Dear David, Being born at the end of the fifties, for me the Dinky Toys were the most beautiful toys on the planet, and your videos remind me of happy memories ... thanks again!
I very much enjoyed viewing this! Very relaxing. I had many of these growing up in Canada (I'm 70 years old). I later built and painted AMT, Revel etc models kits in my teens. Sadly, now my hands and eyes are not up to the task anymore. I love the fact that I can now buy these on eBay mint and in the box. Thank you, David. I will be watching more of you.
Glad you enjoyed it Paul. I have some more 'restorations' coming up. I know what you mean about the hands and eyes. Luckily they are not too fiddley to work on. I have a growing collection of Dinky toys but the MIB examples are out of my price range. Thanks for the comments, really appreciated 👍👍👍
You, sir, are not only a fantastic craftsman but a magician too. I am amazed that you are able to locate all the reproduction parts you need for your restorations. It is almost like magic, the locating of perfect, or near perfect, replacement parts for your projects. Keep up the great work. Very enjoyable to view.
This reminded me of one of my favorite toys as a kid, a huge plastic garbage truck. I loved the fact that I could put in it anything I felt like not putting back in it's place and instead of "it's chaos again in your room", mom would think I use that stuff to pretend it is garbage.
Superb job there. I admire your methodology. This brought back a couple of pleasant memories. One, playing with my own, sadly gone. Two, working on a real one during University summer break in Sunderland town centre in 1973. Thank you.
Hi Stephen, many thanks for your kind comments. Glad it bought back memories, particularly from your student days. I think there are many of us who regret not keeping these toys from our childhoods ... David
@@davidhyde4329 You are most welcome. I never fail to regret the passing of old toys, especially when I see James May in his Dad's capacious attic, with not a toy gone! I kept a number of things, including my precious Bayko boxes. You have now got me searching for old Dinky racing cars. Not keeping any, and mine were in great nick, i can see all the names of mine; Talbot Lago, Cooper Bristol, Vanwall, BRM etc. Id only buy one that needed restoring, like my full sized Series 2a Carawagon!
So satisfying to see these sweet old metal toys lovingly restored! And I wonder--50 years from now will any of today's awful brittle _plastic_ toys merit this kind of attention?
The little boxes truly pull the whole thing together. Once again keeping certain parts unrestored, such as the baseplate or in this one the sliding doors is unique and I very much like it. Another great Job.
Great job which triggered memories for me. 60 years ago prior to a 7 day 5000km automobile trip from the SW to NE US a set of these cars were purchased to occupy me and my brother. As the trip progressed our set diminished in number. The culprit, our two yr old sister throwing them out the window. Thank you.
Something very satisfying and relaxing watching you restore these little gems. As a 57 year old now, I remember my Auntie & Uncle buying me one of these Bedford dustcarts for Christmas as a boy. Well done David and thanks.
I had that exact vehicle as a boy. What a fantastic job you have done David. I remember well the bin men emptying the metal bins. We recycled everything in those days so no need for lots of plastic wheelie bins. They were called dust carts because that is about all that was put in them, dust from the fire.
Thank you for sharing this David. I am mainly bed-bound due to long term illness and have started restoring die cast and tin toys. I had wondered how this one came apart.Also the similar dumper truck. A superb restoration here; I like your use of the Revell paint. Nice work 👍 😊
Many thanks Tony. Sorry to hear you are bed-bound. Glad you have found the die cast/tin restorations something that interests you. I have a whole stack of Dinky toys to get through but have found little time recently to add more. I am hoping this will pick up over the next month or two. Good luck with your restorations ... David
Excellent job - I especially liked leaving the patina on the base plate - the honest wear complements your restoration. Thank you for sharing your process, tools, and tips - much appreciated.
Once again a bent and battered survivor has won the jackpot, being lucky enough to undergo a sympathetic yet thorough restoration at your hands. Your videos are a pleasure to watch, with high production values and concise, always relevant commentary. The finished truck looks absolutely gorgeous, though I freely admit to a degree of bias as I have a soft spot for the styling of vehicles from the 1930s through to the end of the fifties.
Lovely job David, a little tip for removing paint on plastic parts is to use a neat Dettol bath, stinks a bit but I leave it in the bathroom! Less of a problem than dealing with brake fluid. I've recovered some Tamiya kit parts in this way. Cheers
Well what a transformation! I like the fact you try and keep part of your restorations as original as possible this really does add to and in no way detract from the model . Another great well made video I look forward to the next offering sir.
i love seeing old die-cast models, on sale at motor and steam festivals especially. When i was younger, being as a kid some die-cast cars i had were matchbox, Hot wheels, Majorette and Bburago from the 70's throughout the 80's and 90's. i had a few CORGI models and ERTL(Mostly a box full of Thomas ones) as well. i also had some military ones i used to play war with.(I was always our native Britain)
Nice restoration David. It looks great. I had a lot of diecast small cars and trucks when I was young and took really good care of them. They ended up in a toy box at my mother's house when she was doing a day care for little ones, and they were pretty rough on them. Past the point of restoration really. Nice to see you bringing them back to life.
