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Hard to believe that you've never heard of ERTL....they've only been around for about 80 years or so...

I'm glad you DIDN'T go the bandit route. Way overdone these days.

Dude. As a Pontiac guy, I can say that this is damn near my favorite resto youve done. Im still deciding on your apocalyptic resto mods or this. Beautiful work.

Forget the Bandit. You can make the Eric Estrada Trans Am from Chips.

So glad you're painting it traditional. When i think of a 73 Fire-chicken, its white with the blue bird. Pretty excited to see this build. Cat pee....glad there isnt smellovision yet!

A white 455SD is way more cool than the Bandit bird.

have you thought about turning a new 1:18 into a barn find? (patina'd and rusted out)

Хочю сказать огромное спасибо за ваши ролики. Хатя я и в англискам язызе и не силен на смотрю с большим удовольствием. Еще раз спасибо за вашу работу. Лайк за каждый ролик. Вы ТОП 1. От души.

You handled the pitting on the body to perfection can't wait to see the finished trans am

i have seen several of model car and toy restorations on this web site, i must say you are about one of the best. very meticulous about details and your craftsmanship is second to none.

You're totally right, man. Bandit Trans Ams started somewhere around 1977. An SD-455 Trans Am would be way cooler (and more appropriate) for this.

White with blue stripe, please. I love the Bandit cars but this was never meant to have that color scheme.

I think the white with the blue bird is a better paint combo than black and gold anyway good choice imo

Can’t wait for part 2!

Can't wait to see the finished product. Looking good so far.

You should get sccotchbrite wheels for the dremel. They wear out quick, but absolutly worth it with the nice surface you get.

Anticipation on the white paint job with blue decals!

Keep the 1/18 restos coming!

Ertl is a company out of Dyersville Iowa. They've been around for decades. And are probably best known for their diecast farm implements. Vintage Ertl tractors are highly collectable. Back in the 60's the company I now work for molded the rubber tires for their scale tractors and what-not. At the time we were the "largest" tire manufacturer in the world. :)

Why is it so satisfying to watch the paint peel off? Probably because it’s the gateway moment to awesome possibilities!

Ertl makes great 1/67 farm trucks not as detailed as green light but u can make really fun builds out of them. U can mostly find them at tractor supply. I loved playing with them as a kid🚜

That’s what I mainly collect 1/18 American Muscle. These cars now sell for about $90.00. Originally these were made by ERTL but are now owned and manufactured by Auto World.....the new ones coming out are super detailed. Wired and plumbed engines

Great that you talk through the videos. 🇬🇧

Love this kind of stuff! I just wish that i had a steadier had... but CP makes things a lot harder sometimes... :/

Nice that you went with white. To me white is the iconic color of the early T/A's. Hope that you go with the blue bird with the black center to it. I love that graphic.

Great job, I enjoy watching you work!!

Thanks for not doing a bandit replica ! This is my favourite car from the three 1/18th's you had and will look fantastic with a cool paint job. Thanks !

Hey man great work with these 1:18 scales, the details are phenomenal! I’m surprised though you didn’t remove the doors. Passenger side door shut looked unpainted at the end.

"so much more room for activities!" LOL - nice pull! Love your vids, as always!!

The more you work on these I can see the draw. WAY more detail on these by far. You found a little gold mine...(covered in fuzz and cat piss) but a gold mine none the less. Keep 'em coming.

Love watching the 1:18 scale Restorations. You do a great job.

Glass bead blasting cabinet would save you fair bit of time on these 1:18 scale cars for sure

Very nice restoration. All that dirt... boah... Hope you will do a Trans Am in the colors of the early 1970th.

He painted it white! That's the color I suggested!

Yes perfect choice to paint it white with blue - the best looking color combination on those old Trans Ams.

The interior looks like every car i ever owned.

The will ferrel reference with the activities comment had me smiling! And that's why I love your channel!

Coming out good. The White will be right for this year bird. Bandit started in 77. Thanks for not ruining the Reputation.

Can't wait to see the finished car!

You do very nice work and your videos are very enjoyable to watch 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Look on Amazon or eBay for 1/18 scale RC rims/tyres. Should be fairly easy to make a axle to work for them.

Dam that 1973 Trans Am looked like it hit puberty hard in the interior and Diecast when in cleaning and shaving lol

Lovin' this one! Had the same year car in Hugger Orange with white interior and that cool machine turned dash in the late 80s.😎 Looking forward to that Jeep build you mentioned. If you dont have wheels and accesories in your stash, check the 1/18 rc market.

This is gonna look awesome with the blue bird decals on it, super keen for part 2!

Dang that’s a full on 70s shaggy bush! 😳 #729

Getting ready to do a restoration on a real 1973 455cid bird in red I have owned for 27 years. Loved driving it till engine went away. It has been off road for 19 years

Could have made it into a Rockford Files tribute car, but T/A's are bad ass no matter what!!!

I'm glad you're not doing a Bandit with that. Not only is it the wrong car for it, but it's kind of cliche. You have a chance to subvert expectations and bring to life something new or at least something we don't have thousands of. Knowing you, it'll be cooler anyway, haha

Good on you for not doing a bandit. Ertl was a massive player back in the day. The Dukes of Hazzard and The A-Team diecast from the 80s were all Ertl.

Ive been watching you and few other die cast restore channels for a while now, and have always been curious...Have you ever thought of using a super fine grit in a sandblaster application to remove paint? I feel that would work really well and may even help blend some small pitting in the body. Just a thought lol great video as always!

blub it in! blub,blub,blub,blub,blub LMFAO-The commentary is great! Step Brothers' references...

