Majorette Custom Restoration No266 Renault 18

[@johnkelley9877]

I think it looks great! Removing the black paint and adding new wheels makes it look so much nicer looking. Thanks for sharing this.

[@4tom2u]

it looks like a Renault 18 now Good Job !

[@santiagoibarra1137]

OMG I can't believe. I have this car in real life, thanks Danny!

[@organrick]

Santiago Ibarra I do too. The left wheel is a problem on the one I have too (he mentioned it.)

[@chrisbills7076]

Amazing job. The French classics from 70's and 80's were good looking.

[@medmed6466]

Super job 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Winterchylde]

Very nice restoration...

[@andrewmoffatt7046]

Very nice looks good

[@bladerunner4583]

HELL OF A JOB THERE DANNY LOVE THE PAINT JOB AND DETAIL IS AWESOME☆☆☆☆☆

[@leorabanser2225]

Really nice transformation

[@TheHorsebox2]

Really nice job. The 18 was a nice car. Love the detailing and new colour. 👍

[@snaggorth3975]

J'avais ce modèle, il y a 40 ans, quand j'étais petit. La Renault 18, de mon enfance. Merci beaucoup.❤❤❤

[@gtv6chuck]

Great result - looks gorgeous!

[@NandiCollector]

That was a superb restoration.

[@mrmanning3807]

That is some restoration job

[@busterj3209]

Loved the choice of color came out great!

[@carlkwasnjuk4596]

Love it! As a kid I always loved the realistic suspension Majorette cars.

[@hawkertyphoon4537]

oh yea. thanks for painting the plastic details. even dodgy old renaults deserve love.

[@revzillo]

Nice job Danny looks good fir you first Magorette custom 👍

[@robertoshigeeda1944]

This car looks GORGEOUS

[@stevenwithanS]

Great job. Nice detailing.

[@MikeCindyWhite]

Awesome work bud!! 👍👍

[@pedrodelacabra1855]

Very enjoyable video. Nice work on the plastic bits and fixing the hole up top. I like the black around the windows, the much improved wheels/axles and the faux rivet is always cool. Sweet ride.

[@youngtimeroldtimer72]

Well done. Perfect looking.

[@ricardolopes7558]

My favorite ones are Majorette! Got lots of them. Good job, sir

[@arjnsdca]

Great job, love the color!

[@juanda1995]

My mother used to have one when I was a kid, a 1981 model. They were extremely popular here in Colombia, my mom had it since new up to 2012, still worked great!

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

Nice work Danny, well done!...Bill

[@deansteele8865]

love the videos. keep then coming

[@pokerclown7922]

Seriously that looks amazing

[@R1chardB1ngham]

That looks lovely - Majorette make some beautiful castings

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Beautiful little car. 👍👍👍👍

[@juanpabloarena2724]

Tengo el orgullo de haber sido propietario de un R. 18 Break 1982... Un vehículo sensacional. Emotivo video! Aplausos desde Argentina.

[@tredici72]

Amazing transformation, she turned out beaut! ...superb paintjob and detailing, top work mate👍

[@Tiger351]

Top job Danny, looks way nicer than any real Renault 18 I've ever seen!

[@Project88TTM]

Wow, what a transformation!

[@rjauto7215]

That looks the bollox very well done I love it

[@martindaredare]

Wow Danny that came out great , nice work on getting the window section out . All the be..st

[@CallMeMrStopmotion]

That car looks good. You can't even tell it was a Majorette, an older one at that.

[@DieCastRestos]

Man the quality of your finish is something else, so intricate and polished. Definitely hitting that subscribe button!

[@Mad9977]

nice, restoring a french car too 😎👍 i had also some Majorettes back in the day

[@snaggorth3975]

Ahhhh, la Renault 18 de mon enfance !!! J'avais ce modèle, étant petit. Merci infiniment.❤❤❤

[@MisterKisk]

Looks great. The old tires really made it look anemic, the new ones spruce it up quite nicely.

[@tracymcdougal6381]

Awesome video and restoration

[@acca5512]

I like how that car turned out. Very good job.

[@silvermane9370]

Nice job! I wish you’d made it into the legendary R18 turbo sports model. I saved up two years to buy the real thing.

[@TheFokker03]

nice one again,Danny.

[@michaelmccue72]

Great work, always love a Renault!

[@mrl2l]

Looks brand new great job very nice

[@fumblebee4234]

Lovely neat finish. I can imagine driving those French roads in it.

[@abelherrera8582]

Man what a resurrection. From the dead ! 👍

[@jerryhawk8434]

Great job looks awesome

[@gadgettvcars9555]

Hello my friend, great job as always it's Just wow, in France the r18 is mythique 😉 Great job i love ✌️

[@kaesonbigboyking7889]

Awesome work

[@easyontheeyes78]

That’s a pretty blue for that cute little wee car 💕🙂

[@reephdigital]

Looks amazing! Great job!

[@MatchboxGarage]

This Renault is a French beauty 🥰

[@danrussell3439]

Nice Work

[@martinodendaal1703]

Awesome!!!!!!

