Your thoroughness in demonstrating both successes and fails is a testament to you as a teacher and one who inspires. Always enjoy the bit of humor you interject.
A lovely simple model. Nothing flashy or fancy, just a typical car like your dad might drive. BareMetalHW did a lovely customization on this model but yours gave it just the right amount of TLC to let the beauty of the original toy shine through. Thanks for another great restoration!
Marty, I live about 25 mins from South Bend, Indiana where the Studebakers were manufactured for many years. I was a child of the 80's and had hundreds of Matchbox and Hotwheels cars in my collection. They are all long gone now though. I had a friend that his dad let us play with some of his old Matchbox. I remember a Lark wagon very similar to this one with a dog in the back, I also remember the ice cream truck! I am really enjoying your videos and hope you keep cranking them out at a fast rate! I have nearly watched all of them now.
Got a lesney coming in the mail I’m gonna give it a go. My hobby is normally riding and fixing old brit motorcycles but this seems like it be a relaxing when the bike restorations gets frustrating. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hey Marty, another brilliant video!! Love your work - as always spot on and I actually laugh out loud watching - you must have the same sense of humour as me. My wife always calls out when she hears me laughing and asks what can be so funny about watching a matchbox restoration vid. Looking forward to the next restoration.
ThankYou for the nice Sunday afternoon restoration video beautyful job like Always. Also thanks for your reaction for ordering the decals and hook for the Matchbox no 13. Greetings from Holland
Beautiful work, yet again. I'm really enjoying this series! I'd almost forgotten what a handsome vehicle the Studebaker Lark was. You've got the colour bang on. I just might have to get myself one, now. Thanks!
Hi Marty I'm an old ewp teacher (Technical school) To assist starting the tap after drilling set the car body in the drill vice and the tap in the drill chuck turn the chuck by hand for a couple of turns then use the tap handle. another tip never have your hand below the drill because if it brakes you now where it will finish up still its you hand so go for it . Thanks for the videos and I love the comments at the end
I enjoy your videos , voice over explanations, first rate details. Others videos, of the same ilk, are a bit slap-dash. Looking forward to more. Thank you
Excellent restoration! A repaint and polish makes such a difference to these Matchboxes. I have one as well. Came in a job lot, and was missing the tow hook. Got a repro. plastic towhook for it. The paint is not too bad on mine, so I left it as is for now. I noticed too, while drilling it apart that the rear rivet post is very close to the edge of the sloping tailgate, and does not leave much room to tap a thread for a screw. While I had the interior out, I swapped over the steering wheel to make it right hand drive. Studebakers like this Lark were assembled by AMI (Australian Motor Industries) in Port Melbourne and sold here. It now displays hitched up to a #38 Honda motorcycle and trailer.
What's up Marty. Looks awesome, totally agree with the paint thinner being necessary to prevent clumps. I could recommend giving it a quick wet sand and buff job as well, I think it deserves it👌
Hi Marty, Ouch, be careful with your hobby knife. Hope the wife was nearby with a band-aid. Another excellent restore of a classic Matchbox model, well done and thank you for sharing the video. Cheers, Rich S.
Beautiful makeover. Love the color of the paint. On camera sometimes it doesn’t look quite the same shade as original but your mix is actually much better!
So i was drinking Lithuanian grapefruit beer when watching this and shot beer out my nostrils when you dropped the hobby knife in your foot. Just fyi, it burns. Love the Studebarker Lark, thanks for doing the resto!
i always love that you include a screw when drilling out the rivet.....for future maintenance...usually those toys are just riveted shut and when broken you have to shug it. Love the idea of future use.........recycling as it should be!!!
Excellent work! Thank you for sharing. Your vids have inspired me to try my hand at restoring an old matchbox. I ordered one off Ebay (a 1970 Dodge Charger Mk3) and I can't wait until it shows up in the mailbox. I've got all my materials from other modeling projects already, so I'm ready to go once the car arrives. I've done complex models and projects over the years, but I've come to realize that I get far more satisfaction from the simple ones that only take a day or so to complete. With luck, restoring Matchboxes will satisfy my "busy hands" . And it's not very expensive since most cars can be had for around $5 and a few bucks for paint + a couple of hours. Again, thank you for sharing and inspiring. Keep up the good work!
