Man i've been watching these videos for well over a year now and they're still the videos i'm most excited to click on when i see them pop up on my feed. I don't really know why, i'm not massively interested in cars and i probably won't ever restore a toy car (i had a tonne of matchbox cars as a kid, probably quite alot that i would like to restore, but i don't have any of the tools and such) and yet i really enjoy these videos. So thank you for making these, keep up the good work!!
Your knocking out Matchbox models quicker than the factory,,,,your resto's are always welcomed,,i got one of these the other day less the ladder,,80p in English currency,,,Thanx for a great vid,luv the colour,,, have a great weekend,,
I really like the result. Your choice of spectraflame red caught me by surprise, but it looks much better than I expected. I have to say that I'm really enjoying the matchbox projects. I'd love to see you do a custom matchbox bus with side graphics (like the bus with the elevated rear seating deck). Great stuff as always, and such a pleasure to watch. Many thanks.
Oh sure, management makes a bad decision and the poor QC inspector gets fired. W. Edwards Deming is turning over in his grave! Nonetheless, really great restoration video.
I’m actually about to paint one of my MBX Blaze Busters in Spectraflame Red, and the other one will be a full restoration. Good to see someone else using Spectraflame on MBX cars.
You should write a book. I’m thinking it would be very successful. Also great videos one of my favorites on TH-cam. I’ve completed several successful projects thanks to you’re videos.
Ive looked at a number of Merryweather Marquis trucks this model is based on. Seems to me the bell and klaxon on the cab could also be customised in silver or chrome. Seeing as how you elected to use spectraflame, adding the rest of the elements wouldnt seem weird or over done. For instance because it has no glass, putting silver in the window surrounds to mimic the stainless steel window frames would work too. I would reccomend using a toothpick or other fine instrument to get the chrome/silver in the tight areas to avoid screwing up your paint job. Probably something I would do just on principle...but I dont have one...lol It is on point and really makes this model stand out. Seeing Marty do this model and your take on it as well....I am enthused! Thanks for doing what you do.
@@camross47474 No no... I was just kidding. Usually when someone wants to state a few things they start with First... then Second... So I was just trying to be funny, not questioning if you were the first comment...
Hypnotic as always. But how about a short video of your studio? A lot of long shots closing in on some of the main parts. We want to see the space where the magic happens.
AWESOME. I actually asked Marty about hitting one with Spectraflame but he wasn't interested since he focuses on factory restorations. That much high polish real estate was BEGGING for Spectraflame though.
Love how the zinc plating worked, but I'd prefer a classic enamel (or maybe thinned enamel) over the spectraflame. jmho...thanks for sharing your hobby with us!
Interesting subject to do. I would not use spectraflame unless the subsurface was up to the task. This particular surface just wasn't capable of showing off your transparent spectraflame. A traditional fire engine red would have hidden those defects so much better. Good job though. I enjoy watching you work. Thanks
I certainly like this truck. I also think that you might give your Quality Control Manager another chance, as it was not that big of mess up and took nothing away from the video. I am quite sure that she will never make that mistake again. Hahahaha 😉 Take care and another good one.
Now we're talk'n, that's a cool idea for a very neat fire truck. I agree with switching up colors on these older matchbox cars and using Spectra-flame or similar paint's makes' for some unique models for our collections. Great job. Cheer's John
Looks great. Personally, I would have gone with classic red enamel but I do appreciate artistic license. Keep the videos coming... your channel is one of only a few that I watch every new video.
I really like you doing the Matchbox series vehicles, they are wonderful old pieces. Not convinced by the spectraflame, and I'd like to see the ladder done as wood. I thoroughly enjoy your videos though. Thanks
This fire engine looks super cool in spectraflame!!! If you have mongoose and snakes that need restored I think they would look great in spectraflame instead of enamel!
Hi. Where do u do your restorations? I have a matchbox lamborghini miura that needs to be restored. The thing is im not sure what to do is replacing the windsreen. If I cant do it maybe you can help me out if that possible if I send it to you? Also the paint job is shot. Loks like its been outside for years like a real car. You would have another video for the channel I guess. If can help that would be great
Maybe an alternative colour for one of your other fire engines could be a military green, these fire engines were extensively used by the British army and were affectionately known as green goddesses.