[@cradleofphill]

Beautiful car

[@RichardRenes]

nice restoration sir :)

[@rjauto7215]

I had a white one back in the 90s I loved it

[@ModellautosDresden]

Sehr schön gemacht auch das entfernen des Loches im Dach ist gut gelöst

[@phillipbuchan9180]

Wow. What a superb job cleaning up that windscreen piece. Well, a superb job on the whole thing really in my opinion! Hey just a thought and definitely not a criticism here - have you ever considered painting (or you could maybe use a fine tipped marker pen) the windscreen wipers and rear view mirror (moulded in relief on the windscreen) on a car like this? I just reckon it would add an extra bit of detail and look quite good. Thank you for making these excellent videos in any case.

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Usually I guess because it is so fiddly and small, easy to mess it up. I usually avoid painting the window frames etc for the same reason. A tiny little slip can really stand out. I try to find a medium between detail and practicality.

[@iuripacheco3699]

Great work dont be harsh the car is perfect I have One in blue and the Still have Yellow thing on the roof

[@organrick]

Iúri Pacheco it looks like an air deflector. I was just looking on eBay and it was shown with a small camper trailer.

[@2ahdcat]

It came out awesome. Good job :)

[@carlosferrigno9852]

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!

[@macedoniahistorica1854]

muy pero muy bueno!! 👏👏👏 felicitaciones!! The Big Like!! ☺👍

[@andreasatlars4281]

No complaints here. I think the wash on the interior was a big improvement because it made the details pop out more.

[@patriceguillemot5252]

Super mec👍👍❤❤❤🚘🚖

[@patriceguillemot5252]

Merci

[@RJDCR]

kool , thanx Robert

[@SuperBadVideos]

Very cool 😎🔥🤘🏻

[@patrickmoelans2931]

well done!

[@brandendrew2019]

cool

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Awesome work , cool car , cool video . yea man ...........................................Mike Espo.........

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Done well, cheers

[@tarestorations]

From ugly to beauty, and good to see that you make all kind of brands not only matchbox !

[@SELIMNIVEK]

It looks real, A++++++!!!

[@dancb1974]

The restoration looks better than the real cars and no doubt will last a hell of a lot longer too!!. 😂💯👍🏼

[@VictorRRamos-ve7vk]

Excelent job Danny! How many cars has it repaired? Cogratulations friend! From México City!

[@kingtiger3390]

Was about to say that these rims feel too USDM for this, but the wash made it a little better. Would add even more wash to give them more of a two-tone look that ATS wheels have.

[@bentandre5524]

dont be so hard on yourself, it looks realy good!

[@nathancook1404]

At least you tried for the first time maybe next time you'll fix another Majorette in the Future. The Car still looks good now that its fixed up and looking nice.

[@ccl7754]

Magnifique👏👏👏

[@bugler75]

Where’s the red wine dispenser? Lol

[@Sid-ix5qr]

Wow, this is so good! Edit: Can you restore a HW 1981 Mercedes 38OSEL in one of your upcoming videos? It's one of my favourite cars....

[@cjr12171]

The car looks awesome! The only thing I’m not fond of is the interior. I think it’s way to much dark wash. It looks like someone poured used motor oil all over it.

[@MrJoeGarner]

That is a MAJOR improvement, LOL!

[@jeanmarcguiriato6915]

Beau chantier , dommage de ne pas la faire en taxi.

[@anthonybollini3699]

It looks better than they were when they were brand new I'm sure the Ayatollah would love that

[@ghost-facedhindu4275]

The Ayatollah of Rock n' Rolla?

[@railtrolley]

@@ghost-facedhindu4275 The Warrior of the Wasteland.

[@vivavideo-videofilmer]

The Lord Humungus?

[@mawkingjax841]

Question...why does no one paint the wiper arms and blades?

[@phillipbuchan9180]

I was thinking the same thing (also the rear view mirror) and it seems you beat me to it. :)

[@wolftmfg]

Great colour and nice detailing 🙌🏼🙂

[@S_t_y_x_x]

Got the same : yellow cab... Souvenirs !!!

[@pwissink1]

How did you do the black detailing around the windows and bonet? Turned out really nice.

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Just hand painted, fine paintbrush 👍

[@CycolacFan]

Used to strip Majorettes and push a little bit of plastic under the suspension bars to lower them. Nice save on this one. Where did you source the wheels and tyres?

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

They were Greenlight ones, From a multipack from the hobby shop 👍

[@JamesSmith-rf8wo]

More Majorettes!

[@louisvictor3473]

The lazier solution for the roof thing: cover the entire roof with a thin layer of the same putty/filler you're using for the hole, sand it down smooth. Thicker at the center/the thing you're covering, thinner towards the edges. If you were to cut the car in the middle, either front to back or side to side, the cross section of this layer would be a shallow arc either way. You want to make the layer rather thin overall, just not all the way down to bare metal. The idea is to use the edges (or in this model's case the front and rear edge and the side ridges) to hide the fact you put anything in there. Explaining this is really more "complicated" than doing it, without detail it is really just "cover all the roof up in a nice shape, hide everything under paint. The extra lazy version also paints the area in a different color, so the seams of the paint job and of the layer of extra material are the same, which hides it as it just look like a design feature.

[@grcoffman104]

What was the hole in the base for? Access to the interior for..?

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Not sure I wondered the same thing, perhaps something to do with manufacturing.

[@chezsnailez]

Much lichen. Hope you omitted the escargot cooker option...

[@ianallen2]

The wheels really suit it

[@phantom2hell]

for majorette .. dont drill the post.. just eat some around. and they pop out easy.. without problem. the only thing after is to glue it together with a small amount of glue and the model will stay close.. i practice that on my majorette models.. some times there is no need for glue to stay together!