Thank you, Sandy! Glad you like it!

Great to hear you like it, Time Rider! 😊

Diorama at the end is great, too! "I am not making this up!"

Haha, yes, while I was doing this project, I was thinking: "Some people are going to have no clue why I'm adding all these parts..." 😂

Thanks, Carsten!

Thanks, Sean! Nice to hear you like it!

Haha, awesome! Nothing beats that 😊

Thank you, Johnny. Glad you like it. I liked the custom project inbetween the restorations. It's a fun way to have some variation in the hobby.

Thank you! Good luck with yours! 😊

Thank you, John! Glad you like it!

Thank you! You're welcome! I learned most of my techniques from other videos, so it's nice to bundle them into my own restorations.

Thanks! Nice to hear you like it! It's a nice project inbetween the restorations.

Thanks, Simon! I don't have any experience with diorama's, so that would be a project on itself. A couple of pictures in my backyard was the best I could do 😇

What a great idea! I might have some in my Matchbox Vault 😇

Thanks!

Thanks, Dan! Nice to hear you like it!

Thank you! 😉

Thank you 😉

Thank you 😊

Thanks! Glad you like it!

Thanks!

Thanks, James! What would you like to see as a possible next custom?

Haha, better get things done while you still have time inbetween the videos! 😊

Thanks! Too bad the track is gone. But there is still some UK Banger Racing going on, I guess?

My brother went to the last ever meeting at Arena Essex. I don't talk to him about track closures - he's been following Banger racing for over 30 years, and the subject makes him very angry indeed. As it should. Other sports fans would be outraged if someone said: "We're closing Wembley/The Oval/Epsom racecourse/Silverstone down to build houses on the land." More people watch Banger racing in the UK, than any other motorsport combined, and yet, each year the circuits vanish. It's possibly down to it being seen by some (not me, I love watching it when I can), as 'low class', as it's affordable, open to all, and most of all, great fun to watch, or participate in. My two nearest circuits, Foxhall, and Mildenhall, are safe - but you're always wondering - for how long?

Thanks, Char!

Thank you!

Thanks Bill! Glad you like it!

Thank you! Glad you like it! Thanks for the kind words!

Great to hear! Thanks!

Nice to hear you like it! Time Rider is great. We often talk to eachother about our next projects. Thanks for subscribing, by the way! Good luck with your Camera projects! Do you have any pictures or videos of your projects? Have a nice day!

Doing videos is something I've always wanted to do. I just don't have the time to do all that work. FYI I am restoring a few 1950's "Realist Stereo Viewers" (Google it") The battery contacts rust out due to old battery leakage. I use the rust remover and zinc plating techniques I learned from you gents. One day I'll do a video, I certainly have the digital equipment for it. THANKS

Our Bangers drive on a track which can be made of tarmac, or concrete, or shale, or even mud, and can get up to 80 mph on the straights. A full contact sport. The only move that is really prohibited, is full speed impact on the driver's door. Still happens, though.

Dangerous sport, our drivers usually drive in reverse and aim for the engine compartment or try and knock off a wheel. I haven't been to one since I was a kid. All I have locally is a drag-strip. Thanks

Well thank you! Glad you like it!

Thanks, Abner! Glad you like it! Greetings from Belgium!

Thanks! I was thinking about it, but was afraid to overdo the banger look.

Thanks Val! Greetings from Belgium! 😎

Thanks! Those guys do amazing work! I also watch and enjoy their vids. Thanks for stepping by!

😇I won't! Thanks! Glad you like it! Have a nice day!

True! I wonder if it would have sold well back in the day... 😊

Thanks, Derrick!

Thanks, Brian! It's an awesome sport to watch. Many think it's just crazy, but it's amazing to watch and hear these cars in action. Thanks for the kind words!

Because I work odd hours, I don't get to go much now - but, as I'm sure you'll agree, it's a great afternoon or evening's entertainment. I don't think a lot of people realise the preparation those vehicles go through, how fast they can go, and how safe they are - I've seen 'follow ins' where the target car has been crushed almost flat, and the driver has got out with a few small cuts. Incredible.

Thank you, Steve!

Bedankt, Boer Harms! 👍

Thanks for the feedback! 👍I don't experience any issues with the current one indeed, but if I find them, I'll try some!

Thanks! Nice to hear you like my videos! I'll keep them coming. Stay tuned 😉

Thanks! 😊The hardest part was making those tiny parts look like the real thing. But it turned out ok, I think.

I'll do my best! Thank you!

Thanks, Kristian!

Haha, took you long enough 😂

Merci, merci 😇

Thanks, Paul!

