MATCHBOX Custom No.71c Ford Heavy Wreck Truck 1968
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- I thought that I might have a bit of fun and create a custom model of my own design. I do love the Matchbox 'BP' range of green and yellow coloured vehicles and thought that the Ford heavy wreck truck would look awesome in these colours with a 'BP' sticker. I am thrilled with the results and I hope that you are too!
We Are All Happy About That, Another FANTASTIC Restoration. We Missed You Marty !!!
Agreed 100%
YES
Yessss😃👍👍👍
I always get a kick out of reading the Weekly World News headlines in the paint booth. Bonus entertainment!
Yeah Marty! As soon as I saw the notification, I stopped what I was doing and hit play
In this crazy world I am so glad to have MMM.
Love bestowed to you all.
Yay, Marty's back!!!! You have been missed!!!
Great job, Marty! The BP livery does indeed look great on that Ford. As a matter of fact I did the same last year on my channel. I switched the livery of the Dodge and the Ford around. The rear utility floors of the Ford and the Dodge actually have exactly the same dimensions and the decals are interchangeable without any problems. I did however have to keep my head focused and be careful not to accidentally paint them in the right colours. 😀
MIDWEEK MARTY! What a treat for lunchtime!
Video up for 12 hours. Over 6 thousand view and 0 dislikes. Love to see it! (Edit 10K views now and still at 0. You sir, are loved!)
Interesting idea to restore that tow truck into a BP rig.
Great video
Another excellent makeover!
I too have one of these!!!
Thanks for posting Marty!
Cheers
Doc
That's a really cool result. Putting both wreckers next to each other, both in the BP theme, you can appreciate how different the models are.
My late Mother was a great fan of Kevin, and we watched all your vids together. This is the first of your vids I have watched without her, so I'm watching this in her memory. Thanks for many happy memories, and many laughs.
Always love watching your videos Marty. God Bless you and your family and crew.
Marty, you may never see this but I just had to say thank you. I found your channel a couple of years ago and watching the love you have for your hobby really reignited a long lost passion I had for miniature painting. So after a 20 year hiatus, I’ve been painting again and love every minute of it. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all the content you have provided us over the years.
You are so welcome RRG!
Please show
Thank you for the absolutely amazing restoration! I wanted to make sure I updated after your whole restoration!! 👍👌
The green windshield looks great with the body and decal colors!
Sumdge is a beautiful cat!
Nice build, details and paint job 👌 👍
Nice collection with the company name BP.
I hope to see the Kintoy Volkswagen in the restoration.
Absolutely WONDERFUL. So great to have you back, Marty!
Great to see you Sir!!!
When I was little I would have done anything for that model... I still recall that childish feeling of desire, even today
Looks sharp. Great idea.
Your farmer hands are awfully beat up, mate!😂
Good to see you again! Brilliant model!
Marty!!!!!!!! We miss you!!!!!!! Great work as usual.
That one thing I miss about your channel is the goofy news paper in your spray booth LOL
Wonderful build!! It fits perfectly in the BP family of rigs you refurbished. I like the idea of customs that retain that Lesney feel to them. That gives you a ton of freedom to keep moving forward
Glad to see you back, Marty!
An uplifting end to a trying day. Always a delight to get an unexpected MMM notification. Perfect as usual. 😀👍👍
Beautiful job. Looks like what Matchbox should have made. Glad to see you do another one. Been a while your last one. Hope you and Julie are doing well. And Kevin.
Looks great Marty! Nothing wrong with a little bit of custom work!
Missed you Marty... Great restore as always :)
Hello from a dull UK.That's a super code 3,Marty.All you need now,is the 8 wheel ergo cab tanker to complete your line up.
Care with the hands Marty.. I had the same problem decades ago when working around solvents.. SO glad to have you back with a really fun makeover. It looks great in BP, totally right!
By the way, after seeing your success with Mr Color and Tamyia acrylics, I am now transitioning my model railroad airbrushing to them... and getting great results. Many thanks for that!
Moin and G'day from Cuxhaven 👋🏼
Well... This is an episode that pleases everyone 😃
A great conversion of an excellent model, a new housemate (greetings to Smudge 👍🏼😺)
And... The legendary headlines on the newspaper in the paint booth 😂👍🏼👍🏼
After all, I do model conversions myself and all I can say is:
Good onya mate 👍🏼🤩
So here we have a "Marty Conversion" 😆 (My mates downunder 🇦🇺 and the good ol' U.S. of A. 🇺🇸 call my specials "Sparky Conversion" 😂)
A terrific idea to paint the Ford wrecker in a BP version. Not only is it the only one in the world....
It also looks downright stunning and fits perfectly with the other BP models. 🤩👍🏼
Thanks so much for sharing, Marty 🙏🏼 from me, definitely a thumbs up for this 👍🏼
Stay safe and sound and keep up the good work, mate 😁
Greetings from the lighthouse end of the Elbe River from the DCcoB (Die-Cast crazy old Bloke)
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(P.S. Greetings to Australia's most koalafied ambassador, KEVIN 🐨)
Another lovely video Marty. You have real working man's hands...which is something to be proud of.
Marty your videos are a soothing balm for these times we live in. Lovely to have you back and the project came out great!
Turned out great and looks good with the rest. I did a No 12 Land Rover to match the Stalwart. Possibly Esso and BP where willing to have a licensing agreement with Matchbox but didn't wish to share any vehicles.
Marty that was a great idea. I wish I had one painted up like that. That is too cool.
Lovely work Marty. Takes me back 50+ years. Cheers.
Love Smudge, what a beauty!
