Very nice restoration, beautiful color match......

Wow, I never thought that I would never see one of these things ever again. I remember picking one of these out at a local toy store an hour or so before I was admitted to the hospital for an illness that almost killed me at the age of three. I remember having this truck until I was about 10 or 11 and one day when I was looking for it it was gone. I suspect my father tossed it into the trash with all my other toys when he decided that I wasn't cleaning my room good enough. So, he sent me to my grandmother's for a few days and when I came home nearly all of my toys, model airplanes, Matchbox, and Hot Wheels cars were gone. It wasn't until he and my mother hit some antique shops on a vacation that they saw how much those diecast cars were worth, even in bad shape. When they asked if I still had them I was not happy when I asked them if they had forgotten about tossing those things in the trash when I was a kid? To this day I'm still looking for and purchasing replacements for all the things they tossed out. So happy to see this is still out there and I just have to look harder. What kills me is that he also tossed out Matchbox cars that were only released in Japan and Hong Kong as well as Taiwan during the Vietnam war where the old man had picked them up. Those are the ones that are hard to find.

Kool 1 mate! A great restoration effort & I'm glad to see your big orange lorry in working order again mate! 👍🚚😁👍

Awesome job and color is spot on! Great job

Excellent job! That really came out great!

You clearcoating the models after painting them satisfies my OCD streak. Subscribed!

Nice job - looks like new. Thanks for sharing.

Watching you, baremetalhw, and Marty has inspired me to look into trying to restore my old model cars! Thank you

I love the color match and the trim looks great! I still won't hammer my axles! Looks great!

Wonderful restoration!

A couple ways to fix the crack on the barrel: the old superglue and baking soda method or you can plastic weld it by using a soldering gun and a clear zip tie (the zip tie is your solder for the process), a model body filler, JB Weld two part epoxy, all choices to try, wet sand the repair with 600-3000 sand paper, prime and paint. Hope this helps.

Beautiful job! Really nice work on the trim. Thanks for sharing dude.

Very nice job on #4, the Cement Mixer !

Amazing restoration turned out Perfect well done 👍.

Brilliant restoration,well done.

That's a great restoration 👍

This turned out really great!!!

Your details in front are very well done. Very good !

So beautiful. Great job!!!

Another excellent restoration. I've always liked this casting as the front of the Foden is so detailed. I like the tip about the fibre tip pen to help in prepping before painting...I'll try that myself.

Great result! Another fine restoration! Thank you!

Great result. Nice detail work. Enjoyed your video thanks.

Beautiful work!

Beautifully done my good man. Another nice model saved. Cheer's John

Thank you for reducing the music volume much much better... nice makeover!

Very nicely done restoration

Excellent job!

Excellent job thanks for the video 👍🇬🇧

I have been reading up on air brushes (I plan to purchase one in the very near future) and from what I have read if you thin your paint to about the consistency of milk it will flow through the brush better. This may or not be true, but I thought I would pass it on anyway. One thing I have learned from practical experience is to mask areas I don't want paint, for very small areas pin striping tape works great, that way if my hand is a little shaky while trying to steady it I still get nice straight lines. They used to sell a liquid mask that I used years ago, but I am not sure if it is still available. Unfortunately if you are painting over already painted areas you need to let the paint cure. I usually will wait at least a day before masking a painted area, I know some people just wait a few hours. It really depends on the type of paint you are using.

Great result mate

Excellent restoration, thank you, as always stay safe, from South Africa 🇿🇦

great job thanks for sharing

Great restoration, very good brush skills too. Some ideas: Dip the car into the paint remover instead of putting paint remover on the car. That way it can get everywhere and seep under the layers as they get loosened meaning less work for you. For removing oxidation try using an electropolish setup like baremetalhw explains. Before painting use a degreaser to clean the car and don't touch it after. Sanding the car between paints will reduce the orange peel effect.

Looks great thank you for the video:-)

Excelente !!!

Excellent job!!!.......

Great job!

Niiiice job! (I'm becoming "restoholic" because of you fellas 😊) May I sugest you to use a 1mm or less drill bit? This way the risk of beeaking the car is smaller; You can find cheap ones on e-bay, and the screws too 😉 Happy holidays!