I had one of these Marty. Great video on the restoration. Looks like critters have been living in it! There was an ambulance version of this model. The cool thing is the actual full size vehicle on which this model I based.
Such a lovely work and Hobby. I regret having sold my complete Matchbox King Size Collection, but I kept 48 vehicles of the regular wheels and the superfast wheels.
Hi Marty: thank you for your videos! They are so much fun to watch. I love your clear and calm narration. You have the fingers of a real modelmaker, reminds me of what my fingers used to look like! More importantly, I like that you show when things go wrong. That's very important, that's the reality of doing this kind of work. It's alway a bit of an experiment. If is was all just cut and dry formula, the art and interest would be gone!
I got one of these in 1968 and still have it in original condition, with box. Still, your restoration is quite a bit more attractive. Thank you always for your great work and amusing videos.
I would have added a bit of red to the tail lights just to finish it off, another excellent job, with a bit of humour added. People on a car forum I'm on are starting to use your tips when restoring diecasts too.
Best yet. Nicely done. Love the color and appreciate the detail you paint in. Easy to forget these are 1/64th when watching on the 42" Sony. Also, you are crazy as a bedbug! BE CAREFUL WITH KNIVES!!! :-D
That trick you did to the tow hitch is the same thing my uncle used to do. But he did it on motorcycles! One day, many years ago, he got a sports bike (CBR or something like that) and all the panels were broken. He managed to fix it with the same method you used and it looked new at the end of it!
Here's a tip Marty. Try using a countersink bit to drill out those rivets. I think you'll find it perfect, and no need to change bits, too. Keep up the great work. AWESOME!
In a way I'm glad to see them in such a poor 'before' state because it shows they were well played with as originally intended. Seeing them then rescued and restored like new completes the 'circle of life', so to speak.
Excellent, even better than new. In the 1960's I got one for Christmas. It had a dog to put in the back. I played for many hours with this one. You rebuilt a tiny car and a very fond memory. Thank you.
Stumbled onto your channel and really enjoyed a few videos. Love this one and it reminded me I had a Studebaker Lark Wagonaire of my very own in desperate need of restoration. Just the nudge I needed to begin my first restoration and embark on an entirely new hobby. (My wife & kids think I've gone mad... so thanks for that!) I hope your foot is okay. Cheers!
Marty, I'm a seventy year old Yank who used to collect the Lesney / Matchbox vehicles when I was a kid. Sometimes I would take them apart and repaint them with Testor's spray enamel; and sometimes, I would remove the body of some one of them and mount them on an HO scale electric model chassis and use them on a race track. Due to the weight of the diecast bodies, they weren't very fast, but they sure looked cool. This wasn't an original idea in my part, I read about how to do this in a magazine devoted to HO scale cars. There was one truck which I believe was called a Delivery Lorry, it was a deep maroon in color, it was my favorite. Thanks for your videos, I will get to all of them Roy
Your thoroughness in demonstrating both successes and fails is a testament to you as a teacher and one who inspires. Always enjoy the bit of humor you interject.
The hits keep coming, Marty! I truly look forward to your outstanding restorations.
Definitely gave the old Stude it's soul back, I can tell he's much happier now
A lovely simple model. Nothing flashy or fancy, just a typical car like your dad might drive. BareMetalHW did a lovely customization on this model but yours gave it just the right amount of TLC to let the beauty of the original toy shine through. Thanks for another great restoration!
These videos are weirdly addictive! I love your work Marty! Keep them coming!
Mighty job! Thank you for yet another loving restauration.
How to enjoy the weekend. Well done Marty!
Dude , Blood...Sweat...and tears, in restoring. ...
GREAT joy!
THANK YOU...for sharing. Marty another great save.
You are welcome!
Another great renovation. A very shiny result. Thanks.
