Matchbox Ford Zodiac MKIV Restoration+

[@stevenmanclark4612]

Rob I love it you did a fantastic job and it’s going to take up a vacant space on my fire place when it arrives I can’t thank you enough and I love the colour thanks mate 👍

[@MatchboxGarage]

I'm glad you like it mate 😎 I will have it in the post to you shortly 👍🏼

[@TheHorsebox2]

The mk4 Zypher/Zodiac range wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I adored it. As a kid, it looked like a big American car. Of course, I had this model too! You've done a superb job here. Love it.

[@christopherbraun9429]

As always Rob, you take a knackered old car, and make it look 1000+ times better

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Rob,you done another great restoration on this Ford Zodiac,the paint looks awesome on it,the one you done yourself is a nice example.

[@paulorth2251]

Definitely a prime example of giving the best to your friends at the cost of your own. Welldone.

[@markl.miller3149]

Very nice job. Love the color shifting, and Steven should love this when he gets it

[@martyclack8782]

Great job i like how the color fade to perpule and the green. Nice work he will be happy Rob.

[@jonoedwards4195]

Another Fifty Years from now, Kids or Collectors are going to say how cool Matchbox used to paint their Cars back in the Day! Great Job MG, love it.

[@barryshackson4005]

😍😍, great job, love both cars. Great casting. 👍👍

[@UrbexMK]

Looking great as usual 👍😋

[@TheQuirkyGarage1999]

Excellent looking results 🙂

[@Gizzzy]

Nice job. Missed this video for some reason, was like finding a beer in the fridge a day before payday. Got that warm fuzzy feeling 😂😂😂 love those colour shifting paints.

[@joeholloway1386]

Great restoration and great paint job!

[@pierrelerustierre5677]

Hi Rob, lovely job again mate, the pearlescent paint is something I haven't tried yet. On the partially broken windows I just wanted to pass on what I,ve been doing when possible. If I have a window like style you had there with a broken back pane and I have another with a broken front I cut and shut them, you dont see the join as it's inside the roof. The fixing point in the middle makes a handy reference point. Cheers for now, Pete.

[@paulrobinson6168]

Great job Rob, that paint is looking great. 👍

[@cannyuk]

Evil Green, what a name for a paint, conjures up- all sort of images. That cider looked great, got one chilling in my fridge which I think will now been coming out. Cheers Rob

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Another excellent job of restoring and detailing!!...

[@raverboyloki]

I have always loved this casting and I have purchased a few of them as I have come across them in groups or in sales over the years. You did a pretty great job with the restoration/customization of this model. The only thing I am not huge on (personal choice) is the color you choose for the tail lights... too orange for my taste. I'd still give this a ten out of ten stars! - Would love to see someone (maybe you hint hint) take one of these, and one of the Ford Cortina's from the 70's that Matchbox did and did a comparison in the same colors. Kind of like a then and now (then).

[@tootall5559]

If you can piece the old winshields together enough to make a mold, there is a way to make your own new windscreens.

[@tonhaogarageramos9265]

Excellent restoration Ford Zodiac 👏👏👏👏👏

[@andrewprice9953]

Hi rob good resto the ford zodiac mk 4 is my favourite casting ive recently restored one with a missing bonnet top tip the bonnnet is crimped in if you replace the bonnet open up the crimps on the casting just enough for the bonnet to sit in place you dont need to re crimp it on the engine peice there is a tab that sticks out of the dashboard glue an extra peice of plastic on top that will keep the bonnet in place when youve reassembed the car i had to break up the other casting to extract the bonnet as you also found it can break easy happy new year will lok forward to seeing more of your restos great channel rob

[@russrussell9381]

Great look for an old classic.

[@brucek6563]

I love that chameleon paint!! It really added some class to that car!!! Great restoration, Rob!! 👍👍👍

[@AB-ku4my]

Nice detail touch with the number plate. 1967/68 F registration was white letters and numerals on black on the front and silver numbers and letters on black on the back. As per my Dad's Mk2 Cortina. Yellow rear plates came in 1972 if I recall correctly.

[@BrentDewhurst]

What a transformation! Love the colour too. Well done :)

[@davidneilson3508]

It turned out really nice 👍👍😊

[@margaretnightingale7486]

hi rob fantastic restoration/custom job and superb detailing which has improved great scratching off work for the detailing more of this please looks sharper and more authentic.best regards ian hulley.