Matchbox Restoration A small point here. The Foden branding at the front of the truck is not all chrome within the kite-shape, the chrome is only on its outline and the Foden name in the middle, the rest is the same colour as the vehicle.

Brass brush will clean remaining paint without causing any damage

Good stuff.. keep it up guy.

great work

Nice job !

Awesome job the grill work turned out very nice. For your axles what about a finishing nail in a hand drill? Just a thought until you purchase a drill press.

Great Job 👍👍👍😁

Nice job 👍👍👍

I have been watching a lot of matchbox restores and when you use the dremmel try putting a washer in front of the tire to protect it .

I have one of those glass fibre pens. They come in very handy

Amazing job . Yer got some balls hammering those axel ends I must say . You do however prove it can be done . Ps . I use the same airbrush and mini compressor with my restorations . Started to master it now . Again . Well done mate 😊

Excellent.

Nice job, thanks for the tip about fiberglass pen. Just a thought, would a modified nail set help with the axles? Grinding the tip flat or even slightly concave may make deforming the end with a hammer easier.

You know you're killin' us with your hammer, right?..lol. So you don't have a drill press yet...don't want to do the nail set and hammer combo...How 'bout chucking up a finish nail like Marty, just on your dremel and round the hubs over freehand? Can you get the drill press attachment for your dremel? Again, great paint! Need a cat cameo!

Just found your channel, very nice job, look forward to seeing more of the same, Happy New Year!

Great job! Can I ask what air brush kit you use? You seem to be getting fantastic results with it.

Excelente

Hey mate, check out Marty's Matchbox Makeovers for some ideas, if you need any. He restores Matchbox cars too. I really like his work. He has a brilliant way of attaching the wheels, too. Subbed.

it came out nice

I have this casting without the barrel. Hopefully I can find a replacement

good job!! : )

Mooie restauratie

Hi, You got to low air pressure on airbrush, and then on finnish model You got orange pill. But it's nice to see Your's work, keep going ;)

Mooi werk!! Klein vraagje, wat zijn de afmetingen van de schroefjes die je gebruikt om het model terug samen te schroeven??

You probably could have fixed the crack in the barrel with some MEK (methyl-ethylketon) apply with a brush on the inside and let capillary action fill the crack. You should be able to buy MEK at a modelbuilding shop

use tamiya thin glue for small cracks.

I’m looking at getting an airbrush to try doing some of these restorations. Which do you recommend?

i have the same model but with gray wheels. I guess mine is an early model

Regarding the barrel, would it not be a bad idea to fix the cracks with super glue and plastic filler and paint it the same colour as the rest of the truck?

At 6:03, if the barrel crack disturbs you, just buy a replacement one, or replica, or make one on 3D printer. I know, restoration work is expensive.

Great job , what type of clear coat are you using .

Très belle restauration! Mais, de grâce, fais attention à tes doigts quand tu drille un si petit rivet! Un accident est si vite arrivé!

I'm fixing that Barrel about the only thing you can do is put J-B Weld over the crack on the inside then touch it with a brush

why do you spray the truck with primer ...when the original model does not have primer ?

If you want to use the hammer method, perhaps a small ball peen hammer using the ball end.

Great resto, editing, and narration. Your patreon link is broken.

What is the spraygun called that you are using?

use super glue from the inside of the barrel

What is a fiberglass pen?

Having stripped hundreds of real cars, best results occur when you stroke a heavily loaded brush with one pass in one direction, no dobbing. Chemical strippers have paraffin added to 'skin' over and seal the vapors 'in' where they can do the best work. Swirling or dobbing destroys this film, allowing the caustic vapors to evaporate and reduce effectivity. Carry on :)

Iv got some cars you would like mate

Hey you fella, it's me again, this time for a question: what do you use as an pressured air source, is it an acuarium air pump? ( You would solve part of my life if you are kind enough to answer 🤗☺... well, once you'll be recovered from the party 😂😆👄💘💥💤🍡🍸🍻🍷🍾🍽