Room for more activities! Love it! This one is going to be sweet!

Nice that someone tried to flock the seats before you got it.

You would be amazed at the amount of diecast and 10 toys Ertl made. It brings your supply of to do vehicles very high. Ertl has been around since 1945.

Great video, love watching the 1:18s being done...... Well done..,✌️

I'm really feeling this one. Can't wait for part #2.

Great video, you gave some great info on bondo, and liquid masking. Thank you

Super excited to see Part 2!

The cannonball run trans am would be cool! But white with blue stripes is sweet too.

Man I love these!

Great work looking forward to pt 2 Brian Thailand

I've not seen many 1:18's and this one is a good one! Glad to see it get new life.

OK done watching part 1, ready for part 2!

Rockford files for sure!

Super Duty 455 trans arms were only offered in 1973 1974. Almost got one new. Insurance was 2,400.00 per year. Car new was 4,200.00 loaded.

Glad youre doing a anniversary style paint and decals bandit is soo done to death

White with a blue birdie on it will be real nice, had the opportunity bk in the day to buy a 79 camero with a similar body and color deco.

White is definitely a great color for this one.

I'm searching for 1/18 honeycomb wheels with Firestones for a project....now i have a direction!...thanks!!

Love it as always man! Cant wait for the final product!

Chouette vidéo 👍

Greetings from the UK. Have only just found your channel. There are so many “model restoration” experts on you tube it’s hard to find the good ones. They should have a “trust pilot” type score where it’s easier to find the good ones like you. I love the 1:18th restorations you have done. Not surprised the pitting in the Metal caused by old cats wee (I don’t mean the cat was old, but it will be now). Urine is acidic so it’s like those models have had acid on them for 20years...

Good to see this channel is Trans positive.

Nice job buddy looks great so far thanks for sharing bud 👍👍

I really like the 1:18 scale cars you've done, it was hilarious as soon as you said " cat pee" you noticed the hole in your glove.

"So much more room for activities!" I see what you did there😂

That body needed much work! But well worth the effort man... Glad you went with white, I have the same car with the blue stripe, but I wonder what a deep red stripe would look like?

Yeah, no reason to do a bandit when Greenlight makes a really nice one for $70. I’m gonna start building some model kits again because of you and baremetalHW. The last one I built was the OG Cylon raider from Battlestar Galactica in 1978. This was cool and you’re still the best painter of toy cars on RU-vid.

Dam!!! You do some good work. I wish i could send you my 1942 Chevy coupe to work on. But it's a real car. Lol .i really enjoy your channel you are the best. keep up the good work, and be kool.

You had me at 'more room for activities'

That's looking SUPER EFFEN MINTY!!! Cant wait to see part 2

Can’t wait to see what she looks like!

So glad your back really enjoy your videos

I know you said you didn't like the Bandit tribute scheme but like you this is my favorite body style trans am & I would've loved to see it in the bandit black with gold accents.

So the jeep sounds like a good candidate for a custom build

ERTL is a huge name in die-cast toys. They’re biggest market is tractors and construction equipment, I think.

this would look sweet in orange with white stripes,candy apple red with a sweet looking flame design or green with white stripes!!!!!

kool , thanx Robert

I subscribed to your channel for the Redline Hot Wheels stuff, but I like how you are tackling the 1/18 cars too. I also collect 1/18th scale cars and have a few custom projects on the back burner. If you are interested in getting more into 1/18 scale customizing, I would suggest checking out an awesome Facebook group named "1/18th Scale Diecast Junkies". Very talented artists there, as well as those who are more collectors than customizers. Very cool and supportive bunch of guys there!

Love it again... smashing it love watching your videos learning a lot keep them coming

You need yerself one of those small sandblast cabinets....I used to restore a lot of ERTL tractors and that was invaluable.....by the way glass, not sand

It's looking good. Say HI to Jimmy for me

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Love the bubly

You forget they are metal until you hear the clank.

Great job so far as always

Just like a real one

Love ur videos nice work

That car started off as a refugee from a cat litter box! 🙀💩Was very hairy inside! Austin cleaned it up nice. White is an awesome choice!!! Shows the details very nicely!👍🏻👍🏻

If you have built the re-issued International Transtar 4300 Eagle in 1/25 scale;the kit was an AMT kit in the ERTL series.The ERTL division,of the the Learning Curve brands LLC;which owns Match Box,and Round 2 LLC,went bank rupt in the late 2000's early 2010's.Every once in a while,Round 2 LLC will clean up the vintage molds,and reproduce and re-issue plastic model kits;that haven't been seen in decades. In fact,there have been several ERTL kits that have been re-issued within the last 3 years because Round 2 LLC bought,and aquired;the ERTL brand in 2015.The molds and dimensions are not as precise;as the kits coming out these days;but that's what makes building them so fun!.Plus if they were to up date the molds;using today's technology,the kits would cost twice as much as the re-issued; vintage mold kits.I like the big rig kits that AMT and MPC have been coming out with in the last 10 years;but they would be expensive using today's molding technology. So instead of paying $44.00 for a 1/25 scale big rig kit from AMT,AMT/ERTL,or MPC,you would be paying between $60.00 and $80.00 for the same kit;molded with the precise tooling technology,we have today.ERTL was once an independent company brand;before filing for chapter 9 and chapter 11 bank ruptcy,back in 2011.ERTL is now a sub division/subsidiary of Round 2 LLC.