Its rather amazing that watching you and your talented process never gets tiresome or boring, no matter how many times I watch you do an incredible makeover. Thanks for sharing - you may never realize how much entertainment I get from your channel.
"If you hang around another 5 minutes". Hell Marty, I'd hang around another 5 hours. Really cool to see how far you've progressed from the first one until now. Thanks again for doing this. See you Wednesday.
Watching your makeovers is heaven for me! You've come a long way in the last couple of years and bought a smile to many a face in that time. Great finish to the car, so thank you Marty for bringing a bit of Aussie sunshine into our lives.
God it's good to see you Marty - waited all day - glad to see you around - Guess it takes some time to push out these videos - fine - I can watch Marty with a beer - same as I could with a cup of coffee
That's his catchphrase. It seems a lot of the diecast channels have one. Austin of Diecast Resurrection's is "blub blub blub" Rob's from Matchbox Garage is "remove the flange and tap that hole" Time Rider's is "I'll leave the light on for you"
michael hall it’s great! I watch all these guys and it’s great to see they collaborate on challenges etc. the reason I wrote that is because it’s a great job he’s done. Marty is the first diecast restoration channel I’d seen and I subbed immediately
@@shaunfelton2046 He was the first one I watched as well. I started getting recommendations for his channel while watching diecast racing videos and I'm glad I decided to check it out. First one I watched was him restoring a Cadillac ambulance.
Excellent job the car brings back memories of my childhood when the REAL Vauxhall Cresta was being sold here in the UK........The comparison of the 2 you have done shows how you have improved over time ...Thanks for sharing .....
I am just saying but for me, your videos triggers a ASMR sleep for me. If I watch your videos at night, I tend to knock out before the video ends. My point is, it’s a good thing for me. I have you to thank for so I can sleep.
Sunday, almost noon.... Me:" Darling, do you've seen my cup of coffee? Have to hurry-up, Martys new makeover is online..." My wife: "So, you're leaving the kitchen and I can finally cook the lunch?" Me: "Err yes, that was my plan........." My wife: "Thanks MARTY. I'm sooo happy with that!" BTW awesome makeover. Thanks for sharing and best regards to You, Julie and the entire MMM-TEAM from my wife JULE (funny, isn't it) and me 😁👍🏼😁👍🏼😁👍🏼😁
Hi Martie See you has a tussle with paint pot lid.Leave it in a bit of boiling water upside down just covering lid. Thanks for a greattttttt channel. 2x persons that do not like this video. Hundreds that do like your craftsmanship and humor. Keep it up!!! Have a great Sunday.
Handy tip on stuck model paints lids, Get a jar opener, or channel lock pliers, for the lid and use a rubber kitchen glove to grip the jar. ALWAYS clean the rim of the jar before butting the lid back on.
Thank you Marty for giving us the opportunity to see how you made this restoration of your first model. Excellent realization as always. For the colored jars that didn't open anymore maybe Kevin tried a new glue ?? :-)))
Thanks for the memory's Marty , the cresta was the first matchbox car I got as a birthday present from my aunty , went everywhere with me until I lost it on the train heading to Blackpool for holidays in 60s , thanks for your great vids always look forward to them 👍🇳🇿
Hi Marty, Greetings from the Canadian West Coast. I enjoy your videos. They are quite relaxing to watch in fact. Quite a few years ago, I worked in a paint shop. We sold all manner of house paint, floor epoxy and so forth. My job included matching colours that customers brought in. I did it all by eye, no computers then! We did the same sort of thing as you did. A few drops of colour at a time into a white base. But we did something else too. We kept a colour match book with the "recipes" in them. Might such a thing help you too? Your roof colour might look something like, "Cresta Roof White - 10cc white, (measured with a disposable syringe) 3 drops yellow, 5 drops grey." Then you paint a small daub next to the recipe. Then next time you need a white, you flip through the book, find something close and estimate from there. Saves re-inventing the wheel each time. It sure saved us a lot of time, and also a lot of paint. Have a great day, happy restoring!
Ha, the classic "FIrst Photos of Heaven" issue of the _Weekly World News._ That's a nostalgia trip. It always is when you use the WWN--a friend of mine and I used to grab it every week back in the '90s, just for the sheer comedy value, which was unsurpassed in supermarket tabloids. Both he and the paper are gone now, alas, but it's always nice to be reminded. Just for the record, those tools are technically called "locking pliers" here in the US, but everyone I know calls them vise grips, even if they aren't actual Vise-Grip® brand pliers.