I love all these Matchbox and Dinky/Corgi restorations as it reminds me of my childhood in England but I just really can't get into the whole Hot Wheels thing, they just seem so cheap. This Hot Wheels type spectraflame finish is something I hate with a passion about Hot Wheels lol...so to see it on a Matchbox is sacrilege lol
I'm really glad you went spectra on this one, it looks great! You mentioning this model having no windshield made me think of how I would like to try and add a windshield (maybe with the heat gun and protecto method) and maybe even an interior harvested from a newer model. Have you tried this yet? This casting seems like a good model to test on since it has a large open cavity once the base is removed. Well if you do one I would dig seeing your process and most of all the outcome. I can see those realistic windows and aged seats now lol. I know I have said this before but man I still really enjoy and have learned a great deal from your vids and can't wait for the next one.
My thought...why don't you just sand and lightly polish the ladder ? And, why did you put glue on visible surfaces to hold it in place ? You could easily place the ladder tabs into their slots and dab glue from underneath, inside the body ? Also with the grill, washing black into the grill and letting that dry, then using a fine grit flexi-file sanding stick, removing paint off the grill bars and polishing that grill and all the paint at the same time would give a better effect. That said I have heard you say you don't want cars to stand out in a given collection group...so I get that. Thanks again for another fun vid !
I'd love to see you do some more detailing customization of Matchbox cars. I love matchbox for being "realistic" compared with Hot Wheels with their muscle and fantasy cars so it would be great to see you do things like coloring in panels and adding details
Would be interesting to see you turn a matchbox into a redline! Using spectraflame paint on a more vintage match box and using redline wheels or something, kinda like the best of both worlds
YEEEES! As soon as I saw you'd uploaded this video I though to myself "I hope he paints it with Spectraflame." I love the result, though I think I would have been tempted to polish the bare zinc a little more before airbrushing. Looks awesome regardless. I hope to see more Matchbox cars in Spectraflame in future, I love the finish and it's nice to see the effect on cars besides vintage Hotwheels.
That looked great in the Spectra paint, really. I do hope you'll do a video on it if you do one in yellow - there's a town up from me that uses yellow fire engines, and lots of airports do, too. It'd be interesting to see.
Love the eye roll from your daughter as she's "dismissed". "Yeah, like I like, care, dad." LMAO
Man i've been watching these videos for well over a year now and they're still the videos i'm most excited to click on when i see them pop up on my feed. I don't really know why, i'm not massively interested in cars and i probably won't ever restore a toy car (i had a tonne of matchbox cars as a kid, probably quite alot that i would like to restore, but i don't have any of the tools and such) and yet i really enjoy these videos. So thank you for making these, keep up the good work!!
@@papuchongo Same I found them about a year or 2 ago watched loads and now get excited over every vid
did your quality manager at least get a candy severance package?
I'm here to apply for the QC/QA Manager position :D
Firing QC - tough but fair.
To really mess with us, you should use the music that Marty uses whenever you a Matchbox car
Lolololol
The red spectraflame really highlights the casting details, please do more. Of all the restorers, your videos are the best!
Colour suits it perfectly, another fine addtion to one of the most watchable channels on TH-cam
love the spectraflame finish....really allows the detail on the model to come out
Very beautiful car, you made it new again. Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you and your family
Yes! I have always wondered what a Matchbox would look like in Spectraflame.
Always enjoyable to watch you work. Thanks again for sharing your hobby with us!
Thank you for uploading videos more frequently. I simply love them.
Your knocking out Matchbox models quicker than the factory,,,,your resto's are always welcomed,,i got one of these the other day less the ladder,,80p in English currency,,,Thanx for a great vid,luv the colour,,, have a great weekend,,
Good workers are hard to find , The fire engine came out great , as always . Look forward to the next video . Mike Espo..
Dope. Always enjoy your videos. Glad you are restoring other models.
Really good looking truck with the red spectra flame paint. Good job.
I really like the result. Your choice of spectraflame red caught me by surprise, but it looks much better than I expected. I have to say that I'm really enjoying the matchbox projects. I'd love to see you do a custom matchbox bus with side graphics (like the bus with the elevated rear seating deck). Great stuff as always, and such a pleasure to watch. Many thanks.
That's a great colour red, it works well on that fire engine, nice job BM 👍
Merryweather fleets here, bro!
That young lady eye-rolled so hard her head had to follow along!
Funny😅
Oh sure, management makes a bad decision and the poor QC inspector gets fired. W. Edwards Deming is turning over in his grave! Nonetheless, really great restoration video.
Great video, the simplicity of matchbox models and your own skills always make a good combination and enjoy watching them being worked on.
Finally someones done a spectra flame on a matchbox and it looks awesome thnx
I’m not sure you did this correctly, having not squished your hand in a vise.
