Matchbox Restoration Super Kings K-12 Hercules Mobile Crane

[@joedeschamps2436]

When you think about it, the damaged hook and windscreen tell a story. At the tail end of a job one day, the crane operator was in a huge hurry, since the permits allowing the rig on site were about to expire. In his/her haste, he/she retracted the boom without making sure the hook was secured with a tether. It started swinging, and smashed into the windscreen. The operator was taken off that particular machine and sent back for training, and Health and Safety delivered an epic lecture.

[@janickgoudeau6126]

That's the truth right there!

[@johnkelley9877]

I am very impressed with how nice this looks! I like construction equipment models so this was really great to see it restored. The clear parts look new and I can actually see through them now. If you have any more construction vehicles I hope you will consider restoring them too. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this tutorial.

[@diecastdungeon8970]

Amazing job on the crane !! As always your attention to detail is spectacular. Great resto Danny !! 5☆☆☆☆☆

[@thedevilsrighthandman5180]

Catching up with your older video's mate, great selection of car's and other's

[@ModMokkaMatti]

Aside from some minor details, you did a very nice job of giving this crane a new lease on life, as an impressive display piece! I still have mine, approximately 40-41 years later. I can still recall that I got it at the local Kmart, in the Seattle-Tacoma suburbs of Washington State (USA) whilst my younger sibling and I were out shopping with our parents; based on the years of production/availability, I would have been somewhere between 6-8 years of age at the time. I was so impressed by the humongous size (in comparison to all of my other Hot Wheels, Majorette, Matchbox, and Tomica Pocket Cars), and I remember pleading with my parents that I absolutely needed it, which they agreed to. It certainly became one of my favourite pieces of my collection, and was often played with. In Junior High, it even was included in my 8th grade "Cultural Fair" display of the history of trucks, my personal interest in them (from the age of 7, I aspired to one day become a Designer for the likes of Kenworth), and my family's connection to them (my maternal grandfather had owned and operated a small truck line in SW WA State, engaged with livestock, general freight haulage, and road/general construction, many years before). I hope that I have not permanently lost the black plastic grapple that originally came included with this crane - I used that frequently to hoist my other diecast cars about, and don't know if a replacement has ever been available, as is the case with a number of other vintage Matchbox parts.

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Cool thanks for the memories :)

[@BungleBare]

Futuristic is definitely the right word to describe these Superkings. It looks like a prop vehicle from Thunderbirds.

[@guspriyol7211]

I was 6 when I saw the K-12. It was the most wonderful sight. I wanted it so badly. Actually remember threw a temper tantrum over it. Finally ended getting it for christmas. Man... so many hours trying to hook stuff with that plastic hook. Fond memories. Cheers everyone.

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Haha great. Yeah all the Super Kings do cool stuff and have multiple moving parts, they were great fun to play with.

[@darrinlawton2748]

That came up brilliantly.A great display piece.

[@arjnsdca]

Excellent job!

[@lrg3834]

That was quite a challenge. Definitely looks a whole lot better. Thanks for sharing!

[@Winterchylde]

Your best restoration yet, I think...

[@gfd7469]

I like your technique for making faux rivets with the epoxy putty. 👍

[@youngtimeroldtimer72]

Wow. Well done. I had it ,when i was a child. You make great jobs. Like this crane and the red car transporter ;-)

[@noed.martinez9358]

That faux rivet was the idea of the decade. I will have to try that out. Thanks.

[@revzillo]

Awesome restoration 👍

[@hansschuller1789]

This channel is adictive. Love Matchbox /Lesney. Played al lot whit these nice toys. Also got this one in the attick as a spoiled dutch lad. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@dannywatson1734]

Doing good job God bless you and your family amen

[@davidelrick7189]

Hi Danny had one I got as Christmas present As kid good restoration 👍

[@Tiger351]

Top job mate! You're pretty much the only channel restoring Super Kings at the moment, nice to see them get some love.

[@matchboxmark8191]

I love it! especially the faux rivets! You are a true talent!

[@JesusGonzalez-vl4xc]

Awesomeness on restoration imagine getting one in package 😎

[@MikeBrown-ii3pt]

This is from an era when toys were actually built for kids to play with, and also when kids actually went outside! The plastic garbage made today will never be around to be restored. Even the reissues of the Tonka dump trucks etc. are mostly plastic! If only this crane could talk! I'll bet it had many adventures lifting heavy loads back in the day! I was born in 68 so I remember those days. However, as a farm kid in Ohio, I got to "play" with real machines. I still think that your videos are awesome though. Keep up the great work!

[@kjamison5951]

Nice to see the SuperKings range being given the same TLC as the 1:64 scale models. Great job! Liked and subscribed.

[@westonward735]

Fantastic job. Your eye for detail is great. Keep up the good work.