The red paint jars from hell. I often use a vice grip pliers to hold the jar and slip joint pliers to turn the cap. But I curse as much as you did!! Love your channel more with each video. Thank you!
To undo the lids off the paint pots put them under a hot tap and run the water round the lid , or stand the pot in some hot water this will soften the paint as well , another great video as usual .
Hey Marty, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this or not, but if you place the acrylic paint bottle under hot running water or in a hot water bath, you will be able to loosen the lid. For enamel paints, just turn the bottle upside down and with a pipette, or something similar, apply a little thinner to the now upside down cap and the thinner will seep down into the cap, soften the paint and you can then open the bottle. Another great video. I really enjoy watching you restore these classic cars and sharing your techniques and failures as you go. Thank you.
That non matchbox horsefloat you got in the last unboxing would look great behind this. You could even customise it and fit these early matchbox wheels on it. Great job
It looks great! I like the early two tone cars the best because of their classic lines and colors. The tutorial was great and I learned a lot from it.Thanks for sharing this neat restoration with us.
You got it alright Mary lol. What a difference in technique between the two cars, and what a lovely little model it is too. I sometimes stand the jar upside down in hot (not boiling ) water for a few minutes to loosen the lids if they're stuck.
So glad to see you do this one marty...what an amazing improvement in your skills and techniques. You have a magic touch with these early matchbox cars
Well done with this one Marty.I can definitely see the difference in this one compared to your first and its so much better..shows how much you've learnt over time. excellent work as always.
Hello Marty, I restore a lot of very old models (pre matchbox) that often have lead paint. The early matchbox models were painted with lead paint as well which I have found is much less responsive to the paint stripper
Very nice work - looks great. The bent axles always surprise me. It's very common. I would have thought the base - being a brittle casting would break first. Good thing the base does not usually crack, straightening the bent axle is alot easier to restore. 16:10. The vent you mentioned looks similar to the piece which is also fitted to the same place on the rear quarter on an FJ Holden. For paint protection against flying stones, I think. Makes sense as there were alot more dirt roads at the time, in Australia. Even today, sealed roads are only about 50% of the total mileage.
Great job Marty I like the simple restorations. Here's a tip for removing stuck tops. Turn it over on it's top and put a few drops of lacquer thinner into the threads, capillary action will draw the thinner into the threads. Let it sit for awhile and it will dissolve the paint enough for you to remove the top.
If only we'd bought them as kids and not used them, kept them in their boxes. But no, run across carpets and concrete and into brick walls. Oh to be a kid again with these early models; simple and rugged....
To open a stuck lid, I use a rubber sheet, as a gripper. Small paint containers might require one for each end, for grip. You might have a jar lid gripper in your kitchen (No Man's Land). =)
Hello Marty, a great revisit to a previous restoration. I believe in the not too distant future your sink will become a “ toxic waste site !” I hope your pipes are copper and not pvc. Lol! Thanks for another entertaining video. See ya next time.
Haha, the good old "Tamiya paint bottle cap getting stuck" routine... what almost always works for me in such cases: grab the bottle, and, holding it firmly, knock it against something solid (like the side of the work bench in my case) with force - not so much that would crack or shatter the bottle of course - so the side of the cap bangs against the solid surface. This way you crack the layer of paint that's stuck and dried between the neck of the bottle and the cap, essentially sealing the cap shut. That quick mashing session will break that "seal" so you can remove the cap. This is almost guaranteed to work - and better than simply using a stringer grip and more force to open it, as that dried paint layer will crack more readily when subjected to a sudden impact (like knocking the bottle's side to a solid surface) rather than simply using increased steady force (like trying to open it with more force).
Just a tip, start with the lightest color, then mask of and continue with the darker color! Just to prevent the darker color to shine trough, ruining a perfect paintjob👍
I thought that too, sound advice but, looking at the result, there doesn't seem to be any sign of pinking or red coming through. Would that little drop of grey in the white have helped?
Nice work Marty! If you use a light coating of petroleum gel around the threads of your paint pots , that might stop them from sticking so badly. Paint 🎨 Great makeover. Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎
Its rather amazing that watching you and your talented process never gets tiresome or boring, no matter how many times I watch you do an incredible makeover. Thanks for sharing - you may never realize how much entertainment I get from your channel.
Kevin glued the paint lids!
I NEVER get tired of watching you drilling the rivets, stripping the paint (which is one of my favourite parts of your videos) , or painting.
