Diecast Restoration Dinky Toys ERF Airport Fire Tender no/263 1978/80

[@JamesBlocher-f8d]

Your details,especially the silver, really make it pop. You made it look so much more like a real fire engine! Nice job.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much, my friend. I'm glad you liked it 👍

[@kennybacchus1488]

Diecast. Restoration. Dinky toys. ERF. Airport. Fire Tender. No 263 1978/1980

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Kenny thanks very much

[@stephenhenion8304]

Very well done. Martin... love your painting details!! Thanks for sharing whatcha do!! ...

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Stephen it means a lot my friend

[@lostonwallace1396]

Wow! It's BETTER than new!! That yellow looks spectacular! So nice!! Martin, you're a treasure, man! Thank you so much for hours and hours of entertainment and inspiration! I can't wait for the next one!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks loston for the kind words it's really appreciated my friend

[@ianhow100]

Very intricate. Thank you for showing how it can be done. Nicely finished as always

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Ian ,glad you like it my friend 👍

[@andysgaragediecastrestorations]

Another stunning restoration. Great extra detailing 👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend

[@jerrybailey5797]

Magnificent restoration on the fire tender Martin 🔥 👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Jerry glad you liked it my friend 👍

[@PaulRestorer]

Amazing restoration Martin, just perfect , All the best, Paul👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Paul glad you liked it . All the best Martin

[@chrissmith1387]

Superb restoration, Martin ! Your detail skills know no bounds, you are a true master of the art, my friend !

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Chris for the kind words it's really appreciated my friend

[@crapaudnicksdiecastrenovat1739]

Another stunning restoration Martin, your beautiful detailing really brings it alive, the interior looks much more realistic in black! Love the outdoor shots too! Top job👌👍😊 All the best, Nick🐸🐸🐸

[@martindaredare]

Cheers nick yes the interior is definitely better in the black very enjoyable restoration no real problems there's not a lot of spare axle to remove the hubs so I left them on because the base and wheels are all plastic . All the best Martin

[@BelgianDiecastRestorations]

Beautiful result! Love the extra detailing on this one. Really brings out the realism. I have the red one in my box with the wheel ladder. Regarding the flashing lights. This can be done. You'll need to replace the blue beacons with blue LED's of the same diameter and drill holes in the roof underneath for the wiring. The tricky part would be to hide the wiring inside the cabin. The circuitry to make the lights flash is pretty simple and the schematic can be found online. Also plenty of room inside for batteries. Personally I would put the switch out of sight on the bottom. No one will see the difference.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend this is something to look into ,I was thinking of buying a cheap toy and transferring all the relevant parts and like you said hide the switch underneath it is doable . All the best Martin 👍

[@bigjim8872]

A beautiful work of art!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much it's really appreciated my friend 👍

[@glynstimpson]

Great video very enjoyable great restoration great paint work Hope you and your family are keeping well regards Glyn

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Glyn glad you liked it my friend All the best to you and your family

[@vernadare3062]

This looks amazing..its good 4 me as i see the resto 1st hand x😊

[@martindaredare]

Cheers sweetheart 😘

[@Adriansmith805]

Excellent restoration looks amazing Martin Beautiful job well done 👍.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Adrian it's really appreciated my friend 👍

[@robwhitfield6936]

Fantastic restoration as usual. Looks a lot beefer with the extra highlights and the black interior. Can't wait to see the red one restored 👍🏻

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Rob I appreciate you taking the time to watch my friend

[@jesterger]

That looks the business, Martin. Very fine work.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Hi Martin, another amazing restoration! Like that you left the silver color on the equipment areas! cool touch!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated and all the best to you

[@peterhoughton1589]

Absolutely stunning restoration Martin, one of your best ever. Your legendary detailing skills are just incredible. I can't praise this restoration highly enough, a very enjoyable video again. Don't listen to those who say your videos "go on a bit" no they definitely don't. Most of us appreciate you taking the time to show us how you do certain aspects of dismantling and rebuilding. Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge and your restoration skills with us. I really look forward to every one of your videos. Take care, and all the very best. Peter.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Peter for the kind words it means a lot my friend All the best Martin

[@jimmyjames6267]

Excellent job!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Jimmy it's much appreciated my friend 👍

[@gravesendaustralia]

I can hear the ear awr, ear awr coming up the road. Very nicely done Martin. Cheers Michael

[@martindaredare]

🤣🤣 cheers Michael

[@paulwilson2118]

Stunning mate your detail work is outstanding second to none thanks for great video... Paul ☘️ ☘️

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Paul iam glad you liked it my friend 👍

[@jontaylor1652]

The extra detailing certainly paid off mate, it looks a lot better like that. Great job.

