Me again! I'm terribly glad that you show the entire restoration process in your videos - and by that, I mean that you include your occasional mistakes, and where you have to solve unforeseen problems on the spot. Thanks again, Marty! Roy
You obviously enjoy every moment of the restoration process and find ways to over come certain issues, that's a real cute model. Great to watch, thanks for the upload and yes I did enjoy the show, fantastic.
Another great job. I remember when the TV repairman used to come your home. As a child I was so impressed by the skill of the repairman that I wanted to repair TVs as well so I joined the Army and became a radio repairman. I owe my skills as an electronic technician to the TV repairman.
Love watching your restorations takes me back to when i was a child.my uncle's worked at the Lesney factory and i used to go to their factory Christmas parties that they put on for all the kids and we always got a selection of cars to take home with us.
You've got an amazingly steady hand and quite a talent at restoration! These are fun to watch!
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I always enjoy watching you turn wrecks back into beautiful, viable models but this one takes some beating, even by your fine standards! Superb, really makes me want to try my hand at this!
I find your videos incredibly relaxing. I suffer with severe anxiety, and along with the amazing transformations, your aussie accent is so laid back. My missus is aussie, so I'm fond of your neck of the woods. My wife is from Adelaide.
Marty, I've enjoyed watching many different craftsmen showing off their Matchbox restoration skills. For my money, your videos are tops in this genre. If I ever find my old Matchbox collection among my moving boxes, I may take a stab a doing this. Or, I may just get lazy and send some cars to you. Thanks very much for what you do.
Great work again Marty can looks better then new brings back lots of memories of Matchbox cars i had as a kid. keep up the good work of restoring these old battered childhood gems
All these vehicles your restoring bring back such good memories of my childhood!. It is all great to see that someone is making reproduction parts for these. I did look and still have many of these still around.
Dear Marty, I've had a bit of a rough go recently. Your videos are perfect during my recovery. Calming, interesting, funny, wonderful! Thank you for sharing your talent.
Yep. I remember playing with one of these as a kid. The TVs disappeared first. Then I recall the antenna and ladder kept popping off so they were lost a while later. It's pretty cool that you can get replacements for these.
You are amazing, Marty. Absolutely mesmerizing to watch. Your understated narration and subtle humor is the perfect touch. Perfect volume for the background tune as well. Great job, mate!
Love the oversized straws as a way of masking the wheels!! Also loved th recreation of the TV sets for the back of the van. Really a glimpse of how TV technology once was!
I had this fabulous model as a kid, and I loved it. Your restoration is just awesome. That is actually a gift you have, and not a talent. Thank you for restoring a piece of Lesney history. It is an honour to watch you work. Thank you Sir 👍 Tam.
I had one, too. One of my favorites. I can’t even tell you how many times I opened and closed that little door. Lost the TVs and ladder eventually of course. You really bring back memories.
Such another great restoration Marty. I think I enjoy the Lesney resortations the most because of the great detail they put in the vehicles they made models of. Plus, your painstaking attention to detail is so great in bringing them back out for us to all enjoy.
Absolutely mint restoration my friend, I’m so happy that I discovered your channel. It has taken me right back to being a young boy and playing with my car collection, everyone you have restored so far, I had as a boy. Stupidly I allowed my Mum to let my young cousin have them when I was a teenager and never saw them again. You Sir, have inspired me to start collecting them again to enjoy all over again. This is now going to be my new hobby so thank you very much for making a bloke very very happy
I WAS NEVER RALLY IN TO MATCH BOX CARS BUT I FIND YOUR RESTORATIONS VERY INTERESTING TO WATCH, THANK YOU
Another great rescue Marty, watching these makeovers never gets old. Unlike the dude watching from the window!
Thanks for sharing mate.
I can't believe how much I enjoy watching your restoration projects.
One of my favorite Matchboxes of all time. Great that you restored this one and, as always, did such a magnificent job. Thanks for sharing!
Me again! I'm terribly glad that you show the entire restoration process in your videos - and by that, I mean that you include your occasional mistakes, and where you have to solve unforeseen problems on the spot. Thanks again, Marty!
Roy
I love this one. Each restoration seems to get better and better!
Another wonderfull restoration ten stars on your meticulous dedication to perfection in returning these matchbox vehicles to new condition.
You obviously enjoy every moment of the restoration process and find ways to over come certain issues, that's a real cute model.
Great to watch, thanks for the upload and yes I did enjoy the show, fantastic.
I don't know why, but this is oddly entertaining to watch. I guess I just like seeing old things brought back to beauty.
That van looks like it just came out of the package! You do amazing restorations!
Another great job. I remember when the TV repairman used to come your home. As a child I was so impressed by the skill of the repairman that I wanted to repair TVs as well so I joined the Army and became a radio repairman. I owe my skills as an electronic technician to the TV repairman.