It’s always nice to see the magic you do. Really great job Marty. And again I love the blooper at the end.
Everybody can buy or destroy; only very few can restore. Thank you Marty
Gee I am glade that I am not the only one who bit of a problem reassembling models,another fantastic job done do enjoy your videos.
Marty, I live about 25 mins from South Bend, Indiana where the Studebakers were manufactured for many years. I was a child of the 80's and had hundreds of Matchbox and Hotwheels cars in my collection. They are all long gone now though. I had a friend that his dad let us play with some of his old Matchbox. I remember a Lark wagon very similar to this one with a dog in the back, I also remember the ice cream truck! I am really enjoying your videos and hope you keep cranking them out at a fast rate! I have nearly watched all of them now.
Got a lesney coming in the mail I’m gonna give it a go. My hobby is normally riding and fixing old brit motorcycles but this seems like it be a relaxing when the bike restorations gets frustrating. Thanks for the inspiration.
Colour match looks pretty much spot on. Nice job.
Ouch, your foot! Great work BTW!
Always nice to see your work Marty. Great job!
Brilliant. As kids we were always fascinated by any opening features, and I remember this one well for the sliding rear roof section.
It was a really neat feature on the real car too! 👍
Keep the videos coming, these cars take me back to my childhood. Well done mate
Will do Chris.
Another brilliant restoration Marty.
Thanks Ivan :D
Hey Marty, another brilliant video!! Love your work - as always spot on and I actually laugh out loud watching - you must have the same sense of humour as me. My wife always calls out when she hears me laughing and asks what can be so funny about watching a matchbox restoration vid. Looking forward to the next restoration.
So glad that you enjoy the humour elements!
Nice job, Marty. Love the color - colour.
I love the old Studebakers. Wish I'd been born twenty years younger, I'd have bought one..... or more!
Big improvement! Good job!
Awesome job Marty! Love your attention to detail.
ThankYou for the nice Sunday afternoon restoration video beautyful job like Always. Also thanks for your reaction for ordering the decals and hook for the Matchbox no 13. Greetings from Holland
You are most welcome!
Beautiful work, yet again. I'm really enjoying this series! I'd almost forgotten what a handsome vehicle the Studebaker Lark was. You've got the colour bang on. I just might have to get myself one, now. Thanks!
Hi Marty I'm an old ewp teacher (Technical school) To assist starting the tap after drilling set the car body in the drill vice and the tap in the drill chuck turn the chuck by hand for a couple of turns then use the tap handle. another tip never have your hand below the drill because if it brakes you now where it will finish up still its you hand so go for it .
Thanks for the videos and I love the comments at the end
Ab Fab, Marty. You are the gold standard of Matchbox restoration.
yet another great job, i admire your skill and patience, and i would love to see your model display of your restorations,
I enjoy your videos , voice over explanations, first rate details. Others videos, of the same ilk, are a bit slap-dash. Looking forward to more. Thank you
Great job, Marty! Nice to see you got a new toothbrush for cleaning!
The paint turned out so well!
Nice colour matching,amazing all together Marty!
Well done Marty!! Looks beautiful!!
Excellent restoration! A repaint and polish makes such a difference to these Matchboxes. I have one as well. Came in a job lot, and was missing the tow hook. Got a repro. plastic towhook for it. The paint is not too bad on mine, so I left it as is for now. I noticed too, while drilling it apart that the rear rivet post is very close to the edge of the sloping tailgate, and does not leave much room to tap a thread for a screw. While I had the interior out, I swapped over the steering wheel to make it right hand drive. Studebakers like this Lark were assembled by AMI (Australian Motor Industries) in Port Melbourne and sold here. It now displays hitched up to a #38 Honda motorcycle and trailer.
it warms my heart seeing these old cars that have seen a lot of playtime get cleaned and fixed up.
Love the outakes as much as I do the restoration footage!
Nice job Marty you nailed the colorspot on ! Paint job came out great.
Your inspirational videos have given me a new hobby. Always enjoy watching them,keep them coming as I am learning a lot of tips from you.
