I am 81 years old, ( & in the UK ) so when your channel was offered to me, by You Tube, I had to see what it was about. ( O.T. N. D. ) And I am so glad that I did, as your engineering skills, patience, & restoration knowledge, are remarkable! On our British, BBC one TV Channel, we have a programme called " The Repair Shop " which features ' experts ' doing work, like yourself, for members of the General Public. on family treasured items, that have fallen on hard times. And to watch skills like yours, being used to save for posterity items of age & interest is so absorbing. Thank you so much, for posting content like this. Well done young Sir, I have also subscribed to your Y/T channel. Bye for now, Brian, in the UK.
This channel reminds me of The Repair Shop too! I’m much younger and in the US, but my father is British and watches shows from back home very often, and I see enough snippets to make the comparison. I love the care that the people of The Repair Shop put into the items they restore, and the same goes for this channel.
I live in the US and I love that show. They do beautiful restorations. I would love to visit and work in that shop, even for free because I would learn so much.
Even if something is mass produced, there's no denying the behind-the-scenes effort involved. Each product, no matter how standardized, required meticulous design and the dedicated work of skilled individuals on the assembly line...
One of these games was used as a prop in the movie "Dave," about 1996 with Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver. Dave was a D.C. temp agency owner who impersonated the President. This was one of the games in the White House. Dave's game was powered by a crank, and rang a bell when the race was won.
It is hard to imagine it nowadays with all our technology and plastics and throw-away society- but just picturing a child getting this as a gift back "in the day"- it must have been amazing. Bright colors, shiny metal, heavy, multiplayer, a mechanism that makes the horses absolutely fly around the track, betting against your friends... I bet this was a favorite toy for many years.
Looks like a great Hobby not to mention that it seems like it could be very profitable! This looks like it can be sold to a collector for a very high value
This was a beautiful restoration, and I think good call on the brass cup, really draws the eye. The simplicity of the mechanism is really a show, I think it would be very cool to have one of these
That's exactly why he shouldn't have done brass, you want the horses to be the center of attention with all their color. Not the dang pot you put the money/bets in. Should have done chrome
I do not speak Russian or a similar language but I translated and I completely agree with you. I want to create plans for such a game. This came from a genius and the simplicity is great.
I'm blown away with the attention to detail such an amazing restoration you sir are by far my favourite restoration content creator thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos
@@OldThingsNeverDie-Seeing as you did such a great job restoring it but went down to the brass instead of re-coating the chrome, I'm guessing that's a pretty difficult and demanding process. Would an electron sputtering machine be capable of putting down a good enough layer or would it just be too soft especially for a coin dish?
Es ist unglaublich, wie viel handwerkliche Mühe man sich einst gab um Spielzeug herzustellen. Heute wird alles lieblos aus Platick gegossen und wird genauso lieblos behandeldt und dann auf den Müll geworfen. Tolle Restaurierung, bitte weiter so. Es lohnt sich, diese alten Schätze zu retten.
Such a fun game! I loved playing this as a kid. My great grandpa had one in his den. We used to play while he told me stories about his life and adventures on the railroad. Beautiful restoration thank you for the wonderful memories.
I love in particular that you do a lot of old games, more than most of the other channels. Mixes my interests in such a glorious way, and makes watching your vids an automatic click. Beautiful work dude.
Je suis toujours émerveillée par ces jours de travail résumés en quelques minutes. Voir ces objets voués à la destruction revivre comme s'ils venaient d'être fabriqués, c'est tout simplement magique. Merci pour tout le travail et l'ingéniosité que vous mettez à cela.
This person is an absolute master of his craft. He is also a perfectionist. I sat here watching the entire video and was transfixed at his artistry. Thank you for posting this incredible restoration.
This was a cool restoration. I don't see any other channels doing old mechanical game restorations, it is very interesting. You could make a playlist of just those items. I thought it was brilliant how you remade the broken pieces from the horse racer!
You should name one of them Yeowzer, after my retired race horse! He had 79 runs and won 15 times! Made 200k, and was a fantastic racer! Retired last year and is enjoying his new job
How do you remember where everything goes? I could take it apart, heck, I've taken lots of thing apart...But putting them back together is where I run into problems. LOL Literally amazing craftsmanship!
I put this on specifically because I thought it would be boring but I now I can't stop watching. This person is clearly expert; it is satisfying to watch him do all the things so well
Magnifique! Non seulement, nous découvrons des objets sortis de l'oubli aux mécanismes souvent ingénieux mais en plus de cela, vous préserver du patrimoine du "monde d'avant" en réalisant des restaurations de haut niveau. Chapeau ! Que demander de mieux ? 🙂
I just wanted to write a comment here to express my appreciation for your excellent videos, as I find them outstanding, not only for the ability to restore something "old", but for the way you display your videos. For example, a great success is not to add music or elements that are distracting. The sounds of the brushes, hammers, sandpapers and other tools that you use in your restorations have something magical that relaxes a lot. Thank you very much for sharing your videos and I hope you keep doing this. For me, they´ve been an extraordinary discovery!