Enjoy your videos, they go back in my youth.
And your voice is very soothing.
This is probably the best one yet. I absolutely loved this restoration
TV service vans, amazing. Nowadays you buy a TV you use it for a few years and you throw it out and buy another one.
Love watching your restorations takes me back to when i was a child.my uncle's worked at the Lesney factory and i used to go to their factory Christmas parties that they put on for all the kids and we always got a selection of cars to take home with us.
Absolutely love the beard You gave the Prince.. Lol.. Great job
OMG!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIS MAJESTY???
his royal highness. not his majesty. hes not king
His Royal hiney.
Great beeaard.
Definitely my favourite part!
Marty, the type of guy who always looks for an interesting page in the newspaper before starting to paint 😂
Almost every episode reminds me of favorite childhood memories I had quite a collection of matchbox in the 60’s you do a fantastic job
Great job. You cannot tell the van has been restore and looks brand new.
You've got an amazingly steady hand and quite a talent at restoration! These are fun to watch!
I always enjoy watching you turn wrecks back into beautiful, viable models but this one takes some beating, even by your fine standards!
Superb, really makes me want to try my hand at this!
Love the care you put into restoring these lovely matchbox cars.
I find your videos incredibly relaxing. I suffer with severe anxiety, and along with the amazing transformations, your aussie accent is so laid back. My missus is aussie, so I'm fond of your neck of the woods. My wife is from Adelaide.
This one turned out great!
Great video! I love how you point out details, and also the outtakes and humorous touches.
Very nice job with a model from the same year i was born. You have an eye for the finer details. Thumbs up.
One of the models I had when I was a boy. Nice to see it here and given a fresh life.
Another superb restoration. I remember owning one of these - but never realised that the tellys within were different. Lovely job!
Marty, I've enjoyed watching many different craftsmen showing off their Matchbox restoration skills. For my money, your videos are tops in this genre. If I ever find my old Matchbox collection among my moving boxes, I may take a stab a doing this. Or, I may just get lazy and send some cars to you. Thanks very much for what you do.
Great work again Marty can looks better then new brings back lots of memories of Matchbox cars i had as a kid. keep up the good work of restoring these old battered childhood gems
This is very quickly becoming one of my favorite things to watch!
As a collector of Matchbox Series, I am fascinated with your videos. You do such an incredible job. Ray Valley, Eustis, FL. USA
It gives me a lot of pleasure watching videos like this.
It's a substitute for building my own models 🙂
I find a lot of old Lesney, Tootsie, and other childhood cars and you have inspired me to try and restore some. Nicely done and superb video quality.
All these vehicles your restoring bring back such good memories of my childhood!. It is all great to see that someone is making reproduction parts for these. I did look and still have many of these still around.
Wow, a terrific job bringing this van back to life..
One of my favorite Matchbox models in my collection as a kid in the '60's. Great restoration job! As good, or better than new.
Fantastic restoration with superb attention to detail. Quite fun to watch. Thank you, Marty.
You are welcome Bryan, more to come soon!
Nice restoration. I have the TV rental van, too. The most surprising part is how the little plastic TV sets haven't gotten lost for over 50 years!
LOL at the royal beard. I'm also amazed and amused that people are still making repro plastic parts for these models. Great job.
Your paint blending or paint matching skills are on point. Your very talented!!!
Very nicely done. So many memories with these toys.
WONDERFUL! It’s was my first Matchbox! Greetings from Argentina!
Thanks for your vote.
Dear Marty, I've had a bit of a rough go recently. Your videos are perfect during my recovery. Calming, interesting, funny, wonderful! Thank you for sharing your talent.
Alicia, i am so glad to hear that you getting some enjoyment and distraction from my videos. I hope you make a full recovery sometime soon, Marty.
Respect! You are a true artist! I love to watch your restoration videos and I'm always impressed.
Really enjoyed watching the restoration of the van.
Fantastic. Came out looking mint. 5:59, the skeleton is enthralled, watching your videos too.
Thanks!
Great job again marty i enjoy watching you're vids
That's what happened to the last guy who used his wife's toothbrush without asking!
RO BT lmfao!!
Terrific makeover!!
Your step by step narration is excellent
Those little TVs are lovely! I can imagine they got lost instantly when first played with though!
And the ladder and the antennae! :)
Ceadda Keohane they would look great with a water slide decal to simulate the tv being turned on too
Yep. I remember playing with one of these as a kid. The TVs disappeared first. Then I recall the antenna and ladder kept popping off so they were lost a while later. It's pretty cool that you can get replacements for these.
You are amazing, Marty. Absolutely mesmerizing to watch. Your understated narration and subtle humor is the perfect touch. Perfect volume for the background tune as well. Great job, mate!
