Vintage Redline Replica : Super Van 

Looks great! I love all your vids, but I might offer one bit of feedback on this one. I'm not a fan of background music, and especially you don't need it! You're plenty entertaining without it. I might be the only one who feels that way, and I'll still watch for sure. Thank you for making these!

The redline van is awesome. What a great collectable classic.

I got this van for Christmas (MANY years ago!). It was one of my favourites.

For the decals, I use the product called Solva Set. Stuff works really good. I can't wait to start restoring red lines. Watching you is like watching the Saturday morning cartoons. You get entertained and you learn at the same time. I think it's great. Keep it up. More vids! More vids!

I enjoy the long videos, but thats because I like seeing what goes into restoring these little cars.. I just love restoration videos of all kinds.. They're relaxing to watch and so satisfying at the end.. Perfect video..

I remember having that van as a kid. Loved that van, then my brother stuffed it down the heater vent. Just love those childhood memories. Van came oit great though.

Hi mate, I just finished spectraflaming my first car that I've zinc plated using your methods. I want to say a huge thank you to you for pushing me to 'up my game' in regards to the hobby - your videos have been an absolute godsend for tips and tricks. Thanks and keep them coming!

Wow. This one is near and dear to my heart. I still have my original redline that was painted over 100 times trying to duplicate those flames, and I have another original somewhere in good condition. I want to take mine and see what it would look like in black chrome Oh, if you are trying to solder on one of these, the trick is to copper plate the casting first. Solder sticks to copper. When the job is done a quick acid bath removes the solder.

Great Job on this one! You will never need to apologize for anything. Your channel has inspired me to take up this as a hobby like no other. Thank you so much for being just you, I get to laugh and enjoy a break from life watching your skills get better and better!

My brother and I used to crush a ton of these, usually olds police cars in our dads vice in the 80's Awesome job restoring these!

I just ran for my high class whisky and let the show begin!!...Well done!.... Waiting for the next video!!

Wow, there was not a lot left of that thing... looks great now! I love the decals :D

Had a least 2 of these that i (mom) bought new at Kmart. Probably still have them in the garage. I didn't know this was a THING. Like your video, brings back memories of playing cars in the dirt.

I must say, out of the several other RU-vidrs that restore die cast cars, you are the best.

I had one of those when I was 10, back in 1977. It went really fast down a track because it was heavy.

I’m here to tell you how much it bothered me.....so much that I smashed that subscribe button. Your attention to detail is amazing and I can’t get enough of the restorations.

I love your commentary. It's what separates your channel from the other restoration channels. Long or short, I'll take what I can get. Great work!

I had this van as a kid. Rammed it into everything.

I don't mind the music and I don't mind how long or short your vids are. I am just entertained and impressed by your work.

You've inspired me. I'm going to try this. When I was eight, my mom bought one for my cousin for his birthday. I expressed I wanted one just like it, mom had no problem with that, but there wasn't another one on the pegs, so she said she'd give me the next one she found. We never found another one... booo! Never picked one up in the meanwhile over the past several decades.

Nice job! Congrats! I usually open up those clamps with a small screwdriver and then close them back with a punch and a small hammer.

Looks awesome after clear coat

Where have you been for 23 years lol, my son loves Hotwheels and when the wheels bend. he runs to me to fix it. Thank you for the videos.

Looks pretty cool to me, looking forward to seeing you print off your own decals.

We missed ya, but we come for the quality, not the quantity.

looks great , you do one of the best paint jobs ive seen

The music is a nice touch amazing job!

Wow !More than perfect!

You got the background music volume (and theme) just right! Very subtle.

Great work!

Like this very much. Started buying some to restore. Gathering the decals. Might have to do the flat then clear. Looks Good!!!

Glad to hear you ordered some Micro-Sol. I live by that and Micro-Set. They work wonders on even the thickest decals. The van looks great either way!

Looks great 👍🏻

I don't know why but all these hot wheels/matchbox restoration vids are so relaxing.

POISON PINTO!!!!! OMG!!!!! I totally forgot about that diecast!!! I use to have one!!! The van looks great!!! I see why you're perturbed by the decals, but hey, looks WAY better than it did when you started. Don't beat yourself up so much. BTW, love the videos. You're hilarious with you little quirks when working!!!!

I believe being 4 years old when this van came out and this was my first ol flame 🔥 this started my love of 🔥

Hope you had a great Christmas, we all missed you and glad you are back! Great job and don't be to hard on yourself it looks nice man.

That van is lit! Also, It was nice to see the "other" side of the Poison Pinto. Thanks!

I got it give it to you I don't have any got wheels or replicas don't think I'll be buying or restoring any but saw the home video. I guess I like the taking something and bringing it back to "life" or saving it from ending up in a landfill. Good work

Great restorations my guy !!!

Beautiful

Flat black with flames would look really nice

Beautiful work on the van! Turned out amazing!!

Very well done!

Beautiful!

It's Amazing how that Lime Out works! Once you took that wire brush to the base after the soak.. Unreal!