I have never seen this game before, but you have done a marvellous job of restoring it. I can imagine children having lots of fun playing with this at Christmas after being given it, and even the adults joining in too. It's such a worthy addition to your catalogue of restored items.
As an avid toy maker I find your videos incredible. I always learn something worth the time it takes to watch you work. Thankyou so much. Be well, God bless.
My Mom always LOVED horse racing; it’s a pity there wasn’t a game like this available back when she was alive. Have the thrill of horse racing on a rainy/stormy day and NOT have to go to the track! 😃🐎🏆
I know they don't have to be that detailed, but as a miniature model painter I really wanted to get my hands on those horses haha. Great work all the same!
OMG Incredible is the word! I especially loved the head and leg sculpt. And the paint! Congratulations, you do honor to this beautiful French toy! Bravo Nicolas!
Dear OTND. You should know that I wrote list's only about subjects that interest me. Know too that your renovation was great! Glad to see someone giving with kindness, another life to old objets. Like you said, Old Things Never Die. Also, excuse me for the possible orthographic mistakes since English is not my first language (It's french). So here's the list of time lapses from the beginning to the end : 00:00 Game presentation 00:04 Game's rules 00:31 Game disassembly 03:17 Black box restoration 05:24 Handle system renovation 07:03 Horses system's base renovation 07:42 Grass replacement 10:16 Chain & fences renovation 10:47 Chains, flag stand and fences re-installation 11:05 Grass fixing 11:10 Horses reparation and re-painting 13:22 Horses system cleaning 14:03 Horses system redeposit 14:21 Ground gates pillars cleaning 14:51 Central grass zone redeposit with ornaments 15:03 Bet bowl restoration 15:31 Bet bowl redeposit 15:38 Ground strips renovation and re-painting 16:37 Ground gates pillars redeposit 16:41 Ground strips redeposit 16:47 Ground gates cleaning and replacements 17:23 Ground gates redeposit 17:44 French banner stem recreation 20:12 French banner flag recreation 20:36 French banner flag deposit at the top 20:47 Transition 20:55 Game testing I know I'm one year late but I discovered You yesterday. Glad if this help some new people on day.
Formidable ... Je n'avais jamais vu ce jeu de course et je n'arrivais pas à comprendre comment il était possible que des chevaux puissent courir puisqu'ils étaient sur la même baguette deux par deux. Félicitations pour le bon travail accompli
I found watching this made me emotional, we quickly discard objects because of age and wear that are true works of art. Much respect to you Sir for the amazing dedication to your craft, it was a pleasure to watch.
These restoration guys never cease to amaze me with their craftsmanship acumen. Every time I see the beginning of one of these videos where they show the old rusted, beat up and damaged item, all I see is garbage; while they see potential. I really wish I had the eye, understanding and capability to do these restorations; it seems like a really neat and rewarding hobby.
This is some amazing work. But one think i always find tricky when watching restoration videos is how much is too much. At what point is it no longer the original and at what point is too much of its history lost. When you look at it before hand, all the wear and tear, it obviously tells a story about what and how much its been used.
L'usinage est fantastique et la créativité pour résoudre les réponses est formidable... et le tournage et le montage sont très professionnels... un grand merci pour ce divertissement impressionnant !
Yours are my favorite of all the restoration videos out there. You add such a unique charm, and do an incredible job. Always look forward to what cool new thing you're going to find and restore next.
Excellent work dude 👏👏👏. Skills and techniques used is extremely impressive, as is the obvious amount of patience you have to achieve the finished standard. Also, you did a great job showing everything you did whilst keeping the length of the vid down to like, 20mins. But honestly, I could've easily watched 40mins+ of you working your magic 😁. Thanks man 🙏. 😎
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I tip my hat to your skill and dedication towards the finished product, it's better than new. What's more is I've never seen one of those toys in my 60 plus years, but upon a time some youngster sure received a great present there.
Hi. I have just dicovered your channel and find it fascinating and really relaxing to watch. The care and attention that you show is amazing - from the mechanical attention to the professionalism in audio and visual aspects of the production. I've even put some of your videos on in the background just to listen to the sounds while I've been working!
Usually when i watch this type of videos i skip them to the end to see the results but man, the dedication and the patience you have. cant skip a second of it. Truly amazing.
Increíble el nivel de detalle y amor que le pones tanto a la restauración como a los vídeos. Felicidades haces un trabajo maravilloso , un saludo desde España 🇪🇸
@@user-sniper-platov незнаю что Вы подумали но то что я Вам написал это есть такая пословица. А Вы наверное на свой счёт приняли подумали что это про Вас уверяю НЕТ.
What an amazing restoration! I love your attention to detail. I also love this object, I never knew such a game existed. I think I would have had a lot of fun playing with this as a kid, and I definitely would have given names to all the horses 😀