WOW! - Sounds like i've got it all! Thanks heaps!
Just beautiful to watch. You are the Yoda of restoration of Lesney products.
Thank you for saying I must. Awesome to hear positive comments it is!
Love the oversized straws as a way of masking the wheels!! Also loved th recreation of the TV sets for the back of the van. Really a glimpse of how TV technology once was!
They were the coolest little trucks. Seems like everything is based on science fiction themes these days. Wonderful restoration.
One of your best so far in my opinion Marty. Very nice work. Now I know what Harry looks like as Blackbeard.
Wow a tv service van! What a blast from the past!!😍
brings back so many memory's dad had a Commer Van he used to deliver parces out off thanks mate love it.
It really amazes me how you are capable of doing such a precise, patience-needed work with you bulky big guy’s hands! Congrat from Madrid
Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family
Very good. I'm amazed that replacement parts are available for these old models.
I'm so glad that you are attaching the interior plastic parts with silicon now, instead of the araudite.... ♥
A subscriber gave me the idea. I do always try out new things and if they work I will then incorporate them into my ever improving technique.
Great restoration again,beautiful finish Marty!
Thank you so much!
That van looks better than new.
Be sure you paint the tiny TVs also :-)
Marty, I love your restoration work! Great to see how you bring these old models back to life again. Greetings from the Netherlands!
I had this fabulous model as a kid, and I loved it. Your restoration is just awesome. That is actually a gift you have, and not a talent. Thank you for restoring a piece of Lesney history. It is an honour to watch you work. Thank you Sir 👍 Tam.
It's comments like this that make me want to continue to create videos. It is great to feel appreciated!
I had one, too. One of my favorites. I can’t even tell you how many times I opened and closed that little door. Lost the TVs and ladder eventually of course. You really bring back memories.
I've just watched like 5 of these... They are oddly satisfying and you do really good work.
My favorite restoration!!!!!
Love the show!
Marty - Great understated sense of humor. Like the skeleton in the window and "his Prince" with the beard.
THANK YOU...for sharing. Really nice restoration.
Another fantastic job. Anybody who gives your video a thumbs down has to be jealous they can't replicate your results.
That is awesome. Its so cool that you were able to get those missing parts. They really make this truck stand out
You've turned an old junky toy into a work of art. Well done!
Mate I love your work. Those models are of my vintage and really enjoy the memories.
Hi Marty, Another excellent restore, very well done. I also liked the blooper, "Watch what you're doing" said the boss :-) Cheers, Rich S.
Dear Marty, a very nice looking result! You took your time the right way and an outside viewer turnt to Skeletton during the makeover ..
Thanks, Marty. These are really fun to watch. That van looks brand new. Great job!
Amazing restoration! I enjoy the bloopers too.
An excellent restoration. Well done, sir!
I love the final result!!! Beautiful work!
The Michelangelo of Matchbox! Superb work once again.
You are the Messi of the matchbox restorations !!!
Loved this resto. Might be my new favourite. Great job
Very nicely done. Paint looks excellent!
Well done...and fun to watch...Skeleton , bearding and the outtake at the end.
Your channel is awesome! I can relax myself watching your restorations every time. I collect model cars since I was 6 so keep it up buddy. Thanks
Very nice restoration!!!
Hey Marty, awesome resto, good pick-up finding the roller door in the back of the van, great detail
Love the detailing, outstanding!
Such another great restoration Marty. I think I enjoy the Lesney resortations the most because of the great detail they put in the vehicles they made models of. Plus, your painstaking attention to detail is so great in bringing them back out for us to all enjoy.
Absolutely mint restoration my friend, I’m so happy that I discovered your channel. It has taken me right back to being a young boy and playing with my car collection, everyone you have restored so far, I had as a boy. Stupidly I allowed my Mum to let my young cousin have them when I was a teenager and never saw them again.
You Sir, have inspired me to start collecting them again to enjoy all over again. This is now going to be my new hobby so thank you very much for making a bloke very very happy
Another virtuoso restoration! Nice work, Marty!
wonder how many people are wondering what sort of TV those are. Great restoration!
Love tje skeleton looking at us out the window.Also love the restoration amazing finding the roller door in the model
I know! After I ordered one from overseas!
Great videos. I like the ways of the restorations from the models. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 👍.
Fantastic work, you are getting better for every car you restore. I'm happy to have found your channel, Matchbox cars are so neat!
My favourite channel on youtube
Awesome rap! Thanks heaps!
me too!
Nice work, such tiny details add to a wonderful finish!
Superb restoration!
Thanks Pat.
Great stuff!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
great job one of my favorite castings the color is spot on keep up the great work!!!
Thanks, Jim - will do!
Great work Marty. I am so impressed with your talent. Your vlogs are great to watch. Take care.
Thank you so much!