Your videos are always entertaining Martin. Having watched most of them forwards and backwards in time, I appreciate what you do. Lots of us really like these vintage Dinkys and Corgis. I've done many myself. Including some Tootsietoys as well. Carry on, your work is Fantastic!🇺🇸🎩🇺🇸
I know I'm 4 years late but I think the "dented" tail bit looks pretty good to me. I know it isn't what you were going for but it really looks like a breakdown lorry that's been working for a while. The "dents" make it look like it's been through the mill.
Thanks very much, my friend. It's never too late ,thanks for watching. Yes, it does look like it's had a lot of use. I can live with that .thanks again my friend
Nice restoration Martin, but I would have liked to have seen your spraying techniques, I learn a lot from you. I’m still a novice so the more I see the better, all the best to you and the guvnor and stay safe. From novice Keith Moorcroft.
Cheers Keith I will bear that in mind ,I do work a few videos in front so be patient my friend, I normally use rattle cans ,but I do have one coming up hopefully in December that will need the air brush. Thanks for your continued support my friend 👍
Nice job mate that caustic soda is rugged stuff we never stop learning but the challenge is all part of it. Bugger about the decals being the wrong colour.The truck looks good with it's new paint job.👍
Thanks Geoff, was a bit stupid of me for not double checking, but it is easily sorted, going to show it when the decals arrive. Thanks again for your support.
Looks good Martin...bought one of these recently and the vendor chucked in a second one! Very happy with that purchase. Thanks for the warning about the caustic soda....I've not had that problem so far but I'll be a bit more careful in future. Hope you source a decent compressor to replace your old one.
Thanks Derrick, that was a result getting 2 for the price of 1. Yes I will be looking out for a better quality one this time, one with a tank. Thanks for your support.
Great job mate. Interesting casting with all them different tabs, hooks and springs instead the usual rivets. Love it. In the other hand nasty stuff that caustic soda.... Stick to Port mate lol. Have a great weekend
Another great restoration Martin , shame about your compressor problem. Your are a brave bloke to admit you owned a Lada Riva mate..Lol. Look forward to another one of your resto's.
Ha ha the old lada , if I remember I will tell a story about it on my next video. The compressor is dead now so going to source another one better quality this time . Thanks for your support.
Nice job on the Dinky tow truck Martin, good sound advice on what caustic soda can do to metal. Again nice restoration, have a good weekend my friend take care.😎👍👍👍🚘
Cheers Scott my friend, next ones a corgi at the moment iam alternating them . I have quite a few that need parts so iam trying to source bits but the problem is I always spot something that needs my help 😂
Nice restoration, you can’t see the damage made by the caustic soda much and I’m sure when you get the decals on it will notice even less. looking forward to your next video.
Lovely restoration again Martin, thanks for the warning on the caustic soda, for some reason it never seems to get fresh paint off very easily when you need to redo the model, but I never would have thought it would have damaged the casting like that. If it’s any consolation, when I put the Jag from my last video back in, the pillars I repaired fell out again and only about 60% of the paint came off, 4 times I’ve done that blasted thing now, the last time I just rubbed it down to the metal with very fine wet and dry, thank goodness that at last my paint job has worked out ok on it, so I don’t need to do it any more lol! I do like those commer cabs I think they look the part and your paint job suits it well, congratulations on a good job well done 👌👍😊 Any joy on a memory stick with the box templates on? Not every box is on the one I got and the pictures are not all perfect but on the whole they a pretty good, I just ordered some slightly thicker card at 300gsm on Amazon, to see how it does. All the best, Nick
Cheers nick ,you are right about the fresh paint ,in hindsight I should have done it once and finished of with the wire wheel, but it had so many edges and small hard to get to places. I already have the discs with the boxes on but it appears you have to resize them and to be honest iam not very computer minded and iam struggling with it , so I thought your one might be a better prospect. All the best martin.
Every day is a school day in this caper - I have been going about 18 months and am still learning. The ripply side panels on the truck bed have a certain realism about them... did you try a bit of wire wool after the assembly to give a patinated look? I never saw a pristine breakdown truck in my life!
Hi ,yes I think you will struggle to get that particular part try model supplies. Com or maybe be a donner vehicle. Good hunting I hope you get sorted. All the best martin 👍
@@martindaredare I worked for a short while in a BL garage in 1971. There i saw the last of the A60s being phased out. Namely the Morris Oxford& the Wolseley 16/60. They both had starting handles. It doubled as the crank handle for the spare wheel cage
Got one of these on the bench for the February 2023 DMC Challenge so this will be a great help! Nicely done Martin!
Great stuff Ron, it's a nice one to work on ,have fun .