LONG LIVE THIS CHANNEL
"If you hang around another 5 minutes". Hell Marty, I'd hang around another 5 hours. Really cool to see how far you've progressed from the first one until now. Thanks again for doing this. See you Wednesday.
Marty LOVE your videos !!!!!!!!!
hearing you get the lid off that paint pot was about the happiest I've ever heard you sound...A classic marty moment there...
Love these original models, well done
Thank you! Cheers!
I just love all of your outtakes! 🤣🤣🤣
Always a pleasure, never a chore watching your videos Marty.
Watching your makeovers is heaven for me! You've come a long way in the last couple of years and bought a smile to many a face in that time. Great finish to the car, so thank you Marty for bringing a bit of Aussie sunshine into our lives.
Snap!
You took the words right from my head and heart. I agree 💯% 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁
Was heading off to bed when I saw you'd uploaded. Sleep can wait, Marty's video cannot.
God it's good to see you Marty - waited all day - glad to see you around -
Guess it takes some time to push out these videos - fine - I can watch Marty with a beer - same as I could with a cup of coffee
Great job once again! I knew Heaven was real!!!!!
A Mulligan on an oldie but goodie. Very satisfying.
How to get rid of cling ons call Captain Kirk.😁. A nice gentle make over complete with the outtakes showing how hard it can be some days.👍
Back to basics. I've seen you do it 100 times. I'm happy to see you do it a 1000 times more!, keep it up Marty.
14:02 The newspaper is always a highlight.... :)
My favorite way to relax after a long night of work is watching your restorations! 💗 💗 Keep em coming!
Exclusive! First Photos of Heaven!
Lovely result!
Marty - that's absolutely beautiful. Nice one.
Looking like a Restoration+ to me 😉😍😎
Awesome restoration to the Vintage Matchbox 22A Vauxhall Cresta. Love the deep red color. Nice detail to the trim.
That little car looks wonderful
Great work gratulations
I’m happy with that!
That's his catchphrase. It seems a lot of the diecast channels have one. Austin of Diecast Resurrection's is "blub blub blub" Rob's from Matchbox Garage is "remove the flange and tap that hole" Time Rider's is "I'll leave the light on for you"
michael hall it’s great! I watch all these guys and it’s great to see they collaborate on challenges etc. the reason I wrote that is because it’s a great job he’s done. Marty is the first diecast restoration channel I’d seen and I subbed immediately
@@michaelhall736 Marty has another one: "I've never seen one of those" 👍🏼😁😁😁
@@shaunfelton2046 He was the first one I watched as well. I started getting recommendations for his channel while watching diecast racing videos and I'm glad I decided to check it out. First one I watched was him restoring a Cadillac ambulance.
'First photos of heaven' no! We are watching it old chap in your video lol! Great job Marty!
Another awesome restoration , Marty !!!!!!!!!!!
At around the 14:00-14:30 mark - great to see Kev is in the papers!
I remember marty saying in his last video: "I'm fed up getting dirty hands."
Shows up in the new video with paint all over his fingers :D
Excellent job the car brings back memories of my childhood when the REAL Vauxhall Cresta was being sold here in the UK........The comparison of the 2 you have done shows how you have improved over time ...Thanks for sharing .....
I am just saying but for me, your videos triggers a ASMR sleep for me. If I watch your videos at night, I tend to knock out before the video ends. My point is, it’s a good thing for me. I have you to thank for so I can sleep.
I love these old matchboxes, they are really cute!!
Marty you first one still looks great but your second one show how much better you have gotten
Sunday, almost noon....
Me:" Darling, do you've seen my cup of coffee? Have to hurry-up, Martys new makeover is online..."
My wife: "So, you're leaving the kitchen and I can finally cook the lunch?"
Me: "Err yes, that was my plan........."
My wife: "Thanks MARTY. I'm sooo happy with that!"
BTW awesome makeover. Thanks for sharing and best regards to You, Julie and the entire MMM-TEAM from my wife JULE (funny, isn't it) and me 😁👍🏼😁👍🏼😁👍🏼😁
Well done, Marty. Regards from Germany.
I am glad I watched to the very end.
Love these older ones.
Just love the way you put that toothbrush back.👍
Beautiful and perfect Restoration as Always Marty
Very nice restoration 👍👍😊
Hi Martie See you has a tussle with paint pot lid.Leave it in a bit of boiling water upside down just covering lid. Thanks for a greattttttt channel.
2x persons that do not like this video. Hundreds that do like your craftsmanship and humor. Keep it up!!! Have a great Sunday.
