I picked a boxed one up at a Toyfair in 2019 it was in a clearance box for £10 I couldn't believe it was still there at that price! it's not mint but very near mint I've had some bargains over the years! Nice restoration as always 👌 👍 👏
Thank you for your time ☺️ good memories I loved the fire 🔥 engine when I was a little boy I was 5 years old 2 10 years old my mum and dad bought me for Christmas a fire engine so thank you so much loved the video well done 🔥🚒😷
Lovely job again , I have a couple of these coming in the post but what I do is just mask up the ladder , spray it then the reverse to do the body , also leave the bells on , just paint them gold , saves all that faffing about
What a superb old toy Martin. I would have been tempted just to clean this old girl up and leave the paint. The panel lines looked excellent. Having said that, she brushed up beautifully and the detail painting brought this cool old machine to life. One of your best, I'd say, and a good save with that bell.👍👌😁
Getting that base separated was a bugger hun Martin, humming a tune kept your patience 👍 LOL 😆 this fire truck has a lot of body details very well defined indeed and bring the details out makes it better, you did a super job on it. I hope that you don’t mind Martin, I took the liberty of mentioning you as well as others on Bob’s video for being good teachers, all of you to whom I tune in to are responsible for me getting into this interesting,wonderful hobby, thanks to you & all. Well my friend, take care & see ya on your next build.😎👍👍👍🚘
Martin, " Dared" And Succeeded Without A Blink!!! To Keep It Original And He Mastered It!!! Is Mint Condition A1 This No 999, Marvelous Dinky Toy Replica Fire Engine!!! Such Detailed Work Best Replica Ever Seen In History!!!
Beautiful job Martin! i loved the way it turned out despite the 'hells bells' moment. I also loved the tease of placing other cars or street sweepers in the background. I look forward to seeing them at some point in the future.
Ha ha you spotted it then, been after one for a while now so dropped on that one at a good price, its a bit complex but doable. Thanks for your support. 👍
Wow great job Martin we could have used this fire engine in Australia a couple of months ago. Now we've got floods and cyclones Australia beautiful one day six foot under water the next lol.
Lovely job Martin, came out really well in the end despite the set backs you had along the way, the ladder looks well all polished up rather than painted and well worth the effort. Congratulations on another beautiful restoration 👌👍😊 All the best, Nick.
Thanks nick yeah I was pleased with the results of the ladders too. We are getting the hang of this now nick ,looking forward to your next video, have fun my friend.
Turned out looking gorgeous mate despite it giving you a battle, shame the bell tower snapped off but thats the joys of zamac and its one way bend properties.... but you didnt give up .... cracking work as always
Thanks , yes it was a bit of a shock when it broke but like you said this stuff doesn't play well with others ,but luckily it went back with a little work. Thanks for your support.
hi martin this has to be your best restoration yet liquid smooth paint job great attention to detail and the envy of pew pew barney mcgrew Cuthbert dibble and not forgetting grub. top draw stuff yet again best regards.
Martin, Caustic Soda very very naughty stuff, please have a good read of the bottle instructions, suggesting you use a more friendly paint stripper, mate👍"I use Jollanite paint stripper in a bottle overnight" Top notch finish job 👍
Thanks very much for the advice my friend I used to use paint stripper but to be honest I couldn't find a good enough one ,so I will have a look for the one you have suggested.
To be honest Michael iam not sure what it would tow if anything, probably dinky just put it on as an additional option for kids. Thanks for your support my friend 👍
Just done one of these. That was a spring washer in the back. It was the tensioner for the swiveling ladder carrier. I left it & ground the pin off. Sprayed the ladders in plastikote chrome paint. Carefully drilled the pins on the bells from the inside. Tried going out the tops but wouldn't budge
O outro que vi restaurar ficou horrível,pintou as escadas de preto,os cromados borraram tudo, não pintou os sinos, você para mim é dos melhores restauradores do RUclips parabéns adoro velo , magnífico 😍👍♥️
Dinky painted it silver so I did it grey ,I had seen some real ones that colour so I chose that rather then the black witch was also used . All the best martin 👍
Hi, great job restoring, well done, can i ask where you got the tyres from, i found the same model while metal detecting in woods near me, i'm also going to restore it, the tyres are gone and the ladders broken, i can get a replacement ladder on ebay, but can't source the tyres, any help would be much appreciated, thanks.
Hi Martin,been watching your restorations,one comment,supergluing clear plastic,not a good idea,if you get some on the windscreen itself they go hazy and you can’t get it clear again,better to use clear sealant,keep up the good work ,love listening to you nattering to yourself,Bill
Thanks bill yes I have been lucky so far using super glue ,I have some sealant somewhere I will dig it out. Keep the comments coming that's how we learn. I appreciate your support. 👍
Nice one Martin. Looks Great. That's how the ladders are on the real ones. When are you doing the commer breakdown truck? Or would you like another fire engine? 👍👍👏👏
Hi Mike, yes I thought thay would look a lot better. The breakdown truck is in production. And iam always up for a fire engine mike ,I have total respect for our fire service. All the best and thanks for your support.