Dirty matchbox car Happy/ Healthy childhood.
What's up Marty. Looks awesome, totally agree with the paint thinner being necessary to prevent clumps. I could recommend giving it a quick wet sand and buff job as well, I think it deserves it👌
Hi Marty, Ouch, be careful with your hobby knife. Hope the wife was nearby with a band-aid. Another excellent restore of a classic Matchbox model, well done and thank you for sharing the video. Cheers, Rich S.
Beautiful makeover. Love the color of the paint. On camera sometimes it doesn’t look quite the same shade as original but your mix is actually much better!
Marty, I really enjoy your work. You really bring the models back to life. Keep up the good work and watch those flying knives!
I was born 1971 I seen those cars in demolition races so cool to see a restore on a matchbox car,,,takes me back in time.
Love the vids. A trip down memory lane. Careful with the Xacto knife Marty!
Out of all the cars you have done so far this is one I would like to own. Great job!
Thanks james!
Very nice Finished model.
So i was drinking Lithuanian grapefruit beer when watching this and shot beer out my nostrils when you dropped the hobby knife in your foot. Just fyi, it burns.
Love the Studebarker Lark, thanks for doing the resto!
It is insane the knife landed in your foot face down.. Ouch. Feel better and great restoration
Just going back over Marty's older videos - He's really improved his video presentation, he's got so much more confident! Great stuff!
Great work. I love the path you're talking on the videos, it's great to have the music at that volume!
I am so glad you left the bit with the hobby knife in the video. Thanks for the laugh! Hope your foot is better soon.
That paint color is spot on!
I have two of these. Beautiful job as always. Thank you for sharing
HA! I did the exact same thing with that kind of knife once... a long, long time ago. I just yanked it out, bled a lot and lived.
i always love that you include a screw when drilling out the rivet.....for future maintenance...usually those toys are just riveted shut and when broken you have to shug it.
Love the idea of future use.........recycling as it should be!!!
Beautiful restoration Marty, I have a few of these to restore at some point.
Love the restoration work. You’re getting really professional with all of it including the video editing! 👏👏👏
Best example of why you should wear shoes when you're using a modelling knife I've seen in a while lol. Greetings from NSW.
Ha! Ha! - YES! :D
Brother did that many years ago...straight through his boot and into his foot, those blades are soooooo sharp leather won't stop it
Excellent work! Thank you for sharing.
Your vids have inspired me to try my hand at restoring an old matchbox. I ordered one off Ebay (a 1970 Dodge Charger Mk3) and I can't wait until it shows up in the mailbox. I've got all my materials from other modeling projects already, so I'm ready to go once the car arrives.
I've done complex models and projects over the years, but I've come to realize that I get far more satisfaction from the simple ones that only take a day or so to complete. With luck, restoring Matchboxes will satisfy my "busy hands" . And it's not very expensive since most cars can be had for around $5 and a few bucks for paint + a couple of hours.
Again, thank you for sharing and inspiring. Keep up the good work!
I wish you well with your new found hobby:)
My father worked at Studebaker. Great job!
i have one of those, really love the rear sliding part metal too not plastic,
I had one of these Marty. Great video on the restoration. Looks like critters have been living in it! There was an ambulance version of this model. The cool thing is the actual full size vehicle on which this model I based.
That thing looks great!
Fantastic paintwork!!
Thanks Bill.
Such a lovely work and Hobby. I regret having sold my complete Matchbox King Size Collection, but I kept 48 vehicles of the regular wheels and the superfast wheels.
Hi Marty: thank you for your videos! They are so much fun to watch. I love your clear and calm narration. You have the fingers of a real modelmaker, reminds me of what my fingers used to look like! More importantly, I like that you show when things go wrong. That's very important, that's the reality of doing this kind of work. It's alway a bit of an experiment. If is was all just cut and dry formula, the art and interest would be gone!
What an accident with the exacto knife.. great job on the model!