[@martindaredare]

Cheers it's really appreciated my friend 👍

[@Tim_English_Loves_Diecast]

Very nice resto. I like it, thank you sir!❤👍🤩

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much I really appreciate it my friend

[@terrybeechener5992]

I had the red one,but hated the ladder with wheels,so i used the ladder from this one.Nice resto,my friend.

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Terry good idea

[@chrisparkinson1351]

G’day Martin, another fanbloodytastic restoration. The quality is superb great details, paint finish etc etc. all the very best to you all. Cheers Chris 🚒🚒🇦🇺🏆👍🏼

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Chris for the kind words my friend 😀

[@MapleLeafCustoms]

All cleaned up with a couple of necessary colour changes of the ladder and interior and it's brand new again. Does that ever look good, Martin. Bravo! I love seeing these service vehicles done up right. 🍁☕👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Andrew this was just crying out for extra detailing All the best Martin

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Gee Martin, those details was a big job, gr8 job, cheers Graham.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Graham yes it took a while to do these details but we'll worth it . All the best Martin

[@stevewicks9718]

Amazing restoration Martin, I always enjoy your work ,it's guys like you and Bob Willis that got me in to this hobby, keep em coming. cheers from New Zealand

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Steve it's really appreciated my friend iam glad you like what we do and good luck with your future restorations

[@manorman01]

Great job with this one Martin the yellow are just right for it,love it !

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Great work as always. Full watch. SOOO KOOOOOLLLLLL. Mike.

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Mike 🍻 glad you liked it my friend

[@grahamjoy-x8t]

Hi Martin ,hope you are well ,great job on the fire tender,liked the little extra details ,sets the model off well .

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much it's really appreciated my friend

[@stevewilson6390]

Nice, actually v nice respect the patience you had on this casting, you did some nice detailing work on this restoration Martin.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Steven it's really appreciated, my friend

[@diecastflashback]

Man that looks great! Awesome ol buddy, cheers Don ✌️😎

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Dom I appreciate you brother

[@shaneholmyard5688]

top restoration there , very neat

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Shane 🍻

[@marksinthehouse1968]

I’m lost for words mate ,it’s superb hard to believe this was meant as a toy ,just perfect Mark 😊😊

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Mark I appreciate it my friend

[@seamybmw]

Wow Martin fantastic restore like how this one turned out nice touch color coding the rims well done the lights on the red one shouldn't be to hard to do with 3mm red leds 👍🏆

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much seamy I will certainly give it a try all the best Martin

[@hellboy1959]

very nice in that striking yellow livery nice size too great detailing too good job mate 👍👍

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Neil appreciate you catching up my friend 👍

[@edwardcowan6346]

Fantastic job mate, the black interior looks perfect. The 2 drums on top are cable drums for the spot light,enabling the spot light to be taken to the work site from either side of the vehicle.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Edward that's really good to know ,I shall remember that when I do the red one thank you again 😀

[@jeffbaker2897]

It is from the box new Martin 👍, super nice looking ERF airport fire & rescue, you always do fine work👍, my friend take care & looking forward to your next restoration.👋😎🚗🚒🚙

[@martindaredare]

Cheers Jeff, iam glad you enjoyed this it certainly was a fun one but definitely worth the extra detailing

[@mickmanly1479]

Excellent as always Martin 😊😊😊😊

[@martindaredare]

Cheers mick appreciate it my friend

[@2ndchancediecastrestorations]

Better than when new... A++

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend

[@paultrigger8492]

Fantastic resto martin as usual mate everything is down to the detail and you always detail your models brilliantly, painting the wheels yellow was a good idea certainly finishes it off look forward to your next video

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much Paul yes it's nice to show off all the details the designer's put in to the original casting that often gets covered up with paint . All the best Martin

[@edwardparnell6134]

Looks better than the one that came from the factory. Martin be safe and healthy. See you next Wednesday

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Edward my friend

[@ramblers69]

Really nice work Martin, looks awesome mate

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Tom and thanks for the continued support my friend

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Great work on that Martin...

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend

[@yayasgaragecustomdiecast7198]

Fantastic!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍

[@marsgarage8217]

Nice work.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍

[@kevsbangerracers2027]

That is excellent Martin very well done……on the weather front it’s baking down here in the south

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Kevin glad you liked it 👍

[@kevsbangerracers2027]

@@martindaredare yeah very good job done

[@gregorymoy7165]

Good on you Martin another fantastic resto absolute champion the detail painting 10/10 .... Don't worry about the Karens in this world mate keep on doing what your doing as you are doing it very well ....Thanks again for the video 👍👍

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Gregory iam pleased you enjoyed it and thanks for your support it's really appreciated my friend

[@steaminglion4067]

Something a bit different 👍 nice job

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated 👍

[@frasermartin6728]

'ooo said your videos drag on? Get me that man's name! We shall drum him out of the Brownies! Nice resto, Martin, though not one I'd do - I can't quite place the scale - but the attention to detail is up to the usual standard! Thank you for sharing that - it was a big job - but it ended up like it should have done from the box!