[@bladerunner4583]

EXCELLENT JOB DANNY I HAD ONE OF THESE WHEN I WAS A KID AND LATER IN LIFE FOUND ANOTHER 1 MUCH LIKE THE 1 YA RESTORD WISH THEY HAD KZbin THEN

[@barryshackson4005]

Top job, looks great 👍👍

[@stevenwithanS]

Very nice.

[@Icecoldwheels]

Nice to see another top-job from you!!

[@helmutquad1960]

Hi, as I'm a fan of mobile cranes I enjoyed your fine restoration. I have some mobile cranes from SIKU but no one has ever played with them. Therefore they are in a good shape and I think if I tried to restore one it would never look so good as yours. For enjoying your video and fine restorations I give you ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Greetings and always a good hunt for the Superkings !

[@brianmackie5479]

Another great job,the Tamiya Aluminium paint always gives a good smooth finish

[@bugler75]

Brian Mackie I agree, I use it often but particularly if you use a few drops of the Tamiya paint retarder. My jar has lasted me for two years so far 😊

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Yes it does go on great, totally smooth and even. I made my own thinner for the acrylics with a tiny amount of retarder and flow enhancer in it it really helps give the paint time to smooth out.

[@bugler75]

Danny's Diecast Disasters I never thought of the flow enhancer! That’ll help get it into the undercarriage of the Vulcan bomber I’m builder right now! To the local hobby shop tomorrow! Thanks 😊

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

@@bugler75 I used W&N brand enhancer and retarder. 3 parts water to one part IPA and tiny amount of retarder and flow enhancer.

[@bugler75]

Danny's Diecast Disasters Ta Danny! Just heading into town now to the local hobby shop 😊

[@fumblebee4234]

Another awesome restoration. Looks great.

[@treyjohnson82]

Love to see u restore some Tonka trucks,like the black big Duke 79 Ford bronco and an early 80s cabover red and yellow hook and ladder fire engine

[@treyjohnson82]

I looked it up,I used to have a 78 Tonka no3 hook and ladder fire engine,Ted and yellow.with yellow ladder sections.i don't remember it coming with figures,mine didn't..the big Duke had the tan coveralls,blue hat with Tonka logo,truck was black with a host of accessories..wench, removable wheels with a spare,a jack,gas can, topper,and running lights or light bar

[@jerryhawk8434]

Awesome job

[@Tim-57]

Well that was more than worth while watching. Awesome finish. 🙂

[@johnrobinson1020]

So basically this was a repaint job and is very well done.

[@BadChizzle]

Looks pretty good!

[@martindaredare]

Hi Danny, that was nice ,something different, it turned out great. I do like the superking range. All the best.

[@obamajr2805]

Love the video. Your voice is so satisfying to me. Calms me down. 👍🏾

[@bentandre5524]

guess it wont be seen in the garden again...great resto

[@mikdavies5027]

Good job, very enjoyable, thanks for that!

[@blkpig6664]

This was cool, until I got ones from Majorette. They were insane, but I still kept this one. Great job!

[@smithy2]

This is cool, i think mine is repainted but missing the boom and cab, this is a great and will be useful👍

[@MatchboxGarage]

Nice one Danny. That's a big crane

[@WhosAGoodDogue]

I only have one thing to ask: Are you _''happy with that''_ ?

[@mrjape71]

The end result looked like a real deal! Without those cracks in the window it would have pretty much perfect. Cheers, Jarkko / MyVinylBar

[@lorabrumfield1211]

Great video Thank you for sharing .

[@martinsmith8417]

The windows are available from a company called toy recover based in the uk, decals also.

[@supertouring22]

Are you just going through my old box of toy cars? Lots of great memories.

[@blkpig6664]

I know right, it's too much sometimes!

[@GiotheGhreat]

Nice job! Have you ever try this new solution that repairs cracks? for lenses, cellphones, etc? is something new

[@STARDRIVE]

10 bucks buys you a DIY stone chip kit for a car windshield. It contains a superfluid resin that fills small cracks without turning opague. It may work on tiny plastic windshields too...

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Yeah good idea I had been thinking about something along these lines. I will definitely give it a try on a broken windscreen and see if its an option.

[@RailRide]

Saw this in my recommendations purely by chance. I actually have one of these--you can see it parked alongside the starting point of most of my many "test track" model-train videos. It's paint job is not quite as beat up as yours was, but one of the outriggers has broken off. If I chose to restore it, I'd probably have to clone a rubber-mold replacement from one of the surviving ones. Having watched many other restoration videos, (notably of baremetalhw and diecast resurrection), if I were to restore mine I'd probably opt to drill/tap the posts and use button-head screws to reasasemble the unit rather than rely on epoxy & superglue to hold it together.

[@davidreintjens283]

Brilliant!

