Marty, I always loved my Beechcraft but it has remained in that condition for years and years nagging me to restore it. I knew in the end I would never do it and so it could not be in better hands than your own. I am SO pleased you have it and so pleased that you have done the job that I could not do. A massive smile on my face!

The dents in the tail and fins was caused when I threw the plane out the upstairs window, hoping it would fly. It had everything that real planes had, propellers, an engine, wings and a cockpit, I was so surprised when it failed to stay airborne. It hit the ground rather hard and I lost the engine covers and one propeller on the very first try.

I enjoy watching your videos old chap. You are an artist, genius and comedian.

Very impressed with your workmanship & patience.

I always like the outtakes at the end they really show how relaxing the hobby can be. :D

It doesn't matter what brand of diecast you makeover people will get tips and ideas from your videos. Keep them coming Marty.

No need for an apology Marty. This was a brilliant makeover of a severely damaged model. The end result is fantastic.

Marty! One of if not your best makeovers. This makeover truly shows your talents. I know that Lesney is your Bread an Butter(Australian translation :Toast and Vegemite)makeovers but you do all so well. Keep stretching yourself to other diecast makeovers . Your fans love all your work, not just Lesney.

My favourite dinky as a kid. Ended up flying one as my first job flying. Of course now I need to find one to restore! Great job Marty. Now I fly the 787 from Vancouver to Melbourne! Cheers!

I use to have this Dinky plane, we flew all over the world together - to the back garden, the front garden and up and down the stairs. Happy days. 🙂

Watching your videos is a kind of therapy for me. Love listening to you natter on about these toys. 🤗

Beautiful work Marty. Dinky is another nostalgic brand for original Matchbox lovers. 😍👍

If a project doesn’t give you grief, you feel less satisfaction when it’s done. All art is pain. Spectacular restoration, Marty!

I own & fly a full-size version of this model, and fondly remember the Dinky that I had as a kid. The plastic engine covers (cowlings) were the first thing to get lost; nowadays it’s rare to run across a Dinky Baron that still has them. Your mention of expensive parts holds true in the full-size models as well. All aircraft parts are expensive, but Beechcraft is notorious for expensive parts pricing. At least they still make them! The hatch on the nose is primarily a baggage bay, although mine also has some avionics mounted there as well as the aircraft’s batteries. The bump atop the cabin is an air vent, although it’s not as pronounced on the full-size model as on the Dinky. Most Barons from this time period (late 1960s and 1970s) would have had a large “flying V” antenna mounted on the roof just ahead of that vent, but I imagine that Dinky omitted that detail because it would have been rather finicky to produce and easily broken. The light on the tail is an anti collision beacon; these were usually red. Sometimes there was a second rotating beacon on the belly. There would have been a white navigation light on the tip of the tailcone, along with the standard red & green ones on the wingtips. Mine has the taxi light in the tip of the nose; on newer versions this was moved to the nose gear for better illumination and to make room for a radar antenna in the nose. As you speculated, the rear two seats are somewhat smaller than the front four, and are best used by children. The access to these seats is pretty tight, and best accomplished through the rear baggage door. As someone else previously mentioned, these seats as well as the middle row can be removed to make room for cargo, and on later stretched models they can be arranged facing each other, with a small table between. A Baron is a really nice flying aircraft; the real ones do it better than this poor Dinky. Another commenter mentioned Sky King and his Cessna 310; the Baron was the Beechcraft competitor. Apologies for the long-winded comment, but thanks for a beautiful Baron makeover! Merry Christmas to you and Julie (oh, and Kevin too)! P.S. Mechanics working on the real ones use the same vocabulary as your out takes! I figure it’s an extra $50 every time I hear one of those words!

Thanks for showing all the great techniques!

Amazing makeover Marty! You are truly an artist.

Great job, Marty. I am amazed Dinky went through the effort to paint the Continental engines gold, but the color is generally accurate. The Baron continues in production to this day, nearly sixtiy years after it was introduced. They retail for about 1.5 million dollars, U.S. If only your model were so valuable.

I’m a Dinky Toys restorer myself but your makeovers started me doing Matchbox makovers as well. Thank you for your great vids. I even adopted Marty’s method on the axles. I’ve learned a lot from you! 😎

Brilliant result after a lot of skilful work. Thanks.

I cannot believe how great it turned out. It looks brand new! I rate this makeover with the crushed dump truck you did. Both took a great deal of work to restore. The paint is beautiful and stickers look really good and I am impressed with how well you designed and made them . Thanks for sharing this as it was great to see the model brought back into flying condition again.

The engines in Barons are manufactured by Continental Motors, and the factory engine color is indeed gold. Nice detail work, there.

Beautifully Done!!

