An absolute winner Martin and I think I saw a smile on the drivers face when you put him in some nice clean racing clobber,,,,, looking forward to the next video..... thank you👍
One of my favorite Dinkys also, the whole series of these great racers. You can just visualize what the drivers are seeing speeding down the track leaning forward to cut down on the wind. Great work Martin.
I love the sound of the rain on your workshop Martin! Reminds me of home! Nice simple job, beautifully finished as usual, despite the grille! Good job! And the 'Buster Gonad' (VIZ) reference made me laugh!
Cheers fraser, yes the rain does sound nice ,especially when your in the warm working away 😀. It's a pain when some wandering cat jumps out of the tree and lands on the roof when your doing the details and makes you jump . All the best Martin 👍
A oldie but a goodie Martin👍,the Al FA- Romeo for the age of it has a lot of details & character about it especially detailing the driver👍really makes the model stand out. A beautiful little casting, take care Martin,see ya on the next one. 👋😎🏎🚙🚗
Wow, that car must be around 70yrs old, you've made it look fantastic, Martin. I agree with you about the grey tyres and your detailing again is awesome. Another very enjoyable video, thanks for sharing. All the best. Peter. 👍
Crackin' piece of work, Martin....that looks a treat and the tyre change sets it off. Your right about those lads back then.....big brass ones; bring 'em in a 'barrow! Totally unthinkable now, the risks they took with safety. Nice one guv 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
Another superb restoration Martin, your detailing really makes it stand out, I agree with you on the tyres, grey ones suit this kind of model alot better than the black ones! 👌👍😊 All the best, Nick🐸🐸
Great restoration again,with using aqua paints or citadel paints I keep a cheap syringe with distilled water in just to add drops into the lid like you do,I found that ordinary tap water can stagnate in the pots and spoil.
That's a pretty wild transformation, Martin. I agree with grey tyres for these racers. It really makes them stand out. The other day I picked up a small end table with a glass top. Underneath it has a compartment, just right for displaying my racers.
Hi Martin I love it, what a great old casting. Reminds me of the old scalxtrics slot cars. Yes those old racing cars were very dangerous I remember as a kid hearing about this Italian race driver who was trying to break a speed record on a beach. The main drive cog was poking out through the back of the car near the wheel and a chain connected them together. He was speeding down the beach when his scarf got caught in the drive chain. It decapitated him instantly.😬🤢🤮I took the mga out for a spin the other day and when I get over 80 klms I have to sit forward like that driver or my hat blows off.🤣🤣😂😂 Enjoy the weekend mate catch you next time.👍🏻
Nice revival Martin. Looks good. Only ever had one of theses racers as a kid. It was a Vanwall. Do also remember a spate of F1 fatalities in the 70s. think it was all in one season when we lost the likes of Jochen Rindt to name but one
@martin dares dinky restorations. I never knew the reasons either. Vaguely remember Jackie Stewart & a few others clamouring former track safety. Imagine you could put that down to number of things
Fantastic job done Martin, I wish I had steady hands like you for the detailing I'm a bit shake mate, has you said they were proper racers back then balls of steel and the the different cars were something else and sounded awesome, well done mate another brilliant resto from the master
Hello Martin nice little car great restoration great paint work l have one to do and a. Crescent one to do the crescent one looks better and more detailed that is unusual for crescent to be better than dinky.Hope you and your family are keeping well regards Glyn
My dad told me that they used to race these down a slope at school back in the day, but they used to bend the rear of the base down and add lead into the rear to add weight and speed and that's probably why the drivers head is worn down, lol
nifty! ^_^ the grey tyres look better, indeed. maybe someone replaced the tyres in the past... those racers were quite the devil's machines. giant engines, puny drum brakes, everythign took effort, and if your spoke wheels weren't bent into every possible shape your curves were too slow... one thing why white overalls could be this, I think they used plane pilot's overalls at first, then specialized ones derived from those, because vehicles were open, and streets were... interesting. and maybe since most racecar drivers were of high stand and even higher bank accounts they decided to wear lighter colours or white. I mean, which gentleman would wear dark brown or olive drap when not hunting? wait, racecar driving is a bit like hunting...
Cheers Lothar, your right about the overalls and some of the earlier helmets a lot of these guys were seeking thrills of speed and danger a spin of from being in the first world war , maybe some truth in that I don't know , these ate my favourite type of racing car ,and I can imagine those spoke wheels flexing like mad on the bends . All the best Martin 👍
Do you know I have to be disciplined when I watch these restorations not to go to the end to see the finished work because I know were in for a treat. I dont of course because it's a visual story watching it.
Not quite my friend the difference between a bottom end of the condition scale like this was the price difference was very little, if had been in a lot better condition, then of course you would think twice about restoring it ,plus these aren't that rare ,thanks very much for the comment it's much appreciated 👍 All the best Martin