Love the bloopers. Car looks great as always. Thanks.
Good day to you Marty.
Love the headlines of those rag magazines
Handy tip on stuck model paints lids, Get a jar opener, or channel lock pliers, for the lid and use a rubber kitchen glove to grip the jar. ALWAYS clean the rim of the jar before butting the lid back on.
Thank you Marty for giving us the opportunity to see how you made this restoration of your first model.
Excellent realization as always.
For the colored jars that didn't open anymore maybe Kevin tried a new glue ?? :-)))
Suprising difference between the first and last ones of these you've done. Both look superb though.
Thanks for the memory's Marty , the cresta was the first matchbox car I got as a birthday present from my aunty , went everywhere with me until I lost it on the train heading to Blackpool for holidays in 60s , thanks for your great vids always look forward to them 👍🇳🇿
We call them Vice Grips. They are great tools and very useful. Marty another’s fine job done by you !
Looks great Marty.
Hi Marty, Greetings from the Canadian West Coast. I enjoy your videos. They are quite relaxing to watch in fact. Quite a few years ago, I worked in a paint shop. We sold all manner of house paint, floor epoxy and so forth. My job included matching colours that customers brought in. I did it all by eye, no computers then! We did the same sort of thing as you did. A few drops of colour at a time into a white base. But we did something else too.
We kept a colour match book with the "recipes" in them. Might such a thing help you too? Your roof colour might look something like, "Cresta Roof White - 10cc white, (measured with a disposable syringe) 3 drops yellow, 5 drops grey." Then you paint a small daub next to the recipe. Then next time you need a white, you flip through the book, find something close and estimate from there. Saves re-inventing the wheel each time. It sure saved us a lot of time, and also a lot of paint. Have a great day, happy restoring!
"Miracle baby made from spare parts".
Horrifying!!
If you pause it, the one above that says "accident victim's cell phone takes the first photos of Heaven.
Nobody noticed Brian at the top of the left page?
Just think how clean your wife’s teeth will be a few brushing!
That rascal Kevin is secretly wrenching those paint kids down super tight. Must be a strong little bugger.
Ha, the classic "FIrst Photos of Heaven" issue of the _Weekly World News._ That's a nostalgia trip. It always is when you use the WWN--a friend of mine and I used to grab it every week back in the '90s, just for the sheer comedy value, which was unsurpassed in supermarket tabloids. Both he and the paper are gone now, alas, but it's always nice to be reminded.
Just for the record, those tools are technically called "locking pliers" here in the US, but everyone I know calls them vise grips, even if they aren't actual Vise-Grip® brand pliers.
You do such a great job. I love these old models!
Awesome I always want to watch it
The red paint jars from hell. I often use a vice grip pliers to hold the jar and slip joint pliers to turn the cap. But I curse as much as you did!! Love your channel more with each video. Thank you!
Sharp little car. Thanks for sharing
Excellent result Marty, the finished model looks brand new!!.
To undo the lids off the paint pots put them under a hot tap and run the water round the lid , or stand the pot in some hot water this will soften the paint as well , another great video as usual .
I too bake painted items in a toaster oven. In addition to drying quicker, it tends to make the paint harder.
that one turned out awesome 😎👍 lol the bloopers
I love the "out-takes"!!!
Another amazing makeover I find it fascinating what you achieve and love watching your videos.
Hey Marty, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this or not, but if you place the acrylic paint bottle under hot running water or in a hot water bath, you will be able to loosen the lid. For enamel paints, just turn the bottle upside down and with a pipette, or something similar, apply a little thinner to the now upside down cap and the thinner will seep down into the cap, soften the paint and you can then open the bottle. Another great video. I really enjoy watching you restore these classic cars and sharing your techniques and failures as you go. Thank you.
I liked your revisiting this one.
That non matchbox horsefloat you got in the last unboxing would look great behind this. You could even customise it and fit these early matchbox wheels on it. Great job
Hi Marty, slice the masking tape thinner to help it conform to the various curves and then add normal width masking tape to cover the rest.
It looks great! I like the early two tone cars the best because of their classic lines and colors. The tutorial was great and I learned a lot from it.Thanks for sharing this neat restoration with us.
You got it alright Mary lol. What a difference in technique between the two cars, and what a lovely little model it is too. I sometimes stand the jar upside down in hot (not boiling ) water for a few minutes to loosen the lids if they're stuck.
1 of the best make over.
