Vintage 1:64 Matchbox Firebird Resto/Mod

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[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

Blooper at the end is worth waiting for!

[@jimmytvfclassic]

nope, it's a blooper, it's a blub-blubber

[@edimusprime]

OMG that was hilarious

[@chrislambert238]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@therealog9430]

I was scanning the next video when suddenly, bluuuuuub, wth?

[@richwarrick4320]

Yes, that was awesome....LOL

[@cscape1973]

There are lots of diecast channels, but only this one has the blub blubs 🤣🤣🤣

[@Toxic2T]

lul

[@iscogblackscale5777]

And Jimmy

[@mercoid]

Love the blubs.

[@Raysboss302]

Nicolas T lol (Dutch).

[@MatchboxGarage]

Yo thanks for the shout-out brother 😎 And this turned out 🔥🔥🔥

[@l8tondillon-gray49]

Shabby to shiny meets shabby to sparkly

[@damianmcadams4253]

Rob I think I remember you doing this casting

[@MatchboxGarage]

@@damianmcadams4253 I think so too but I must have given it away

[@bridgetmurray1163]

That is one sick paint job! Thank you for sharing, and for explaining the paint layering process too. I need to get some of that paint and figure out how to make some of my cars sparkle! Also, cute blooper at the end ha ha.

[@2deepIn45]

Gotta love the out takes! Work bench mishaps!!!! Dang the paint job is so amazing! I have this exact matchbox....never was diggin the blue..

[@keithholben9786]

Flared hair, flared pants, flared fenders. it was the '70's man. Jimi remembers. hahaha sick paint and awesome vid as always. thank you! keep em coming.

[@kevinboughter4031]

As always your the first choice on KZbin when it comes to restorations and commentary

[@tomheckhaus7617]

You ARE the Master of the Airbrush! I liked the wheels, in my day we raised the suspension hence lowering the wheels. Nowadays it seems making the wheels tuck up as far as they can go in the wheel-well making the car as low as it can go is the norm. I guess the rear wheel drive had a lot to do with it. I didn't like the flairs either. See ya Tom USA

[@2meterPeter.]

Jimmy's out of control flippin picnic tables

[@rustyvideas8312]

Awesome job. I've been painting vehicles for 30 years and I just learned some new stuff. 👍 that firebird was always one of my favorites as a kid.

[@petuniagto]

You have a knack for bringing those colors together. Nicely done “Vincent!”

[@brianartillery]

You ought to get yourself a jar of stripper like Timerider. Over time, it starts to resemble one of the levels of hell, and it's rather pleasing to watch the car parts sinking into the foul goop. A bit like in 'Psycho', when Norman Bates pushes the car carrying the remains of Marion Crane into the swamp. Your finished Firebird is awesome. The colour and finish are just outrageously good, and it looks great sitting on those big ole' meats. Nice one.

[@andyc3856]

Cool paint job man! I'm feelin' it. I really like these old matchbox castings.

[@redskool8498]

kool vid ... wonder if you could make some kinda back window louver for a car like that now that would be kool .. thanks .. †

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

I believe we all mostly seen the paint bubbling so if you do the soak and cut away it's okay... - Your health is more important than watching paint come off....

[@charlesmclaughlin2281]

Very true. Your health is more important.

[@vinnie379l4]

I’ve wound my t shirt up in my dremel lol

[@randynovick7972]

"Where's my car?" -- I just about fell off the couch. Great episode, and I like the color. I thought you'd get a more saturated red, but it almost appeared to have a kind of pleasing burgundy color. Very pleasing with all that sparkle and depth. Great stuff as always. Love your channel.

[@kotkln]

Looks like jimmy had a wild weekend judging by the upside down picnic table

[@raulbenitez3714]

Great paint job 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Can wait for the quad cab build ‼️

[@joeharkins7476]

Perfect choice on the wheels and paint color. One of my favorites, outside of the Nitty Gritty Kittys.

[@busterj3209]

The wheels definitely compliment the paint it all just goes together so perfect

[@h2ofield]

My suggestion would have been to 'halve' the front wheel wells...just size them down and add the appropriate size tires. Thanks for another entertaining video...and that paint combo is one best I've seen!

[@adamfeder7125]

Dude that paint job came out totally badass!!! When you described what you were going for I knew it was going to be awesome and it came out even better than I imagined. Great job!

[@hestheMaster]

Sparkly goodness on a bad boy build. Fender flares cover the wide tires very nicely. All looks good!

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Looks awesome great job well done Cheers KC Tasmania Australia

[@charlescummings2205]

That color is awesome! I had to write down the color he used because I might put it on my car. Especially the black undercoat with the silver and gold.

[@chrisandrews5174]

Love the colour and the rims .they go really well together. From plain blue to badass red.