Thanks! Good info there 😉

In the UK, any car is fair game. Rolls Royces are often raced. Huge Daimler Hearses. Big Rovers. Cadillacs. At one meeting my brother went to, a guy raced a car used by Winston Churchill. A large gang of people tried to have it removed from the meeting, but to no avail. It was wrecked.

Cool! Is there somewhere I can follow those?

@@MatchboxRestoration I dunno if I'm vain enough to film it lol might take stills and do a talk over

@@MatchboxRestoration I have some pix here. they are still unfinished and far from perfect plus.google.com/104986665140921831516/posts/5TwGjZtv4gz

Thanks, Luis! Glad you like it!

I'm using Baking Soda. I don't know if its okay to use on your guitar, though. Be careful with that 😉

Thanks, Richard! This was a fun thing to do in between the restorations. Glad you like it! 😉

Thanks for the kind words, Joe! Thanks for subscribing!

The drivers seat in the UK is in the right, just like this Ford Corsair 😉You are right about the lights, but then I had two big holes in the casting. That's why I went for the painted headlights look these cars often have. Thanks for the input. It keeps me focused on the details!

Thank you, Marshall!

That picture was already from 1990 or so. They would be very cool "oldtimers" to have today.

i'l have the Ascona please

Thanks Peter! (bedankt Peter!)

That would be a cool idea! Thanks for the input!

This one had a broken suspension beam in the back. But I liked the way it looked to I didn't repair it. Thanks for the thumbs up! 😊

The suspension beam has sagged. Its a plastic strip attached to the interior piece that has bent over the years. Common problem. The beam can be placed in boiling water to soften it and bent back to straight. Then some cold water and it should stay straight as it cools. This will get the ride height back and hopefully good for another 50 years.

Besides, it's called banger racing, not carefully maintained antique racing. :)

Google search some British Banger Racing Cars. I hope you’ll see the resemblence 😅 Every region has its own way of prepping the cars, I guess.

@@MatchboxRestoration seems like a good way to do it. Not everyone has a welder and torch available. Would probably be rules legal, but it just isn't done. I looked at some Banger racing on You Tube. kinda looks like a cross between early stock car racing and a demo derby. Oddly, a few of the cars had the passenger door cut out and left open. Looks like fun. today's stock car racing isn't, the cars are so far from stock it's ridiculous, the engines alone can cost 100K in the top levels. The rules have really ruined it.

Tell me where and when. It's on! 😎

Haha, I'm sorry. I'll have to do some seperate tutorial vids maybe to clear some things out.

Baking soda and superglue make a solid bond, I get it. All I saw was the pile of cocaine on your desk. Some people clean, some people restore cars. I'm not judging =)

@@skarekr0w3 I'm afraid that it doesn't help when I say I'm a jazz pianist? 😂

@@MatchboxRestoration I don't know where this conversation is going, I'm only here for the car =) My Ex's uncle use to race D- Derby, in a bright orange Porsche 924. Nothing fancy as it was intended to take impacts, just Krylon of some sort. We use to go out and watch him every week during the summer. I have always wanted to go do it myself, maybe one day.

I understand. How many times I told myself I want to do a local autocross event too... But I have to say I’m a bit afraid to get hurt. That kind of racing isn’t without risks involved. But maybe a couple laps on my own would be a cool experience 😅

Hi Scott, check out some British Banger Racing Cars images (like this one: c8.alamy.com/comp/B5X4XM/banger-racing-cars-smallfield-raceway-surrey-leyland-mini-B5X4XM.jpg) Usually they have the bumper removed. I understand your remarks, but banger racing cars do have a certain look. I tried to mimic that look on this custom.

I can't buy that brand where I live. Marty also had some hard to remove paint on some of his restorations. The caustic soda is a good backup 😊

Dank je, Woutje! Hopelijk deze week ergens tijd om de video te maken van de boor tool. Komt in orde!

Thanks, Jason!

The acrylic paints are notorious for getting scratched and chipped easily. I often have this aswell. Do you use any primer coat first?

You could try setting your paint cans in hot water for 10 min then paint

The tracks were local on a field (offroad). I'm planning on visiting Warneton in the summer.

Thanks!

True, I'll might do that in a next restoration. Thanks!

Don't worry, when they are worn out, I can still use them to clean my teeth.

Yes, it's a big thing in the UK. I started a league in Belgium too at the beginning of 2018. Search for RC Banger Racing BE/NL. You'll find some videos of our meetings 😊

Matchbox Restoration yeah I’ve googled it got me interested never knew it existed 👍🏻

Thanks man! I know his channel, he has some really nice customs indeed. Thanks for the headsup!

Marty's channel was my inspiriation to start doing this. I don't see why I shouldn't use the same methods as he does?