Redline Restoration: Hot Wheels 1973 Rocket-Bye-Baby

[@troyrgrant]

Useless trivia: The reason the wheels rode on the back plates was only to decrease friction (reducing surface area) to make them even faster. GREAT VIDEO!!

[@troyrgrant]

​@Kevin Shawn Nice spambot jerk!

[@troyrgrant]

@Remy Anderson friggin spam!

[@anticlockwisepropeller7379]

LOVE the mirror-polished finish on the rocket engine! So pretty!

[@jonsilvestro3359]

@Jessica Koenigsbach 2 words Super chrome Look them up

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

@@jonsilvestro3359 yup!

[@926BigAl]

Really like the mirrored rocket. My daughter who just turned 8 is in love watching you "polish cars" as she says. Love the work.

[@davidneilson3508]

It turned out awesome and I absolutely love the polished rocket on top 👍👍😊

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

Yup! It’s Really REALLY cool!

[@johngavlick6479]

That color is stunning

[@RamWorkz]

Not once have I ever considered restoring hot wheels cars but I always enjoy watching your videos

[@metaphoricdirigible1499]

I appreciate that you discuss the history of the car and show the steps and discuss the reasons behind some of the choices made. I’m especially interested in the different assemblies of wheels and axles for different cars and different means of reassembling them. Great video as usual.

[@anthonymicele8897]

Stunning in every way. So much nicer than stock. The color is flawless, and the rocket motor is supreme. I would be proud to have that in a collection.

[@shaneellasdaicastrestorati3675]

It turned out great looks nice, paint job is perfect.

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

Yup!

[@udorechner6846]

Cute little Car. Fine restoration . The new color looks very good.

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

I WAS expecting something MORE than that! But that’s ok

[@smilesfourmiles2714]

Love the cab wheel idea can’t wait to see you get past the prototype stage

[@tombarker3608]

This is especially interesting for me. Shell stations were not in my area as a child. So this is a Hot Wheels history lesson as well as a great restoration. Thank you for saving these cars.

[@westonward735]

I do so enjoy your channel. You are always coming up with something that I think, "why don't they do such and such"? Great info on the wheels. I have a blackwall Rocket bye Baby and have resisted opening it because of the wheel situation. Thanks again for being one step ahead of everyone.

[@Vatharian]

There is sizeable viewership of your channel, that simply love to watch how you work on the cars. We won't get bored, don't worry! As always, thank you for making great videos!

[@thomasalsum2012]

there is something satisfying about watching people do something that they are passionate about, it feels real and important and its a nice change of pace from a very "dramatic" world

[@mwidenst]

I never get bored watching your restoration videos.

[@AstuteAces]

You know what I love about this channel? Seeing someone who clearly loves his hobby, and wants to share that passion. More than a relaxing voice, more than useful information, I have a reminder there are little things to enjoy in this world. Thank you for sharing!

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

Yup! I do sort of to customs MY self

[@TheLoxxxton]

I think you should just go with what makes you happy. I'm sure there are going to be purests out there that get butt hurt but it's toy cars! It's YOUR toy cars. Do what you want😀

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

Yuppie do!

[@davidchristensen6908]

I think this is how the designer thought it should look but then the bean counters came in and reality hit and the highly polished rocket just was not possible to make their profit. It’s amazing to think how a company can make such an item for children at that time and still be in business all these years later. Amazing toy then and another amazing restoration from you today.

[@PapiDoesIt]

Just when I thought I had seen all of the RedLine Hotwheels, along comes one I never knew existed.

[@baconemore]

Very choice!!!

[@itsdkbruh]

@@baconemore what?

[@davidbeeson1178]

Your videos no matter which one would not for me my friend, I think you did a fantastic job. It looks better in blue then pink anyway, I think the wheels work just fine. I have watched a lot of your videos my friend, I may not have commented on everyone, it's your video you do what you want and I will watch it my friend thank you for sharing.

[@davidwilliams1201]

Cool color and great addition to the rocket

[@72polara]

The mirror polish came out great. I always enjoy watching you do your projects.

[@monkeysize]

OMG the polished engine looks awesome!!! More of this please!

[@joep4235]

I can watch redline restoration vids all day long.. FANTASTIC !!!

[@ourhaus9164]

Great restoration, nice job using the printer to fix the wheel issue!

[@avielthealienfromplanetmex5679]

Great video and I appreciate all the courtesies shown for your regulars. Thank you for that.

[@trumpisacrybabydictatornar914]

Hey I like it I can’t afford to have original redlines in new condition but I would love to have a collection of restored redlines to this quality Great job sir

[@ChawnaCoxTheCarsFan]

Awesome restoration! I really love the spectaflame light blue you used for this car!