All those dinky toys I had as a kid, and the mess I made of ruining them as a repaint using aquality Woolworth high street brush and enamel paints. It is so nice to see these nostalgic models restored. Sadly most stuff to day is plastic lesser part of Asia land fill.
Hi Steven. Thanks for your comment - I remember daubing Airfix kits with enamel paint too. Know what you mean about plastic - none of it in the early Dinky Toys 😊😊😊 ... David
@@davidhyde4329 all my airfix kits are in the North Sea, the ones that were black with gluey finger prints, and loco wheels that didn't turn At least 10 or more Evening Stars etc
Very nice David, and rewarding too!! I clean any clear plastics like windows with a toothbrush and toothpaste. Works in most applications and certainly worth a try. Cheers, Bob
Yo vi uno de esos camiones en la playa, era para recoger basuras, cuando era un niño en los lejanos años 60 me trajo muy lindos recuerdos de mi niñez. Muy buena restauracion Saludos desde Chile
David Hyde estos autos no son juguetes, son recuerdos encapsulados de la niñez, por eso me encantan estos canales y te felicito nuevamente haces muy buen trabajo restaurando estos autos y a la vez haces que tu audiencia regrese a los lindos días de su niñez. Gracias y sigue así Un abrazo desde Chile
What a great result! It’s all about taking time to do things properly. Great job! My Mum used to buy Klear for the kitchen floor. She says that nothing comes close to the hardwearing finish of Klear.
Nice job David I had this model as a child in the fifties. Along with most of the others, wish I had them all now. Done a few restorations myself of Dinky Fire Engines.
Another sympathetic restoration. I don't have a Dinky collection, but this makes you want one. Or a time machine to go back and look after the ones you had! ;-) Cheers
David , I am very impressed with your high quality video. i know how difficult it can be to make a polished youtube presentation. I think that you have all of the elements down pat. Vocals, music, camera work and multiple camera angles. A really good video which i watched from start to finish!! - Well done! - Subscribed!
A great restoration. I like the Archemedes screw mechanism for raising the collection body. All metal and designed to last. Most other mechanisms would have used a drum and string - which would break easily. You could use dry powdered graphite (padlock lubricant) to lubricate the gear mechanism, and the plate the Archemedes screw goes through.
That's a beautiful job. Can you imagine such a complicated and precisely created main line toy vehicle being made today? No, neither can I. Watching this made me feel quite sad, to be honest. Thinking of those hundreds of people, in the huge factory on Binns Road, Liverpool, putting things like this utilitarian, but in it's own way, beautiful model together; all of that industry, now gone the way of the Dodo. Thankfully, people like yourself are bringing these back to life. Nice one. Oh, one more thing - is it me, or did this model come with a couple of scale dustbins with removable lids? From the days when the bin men would actually walk into your garden, get the bins, carrying them over their shoulders, unafraid of fish heads or 'bin juice', empty them, and then radically, Putting. Them. Back. Where. They. Came. From. Astonishing, I know. But it used to happen.
Thanks Brian, appreciate the compliment, and I would like to say I totally agree with every word you have said. It was, sadly, a different world then, you are a kindred spirit. Not sure about the scale dustbins - did not notice this in any photos I have seen, and they do not come up with suppliers of repro replacement parts (that I have come across). Anyway, a couple of O gauge metal bins would look quite nice with them on display ... David
Amazing David. I'm new to diecast restoration and I can see that I am a "ham and egger" compared to you. Your attention to the details of this restoration are really something. I'll be watching more!
Another beautiful gem restored to its former glory David, it’s looks absolutely gorgeous now that you have finished it - well done sir. 👍. Cheers for now. ..........Graham
Very nice! This is a very kool model, lots of play value with the multi functions. I can see why kids loved the Dinky toys. These toys are from the era that I grew up in, although here in the states i didn't have them. They may have been available somewhere, but not in my area. I'm sure if I saw these toys I would remember them. We really only had the Matchbox KIng Size for this scale of toy. After watching your videos and others, I have started collecting Dinkys and Corgis. I'm purchasing ones that are a little rough with the hopes to restore them. This not only gives me a new hobby, but I also save money buying them this way. Then I'll have new looking models (hopefully) for my collection. This time I won't make my comment about not painting all the parts, lol. I think you could enhance the paint job by buffing the model before applying the clear coat. It would make the finish even nicer. Just a thought.