[@ihatelogincrap]

Wheel wells look cool there, perfect for custom wide rims with aluminum tube extension and heat shrink tube tires !

[@notdonaldst]

That paint job is over the top!!! You are a magician... okay, an artist. Great job again.

[@KrisH-kp9vx]

Paint is brilliant! You are a master! In my humble opinion, I think you could have done something with the fender flares. Whether it be thinning them down or folding half wells. Your imagination is epic and a job well done!

[@wolftmfg]

I love the casting and the way you gave it some paint love. It needs 70s racing wheels tho. Lots of meat (like the original wheels on this casting) and Firestone lettering. The color tint of the window icw the interior really complement your custom paintjob. Thanks for the video. Greetz, Wolf

[@escape150]

Beautiful paint job......great looking wheels 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrVolvobloke]

Wow. If only matchbox had the enthusiasm you have ! What cars British children might have had . Still got one of these somewhere in the same condition as the project car ! had a good laugh at the end with that paper towel ! Thanks for posting !

[@robhutton7823]

This is my all time favourite matchbox car. I had one as a kid, and still have my original one now... although I have picked up a few others since then.

[@jkotva22]

Get some of the travel bottles designed for air travel and transfer your polish into them. That should help with the amounts applied to your projects since you should have more control of the application.

[@Tiger351]

Awesome result, can't wait for you to use the gold plating paint again! I've still got one of these somewhere from when I was a kid, the flares on it looked weird to me even 35+ years ago lol.

[@davidneilson3508]

I agree those fender flares are ridiculous lol but hell man you made it work . Paint was dope and like glass . Another awesome outcome . Well done Sir 👍👍😊

[@bob_._.]

The flares are proper for the early '70s Trans Am racing series.

[@9scottman]

I totally loved that build, took that casting and really made it worthy Buddy.from the paint to the wheels,honestly the wheel wells were cool. that how they did some of them back then!!!!

[@yinyangphoenix]

The Firebird of that generation is a sexy car to this day. I still love those.

[@snadeau3651]

Love the Dremel mishap. Thanks for including it. 😂

[@shortersdiecast4130]

Beautiful color, love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@thechaosvlogs6904]

Lol the end is great. Blubs for Jimmy

[@ericfullager4186]

the blooper at the end made me laugh so hard,the car was like "see ya later"

[@danieldixon9071]

I don't know why i found the blooper at the end so damn funny but i did and nearly chocked on yoghurt whilst laughing haha this is why i love this channel :D

[@jonpowell2941]

Nice color. Always enjoy the stripping and repainting. Very nice job!!

[@matthewbrayton8166]

I oove that you showed the "blooper" at the end of this one. Reminds everyone that everybody makes mistakes!

[@damianmcadams4253]

Love to hear you're doing another double cab truck your first video inspired me to do one of my own using two Ford M2 trucks, glad you're doing one with opening doors

[@strawberryhellcat4738]

Wow, you were right, the color is great with the yellow windows, and yep, those wheel wells are redonkulous. Maybe you can speed up the video of the new chemical's stripping process to still give us our fix. "Double, double - takes too long to bubble."

[@kirbybrady3397]

I liked the big wheels, looks like one of those street racers. Great job!

[@udorechner6846]

Very nice customizing! The looks beautiful.

[@gjgeurts9372]

Used to have one like this and played with it to death. Later they released a gold one based on this casting with spoilers and a Firebird sticker on the hood. When I spotted it in the toy shop, I hid it at the back of the rack so no one would buy it till I earned a few bucks the next week so I could buy it. This kind of muscle car shape imprint is impossible to shed even 40 years later.

[@mtphill71]

That paint & interior combo looks great.

[@frankhays8221]

Really nice job buddy looks great love that color thanks for sharing buddy 👍👍

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

I'm sure you've seen it before, but putting a small bowl over the piece while it's being stripped can help the stripper work better. Sometimes it makes no difference, but it can't hurt to try if you haven't already.

[@johntilson2535]

I wouldn't worry about the 'wheel wells'. Those are actually ok. It's the stubby hood. Matchbox dropped the ball on that, the damn thing looks more like a Porsche from the front! lol

[@bob_._.]

The fender flares were used in the TransAm racing series on the Firebird driven by Jerry Titus.

[@bassmandanmartin3700]

That turned out awesome! Great colour! Love the deep sparkle! That would be an awesome colour for a guitar!

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Cool casting , awesome work . Paint is awesome . Mike Espo...

[@BuzzcutGtr]

Your paint combinations are frickin' amazing! BTW, what happened to your cappucino frother thingy?

[@consettphil]

Loved the out take at the end. Great job as always.

[@fritbyferd2711]

You should do a 1/18 hoonicorn v2

[@ayklization]

Now that is mind blowing paint. Excellent

[@AlvarezAzel]

The blooper at the end made me lol in the works canteen... Thanks for that.

