looks like it had come off the trailer hit the side rail on my side of the road and started to slowly roll across the road in front of me. Luckily there was not another car directly behind me or in the other lane and after I past it I saw in my rear mirror it kept rolling across two lanes and onto the other shoulder. So that was my bit of excitement for the weekend. catch you on the next one mate great video.👍🏻
Blimey Geoff, that was a close call that could have ended badly, at least it tested your lightning reaction skills .
Be careful out there my friend
Great job Martin and the way you made the doors look like canvas was superb 😉
Thanks Steven iam glad you liked it my friend 👍
I’ll tell ya Martin it was interesting how you pointed out a lot of details that wasn’t quite right with the way corgi had them produced on the Bond bug, great touch on the lights & for a small diecast you brought out a lot of details,especially the doors to look like canvas,nice job, a very sharp 3 wheel vehicle 👍, take care my friend, see ya on the next diecast adventure.👋😎🚗🚒🚙
Thanks very much Jeff ,yes I think thay could have done a bit better .this was enjoyable to do ,all the best Martin 👌
Great job Martin..My mate had one of them very cool
Cheers Brian it's a strange looking thing that's for shore .
Bad Ass restoration Martin I love it brother ❤
Cheers Shawn it was a fun one to do
All the best Martin 👍
Excellent as always 😊😊😊😊
Cheers mick ,much appreciated brother
Nice one Martin
Thanks very much my friend
I had one of these - no idea WHAT happened to it! Shame.
I was surprised you didn't go the 'hot pipe' route to get the glass out of that clip, but the body mods are a very good improvement on a kinda sloppy original. Nice one!
Cheers fraser the hot pipe would have been dodgy because you could see all the underside when you lifted the hood .
All the best Martin 👍
Diecast. Restoration. Corgi. Toys. Bond. Bug. BMP. 389. 1971. /. 1974.
Cheers Kenny 🍻 all the best Martin 👍
I remember these cars from old movies. Mr. Bean, in my opinion, even somehow drove a similar 🤭
Never seen these on Mr Bean. 3 wheelers there were Reliant Robins known as the plastic pig
🤔@@ianhow100
Yes rowin (MR BEAN ) does have a classic jag that he racers in the classic car track days ,I think it's a mk8 or 9 .
1970-1974, 2-seater, 3 whhels, 4 speed, 4 cylinder, 200 miles per tank, 30 horsepower, 700cc engine, top speed 70 MPH, sold new for around 700 quidm 99% of them came painted in tangerine. I wouldn't want one i real life, but it is a fucar to have as a toy. Ya did a great job on this. I just wish Ya painted it in a different color, lol.
Cheers cat nice peice of information brother 👍 I wouldn't want one ither
To my mind orange and black is a great colour mate ,love orange a focus RS on Met orange with black aluminium and silver trims black mica wheels similar to huns car in Tokyo drift but his was I think a zonda ,nice work mate
Mark 😊😊
Thanks Mark, not quite as fast as those you mentioned but it looks fast 😉😳 all the best Martin 👍
That's a cute little bugger Martin, well done. I was wondering if you sealed the tape with clear varnish after painting it
Yes just a thin coat of floor polish to seal it but not to much as to loose the detail or unstick it .
All the best Martin 👍
OK Martin It's been 3 weeks did they buy it?😃.... Well 3 cheers and a pat on the back to you this was a pleasure to watch with all the extra work and detailing ....I had never seen one of these before until one was done on an English car restoration programe, shown on TV here in Australia a couple of years ago,.. the 2 blokes found it on an old farm .... Thanks again for the video,.....👍
Cheers, Gregory, this was definitely a fun one to play with certainly different, and yes he certainly brought the car and thay are very happy together. All the best Martin
nic one Martin love all the extra details really sets off this little corgi , had a ride in one way back in '77 my mate part ex'd his GT750 kettle for one (girlfriends idea) 👍👍
Cheers Neil, it was an enjoyable restoration, never been in one but I have seen one close up .all the best Martin
Nice one
Cheers Colin 🍻
It’s so cute
Thanks Michael much appreciated my friend 👍
Hoped to by one of these about 1978 from a woman who worked by my scrap yard at the time,also had an orange beach buggy for sale as well for £500 each,failed my driving test and she had sold them by the time i passed...oh well😢
Wow that was a bugger, the vetch buggy would have been great 👍
All the best Martin
Ed Chins of die cast restoration!
Thanks very much my friend that's very kind of you
As you noted, getting the glass out was a work of art
It was a bit tricky plus any damage would have been seen .
Superb. Bond bugs and Swisskits. No Eurocap health and safety ratings. I think the bond bug and Reliant Robin would be minus 10. Did anyone ever eat a Swisskit? And does anyone care.
Cheers Andy, glad you liked it ,I don't think anyone cares about swisskits😅😅
Right couler is ford vister orrange
Thanks for the information Matthew much appreciated my friend
Lovely job Martin . I have done a couple of these but the transfers are terrible from a certain seller on e bay .
Thanks Glyn yes unfortunately they are of poor quality, which is shame .
I have found another one so lime green it is .
All the best Martin 👍