So glad to see you do this one marty...what an amazing improvement in your skills and techniques. You have a magic touch with these early matchbox cars
Well done with this one Marty.I can definitely see the difference in this one compared to your first and its so much better..shows how much you've learnt over time. excellent work as always.
This was always my favorite model. I had a few of them in my youth. Thanks for showing this restoration.
Hello Marty, I restore a lot of very old models (pre matchbox) that often have lead paint. The early matchbox models were painted with lead paint as well which I have found is much less responsive to the paint stripper
Very nice work - looks great. The bent axles always surprise me. It's very common. I would have thought the base - being a brittle casting would break first. Good thing the base does not usually crack, straightening the bent axle is alot easier to restore. 16:10. The vent you mentioned looks similar to the piece which is also fitted to the same place on the rear quarter on an FJ Holden. For paint protection against flying stones, I think. Makes sense as there were alot more dirt roads at the time, in Australia. Even today, sealed roads are only about 50% of the total mileage.
I'm here to read the newspaper in the background.
That and to see if Kevin makes an appearance!
@17:35 -- (In the gleeful voice of The Second Doctor) -- "Oh, it IS a good headline this time! Yes, indeed!"
Great job Marty I like the simple restorations. Here's a tip for removing stuck tops. Turn it over on it's top and put a few drops of lacquer thinner into the threads, capillary action will draw the thinner into the threads. Let it sit for awhile and it will dissolve the paint enough for you to remove the top.
looks great. there is definitely a difference between your first car and this latest one. nice job
Keep on with the gag/bloopers at the end. Really funny. Frassen rassen frakking lids.
Great video Marty's!!!!!
If only we'd bought them as kids and not used them, kept them in their boxes. But no, run across carpets and concrete and into brick walls. Oh to be a kid again with these early models; simple and rugged....
I never really liked the background RUclips music selection but I quite enjoy this. I love your videos mate.
Hey Marty watch out for those brush fires 🔥 take care God bless
To open a stuck lid, I use a rubber sheet, as a gripper. Small paint containers might require one for each end, for grip.
You might have a jar lid gripper in your kitchen (No Man's Land). =)
Hey ...you got it
Btw. awsome news paper.
Nice simple video, beautiful restoration 👍🏽
On the paint lids, run the bottles under hot water to soften the paint sticking the lids on the bottles!! It works, more often than not.
Thanks Brian, I shall give it a go next time I get stuck.
Another fine restoration.....but I would have thought images of heaven would more resemble Bondi. Oh well....I'm happy with that!
That paint has a strong will to survive.
Sweet restoration. Sweet vid. Classic Marty!!! Two thumbs up!
Hello Marty, a great revisit to a previous restoration. I believe in the not too distant future your sink will become a “ toxic waste site !” I hope your pipes are copper and not pvc. Lol! Thanks for another entertaining video. See ya next time.
Haha, the good old "Tamiya paint bottle cap getting stuck" routine... what almost always works for me in such cases: grab the bottle, and, holding it firmly, knock it against something solid (like the side of the work bench in my case) with force - not so much that would crack or shatter the bottle of course - so the side of the cap bangs against the solid surface. This way you crack the layer of paint that's stuck and dried between the neck of the bottle and the cap, essentially sealing the cap shut. That quick mashing session will break that "seal" so you can remove the cap. This is almost guaranteed to work - and better than simply using a stringer grip and more force to open it, as that dried paint layer will crack more readily when subjected to a sudden impact (like knocking the bottle's side to a solid surface) rather than simply using increased steady force (like trying to open it with more force).
Superfine video 👍👍💖💖💖💖💖
Just a tip, start with the lightest color, then mask of and continue with the darker color! Just to prevent the darker color to shine trough, ruining a perfect paintjob👍
I thought that too, sound advice but, looking at the result, there doesn't seem to be any sign of pinking or red coming through. Would that little drop of grey in the white have helped?
Watching the stripping process (in the crevices), was there a coat of white under the red?
@@2H80vids it can be so that the drying process hardens the undercoat so it doesn't bleed through.
Nice work Marty! If you use a light coating of petroleum gel around the threads of your paint pots , that might stop them from sticking so badly. Paint 🎨 Great makeover. Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎
Yes Marty Nothing Wrong With A Bit Of Spit On The Old Lead Paint Pots, So Spit Away!!!
I recon kevin kb welded the paint lids on.... Excellent vid Marty they just get better
Looks great! Your skill has definitely improved.
i think the silver door handles bridge the white and the red on the doors, I think it was a good choice