Hello buddy, if you do another one of those fire engines check the rivet holding the bells on with a magnet you will find they should be steel pins. To take mine off I flipped the fire engine upside down and drill through the inside of the bell to release the rivet and removed the pin with a pair of pliers. By doing this you remove the bells without damaging them. Check out my dinky fire engine 955 must see video I show it on there. Love your work and have subscribed.
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I picked a boxed one up at a Toyfair in 2019 it was in a clearance box for £10 I couldn't believe it was still there at that price! it's not mint but very near mint I've had some bargains over the years! Nice restoration as always 👌 👍 👏
Nice find 👌 it's great when you drop on a good deal .thanks for watching my friend its really appreciated
Thank you for your time ☺️ good memories I loved the fire 🔥 engine when I was a little boy I was 5 years old 2 10 years old my mum and dad bought me for Christmas a fire engine so thank you so much loved the video well done 🔥🚒😷
That's great Steven, iam happy it bought back good memories.
All the best martin
Another nice resto Martin..Adding that extra bit of detailing that was missing from the factory really brings these models alive.
Thanks very much.
I appreciate your support
Very nice casting, full of detail. Looks mint mate
Thanks my friend I appreciate your support
Super robota Martin . Model rewelacja .Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Thanks Paul, I appreciate your support
Lovely job again , I have a couple of these coming in the post but what I do is just mask up the ladder , spray it then the reverse to do the body , also leave the bells on , just paint them gold , saves all that faffing about
Yep that's a good idea, I have done it that way before I started doing videos.
Its definitely quicker.
All the best martin
What a superb old toy Martin. I would have been tempted just to clean this old girl up and leave the paint. The panel lines looked excellent.
Having said that, she brushed up beautifully and the detail painting brought this cool old machine to life. One of your best, I'd say, and a good save with that bell.👍👌😁
Yes I was pleased with this one it was knowing when to stop with the extra details.
All the best martin
Getting that base separated was a bugger hun Martin, humming a tune kept your patience 👍 LOL 😆 this fire truck has a lot of body details very well defined indeed and bring the details out makes it better, you did a super job on it. I hope that you don’t mind Martin, I took the liberty of mentioning you as well as others on Bob’s video for being good teachers, all of you to whom I tune in to are responsible for me getting into this interesting,wonderful hobby, thanks to you & all. Well my friend, take care & see ya on your next build.😎👍👍👍🚘
Thanks Jeff that's kind of you , if I can help just one person like yourself it makes me a happy man.
The base is quite then so had to be careful. 👍
Wow what an old Beauty ! Nice with the bare metal details and the paintings.
Thanks Jan ,I like the way the ladders came out myself.
Thanks for your support.
Nice old fire truck adding the details really made it pop good work as always Martin
Glad you like it Dean
Fire trucks are so cute, well done job.
Cheers glad you liked it 😎👍
Martin, " Dared" And Succeeded Without A Blink!!! To Keep It Original And He Mastered It!!! Is Mint Condition A1 This No 999, Marvelous Dinky Toy Replica Fire Engine!!! Such Detailed Work Best Replica Ever Seen In History!!!
Thanks for your kind words Mark it makes it all worthwhile 👍
Where do you get 3 wire brush sets from and your rivets?
The pack of 3 brushes came from the range in the tool section. Thanks for watching my friend
Looks great...love this casting.👍
Cheers Derrick much appreciated
All I can say is wow Martin that turned out beautiful!
Thanks Scott I appreciate your support my friend
Did the 555 not have the cab glass insert like the 955
Hi stuart no thay didn't have a glass unit in this casting.
.thanks for your comment and for watching its much appreciated my friend
Ok Martin , as I've got the 555 and the 955 .
Great restoration looks new great casting \
Thanks glyn, I appreciate your support
Beautiful job Martin! i loved the way it turned out despite the 'hells bells' moment. I also loved the tease of placing other cars or street sweepers in the background. I look forward to seeing them at some point in the future.
Ha ha you spotted it then, been after one for a while now so dropped on that one at a good price, its a bit complex but doable.
Thanks for your support. 👍
Wow great job Martin we could have used this fire engine in Australia a couple of months ago. Now we've got floods and cyclones Australia beautiful one day six foot under water the next lol.
Yes I was watching the news footage, total respect for your fire and rescue services.
Hope it all carmes down soon.
Thanks for your support Geoff 👍
Lovely job Martin, came out really well in the end despite the set backs you had along the way, the ladder looks well all polished up rather than painted and well worth the effort.
Congratulations on another beautiful restoration 👌👍😊
All the best, Nick.
Thanks nick yeah I was pleased with the results of the ladders too.
We are getting the hang of this now nick ,looking forward to your next video, have fun my friend.
Well done. Nice resto
Cheers I appreciate your support.
Another great restoration
Thanks very much Kevin its much appreciated my friend 👍
great job fire engine Martin
Thanks I enjoyed that one .
And thanks for your support 👍
Turned out looking gorgeous mate despite it giving you a battle, shame the bell tower snapped off but thats the joys of zamac and its one way bend properties.... but you didnt give up .... cracking work as always
Thanks , yes it was a bit of a shock when it broke but like you said this stuff doesn't play well with others ,but luckily it went back with a little work.