Good Morning, Marty! You are without a doubt, the PLASMO of the miniature Diecast Hobbying World. ;o)

Than you for this channel. Even though I’m a girl, I loved matchbox vehicles when I was a kid in the 60’s and 70’s. I broke my leg in 2 places this week, because 2020, and I enjoy watching the restorations of these vehicles. 😊

"I'm happy with that!" very nice job. I don't mind other models apart from matchbox it makes a nice change. Also different vehicles are a nice to see as well.

Excellent paint job, and once again your ingenuity on the wheel repair and tail was great to watch.

Marty, don't apologize for not making over a matchbox, this was a great makeover! Keep up the great work!

Fabulous job Marty. I love how it originally looked like a plane that had crashed into the jungle complete with rust and busted wings and tail fins, and now looks fresh off the factory floor.

Your best production so far 🙃

Wow. A lot more than just a repaint. The master's hand! Thanks again, Paul in Thailand

Great video, and a beautiful restoration! The outtakes were unexpected, and the best!

Oh, boy, that's a nice one!

One of the most beautiful models you worked...

Wow, it came out beautiful Marty, it doesn't matter which brand you are doing its always awesome to see and the end result is amazing.

I like that you put time and patience into a model. It turned out like new. It's like you felt that it deserved to be a new toy again. Great job. I'm happy with that!

Amasing what can be done . My hobby is metal detecting , finding old metal toys is common. At one time I had a person that would buy all my old pieces and parts. He had a scrap yard of cast cars and toys. He would pick the best pieces and use them to restore that item . he allways amased me with his craftmanship and detail

Man you are a genius at this. Thank you for this great video!

Marty, your outtakes are as priceless as the actual makeovers! Thanks for the laughs.

You are an amazingly patient and talented gentleman indeed. Thank you for posting. --Tom LLAP

Thanks Marty, I really enjoyed that restoration. Made a real nice change to see something different being brought back to its former glory

Yes the Real Continental Engines are Gold. Amazing the Gears look Pretty Accurate . Nose lockers in the right spot Good Job. Yep We are Working here today at Beechcraft Flight Department. Nice Job!!!!

"I feel like a panda trying to pick up a bowling ball" I KNEW I was going to hear that sentence today 😂

Wow! I'm amazed at the transformation from a scrapped plane to a beauty. Thanks for another entertaining video Marty

These Dinky aeroplanes seemed so much better than the Matchbox because they made a much better effort with the undercarriage, it's so much more realistic. As ever a great restoration.

Up up and away with my beautiful beechcraft airplane, what a restoration 👍

For some reason I love it whenever Marty says "transparency" :)

Excellent restoration, Sir! It is a pleasure to watch your work. Some of us "hobby" vicariously through your channel.

I love the way that you fix the tail, at the end of the video looks like never been broke, excellent work

Totally enjoyed that, as usual. The few Dinky toys I had as a kid were well loved, too. Those "jewel" headlights were cool, and my Mom's old button collection provided suitable replacements when necessary!

Outstanding finished project! You have tackled so many techniques and solved so many problems in this casting! Congfats!

Nice job, Marty. As a pilot myself, I'd proud as a peacock to have that Baron sitting in my hangar.

Great Matchb...er.. Dinky Makeover. Nice change of pace. It's amazing how many expletives are thrown around doing something we enjoy sooo much😉

It’s still a MATCHBOX make over, love the touch

It's 06:30 here in the UK. I'm glad I woke up early today

Lots of fun watching. I have been collecting Dinky aeroplanes since I was a kid in the 1950's. I do have a collection of pre-war and post war birds. I have flown the real Barons as a pro pilot, good flying birds!

I lusted after this in the Dinky catalogue.

I like the fact you've done something else other than a Matchbox, and what an amazing you you've done too. Who'd have thought it would have looked that good when you started it.

Great job, Marty! 👍🏻🔝

Most impressive makeover so far...fantastic!!

My reaction to the reveal..... Wow -How Excellent Is That!

Awesome. I am actually restoring a Dinky E.J. Holden at the moment. It has jewelled head and tail lights, an opening bonnet and boot, and working steering. It will be a beautiful thing when it's finished.

You should expand to restoring all brands of old vehicles-this was great

Absolutely the best part of the weekend; fresh cup of coffee and a new Marty's Matchbox Makeover video! (Even though it's not really a Matchbox but a Dinky.) As long as it's Marty doing the repairs, "I'm happy with that!" Thanks again Marty for a super restoration.

Nacelle is the entire engine housing, cowlings, fairings, etc., and the cone is called a prop spinner fairing. And while you could call it a canopy and people would know what you mean, that plane doesn't have one. In real life, those windows are separate. Great job on the restoration. Planes like that fueled my love for flying as a child, and helped me achieve it as an adult. Nice work.

Another amazing makeover. Looks brandnew when finished.