@Viktor Jansson Collar? Kinky!
Viktor Jansson I’m going to think you meant collaborate. And... yes... that would be fun to see.
Marty just did one! I love what you did with this! You guys are great at this!
I’m actually about to paint one of my MBX Blaze Busters in Spectraflame Red, and the other one will be a full restoration. Good to see someone else using Spectraflame on MBX cars.
Great choice on the paint. Very fresh look. Glad to see you do another MB.
Color turned out great! Cant wait for the next video
Wow, I really like the paint job! Looks great !
I really like the look of this one. I don't know who recommended spectraflame paint on Matchbox cars, but it is really something to look at.
I absolutely love watching your videos!
love the spectra flame paint !!!!
Nice tip of the hat to Marty. Thanks for the vid.
Anything red, I LIKE! 😎👍🏽
Yes and your red vehicles come out awesome.🙂
You nocked it out of the park with the zinc plating on this one and the red color.
Now that looks cool in spectra flame. you guys are great between you, Marty and Diecast reserection we are simply spoiled.
Damn poor girl, should give her another chance at the job 🤣
Although the charm of seeing it painted in enamel would be nice, the spectra flame red fire engine is pretty cool!!
I'm calmed, which means you have done another great job!
You should write a book. I’m thinking it would be very successful. Also great videos one of my favorites on TH-cam. I’ve completed several successful projects thanks to you’re videos.
Ive looked at a number of Merryweather Marquis trucks this model is based on. Seems to me the bell and klaxon on the cab could also be customised in silver or chrome. Seeing as how you elected to use spectraflame, adding the rest of the elements wouldnt seem weird or over done. For instance because it has no glass, putting silver in the window surrounds to mimic the stainless steel window frames would work too.
I would reccomend using a toothpick or other fine instrument to get the chrome/silver in the tight areas to avoid screwing up your paint job.
Probably something I would do just on principle...but I dont have one...lol
It is on point and really makes this model stand out. Seeing Marty do this model and your take on it as well....I am enthused! Thanks for doing what you do.
First, I love your editing style its so professional.
Second...?😉
@@Tim-57 No, if you look at the time my comment was posted you will see I was first (I was here at 0 views)
@@camross47474
No no... I was just kidding.
Usually when someone wants to state a few things they start with
First...
then
Second...
So I was just trying to be funny, not questioning if you were the first comment...
@@Tim-57 ok
Absolutely fantastic - Always a joy to watch your work!
Hypnotic as always. But how about a short video of your studio? A lot of long shots closing in on some of the main parts. We want to see the space where the magic happens.
Holy shit yes definitely more matchbox with spectraflame. It REALLY made those details pop.
AWESOME. I actually asked Marty about hitting one with Spectraflame but he wasn't interested since he focuses on factory restorations. That much high polish real estate was BEGGING for Spectraflame though.
Glad you went with the spectraflame red, looks awesome
I love with the spectraflame paint. Thought was my first thought when you said you were going to zinc plate it. Turned out amazing.
Spectraflame looks amazing!
Excellent restoration, great video.
Love how the zinc plating worked, but I'd prefer a classic enamel (or maybe thinned enamel) over the spectraflame. jmho...thanks for sharing your hobby with us!
Interesting subject to do. I would not use spectraflame unless the subsurface was up to the task. This particular surface just wasn't capable of showing off your transparent spectraflame. A traditional fire engine red would have hidden those defects so much better. Good job though. I enjoy watching you work. Thanks
Love to watch your vids before sleep.
Honestly these videos are so relaxing, every time I see you upload it brings a smile. Just makes me feel really laid back I don't know why. Haha :)
I certainly like this truck.
I also think that you might give your Quality Control Manager another chance, as it was not that big of mess up and took nothing away from the video.
I am quite sure that she will never make that mistake again.
Hahahaha 😉
Take care and another good one.
Amazing restoration love the colour well done 👍
Love the color Sir
It's cool that you got your wife on the video
I like the nice sharp close camera. Lets us see what's going on, much better. Thanks 🍃
This is a really cool model. I quite like it
Nice custom! The paint is awesome
That looks good in the spectra Red
Looks fab! 😊👍🏼
Now we're talk'n, that's a cool idea for a very neat fire truck. I agree with switching up colors on these older matchbox cars and using Spectra-flame or similar paint's makes' for some unique models for our collections. Great job. Cheer's John
Beautiful work🚒❤ I think the color is fabulous😊
The army in the UK used to paint their fire engines a dark green. They were nick named the Green Goddess's.
