Lovely stuff David. I used to have two...1 real and 1 Dinky. Talk abourt coincxidence...I am just about to advertise a Dinky Toys book which my late wife bought me. There comes an age when one can have just too much literature on railways so I am selling off about a qaurter of my collection...200 odd books!!! Thanks for sharing David...much enjoyed. Cheers, Bob
David I was very surprised your Jag MkX was by Dinky Toys, as I went to my old toy box and found my one was made by Corgi, It had opening bonnet and boot with luggage together with jeweled headlights. I openned the boot to find the luggage still there. It was Blue metalic paint too. I also have both dinky and Corgi calaloges from 1963 and they both have Jag Mk X's in them.
Hi Kevin - yes both Dinky and Corgi made models of this Jag. I am interested to hear about your 'old toybox' To find an example of either with its original luggage is pretty infrequent. You may well have other treasures hidden away there 😊😊😊 Thanks for the comment ... David
Thanks Thomas - they were in the 'Golden' era (1950s/60s). Before that they were much cruder - down to materials /production technology. After that the were much cruder - down to the pressure of competition/decline of the toy market ... David
Well done mate , truly top drawer ! This one inspired myself into looking through my own collection and take my own hobby into the next level modeled of course after your fine examples you have presented here. Thank you for your inspiration old chap and God bless.
Great choice of paint once again David and beautifully applied. Funny, watching you brush-paint the silver details, it's easy to see that you're an artist, the brushwork looks effortless. Another fine restoration of a rather tidy model, looks like new.👌 Cheers for now, Dougie.
Still by far my favorite channel on youtube. I think I'm going to try one of these restorations on my channel as well. Thanks for the great work David.
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I really enjoy seeing you bring these back to a showroom finish. Any chance of getting a comprehensive video showing off all the models you have done? Funny thing and interesting, all these variations in nomenclature; boot = trunk. I had to think a minute, and believe that most times we simply say trunk.After watching this, now I don't know if we say lid, top, or something else! Thanks for sharing these.
Hi there. A video on my restored models - and perhaps the ones to come would make a change. Thanks for the idea. Yes, boot/trunk I know the meanings differ. I hope my US subscribers don't object too much that I didn't use the US words as well - it would make for a clumsy commentary. ( especially as the word 'trunk' appease on the box - trunk in a large case in the UK - ashamed to say I don't know the equivalent word in the US. As you say we all know what we mean when we watch content from the each others countries which is all that matters. Thanks again ... David
Stunning restoration david I always enjoy your videos I restore in the same way I always use rattle cans and the humbrol silver I do have a couple of airbrushes but I love the finish of the spray cans
Hi, appreciate comments from fellow restorers - thanks. I normally use an airbrush, but you are right, the finish from the spray can is great ... David
Very nice restoration David. I'm always wary of restorations of models with metallic paint finishes as they often look "grainy" whereas the original model had a much smoother looking finish. Modern metallics don't seem to work on a smaller scale. However Halfords seem to have done you proud. Congratulations 👍
Thanks Derrick. Thanks - I too was very wary of the possible 'spangled' effect. The colour was a different shade to the lid on the can. In this instance I liked the colour/effect also despite it being a little on the dark side for authenticity. I don't plan to do any more metallic paint restorations (not yet anyway!) ... David
Lovely work David. I really enjoy your restoration videos and specialy this one. One of my favorite Jaguars, the Dinky Toys version as well as the 1:1 version.
Hi, many thanks for your kind comments. The electric bath is in fact an Ultrasonic Cleaner. It cleans by high frequency oscillation. Used mainly by jewelers I believe, to clean intricate/small objects. Now, In my latest video, you will notice that I have stopped using it. It works perfectly well but, as I go on to strip the paint, it was pointed out by another subscriber that there was little point in cleaning it. I was influenced by a user advocating its use in restoration work. Here is my recommendation now: Buy one if you want to clean your models and preserve the original paint, don't worry about cleaning your paint if you are going to strip it. Should you wish to consider one anyway - there are plenty on ebay at very reasonable prices (Bought mine for £16 (UK) -- Hope this helps 👍👍👍 ... David
great work, love the colour too. :) it now looks like it should have as a new. ^^ it's hard to tell from the other side of the screen, but maybe the old Ford Miami Blue metallic could have worked, too. it's I think, more blue and less violet.
Thanks Lothar. Appreciate the comments. - I agree, you may be wright about the Ford Miami Blue. It is so difficult to get an exact match when the spray can cap is a different shade to its contents. On the plus side, there was probably a variation in the batches of colour used - after all, they were just toys ... David
@@davidhyde4329 yes, it really looks like they took what they could get to paint the minis. sometimes I see old Matchbox from the 60's and early 70's where all paint has already flaked off, with no sign of it being opened or scraped off. and the next one looks near-mint... talk about quality. :)
It was. I used the base plate from the other car as the circular mount was (for some reason??) smaller on one base plate. To avoid the possibility of it becoming separated again I decided to gradually widen the hole with the reamer. I wanted a tight fit, so I went carefully. I probably did not need the epoxy but I thought I would use it anyway (belt & braces) .. David