All the best martin 👍
Your videos are always entertaining Martin. Having watched most of them forwards and backwards in time, I appreciate what you do. Lots of us really like these vintage Dinkys and Corgis. I've done many myself. Including some Tootsietoys as well. Carry on, your work is Fantastic!🇺🇸🎩🇺🇸
Thanks very much Stephen for the kind words it's really appreciated my friend 👍
great job Martin, as always, I love renovating your Dinky, congratulations on greetings from Poland
Thanks Paul , it means a lot coming from a talented man like yourself.
Once again an impressive restoration job, well done!
Cheers Phil.
Nice recovery, in both senses of the word!
Thanks Fraser, lam glad you liked it, have a good week my friend
I know I'm 4 years late but I think the "dented" tail bit looks pretty good to me. I know it isn't what you were going for but it really looks like a breakdown lorry that's been working for a while. The "dents" make it look like it's been through the mill.
Thanks very much, my friend. It's never too late ,thanks for watching. Yes, it does look like it's had a lot of use. I can live with that .thanks again my friend
Even though these Reno's may not be worth the value of an original condition, I feel that your restorations have quality that people will value.
Thanks very much I really appreciate it my friend 😀
Sweet resto. These old castings are superb - in many cases, better than the newer stuff!
Super cool model! Nicely done!
Cheers for that 👍
Nice, I mostly Restore Tonka Toys 👍🏻
Thanks for that,I have checked out your channel, I really like what you do ,I would like to try one for a change 😀
Nice restoration Martin, but I would have liked to have seen your spraying techniques, I learn a lot from you. I’m still a novice so the more I see the better, all the best to you and the guvnor and stay safe. From novice
Keith Moorcroft.
Cheers Keith I will bear that in mind ,I do work a few videos in front so be patient my friend,
I normally use rattle cans ,but I do have one coming up hopefully in December that will need the air brush.
Thanks for your continued support my friend 👍
Love it Martin ,I had this but every possible bits were missing ,nice job mate
Cheers laz , shame about your one.
Best wishes Martin
Nice Resto. My 2p worth of advice on the caustic soda. Instead of dumping so much I have found 2 to 3 table spoon is enough. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Michael I appreciate your comments, I will definitely give it a try
And thanks for your support.
Grate work again Martin the wheels and arch are like machbox cars lovely blue colour nice original dinky and no rivets to drill out well done
Thanks Jake, yes it makes a nice change not having to drill out rivets.
Thanks again for your support.
If I need a towel I know where to go. Lol great restoration Martin
Thanks my friend I appreciate your support
Be well 👍
Nice job mate that caustic soda is rugged stuff we never stop learning but the challenge is all part of it. Bugger about the decals being the wrong colour.The truck looks good with it's new paint job.👍
Thanks Geoff, was a bit stupid of me for not double checking, but it is easily sorted, going to show it when the decals arrive.
Thanks again for your support.
Hello Martin great restoration great paint job as always l use caustic soda and I never have any problems with it
Thanks Glyn, this is the first time its happened to me so iam not sure what was going on.
Thanks again for watching 👍
Looks good Martin...bought one of these recently and the vendor chucked in a second one! Very happy with that purchase. Thanks for the warning about the caustic soda....I've not had that problem so far but I'll be a bit more careful in future. Hope you source a decent compressor to replace your old one.
Thanks Derrick, that was a result getting 2 for the price of 1.
Yes I will be looking out for a better quality one this time, one with a tank.
Thanks for your support.
Great job mate. Interesting casting with all them different tabs, hooks and springs instead the usual rivets. Love it. In the other hand nasty stuff that caustic soda.... Stick to Port mate lol. Have a great weekend
Thanks my friend, some of these old dinkys are put together strangely.
I will definitely be have more port to ease the pain🤣
Another great restoration Martin , shame about your compressor problem. Your are a brave bloke to admit you owned a Lada Riva mate..Lol. Look forward to another one of your resto's.
Ha ha the old lada , if I remember I will tell a story about it on my next video.
The compressor is dead now so going to source another one better quality this time .
Thanks for your support.
Nice job on the Dinky tow truck Martin, good sound advice on what caustic soda can do to metal. Again nice restoration, have a good weekend my friend take care.😎👍👍👍🚘
Thanks Jeff, I was surprised at the results of the costic soda, but this is how we learn.
Apart from that is was a nice casting to do.👍
Awesome job Martin my friend! You do know you're dinkies! Can't wait till your next video!
Cheers Scott my friend, next ones a corgi at the moment iam alternating them .