[@tylervanpeursem7627]

Oh my God I have this one lying around my house somewhere, it's pretty beaten though

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Great job Danny

[@travelersdiecastcustoms1511]

Great job👍👍👍

[@recantodossonhos3744]

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[@gfd7469]

Great content! If I may make a request, please fix the focus issue on the closeup shots. The camera keeps focus on the green matt rather than the parts. P.S. did you model your channel name and intro after Marty’s Matchbox Makeovers?

[@FuchsiaShocked]

Had a green one a bit like this, assume that must have been the military version you mentioned.

[@smilesfourmiles2714]

Have you thought of making silicone molds of the Windows and using Apoxsee to cast a new one like to see another one of these done more custom 😁I love the work would like to see more of your videos

[@ray.shoesmith]

Nice job mate. Did you dip the windscreens in the floor polish too?

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Not on this one although I usually do.

[@anthonybollini3699]

I'm new to your channel but I like what you're doing it's good to have a vehicle that has most of its parts most the junk that I find is usually beat the hell and there's a lot of things missing and I have to Cobble other pieces together I think it's well done and it's another place for 134th scale or 143rd scale scuse me vehicles

[@janickgoudeau6126]

There was a green military version I think available in the early eighties?

[@BreadApologist]

Plot twist, footage isn’t really sped up, he’s just a super sayian.

[@TisBestinDiecast66]

Great job Fella

[@tootall5559]

Thanks for this, I've never seen a Super King before. Did you leave off the decals on purpose?

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

I will have a new printer soon and start making decals. Its harder to find decals and spare parts for Kings and Superfast etc than original series.

[@jackozwart6699]

Hi danny ...do you also know how to restore matchbox speedkings cellephane windows....the ones in a box?

[@gregorydix3345]

Are these cranes worth anything as I have 21of these in various conditions. One is in its original box, the box is not pristine condition. I also have 10 of the military ones in various conditions? Does restoring them increase their value?

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

The prices vary a lot depending on the condition and also where you sell them. The better the condition the more they are worth and the box adds a lot of value usually. Restoring them would lower the value as a collectable up to a point, if the toy was completely wrecked and you fixed it it is likely worth more otherwise it would lower the value I guess. I see Kings in good condition go from anywhere from $20 - $80+

[@grahamparr4710]

Looks like you missed the piston rods in the hydraulics.

[@peterm6861]

Yep, and the decals too :)

[@jletv2212]

It puts the lotion in the basket.

[@soldores693]

ROTFL!!!!

[@declee6846]

I nearly lost it when I read this. I was thinking the same thing!

[@otto404]

Have you got a 3D printer you can make spare parts I am from West Yorkshire United Kingdom keep up the good work

[@normpaul8761]

hay your missing the yellow piece that used to pick up the plastic boxes off the matchbox trucks

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Right yeah could be. Its probably the firstthing to go missing. Theres also some of them with some black scissor king of things

[@normpaul8761]

@@DannysDiecastDisasters yup it black and it open wide

[@chrismayer3919]

Call me picky, but wasn't there a decal on the side of the crane box?

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Yes Laing stickers, on the truck door and the crane. Hopefully I will have my new printer this week and will do a redux video adding some decals and stickers to previous restorations.

[@chrismayer3919]

I'm glad; I don't feel a toy restoration is totally complete w/o the decals (Ask Marty about that) Great vid ;-)

[@MatchboxGarage]

How long did you put into this one mate? I imagine a good few hours aye?

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Yes its always hard to say because you do something for maybe half an hour or so then you might have to wait a few hours or overnight, then messing around with the camera to make sure you film everything. I guess if you were just doing the restoration it would be about 4 or 5 hours work or so not including drying times. I find it take about a week to finish a super or speed king with drying times included.

[@pauljohansson7697]

Some people use screws instead of glue.

[@humansrants1694]

I think i had the same one.

[@MartyLJ57]

I would have painted the hydraulic rams with chrome

[@keithgilham9438]

I’ve got one of those but it’s missing the hook

[@brsrc759]

hey man I've got a ridiculous amount of vintage diecast stuff if there's anything specific you've been looking for let me know and I'll see if I have it and throw it on eBay

[@pulukoa5150]

i live to watch the Paint go on these builds aaarh... nothing? its soothing . drilling isnt. LOL

[@JeffreyStrader]

Danny you do know that Putty is NON-FLEXIBLE after drying, don't you?

[@Flimsytent]

What about the sticker? Great job though.

[@2ahdcat]

You left... the interior... chrome… O-k... Black, brown, grey, beige... anything but that cheesy chrome

[@AdamSwiggitySwooty]

Volume on full and I can barely here him.

[@rickybell2190]

Is it me or is you mannerisms an exact copy of Marty's matchbox restoration channel. From the voice, the way the video is constructed ....edited and the reveal.

[@Nige1146]

Good vids but the irony of removing oxidisation whilst holding the metal in your bare hands. I cringe every time. Use gloves for heaven's sake!

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

How is it ironic?

[@Nige1146]

@@DannysDiecastDisasters because you're contaminating the metal with the moisture and oils from your skin?