Thanks for your support.
hi martin this has to be your best restoration yet liquid smooth paint job great attention to detail and the envy of pew pew barney mcgrew Cuthbert dibble and not forgetting grub. top draw stuff yet again best regards.
🤣cheers Ian I heard about those guys for years.
And thanks again for your support.
Martin, Caustic Soda very very naughty stuff, please have a good read of the bottle instructions, suggesting you use a more friendly paint stripper, mate👍"I use Jollanite paint stripper in a bottle overnight"
Top notch finish job 👍
Thanks very much for the advice my friend I used to use paint stripper but to be honest I couldn't find a good enough one ,so I will have a look for the one you have suggested.
That's quite an early example. Later, it was rebranded as a Supertoy and renumbered to 955 to fit in with other Supertoy numbers. Nice job
Thanks Les, I did wonder why the number change, now I know.
Thanks for your support my friend
MORNING MARTIN. WHAT APPLIANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOWED BEHIND THIS VEHICLE? CHEERS MICHAEL. CAPITALS DUE TO LOSING SIGHT AND REDUCED COGNITIVE ABILITIES
To be honest Michael iam not sure what it would tow if anything, probably dinky just put it on as an additional option for kids.
Thanks for your support my friend 👍
That looks Dam Nice Martin
Thanks very much, I appreciate your support
@@martindaredare your welcome Martin
Looks fantastic good job well done
Thanks Anthony much appreciated my friend 👍
Just done one of these. That was a spring washer in the back. It was the tensioner for the swiveling ladder carrier. I left it & ground the pin off. Sprayed the ladders in plastikote chrome paint. Carefully drilled the pins on the bells from the inside. Tried going out the tops but wouldn't budge
Nice one ,the bells are a bit tricky 😉
@@martindaredare weren't they just
Nice one Martin welldone first Brian Thailand
No 1 brian😀 glad you like it I had fun doing it.
Good job mate
Cheers Steven
No wonder it took so long to split: that's been together for 65 years at least!
O outro que vi restaurar ficou horrível,pintou as escadas de preto,os cromados borraram tudo, não pintou os sinos, você para mim é dos melhores restauradores do RUclips parabéns adoro velo , magnífico 😍👍♥️
Thanks very much Carlos, for your kind words 👍 all the best Martin
Should the hose reel be black
Dinky painted it silver so I did it grey ,I had seen some real ones that colour so I chose that rather then the black witch was also used .
All the best martin 👍
Really nice they are a classic :)
Thank you ,thay certainly are.
Martin what size are the tyres 17mm or 19mm
20mm treaded same as the foden
You are a star
Turned out really good, good idea not to paint the ladder. Where did you buy your 3 new brushes? Enjoyed the video
Thanks, I thought it was a good idea not to paint the ladders.
I got the brushes from a place called the Range.
Esse é o 555 ou o 955 ? Já vi restaurar um igual e é o 955
This is the 555.
Hi, great job restoring, well done, can i ask where you got the tyres from, i found the same model while metal detecting in woods near me, i'm also going to restore it, the tyres are gone and the ladders broken, i can get a replacement ladder on ebay, but can't source the tyres, any help would be much appreciated, thanks.
Try this seller on ebay diddyoo0 he does grey 20mm tryes.
Thanks for the kind comment its much appreciated my friend 👍
@@martindaredare That's great thanks.
Hi Martin,been watching your restorations,one comment,supergluing clear plastic,not a good idea,if you get some on the windscreen itself they go hazy and you can’t get it clear again,better to use clear sealant,keep up the good work ,love listening to you nattering to yourself,Bill
Thanks bill yes I have been lucky so far using super glue ,I have some sealant somewhere I will dig it out.
Keep the comments coming that's how we learn.
I appreciate your support. 👍
Martin is that a e clip holding the ladder rail
Yes it is Anthony
Joking aside, I was at sea and we paid a courtesy visit to the IOM We did see a similar fire engine with the reg IOM 999
Ha very nice , you just can't help saying it as soon as you read it .😀👍
Nice one Martin. Looks Great. That's how the ladders are on the real ones. When are you doing the commer breakdown truck? Or would you like another fire engine? 👍👍👏👏
Hi Mike, yes I thought thay would look a lot better.
The breakdown truck is in production.
And iam always up for a fire engine mike ,I have total respect for our fire service.
All the best and thanks for your support.
Hello buddy, if you do another one of those fire engines check the rivet holding the bells on with a magnet you will find they should be steel pins. To take mine off I flipped the fire engine upside down and drill through the inside of the bell to release the rivet and removed the pin with a pair of pliers. By doing this you remove the bells without damaging them. Check out my dinky fire engine 955 must see video I show it on there.
Love your work and have subscribed.
Cheers for that information my friend
C'mon baby! Come to papa
It did in the end 🤣👍👌
A beauty!
Cheers yaya, glad you liked them
A lot of Google images on these show the grille all blinged up
Yes I noticed that ,and some have the side shutters painted silver .
Sorry you have