Awesome job Marty it looks fantastic 🌴👍👍😎🌴
Glad to see you back!
Great results on the custom heavy wreck truck cheers Michael
That turned out to be lovely Marty. Incidentally a small channel called Belgian Diecast Restorations did the livery swap of both the 13d and 71c models simultaneously a few months ago. It's always interesting to see how different people tackle the same projects in their own way.
Great to see you back Marty.
Matchboxes and childhood memories restored. Keep up the good work.
I think Kevin has competition with Smudge. It's great to see you back.
I had the Ford wrecker when I was a kid. I got it as a premium from Quaker Life cereal. Eat the cereal, save the boxtops, send a couple in with some change (or maybe just boxtops) and you get the truck. Pop ate Life cereal every day, so I wound up with 2 of these.
I don't know, though, that "heavy wrecker" was Matchbox's designation, or Ford's.
@4:33 That was the nickname of a kid on our street-"Hey, Mushroom Head!"
@9:18 Yeah, I winced when you took those pliers to the piece. I thought to myself, "Put some tape on those jaws! Or a scrap of cloth!"
Beautiful finish, Marty! I look forward to your next project!
If I'm not mistaken the original truck was a F650, which makes it a heavy truck. :) Apparently MB adjusted the scale to the wheel sizes to make them look in proportion.
I was driving past the site that the Lesney factory occupied,about a week ago. And MMM popped into my head. And here you are.😀
Fantastic, would love to see you do an Anglia in dark blue and white
Glad you are back Marty. Nice job as always.
Nice to have you back, Marty!
Nice knuckle scrape there!
The new kitty was warming your chair for you!
Happy you're back.
Thanks 👍 love it looks very sweet ☺️ love the cat to Lee
It's nice to have you back. I constantly check your channel to watch your latest makeover. I'am grateful since with your MMM activity and videos you got me back in to the Matchbox and the diecast passion. Generally I prefer original restorations, but this custom version looks to me a success!
Ciao from Italy.
Awesome! Another episode from MMM!
Truck does look really nice!
Beautiful!!
Great To have you back with more makeovers, I hope that you find time to do another one soon!
So glad your back. Missed your great videos.
As always another fantastic job.
Excellent as always!
That turned out really nice!
Always a great day when I find a new MMM video available!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
BEAUTIFUL ‼️👍👍
Excellent work Sir Marty.
Great models
Your version looks better than the original.
Great work, Marty !
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@0:23 -- Ah, a new mascot! How is Kevin dealing with the cat now?!? Granted, Kevin can create quite a bit of mischief but I doubt he can stare down a cat!
The BP vehicles are my favorite Lesneys! Glad to see you posting again, Marty! Can't wait for your next installment video!
Hooray! He's back!!!!
Beautiful restoration Marty looks amazing well done 👍.
Great vid!! Glad to see you back!! Truck looks awesome! Would you ever do a video on your collection? That would be sweet!
Glad to see you creating and restoring my favorite toys from my childhood. I had many examples of Matchbox vehicles. I totally agree, the old ones are the best work they did. Keep up the good work.
Ah a new video. Perfect for my lunch break here in Germany
Woke up and found a new MMM vid waiting on me. So far, so good! Well done as always, Marty.
Great to see you again Marty!
Good morning, Marty! What a great transformation into a BP colored wrecker. Can't wait to see what you do next! Great to see you! Hope you and Julie (and Kevin) are well and doing fine.
Pat Smudge on the head and enjoy the rest of the week doing whatever projects you're working on. God bless.
Ohhhh God, a new Marty's video!!!! I'm happy with that
Outstanding! Love your videos and how you narrate as you go. Thank you for showing your display case at the end.
Happy you are back. Hope you are still enjoying this hobby. Looking forward to the alternative paint stripper experiment. However I suspect your old reliable Poly stripper will win out as usual.
Great to see another makeover. I appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience. Please keep them coming, you are amazing.
I enjoy seeing your organization tools - boxes and sleeves
That B P Tow Truck is also my favorite.
I have them in all conditions .
Great work. Your heavy wrecker looks great .
NICEEEEEE . 😊
Thanks, Marty, I did enjoyed the video! Nice BP collection and very sweet cat)
That model looks superb in the BP colours - great job!
Nothing wrong with a custom job, looks great.
Custom own Idea design is great inspiering =)
Any new videos would be great! Love your content!
Love the custom jobs Marty, hope there will be many more to come
A great restoration, looking forward to seeing more of Smudge in the future too. 😺
The highlight of my feed! Welcome Smudge!
Great job Marty. It's nice to see you are healthy. Hope to see you soon with another great makeover. Thank you
Great work as always Marty . Done so right .
The B P Tow Truck is my favorite casting for Matchbox .
I have a few of them in all conditions .
Great finish on this one .
Mike Espo.
Hi Marty , when I click on the text telegram , noting happens , is this you or just someone else saying it is you . Mike ?
Onk I will, tonight.
I love what you did to the original truck to turn it into a BP
Nicely done. Glad to see new stuff. Hope there’s more on the way soon!
😂 be ready for disappointment. 😂
Great job there. It looks really great in those colours.
Amazing lunchtime viewing!
Thank You for posting , it is always a pleasure to see you work on your projects …
glad to see your vids again. by the look of your hands you do more hard labour now than before you retired...hope you can find time for the hobby, and the time to show us...thnx marty
How lovely to have your videos again. I missed your brilliant work and very entertaining patter. So very glad to "see" you again................
HOW AWESOME IS THIS!!!! G'Day to ya there Marty! Hope you and julie and kevin are doing well. Great to see another vid from you. A brilliant end to very long and tiring day for me.