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Nice full restoration work Cheers KC Tasmania Australia Awesome job mate all the best for 2020 Stay safe

[@gregfoster4541]

Great job Rob 😁, the body style reminds me of the Ford Falcon we had in the U.S. , thanks for sharing and"Howdy from Texas 😁"!!

[@scrapperdscrapperj3948]

Nice paint 🎨 Job 👍👍

[@vibing_positive_feels]

That is one sweet paint job! I love the car style as well. Awesome Rob. Can't wait for the next one.

[@EvilSage42]

Love it! Over the pond here in Canada the colour shift stuff I've seen use a flat black as a base coat

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

Beautiful restoration brother great job

[@eamonnhaddon5105]

Well done Rob a nice build and restoration. Me been really old I would like to seen it in gloss black it would of reminded me the old cop show,Z Cars.also your words of wisdom don't forget to lubricate the thread cutter while knocking down a cider 😋. Hoped you enjoyed Christmas with the family so only one thing to say a new new year to you and the family👍.

[@travelersdiecastcustoms1511]

One of my Fav paint jobs!👍👍❤️

[@arjnsdca]

Looks fantastic! I love the detail!

[@geo752]

One of my favourites as a kid , the bonnet opened and it had an engine and spare tyre

[@hodgeshotwheelsanddiecast5192]

Eeek! I was so worried for a second that my precious Baby poo zodiac was going to be stripped. Glad shes still safe. Beautiful color flip job on the new zodiac buddy. Your customer will be very pleased.

[@MatchboxGarage]

She is safe mate 😎

[@ScaleStreetGarage]

Outstanding job as always, i love the colour, it suits it. Happy new year mate, all the best for 2020

[@troyhagen4978]

Wow, turned out great!

[@nathancook1404]

The Car looks good as new as for Junked parts I think they would be good for Junkyard, abondoned or Wrecked Car Ideas for a diorama.

[@duanemartin4958]

Great job as always sir 🙂👍

[@williamcarr2630]

Rob, love your videos. Just a thought I had when you said something about saving glass that is broken. Since the cracks are nearly impossible to repair why when you have multiples like this one could you not cut one with a good front windscreen in half and one with a good rear screen in half and bond the two together as the seam would be hidden inside the car unseen?

[@MatchboxGarage]

I did think about it

[@peterbarker6249]

Like this model . I have the superfast version in gold . Good job (and l realise Steven wanted the colour change paint) but l preferred it when the car was black .

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

Looks great, nice restoration!....Bill

[@leespiderpod]

Sober on Christmas Day!

[@mattconnor6779]

Unusual paint.

[@srm47]

Wow fantastic job

[@gerryhealy1832]

Cool Rob 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PaulB19677]

Happy Christmas Rob.

[@carstenkoloc5226]

Great work. Thank you.

[@Matt-md5yt]

I like it, you could use the one without the hood later on as some sort of Muscle car with a bigger engine. hope you had a great Christmas. :)

[@mitchellpawlina586]

Nice job Rob, but a quick wet sand and buff would’ve made a world of difference. Especially with that shifting Color.

[@tonyhughes1958able]

Great job Rob, watching you do the wheel touch up I was wondering if you ever use the Pledge to shine your wheels, I was experimenting tonight and put a couple of wheels in the pledge and when they dried they came out quite nice. Obviously here you had not removed them from the base so not an option.

[@MatchboxGarage]

I have used it before

[@STAY-GOLD-VINYL]

How do or where do you source parts for your diecast restorations?? Help please!

[@MatchboxGarage]

I just buy multiples of the same casting

[@R1chardB1ngham]

I've got to try that paint! Think I might have a cheaper alternative though...

[@MatchboxGarage]

Maybe try a single

[@diecastsheriff817]

Crazy how some of these restorations take 4+ castings to accomplish!

[@MatchboxGarage]

Glad I have multiples

[@tadream4561]

Pretty cool!👍👍

[@barrybakewell5278]

nice job rob

[@stephaniehamilton6217]

Just wondering, do you do the oil slick paint jobs on your models? They would look amazing!!!🚗🚙🚐

[@normanrowe2831]

Sweet. How do we find out about commission info, including prices?

[@MatchboxGarage]

Email [e-mail]

[@BelfastMurf]

One of your best!

[@miHr3z]

nice job.... how you get the windshields so shinnnny

[@JS-1983]

Really nice colour, but i like very much also of that baby-poo coloured version. 😀 Both look great. Like that body shape of these cars, never see one in real...

