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Beautiful resto as always!! I love old matchbox castings. Something about the wheels always makes me smile. They're some of my favorite of any older die cast. They just look so real compared to todays plastic nightmares!!
I really appreciate how you let the finished product spin around a few times there at the end. I always have to press the pause/play button like a mad-man to enjoy the finer details... Please keep this
I love these videos so much, they are just so relaxing even though I don't take part in the hobby myself. The way you explain things is just very calming and informative without putting too much information out at once.
At work we call that truck a (mobile) boom winch, because the boom telescopes out, and the hook is attached to a winch. It only has left-right swing, and up-down lift. If it had its own tracks in the ground, with the ability to traverse back-forth, it would then be a gantry crane.
While I have really gotten into watching these die-cast restoration, occasionally one comes along that kinda brings a lump to my throat as I recognise and old Matchbox that I remember having as a kid. This is one of those. Marvellous work and a very enjoyable video, thanks.
great restore & tutorial about replacing the axles on an old matchbox. it's amazing the amount detail in the castings back then, such as the crane and the cab of the truck..
What a superb result! Nice tip on using brass as an alternative to the original mild steel! Glad you are adding to the great Matchbox models in your collection. I have quite a few of these to restore. I may consider going Code 3 on some of them. I have recently discovered Marty’s Matchbox Motors and he also made a tool similar to yours (using two nails) for mushrooming the ends of the axles.
I just discovered this channel recently and find your restoration and customization videos very entertaining and fascinating, found your channel via RU-vid recommendations and so far it's been one of the best channels that RU-vid has recommended me so far!
Very cool and now that people have seen how to replace the axles someone needs to come up with a way for people without a machine lathe to be able to do this as well. Bravo!
You really have a nice Lesney collection. Trucks were my favorite as a kid, but really hard to come by without being broken. I always thought Matchbox made a truer to life scale model than Hot wheels, but certain ones won over. They can be called a "truck crane" without fear of reprisal, lol. a modern term is "boom truck", but "mobile crane" is what my father called it.
Thank you for this amazing tutorial!! This No.30 is very special to me because this is my very first matchbox toy that I’ve ever owned. My dad bought it for me when I was between 5-8 years old. Secondly, I was born in 1965 so is this No.30. As usual I lost the original one decades ago but I can still remember how much of a good time I had with it. Luckily I managed to found a nos with a box from eBay a few years ago. When I received it the second time around, I had tears running down my face when I had this no.30 in my hand... looking forward to see more of your videos. Best regards!
Beautiful restoration! I had more Matchbox cars then I ever did Hot Wheels so I would like to see more of the good ole Matchbox vehicles restored. Thanks for sharing this great tutorial.
Nice. I had that crane, cement truck and tow truck from matchbox. Great memories. I wish I still had my older matchbox and hot wheels as I know they are worth some money now
One of my favorite castings! Thanks. It is so much meticulous work! And I love the way it turned out! I have 100's of cars that need this treatment! LOVE THE VIDEO!
Nice. I just watched a guy the other day called Marty's Matchbox Makeovers who has a nice process for removing and reusing the original axles. He only has a few videos but they are all informative.
I love this build, the brass axles look amazing. Theres another guy on RU-vid named Marty's matchbox makeovers. He has a great way to remove the axles without cutting them. That way they could be reused if you wanted to. As always great video and I cant wait for the next one.
Great job on the reassembly of the wheels and axle! I too have tons of vintage matchbox and several of these 8 wheeled cranes. Looks good in red and the silver.
Here's an example of what Marty did it's definitely a lot simpler but in the instance of this crane with corrosion doing new axles was a better idea. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pQEyR30WhY0.html
Yes!! Thank you Baremetal!! I’ve been patiently waiting for a video on how to make these type of axles!! I have 2 restorations I’ve been holding off on because I didn’t know how to go about the axles! Thank you thank you thank you! Now I can proceed! Must go get supplies first lol I’ll give you a shout out when I upload that video 👍🏽
Thank you. I recently picked up a couple of cars that has the exact same type of axels, that I will try to restore. New to this type of the game. Your guide couldn't have come at better time!
Is it a coincidence that I only had access to European car models? I live in Ireland and built my matchbox collection as a kid in the 80’s. I had so much fun with these cars I even got a 3 story garage from Santa 😀. It was great to be a kid in a good home.
Going with silver on the crane section really set this one off.....in fact, I thought it even made it look less like a “toy”. I received my first Matchbox in 1964: still have it, along with 200 others in official Matchbox carrying cases. Have to dig those out one day and see just what kind of condition they are in. Keep up with these zen-like videos....better than meditation!
Gotta say, I can really tell the effort you put into editing this video and I fully appreciate that! Thanks for the great videos, can't wait to see more!
Very lovely video. I'd love to see more of the Matchbox (and possibly even other brands) videos, and I'd especially enjoy seeing one of them used for one of your very custom vehicles. Greetings, Sebastian Gregor
You can use a Nail setting punch to mushroom the end of the axle, home depot or lowes sells them or even cheaper on amazon, I got the Dewalt set, they are very sturdy.
Ever think about a doing a video showcasing your collection as of right now. I know we would all love to see your projects and restoration side by side!
Wow. It's beautiful! Darn I wish I had the money and the space to have all the tools that are needed to do things like the tool you did to make the end of the axle of those.
Nice, I have two Lesney station wagons, ones green with two plastic dogs at the back. The other is the mercury police car wagon, both are pretty cool as they have actual license plates molded on the front of the base. Love these vids, keep up the great work!
Great job, man. I'm getting back into scale modelling, and will be using some of the techniques I've learned from you to color in small details such as the chrome pen, using a sharpie for red lights, and turtle wax for polishing. Most importantly, I'm going into it with the same easygoing mindset you exemplified in this video of painting the toy in colors you wanted to see instead of rigidly adhering to historical accuracy. Thanks for the inspiration :)
Great restoration. I'd love to see a vintage Matchbox Jeep restoration. Most were yellow and the windshield would tend to break off. Also liked their Ford pick up with steering and the International Scout which I think they called a "field car". All would be great to see restored. I really enjoy the channel and your work.
Gentle critique, At the end of these videos you usually have a compare and contrast Before & After shot on the rotating table. That is one of the most powerful parts of any segment which was missed on this video.
Glad to now hear you’ll be doing more vintage Matchbox. Great job and thanks for sharing as always. I’ve recently found axle kits with end pins for vintage Matchbox on eBay. Going to try these as I don’t have a lathe. Would like to see some customs by mix and matching old Matchbox (Lesney) Models.
Wow, that is a lot of effort to replace the axles. It was nice to see some of your collection, I actually have the green truck with the orange box on the back although mine no longer has the box.