Looks great. Personally, I would have gone with classic red enamel but I do appreciate artistic license. Keep the videos coming... your channel is one of only a few that I watch every new video.
I really like you doing the Matchbox series vehicles, they are wonderful old pieces. Not convinced by the spectraflame, and I'd like to see the ladder done as wood.
I thoroughly enjoy your videos though. Thanks
This fire engine looks super cool in spectraflame!!! If you have mongoose and snakes that need restored I think they would look great in spectraflame instead of enamel!
Hi. Where do u do your restorations? I have a matchbox lamborghini miura that needs to be restored. The thing is im not sure what to do is replacing the windsreen. If I cant do it maybe you can help me out if that possible if I send it to you? Also the paint job is shot. Loks like its been outside for years like a real car. You would have another video for the channel I guess. If can help that would be great
Maybe an alternative colour for one of your other fire engines could be a military green, these fire engines were extensively used by the British army and were affectionately known as green goddesses.
great hobby. looks fun.
Awesome custom & another great video!
GTAV reference in this one. Didn't picture this guy as a gamer, but he's just that much cooler now.
I love all these Matchbox and Dinky/Corgi restorations as it reminds me of my childhood in England but I just really can't get into the whole Hot Wheels thing, they just seem so cheap. This Hot Wheels type spectraflame finish is something I hate with a passion about Hot Wheels lol...so to see it on a Matchbox is sacrilege lol
Awesome job on the truck
Stunning work
I'm really glad you went spectra on this one, it looks great! You mentioning this model having no windshield made me think of how I would like to try and add a windshield (maybe with the heat gun and protecto method) and maybe even an interior harvested from a newer model. Have you tried this yet? This casting seems like a good model to test on since it has a large open cavity once the base is removed. Well if you do one I would dig seeing your process and most of all the outcome. I can see those realistic windows and aged seats now lol. I know I have said this before but man I still really enjoy and have learned a great deal from your vids and can't wait for the next one.
I might give the windshield a try
Thanks for sharing your expertise again #Lesney #Matchbox #RegularWheels #MatchboxRestoration
Excelente resultado !!!
Not bad at all. I’m surprised how good it looked in spectra flame color. Although a restoration in red enamel color would have been nice too
My thought...why don't you just sand and lightly polish the ladder ? And, why did you put glue on visible surfaces to hold it in place ? You could easily place the ladder tabs into their slots and dab glue from underneath, inside the body ?
Also with the grill, washing black into the grill and letting that dry, then using a fine grit flexi-file sanding stick, removing paint off the grill bars and polishing that grill and all the paint at the same time would give a better effect. That said I have heard you say you don't want cars to stand out in a given collection group...so I get that.
Thanks again for another fun vid !
that looks awesome 😎👍
Looks really great.
I'd love to see you do some more detailing customization of Matchbox cars. I love matchbox for being "realistic" compared with Hot Wheels with their muscle and fantasy cars so it would be great to see you do things like coloring in panels and adding details
I like the red spectraflame color👍👍
The specs of paint you left inside the cab and the left rear hose triggered my OCD. But love the spectro flame.
The ladder seems higher in the front than it did before. Not that it matters though! It's cool to see it in spectraflame!
Thanks for the zinc plating tutorial. Don't
care for the color, but a good job doing it.
Nice Job!!! I enjoy and look forward to the videos!
Would be interesting to see you turn a matchbox into a redline! Using spectraflame paint on a more vintage match box and using redline wheels or something, kinda like the best of both worlds
haha, your quality control manager?!
the car looks rather good BTW, love the spectraflame on MBX!
In hawaii all firetrucks are this beautiful yellow! Would love to see you match their color on another fire truck.
Aww man, that's awesome!
Looks good!
Great video as always :)
You should do a Christmas themes restoration. I'm sure Matchbox has done Christmas themed cars before. If not, you could do some kind of custom car.
YEEEES! As soon as I saw you'd uploaded this video I though to myself "I hope he paints it with Spectraflame." I love the result, though I think I would have been tempted to polish the bare zinc a little more before airbrushing. Looks awesome regardless. I hope to see more Matchbox cars in Spectraflame in future, I love the finish and it's nice to see the effect on cars besides vintage Hotwheels.
That looked great in the Spectra paint, really. I do hope you'll do a video on it if you do one in yellow - there's a town up from me that uses yellow fire engines, and lots of airports do, too. It'd be interesting to see.