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Like how that metalflake paint is turning out..

[@anthonybollini3699]

It's very cool their boss

[@matthewblasi4489]

Lovely car, I was hoping to see more of the green but still like it..

[@2H80vids]

That's some weird paint Rob; two cars for the price of one.😄 *Both* colours look good on the old girl though, quite appropriate. The bonnets on these were never a great fit; my childhood one was the same, just didn't quite close properly. Does it catch on the spare wheel a wee bit? Have a great New Year when it comes,🥂🥃🍻 Cheers for now, Dougie.

[@lrg3834]

Really like the 'baby pooh' hue. Definitely 'Matchbox-ish.'

[@DannysDiecastDisasters]

Mint mate.

[@TactiCam1]

Fifty free. That's my favorite number.

[@kalvinlabuik3366]

As usual magnificent job truly amazing :)

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Great Job ! Cheers!

[@louisvictor3473]

About the paint's color on the airbrush.These pigments aren't based on light reflection as normal paint, but use refraction. They need to be very thin, and just a few coats of paint with the pigments not even necessarily lining on top of one another keeps them that way, but too much ruins it. Long story short, it works the same-ish way as water and rainbows: a mist of tiny tiny water droplets, and they bend light just the right way. Too much water, and it can't bend light the same way in a visible enough way anymore. It is just in a more solid form (pigments are tiny solids) rather than purely liquid.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Thanks for the info

[@geauxbearsdiecastworkshop149]

Great job

[@joekhalill]

Awesome work again, love relaxing to these videos as always!

[@mortenhenningsen940]

Turned out nice man. The rest of The castings...broken hood? Glue it in so it is complete,but not opening. Dont have hood? A big v8 is always the answer...

[@revzillo]

Trick paint job Rob , would've looked great with a wheel swap ,,make it into a real custom car 👍

[@jameshall4385]

nice job

[@mlpreinbowfluttersrycutebo6818]

Awesome. Job

[@timcooley8749]

Thats nice .

[@duanemartin4958]

How much to get a die cast done?

[@MatchboxGarage]

Email [e-mail]

[@tootall5559]

silver works better with CANDY paints. The color shift stuff, well I don't know. Apparently the black is the way to go with that. I don't get why all these Fords were sold in Europe but not in the US. Kinda looks like a four door Falcon though, but not quite. Didn't carry the spare in the front, that's for sure.

[@marcroulleau9510]

Nice !

[@mrmanning3807]

There maybe a way of crash forming windows

[@josuevaldes7731]

Excelent video

[@whiteelephantvideos1343]

Can you credit your background music Rob I would like to try and use it for Sleep purposes

[@michaelparylak5649]

I don't know why but this one reminds me of my grandfather's Duster

[@JoseMedina-hs9st]

There's actually Mustangs cobras that come in those colors I think those colors are called unicorn colors

[@WhidbeyIsguy]

Hi Rob. When you say commission do you mean he pays you an agreed on price or that he sends you a bunch of cars. Just curious. I just picked up a battery operated tool for the buffing work from Harbor Freight today. As luck would have it I found 1000, 2000 and 5000 grit sandpaper there also. This is going to be a fun hobby.

[@MatchboxGarage]

Both mate. Some pay, some swap in diecast or something else

[@WhidbeyIsguy]

@@MatchboxGarage Cool, I could go for some swapping.

[@sohamsengupta6470]

These paints do mess with my mind, but they look awesome on these castings. They'd look absolutely Devilish on full sized cars though, make it hard for police to catch criminals

[@stillkicken2007]

👍

[@gustavefrankfurter6462]

I felt as if you cheated. The body is from a different model, the glass is from an old restoration, and on the final reveal, the hood doesn't close all the way! I'm glad that you enjoyed the holiday with a few pints, but it did mess up your usual good judgement. Please re-edit this to show the body that you actually used so we can actually see the true before and after. Cheers mate!

[@maxxtoan8596]

Hi Rob. I hear that you have issue with the windshield so I think you can follow this tip. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpqcaXR4rqp7bq8 6:37 for more detail. P/s: Great restore as always Rob.

[@witheredfreddyfazbear907]

Hai

[@ryanupchurch5927]

I. Love. You r. Video s. Can I have one. For. My. Self

[@LaRue246]

Must be the first time I dislike your creation. The color that is. But... The “baby poo” one is spot on. 👍🏼

[@JoseMedina-hs9st]

Great job