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Fraser it was just crying out for the extra details to be painted, considering the designer and tool makers went to so much trouble to mould them into the casting

[@frasermartin6728]

100%! @@martindaredare

[@geoffmower8729]

Excellent job mate I like that you clean and polish a lot of the mettle bits on the top rather than just paint them.🚒 I think spot lights have a yellow tint to cut through the smoke like fog lamps do. In fog if you put your normal white high beam on you just see a wall of white fog in front of you but if you put a colour on the spot lights it shines through. About ten years ago at ten o'clock at night there was a huge bang. I thought a plane had crashed into the roof of the house as the whole house shook. It turned out to be a teenager trying to turn his car around using our driveway. He pulled in nose first and for some reason instead of putting it in reverse and backing out he stuck his foot on the accelerator and rammed our front room pushing bricks trough and smashing the window. It right where I usually sat and watched tv luckily I was in the loo at the time.🚻 The police, Fire department and ambulance all turned up blue and red lights flashing everywhere. The Firemen came in the house and boarded the window up and propped up the wall so it didn't fall down. The nosey teenager came in the house to look at the damage and was promptly told to get the hell out by a fireman. The insurance payed to fix the brick work and window and the builder had to go around to the side of the house and knock some bricks out to replace the broken ones on the front of the house. As our house is 60 years old now perfect matching bricks are hard to find. He found some bricks that were close but not exactly right and he put those bricks around the side and the salvaged bricks on the front. They even came inside and repainted the room. Unfortunately what we hadn't realised was that the house had such a shake when the car hit it had damaged the pointing on the roof tiles and it wasn't until winter when the rain started we noticed that the roof was leaking and we had to get that fixed by ourselves as the insurance company didn't believe the roof leaking was caused by the car crash.😖 I hope I haven't bored you to much with another of my life story's 🥱😴🤣😂catch you on the next one mate reply when you can no hurry.👍🏻

[@martindaredare]

Blimey Geoff, that would have been a bit scary. Yeah, typical insurance companies hate paying out I know that through personal experience. Polished parts seem to come looking very natural. All the best Martin 👍

[@uncleminty8144]

Beautiful mate.. I've got three red ones and don't know where to start..😂😊

[@martindaredare]

I would start with a red one 🤣🤣 it's a good casting and fun to do . All the best Martin

[@lotharrenz4621]

looks great, even greater with the detailing. :) we could call it a resto plus, I think. nice yellow, too, and good move with the black interior. you might be right about the structure on the cabin's back, but maybe they only planned to add flashlights? surely there would be one or two castings around with that option, albeit broken, most likely. that one you showed probably had a shortcut with something... or the batteries were too big, dunno. reminds me of a sonic flasher sierra by majorette, which still flashes after all these years. I should pick it apart and replace the battery before it runs out and destroys the electronic.

[@martindaredare]

Cheers, my friend. Yes, I will be looking into giving it a go. I'll probably buy a cheap toy that has flashing lights and transfer it all over . Sonic that's a blast from the past on my saga Saturn all the best Martin

[@anthonyobersteller1556]

Martin this ERF looks way better than Dinky made great one to add to your collection.

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Anthony something different to put in the cabinet all the best Martin 👍

[@ianb6415]

Hi Martin this came out amazing, love the yellow. The spotlight had me thinking back as i'm sure old cars had spot lights that colour but do you remember spot lights that were clear glass with a blue centre. Not sure why they were like that but i always seem to remember them being together. All the best from Ian B & family.

[@martindaredare]

Yes I can remember those type of spot lights like you iam not sure why ,thanks for watching my friend its really appreciated

[@stephenwhite5057]

Coo, that's posh. I like it

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Stephen definitely a posh one 😀

[@martinbaxter2616]

GORGEOUS. ❤❤❤❤ And a question, if I may - what brand of paint stripper do you use? I just bought something that wouldn't strip day-old dust off of a tabletop. 🤬

[@martindaredare]

Thanks Martin, I use mostly costic sodo but if I know it's going to very tough to remove I use a paint stripper from the range I think it's called manger or something similar and leave it over night . All the best Martin

[@wanderleyleite9116]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend 😀

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

You might need to drink mate, must be hot, U r panting. Lol

[@martindaredare]

🤣🤣 no that's one of my dogs coming in the shed for a cool off 😎

[@stevewilson6390]

Ha 😁

[@janbotha571]

Very nice Martin. I always had a thing for fire engines. 👍☕🥐

[@martindaredare]

Cheers, Jan. I'm glad you liked it, my friend

[@piratedjradio]

Nice one martin massive improvemebt mate

[@martindaredare]

Thanks very much my friend its really appreciated