[@stephenwevans]

This came out great! Love the color change and the polished booster. This was one of my favorite cars in my collection when I was a kid. It went on every mission. Mine was yellow and I still have it. Would love to do a resto like this one day. Those wheels look fantastic on this model. Thanks for sharing.

[@barthanes1]

This is the biggest improvement to the look of a car I've seen you do. As a kid I might not have taken the original pink thing, even for free. Turned out beautifully.

[@newcomerjason7791]

Great restoration! Love the new wheel set up you made.

[@johnkelley9877]

Outstanding work and finish! I never knew this one existed before but it looks good. I like the repo wheels , paint and polished jet engine. The technique of painting in silver then Spectraflame makes for a nicer finish I think. Thanks for sharing this neat tutorial.

[@TheGrootmeesterjan]

These 70s space age designs are always so amazing.

[@harleyguyinmilw]

looks great!!! really appreciate your attention to detail. admire your skills!!!!!

[@daveubermensch]

Came out looking better than when it was new.

[@S4LtyTrIcKs]

It’s really interesting when you share the history and your knowledge, looking forward to more

[@hobbyaddict9908]

The engine was a great choice. The polished/chrome look is fantastic!

[@joeljenkins7092]

Thank you for your videos. I find them enjoyable and soothing. A great trip back to my childhood.

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Joel Jenkins - Except, of course, nobody did amazing restorations back in the 1970s!

[@jamessturrock6802]

A great choice of color! That blue really makes it pop!

[@RandallRCTherapy]

I agree I wish they made backing plates too. Your 3D printed ones work great! Maybe Hong Kong has spares at their factory? Redline looks so much better than the old original scheme. The chrome rocket motor is awesome!

[@diecastgarageisgone...9531]

I like how you come up with new methods to do things. I enjoy the challenge of a badly damaged car or trying to restore a car where parts are not available as well. Cheers.

[@themichaelvortex4784]

I really like the blue on blue, window/paint combo! Nice work. Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎

[@turbouno969]

Great job on this resto. I’m sure anyone who owned this one as a kid would love it even with the modern updates.

[@CrosseyedTenFour]

I like the ‘stock’ restorations a whole lot. Great video 👍

[@HamzaAnsari1425]

Quite possibly your best restoration yet. Love the blue color

[@mopar_dude9227]

Love it! Perfect color and it looks great with the rocket motor polished.

[@canuckyank82]

Fantastic! Soon you will create full wheels. Just amazing skills! Thanks for a great video of great work.

[@solitairesmith3553]

Love the shine on the engine. I remember these cars . My big brother would collect them when my family was on vacation.

[@troyhagen4978]

Turned out great. Never even knew that they made a bare bone version of this car, when you first showed it, I was like, hey, that car isn't quite right. Lol

[@kjamison5951]

I am so inspired by how far your restorations have developed! It gives me great ideas when I restore my Matchbox models - currently working on box art for the Matchbox models. Not just the main front image but for those boxes which had a side elevation of the model on the side flaps, an inset of a feature or the white line art. Your videos have given me the confidence to try many things! Thank you!

[@TheUncleRuckus]

Turned out great and the polished engine is my favorite part.

[@f12mnb]

Nice video - I think your decisions about what could be done is very practical Please keep up the great work - your comment about a set of technique videos highlighting the differences and options is a great decision!

[@jvin248]

Somewhere in a box I have a few old cars and this exact promo car, in red, is among those. It was always a fun car on those plastic race tracks due to the heavy mass. So it's chipped and no idea of the condition of the windshield, but I think intact though scratched badly. I didn't know it was a promo car from a fuel station that I knew well growing up, so thanks for that.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool restoration Sir. Love how the rocket came out when you polished it !!!!!!!!

[@Pushyhog]

As usual, knocked it out of the park. Love the polished jet cowling. Windex is beautiful

[@SC-mq1eh]

better than factory finish and a clever workaround - i dig it!

[@baremetalHW]

Thanks!!!

[@Pintony1]

I LOVE this guy!!! Great HW restoration info and R&D. And a wonderful History Lesson about Mattel.

[@Pintony1]

Awesome Color Great job!

[@themole9898]

Looks Awesome! I'm a sucker for that Windex Spectra Flame Paint!

[@Curtis-Randall]

I really like this build. I really really like the color! It’s really slick

[@SweeneyDunston]

Whoa. That engine turned out better than I thought it was going to. Love the color as well. Great work!

[@maartenharpertszoontromp674]

It looks great! And those wheelcaps work fine for me! And that engine!!! Man that looks sweet!

[@stom5292]

Excellent results, color looks great with the windshield

[@daverage4729]

Absolutely stunning. Love the shape of this car. Great job restoring her.

[@ncc74656m]

This really looks spectacular. I agree totally with your personal choices here.