Great looking van!!

the van looks great. frank the tank and old blue would be proud the cruise the streets in the shaggin wagon

I'm not complaining. I've watched every video you've released and have them saved. With that being said, with situations like the windscreen, I wouldn't be upset if it put you off by 12 hours on a video release. I may be alone in my thinking, but I'd rather you be late and 100 percent satisfied with your release :)

Great stuff

Your work is amazing. This seems like a skilled yet relaxing hobby.

Nice! Flames look cool!

Looks great! I agree with using micro sol.

Solva-Set works great. I apply it after the decal is dry. Best if decals are placed on a gloss surface.

great restore

That's a good custom. You did a top job. Don't get down my friend 👍

That van came out sweet! Almost nicer than my original one. Grab one of the new Super Chrome Dodge vans, they’d look good with a redo.

That van is a-rockin'! I still love the anti-freeze colored Poison Pinto. Those decals just POP! ..and those edges just disappeared. You should tell people you hand-painted the graphics.

Love your wit, man...van looks ace!

Awesome job buddy looks great thanks for sharing 👍👍

It looks awesome!

Looks good from here

The van turned out awesome! As far as the decal solvent goes. I use walthers solvaset. It's the only stuff I've found that works on thick and nasty water slide decals on the scale models I build.

Nice work on the van. 👍👊

Still a cute little wee van. 😍💕

Looks good enough. The tamiya mark fit need multiple layers of solvent to melt the decal properly

Beautiful. Now let's go to Woodstock ! Peace ✌

I really enjoy these videos. You are very entertaining. I know you will be wildly successful.

Love that casting, great job!!

Are you going to do a 70's van with all the unicorns,wizards, and purple paint? Vans rule

Another great video& a great custom van! I know how irritating those little details can be, but it's still a great looking custom!

I hope that all is well, as you seemed a little blue to me. The van looks great and a very Happy New Year to you and yours.

Cool!

My friend had one of these, when we were kids, back in the late '70s and early '80s. Your restoration looks pretty good. The decals might've looked better had you put them on a glossy paint. I haven't messed with decals for a long time, so I have no idea.

Total Awesomeness

If you can find it get a bottle of Solvaset, it's usually sold in hobby shops that cater to the model train crowd. This stuff is potent, about five to ten times as strong as Micro-Sol and Micro-Set combined. I have used it on model airplane models with compound curves and other irregular surfaces such as rivet lines or simulated grating, this stuff will literally melt the decal into the paint and onto the surface. Just a couple of things you need to know about this stuff..... 1- It is hot as in it will melt your decal. Make sure you have it in place exactly where you want it with the decal as smooth to the surface as possible. The use a brush and flood the surface of the decal with the solution, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST and then don't' touch the decal for at least overnight. 2-Wick the excess off with a paper towel by touching a rolled up piece to the edge of the pooled fluid WITHOUT touching the decal. 3- The decal will wrinkle up as the Solvaset goes to work, don't touch it. Just leave it be, if you try to flatten out the decal at this point you will just smear and tear it. At this point, it is a puddle of ink but as it dries it will settle onto the surface, as I said, it will literally be burned into the painted surface. 4- Wait at least a day before each decal is applied. That means that you can't put a decal on one side, use the solution and flip the car and do the other side. If you do that the first side is sure to be ruined as soon as it touches the desktop, especially if you're using a towel or something like it to cushion the diecast. If you have the patience and follow my advice you can have the edges very thick decals literally disappear into the car's surface and look painted on. You still have to clear coat the finish but you'll need less of that kind of paint.

Great job!...keep up the great work 👍

Looks good. Thanks for the video.

Sweet job! I'd paint a bit of black or gold in portions of the grille, and I'd paint all the lights red/ orange to suit the locations of them. Maybe the headlights white too??

Great results - And fantastic commentary as usual.

Thanks for sharing.

Love the super vans. This came out great. I had the Same problem with the decals

Been focused on doing Lego with the little kids here, and I think it's totally to escape decals.Parents, if that van pulls up to your door, lock it, and close the curtains.

Your restoration videos are a W😎W👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Impressive work! I have a few cars I wish I could get restored!

Vantastic!

A a team van or a mystery machine would be cool

That came out nice.good job 👍

Looks 100% good, good job

Nicely done.

Love the attention to detail and the honest appraisal. Subbed and quite likely to give this a go just based on this vid. Good job man,

...and in today's Diecast Resurrection, we learn to read the bottle of paint before using it! 😂 But it's okay, dude, you still so great work

One tip I remember from a modeler's magazine from many, many years ago was to use vinegar on decals instead of setting products. I remember buying "decal set" and thinking how much it smelled like plain old vinegar because it basically was. And yes, on thicker decals I used the stronger pickling vinegar my mother used in her preserves. The results were wonderful. It softened the decals to better take the form of the model and it lessened the gloss sheen of the transfers. Now, as to whether vinegar is compatible with modern decal transfers is a different question. But perhaps someone could experiment?

I honestly thought you broke the windshield off when you folded it forward and I almost yelled at my computer XD

Nice. A team van next.

Looks very nice I like it a lot thank you for sharing

Looks perfect to me

Fantastic job... great video!

I need a pair of 'speed gloves' like you wore at the start of the video ! Another great project. Definitely one of (if not THE best) the best paint finish die-cast channels out there.

Great Job van looks great