I got one of these in 1968 and still have it in original condition, with box. Still, your restoration is quite a bit more attractive. Thank you always for your great work and amusing videos.
I would have added a bit of red to the tail lights just to finish it off, another excellent job, with a bit of humour added. People on a car forum I'm on are starting to use your tips when restoring diecasts too.
That's fantastic news!!! - Glad I could help!
Best yet. Nicely done. Love the color and appreciate the detail you paint in. Easy to forget these are 1/64th when watching on the 42" Sony.
Also, you are crazy as a bedbug! BE CAREFUL WITH KNIVES!!! :-D
Hope your safe from the fires. You and your whole country are in my prayers!
That trick you did to the tow hitch is the same thing my uncle used to do. But he did it on motorcycles! One day, many years ago, he got a sports bike (CBR or something like that) and all the panels were broken. He managed to fix it with the same method you used and it looked new at the end of it!
Very nice work. Love these videos! I was so inspired that I’ve purchased one of these 42b Studebaker Larks to restore myself.
I saw one of these done on a different channel. He repainted it in yellow. He did a nice job, but I think I like the blue better.
Think that was baremetalHW channel and yeah the blue looks way better.
An original colour the blue. I try to restore my models as close as possible to their original condition.
@@Tiger351 I thought it was him, but I wasn't completely certain.
What an amazing hobby enjoyed this so much. OH MY on the knife drop!
Absolutely perfect work. my friend. Hopefully your still doing these, very enjoyable to watch.
Outstanding I remember playing with this one and this buying the travel trailer that would hook on to it.
I had one of these with a TV camerman standing in the back. Cool to see this resto, thanks.
Another fine restoration Marty
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Here's a tip Marty.
Try using a countersink bit to drill out those rivets.
I think you'll find it perfect, and no need to change bits, too.
Keep up the great work.
AWESOME!
Nice job Marty. Thanks for the paint proportions .
I like the bloopers !! Great work by the way !!
Thanks!
Well done Marty , again a awesome Job done
Best Regards
Marco
In a way I'm glad to see them in such a poor 'before' state because it shows they were well played with as originally intended. Seeing them then rescued and restored like new completes the 'circle of life', so to speak.
Maravilloso!!!! Estupendo como siempre Marty's Saludos!!!
I had that model. I distinctly remember that the sliding room on mine was gray plastic.
Scapel in the foot ......,ouch 😲..... Great colour match Marty, you nailed it mate 👍
The outtakes always provide the perfect contrast. Bravo.
Excellent, even better than new. In the 1960's I got one for Christmas. It had a dog to put in the back. I played for many hours with this one. You rebuilt a tiny car and a very fond memory. Thank you.
Hi Marty , because of you I’ve just completed my first restoration of a dinky Mersey tunnel Land Rover . Thanks again Marty
EXCELLENT!!
Stumbled onto your channel and really enjoyed a few videos. Love this one and it reminded me I had a Studebaker Lark Wagonaire of my very own in desperate need of restoration. Just the nudge I needed to begin my first restoration and embark on an entirely new hobby. (My wife & kids think I've gone mad... so thanks for that!) I hope your foot is okay. Cheers!
Thanks Jeffrey. My foot is fine (I used a stunt double)!
Marty, I'm a seventy year old Yank who used to collect the Lesney / Matchbox vehicles when I was a kid. Sometimes I would take them apart and repaint them with Testor's spray enamel; and sometimes, I would remove the body of some one of them and mount them on an HO scale electric model chassis and use them on a race track. Due to the weight of the diecast bodies, they weren't very fast, but they sure looked cool. This wasn't an original idea in my part, I read about how to do this in a magazine devoted to HO scale cars. There was one truck which I believe was called a Delivery Lorry, it was a deep maroon in color, it was my favorite. Thanks for your videos, I will get to all of them
Roy
Another great job Marty. Thanks letting us know the metric sizes of drills, taps and screws.
another perfect restauration
Just when I think I've seen your best, I watch another video. It's lovely to watch them go from Cinders to Cinderella.
Your restorations are amazing
Thanks James!