[@fynbo1007]

Very beautiful, love you polish the rocket motor, it looks amazing. Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you and your family

[@williamaviles2647]

This is one HW I've never seen. Came out perfect. Color and wheel caps are Good. Good Job.. 👍

[@guritnoaji6215]

Damn man, i never bored of this kind of restoration videos. Great job! 👍

[@Framed_Niner]

You are a genius. You should make those cap style models public.

[@honda197056]

One of my new favorite videos you produce. You do an excellent job of explaining, and showing your work. I really enjoy your work and I hope you keep producing wonderful restoration/ modifications. Great channel.👍

[@lonespartan100]

As a regular viewer, I actually like in-depth steps to everything. Doesn’t get redundant for me, but I can understand if others don’t fee the same.

[@Farron1995]

Had to go to my parent's house and grab all my old Hot Wheels cars after watching a bunch of your videos lol

[@baremetalHW]

Hope you found them all!

[@Farron1995]

@@baremetalHW I did! My dad even let me have some of his friend's cars from the 60's and 70's, a few of them are actually fairly valuable. For the ones that aren't, I plan on restoring them as close to original as I can, especially my old Thunderbird I've had since I was a baby.

[@teddill4893]

Turned out great. Nice touch with the black on the engine.

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

I love the new technique using the metal flake basecoat. Also, that Windex color is my favorite Spectraflame color. I'd have polished the engine as you did too. You're the best at this that I've seen on KZbin. Marty does great things with Matchbox. But, when it comes to Redlines, you're the man.

[@matthewdavis3095]

The back plates were larger because when on track they had less friction and the car ran faster down the track. beautiful job as always

[@sanmicol]

You are surely very clued up on the Hotwheel cars it turned out really good👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@cody_d3628]

Wow the finished result looks great keep up the good work😁

[@petuniagto]

Love that engine, very nice eye catcher! Great restoration.

[@DudeMcAwesome]

Every step is so satisfying, but I'd have to say my personal favorite is when the airplane paint stripper is used and the bare metal is revealed...that and polished zinc.

[@DiecastShowCustoms]

Awesome job with the 3d print

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Great result, and great idea on rectifying the wheel issue! Cheers

[@Hvorgandr]

Getting bored? You are an artist Even you put a video about a pebble, I watch it

[@panzerkampfwagenvausfa5381]

I'm a simple man, I see BaremetalHW video, I click on it press like and watch it.

[@Omnihil777]

Come home to the unique flavor of enjoying baremetalHW videos, come home to Simple Leonerd!

[@panzerkampfwagenvausfa5381]

@@Omnihil777 Le"g"onerd

[@jamesh5460]

The blue is spot on amazing!

[@Kiwi-vk1lo]

This versions better. Looks cleaner without the gimmick. Good call on keeping the video quick and adding in that interesting bit of history!

[@worldsedge4991]

Here's another hypotheis for you: The original wheels may have ridden on the "back plate" in order to make them roll better by significantly reducing the amount of tire touching the "road", reducing friction.

[@hestheMaster]

baremetalHW videos are so fascinating to watch. I learned so much just from this channel alone. The rocket car turned out awesome. Pleased to be a subscriber!

[@yoda1716]

I love watching your restorations

[@JasonA1124]

It's cool watching you restore some beyond gone cars. Especially if the oxidation is horrible.

[@tellege08]

Great Restoration!

[@jasonrhome710]

The super polished engine looks great!

[@mdrew44628]

You could always 3D print something to fit inside and close off the wheel wells. Your restorations are beautiful.

[@baremetalHW]

lol I actually thought of fully converting this back to the 1971 version.. I decided not to as it would take time to design the inside parts.

[@wimwiddershins]

That blue paint looks really cool.

[@inspektor12]

i am an collector but never seen that before. its a cute little classic car.

[@Pintony1]

My thinking on your WHEEL project. LOVE IT! Most WH restoration guys are about aesthetics not function. I never hear complaints about how they roll.. Only how they look! Most guys build, admire, place on shelf...LOL...

[@stevenwalden2684]

Really nice job. Looks much better than the original. Paint job is excellent. Keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@ericjhubbell]

Looks great. Would love to see the your working headlights technique used for the rocket exhaust - drill out the nozzle for the LED, hide baters in the empty rear of the car and run wires up the rocket post. Keep up the great builds.

[@Bill-n8t]

Great looking restoration. Color looks good.

[@scarface9767]

you got it quite right its exhaust nozzle i love what you did with the black paint on the rocket engine nice touch

[@isaacsmith1653]

As always a beautiful product !

[@seansmith1303]

One of your best ever! Big improvement over the original.

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

Yup! I bet JD project can MAKE opening parts OUT of it!!!