I have quite a few that need parts so iam trying to source bits but the problem is I always spot something that needs my help 😂
Nice work Martin ease up on the Soda ha ha ha
Ha ha Brian will do 👍👌
Nice restoration, you can’t see the damage made by the caustic soda much and I’m sure when you get the decals on it will notice even less. looking forward to your next video.
Thanks my friend, you are right you can't see it until you get close,
Decals should be here in the morning hopefully,
Thanks for your support 👍
Starting handle! Morris Minor 1000. Every morning for four months when I was in college!
😂😂 Been there done that.
Blancket over the engine, when frosty.
The cars I used to remember in the 60s.70s were the Ford Anglia morrises voltwagans mini cooper jaguar
Cheers Bobby 🍻 same as me .
All the best martin 👍
Great job done on this one even tho it frustrated you
Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated
Nice work, Martin - l'm so sorry you couldn't attach your decals
Thanks Anthony, I will be doing another one at some point, and hopefully the body will be in better shape 👍
All the best martin
Good job mate
Cheers Steve , thanks for watching. 👍👌
Sad & unceremonious end to an Austin A105 by the looks of it. In the process of doing a custom resto on on of those
Hi Ian ,yes she's in the workshop now have a makeover.
Cool. Hope to see the finished product
Lovely restoration again Martin, thanks for the warning on the caustic soda, for some reason it never seems to get fresh paint off very easily when you need to redo the model, but I never would have thought it would have damaged the casting like that. If it’s any consolation, when I put the Jag from my last video back in, the pillars I repaired fell out again and only about 60% of the paint came off, 4 times I’ve done that blasted thing now, the last time I just rubbed it down to the metal with very fine wet and dry, thank goodness that at last my paint job has worked out ok on it, so I don’t need to do it any more lol!
I do like those commer cabs I think they look the part and your paint job suits it well,
congratulations on a good job well done 👌👍😊
Any joy on a memory stick with the box templates on? Not every box is on the one I got and the pictures are not all perfect but on the whole they a pretty good, I just ordered some slightly thicker card at 300gsm on Amazon, to see how it does.
All the best, Nick
Cheers nick ,you are right about the fresh paint ,in hindsight I should have done it once and finished of with the wire wheel, but it had so many edges and small hard to get to places.
I already have the discs with the boxes on but it appears you have to resize them and to be honest iam not very computer minded and iam struggling with it , so I thought your one might be a better prospect.
All the best martin.
@@martindaredare I found caustic soda strips original paint off in seconds. Its Tamiya & other colours its not so virulent on
Glad I'm not alone in never getting it right 1st time
Every day is a school day in this caper - I have been going about 18 months and am still learning. The ripply side panels on the truck bed have a certain realism about them... did you try a bit of wire wool after the assembly to give a patinated look? I never saw a pristine breakdown truck in my life!
Sometimes shit happens ,maybe the bed was in an different casting material ? But it looks very good at the end !
Thanks Jan, it might have been ,it was very disappointing but you live and learn.
Nice reno Martin, always enjoy your work, what size tyres go on this please, as I have one to be restored, are they 17mm or 15mm ?
Thanks very much my friend 17mm smooth 😎
Cheers Martin, look forward to your next video.@@martindaredare
Interesting what happened with the caustic soda mate, I’m thinking there must have been a flaw in the casting and it got inside the outer layer?
Yes I reckon your right it was a bit of a shock
Thanks for watching
Giao lưu cùng nhau phát triển nhé bạn. 🛎🛎🛎🛎🛎🛎
Do you know where I can find the crane part? Mine is missing and I couldn't find any on eBay.
Hi ,yes I think you will struggle to get that particular part try model supplies. Com or maybe be a donner vehicle.
Good hunting I hope you get sorted.
All the best martin 👍
Sorry. For. The. Boo. Boo. Sill. Nice. Work. A. Lee
Had a starting handle on my Austin A35
Yeah it seems such a long time ago now when you think about it .
All the best martin 👍
@@martindaredare I worked for a short while in a BL garage in 1971. There i saw the last of the A60s being phased out. Namely the Morris Oxford& the Wolseley 16/60. They both had starting handles. It doubled as the crank handle for the spare wheel cage
Yes thay did ,I forgot about that , my first job as a young lad was at ford's in Dagenham.
Use epoxy putty or body filler to repair. Indentations
Cheers my friend I will give it a try all the best Martin
Could've sworn you'd re-installed the winch spring upside down...
Might have done chez 🤔 couldn't remember how it came out cuz it just fell out 😭
But busy. BY
Thanks Ronald 😊
😡 YOU JUST FUCKING RUNED THE VINTAGE STYLE
Sorry you feel that way ,and I appreciate your honesty