Thanks Bob, very much appreciated. I guess they must have been available somewhere in the US as they produced a range of american autos. Thanks for the buffing tip - I will try it but I don't want it look over-polished - we will see on the thext retstoration. Nice to hear your are thinking of something similar, there are plenty of videos out there, I found them useful, I'm sure you will too. Good luck with it ... David
David Hyde hi David that's a very nice restoration I have exactly the same model which requires restoration and some replacement parts like yours did and I was wondering if you would not object to giving me the name and contact details of the supplier you used for the tailgate etc.my email address is as follows peterharman1310@outlook.com. Many thanks Peter.
I just checked my own Dinky refuse truck from way back when they actually used them in Copenhagen up until the sixties, and it sits in mint condition and smiles its bedford-smile at me. Mine is all light brown which is probably a well suited color for that kind of Work; the sliding side doors and the back door are all green, though.
In the midst of this one myself. My option didn't have the grille/headlights. Also came with no window assembly. I've ordered one hoping the casting hasn't changed sizes. The winding gear is over £11 from Steve Flowers. Like yours, mine was jammed. I had a pig of a job dismantling. The crown wheel ass'y was bent slightly making the pinion crank slip & miss. Sorted that, now waiting for paint to dry. Doing mine as all of my restos in code 3. Using black on mud guards & Hycote Ford Signal yellow on cab. 2 shades of green on shutters & dustcart
Hi Ian. I think the same Bedford tractor unit castings did not change. I would imagine the headlights have broken off at some time in it's life. Later productions of this came with windows - to compete with Corgi I guess. Well done for sorting out the winding gear - it's always satisfying to know that the working bits still work. I have taken a look at your Channel - not a code 3 man myself but you have some very interesting looking restorations - I will settle down and catch up with a few - I have subscribed. The dustcart scheme sounds exciting too - thanks for the comments 👍👍👍
Your amazing at fixing and modifying things Especially weathering locomotives, they look gorgeous. I just bought a dcc Hornby railroad 08 and I’m Hoping to weather it up like how you’ve done yours all dirty and used Beautiful job Austin
Thanks Austin, as you may have noticed I quite like weathering things. Good luck with yours, I think I would practice on an old wagon first, or anything thats cheap. Test your ideas. My advice is don't over-do it and avoid blacks and whites (too contrasty). Anyway - enjoy it and good luck with it ... David
Nice job on dust cart my dad worked on them back in 60s and came home friday with that model i think it was past on to some iv not seen it for a long time 👍
Regards From Illinois, Very Nice! Great job on the truck and video! I would have repainted the side panels, base plate and wheels too, But thats me and its your truck! Well done David!
Thank you kind Sir, really appreciate the comment. I know, plenty of people would have done the same - and I would not quibble with that. Regards from Cambridgeshire ... David
Well David you have my subscription, after watching this third video of yours. Fun fact I suspect every Corporation had that Bedford truck as after the war there would have been thousands available, they were ubiquitous in the armed forces during the war. I had the same Draper drill but found it disappointing and replaced it with a Black and Decker with lithium batteries, only cost about £50 vrom B&Q but a far better drill.
Thanks for the sub Colin. Yes the Bedford was widely used, I think Dinky had a good few variants. Thanks for the tip regards the drill. My old B&D (cordless) finally gave up the ghost after many years and I bought the Draper cheap (£20) off ebay - it is practically useless - the batter takes ages to charge and runs down pretty quickly. I will get along to B&Q. I have a couple more videos with the Draper in but it is now on my list to replace 👍👍 ... David
A superb job David, I remember having one of these in the 50's, I always pictured mine with all four of the sliding doors opening, but it just shows how distorted ones memory can be! I think mine had a revolving handle on the crank, but that might be a false memory too! I look forward to the A40 restoration, cheers, Dave
Many thanks Dave, much appreciated. 50's were my pre-teen years, I am sure I had one - or my brother did. I wondered too about the little wooden (plastic?) handle but could find no photos showing this - even ones advertised as mint. - so I am guessing they didn't - that old false memory again 😍😍 ... David
I have the same refuse truck in need of restoration and it has exactly the same issues. This is an excellent restoration and has solved some of the problems I'm going to face. Mine is a tan colour and unglazed but having seen yours I'm not sure if I'm going to keep the original scheme or go for your combination which looks great. Loved the RR restoration as well...congratulations
Great work ,I have a big box full of old and damaged dinky and match box cars something to do when I get my shed organised les space tha working on full size motors
Thanks again David. 'Bun lorry' thats a term I've not come across before. Does it refer to the Bedford lorry in general? Truly appreciate the comment ... David
@@emmajacobs5575 Thanks Emma, I must have been aving a senior moment when I replied (sorry David) - it makes perfect sense, we called them bin men & bin lorries too ... David