Fantastic restoration, it turned out awesome. You really worked some magic on this one. 👍👍😊

Fantastic, was a boy again, you are a genius sir, I was in my mind that boy running around the table, making engine noises, lol. Thank you I loved watching you work. ✅👍🌟

No need to apologize for this model not being a matchbox. This was an excellent restoration! (Insert Tim the Tool Man grunts)!!!

Dinky, Matchbox - no matter! Your extraordinary talents and ingenuity appear to work equally on either. This was a particularly difficult restore, and watching you overcome some of the inherent issues was entertaining as well as amazing. Thanks for the "morning coffee" video, mate!

Great restoration Marty! It looks brand new!! I just can’t say enough about how awesome it is! Fantastic job!

FYI, the fairing over the hub of a propeller is called a Spinner. The Nacelle is the part behind the engine, where it joins onto the wing. Also, Barons have Continental engines, which are painted Gold - nice accurate touch to have them Gold on the model.

Nice job Marty! I was ten years old living in Wichita Kansas in 1966. The Beechcraft factory where the Baron was built was only a few miles from our house. We went on a tour inside that factory.

Best makeover yet Marty, you should do more Dinky/Corgi models.🙂👍

Wow! This came out great. What a heck of a lot of work! $5.00 Patreon supporter here. I'm glad it's enabling you to do great restorations like this. Thanks Marty for brightening up a drab Sunday morning here in the States.

Best one yet, Marty. You lighten KZfaq up. 😀

That restoration turned out very nice! Thank you for sharing.

That was challenging...Beautiful work, as always!

Superb work. That one was a mess and needed restoring. Nothing wrong with restoring other brands of diecasts. It's a bit late now, but the non spinning propellers mentioned at 27:52 could be placed in a drill chuck, and a very small file applied to the prop shaft - to turn the shaft down, in the part where it goes through the engine nacelle casting.

I think its okay that its not a matchbox; there are many models out there that could deserve a new lease in life. And as always a great job! Looks fantastic!

What a marvel, Marty!! Very impressed with your metal work on the tail section. Can't believe how well that turned out. A tremendous makeover. Thank you for all your hard work and frustrations to makeover these diecasts. Anyone "offended" you "strayed" from doing Matchbox only toys, is a crackpot. Thanks again, Marty!

Outstanding, as ever I hasten to add, Marty. It's got great proportions, a really beautiful little model.

A DInky! It's the end of the world as we know it! Seriously, that was a super restoration and it really doesn't matter if it is a Corgi, which I always felt were the best, Dinky I felt were just bigger Matchboxes. They all have special places in our hearts and deserve restoring and being given a new lease on life. The engines on the 1:1 aircraft are probably gold, but truly a lovely restoration. Music for Kevin's flight of fancy....Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf. Maybe Flight of the Bumblebee (Koala)

This restoration was certainly a challenge. The result has become beautiful. Will be a quiet Sunday now that Kevin is flying.

Beautiful workmanship! Well done!

Car or not it's a lovely restoration with a blooper highlight 💜💜

The 'avionics cover' is actually a luggage storeage area. Very nice restoration.

Most people would probably thrown that model away but it just shows what ingenuity and determination can achieve. An excellent result.

Don't apologize. This was as good as any of your other videos. This is your channel. You do you.

What a GLORIOUS RESTORATION. I LOVE IT:)

looks great, I think you did a perfect job

I've got to say, as impressed as I am with your restoration skills in bringing these little jewels back, I'm equally impressed with your use of digital resources for replicating decals or full 3d parts as well as your video editing skills. How you put Kevin in that cockpit is beyond me. Excellent as always!

That is a nice Dinky model. Great choice and excellent makeover. Thanks Marty.

I looked really hard for imperfections in the tail. You did an amazing fix.

We don't mind you doing things besides Matchbox. Dinky is also an interesting brand. I recently found a diecast that is smaller than a penny. I don't know who made it or why. I found some Dinky, and another brand that I don't recall at the moment. Frankly, I'm kinda giving up on Matchbox, I can't find any of the old ones that are worth doing up. I don't care about hot wheels either. Some other brands are good, with lots of detail. I found a whole lot of the larger size diecast as well, they need a lot of help, more than I can give, for the most part. I did manage to get one of them in good order since it didn't need a lot. Parts might be hell too. Say, why didn't you just 3d print the undercarriage parts?

Great restoration and a nice change up from the cars.

An excellent professional restoration video! Thank you!

Hahaha!! Force of habit I guess calling the propellors "original matchbox parts". (32 minute mark) Cracking job as always!

This restoration really took flight. :D

Marty !! Even if this plane was not from Matchbox, you did a great restoration anyway! You are always the best.

Continental Motors of Mobile Alabama paint some of their engines gold. Great repair!