[@shaneyorks9499]

That super glue trick was really cool i never saw that before

[@cudathehawgjetfixer7520]

The car looks like a cross of the Olds Tornado and the Pontiac Firebird with wheel flares!

[@jp2246]

that windshield turned out really good considering what it looked like originally

[@wadehendryx7378]

Hey, just a little idea. If you take an electric toothbrush and you take your sandpaper wrap it around the brushes attached it at the top that's easy to do you can drill a little hole and use a little press pin to hold it in. Those are ideal for sanding very small pieces I was watching your Red Baron video and like it would have been perfect for doing the helmet and such it's pretty cool works pretty good once you put one together you kind of work out the Kinks on holding the Sandpaper on but it works real well pretty cool.

[@adriennehewitt865]

Your paint jobs are epic! I’m not a fan of the yellow/orange windshields but your work is top notch! Thanks again for sharing!

[@fernandonascimento3832]

Esse aí me remeteu a infância. Eu tinha um idêntico azul. Ficou bonito o resultado final. Valeu!

[@rudygarcia7981]

That looks really cool!! You make it look so easy. Thanks for posting these videos.

[@pokeytrucker5296]

Considering what you had to work with, that actually turned out really nice. I always thought this casting looked stupid, even as a kid. You made it work though, nice job!

[@s.m.g.9320]

With that color and those arches you could've done a nice kyusha, maybe add a nice duck tail spoiler, some undersized wheels, some takeyari exhaust, would be awesome if you could make one man

[@shadetreehw8831]

Beautiful colors, that came out super nice.

[@charlesmclaughlin2281]

Looks amazing man. Thanks for sharing.

[@andrewsmith1520]

For that super glue trick you might try getting some water thin viscosity super glue. Might penetrate better. Love the work as always.

[@ronharris4125]

Yea a firebird! My favorite car!

[@theelectricyeti8622]

Car turned out great! The wheels you chose for the car really made it pop. You turned a ugly casting into a show car. Great job! Thanks for sharing as always!

[@ghost-facedhindu4275]

16:34 "Just gonna polish my - OH SHIT!"

[@R1chardB1ngham]

Awesome job! I had the exact same car as a kid. Bet it looks great in the sunshine

[@tonyneises5195]

Hell yeah man, that is one sweet paint job, and those wheel really complete the look. Love that stance, looks like a completely different car. Saaweeeet!!!!

[@andrewturnbull5897]

Fabulous paint! The final product is truly lovely, regardless of the casting itself. You are the “perfesser of paint!”. Keep up the great work!

[@thomwatson4263]

First time I’ve liked this casting. Great work.

[@davidbeadle8654]

I love your Channel keep up the good work you do really good job

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

Looks awesome! The flares remind me of something you'd see on a late-model sportsman. Dirt tracker.

[@bigninja2]

Any chance you might build a MK7 GTI?

[@wadehendryx7378]

Hey, I watched your Chevelle today the one you painted blue. In 76 I had a 1972 Chevelle white on red white vinyl roof red car white interior. It was pretty nice. I was hoping you would have went that way but that's okay. I found you not too long ago and I'm still catching up I'm watching shows you did months ago. That's really too bad you couldn't do this full-time and actually make good money at it. You do a fantastic job I love watching your Channel. Keep it up. You got to watch her for life. Well as long as you do this.

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Paint looks great and well done with the windows

[@Thumnal]

Here's a thought if you do the gloss black with a your gold over top of it but do it on a Firebird so this way you can actually ghost the flame Firebird Through the gold. Can lick cut out the Decal a out spray the gold over it peel it off and you have a black Firebird under the gold Chrome faded in I bet that would look sick

[@jhuntosgarage]

Should've added a spoiler on the rear. Nice work and thanks for sharing!

[@evanmanochio]

I started using citristrip on my projects. 15-30 minutes paint is bubbled. Wire brush and hot water and that's it

[@birdie399]

That’s so good I thought you’d bought a new car but yours is better than new.

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

Dude that is awesome 😎👍🏽👏🏽

[@jhyanathan]

Love the blooper at the end!!

[@BlueJayBonsai]

Ooh.. gold chrome looked awesome. Definitely a must do future paint job! 🏆

[@ceciliaFX]

Damn, that paint is masterful.

[@thomaslong8548]

Turned out amazing as always. Think you should have done the inventory in black.

[@timhittle749]

I was saddened when you didn't say "minty fresh" after getting the base done.

[@tireland62]

So cool. Amazing what you do with paint

[@DrFoo11]

I loved the out take at the end🤣

[@wadeplanty9856]

that came out wicked

[@revzillo]

That looks awesome Ace , you underestimate your talent , this is one Bad as Firebird !