Tonka Truck Rescue From The Rust Pile
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- This Tonka rescue is one of the rustier projects I have attempted! The surface rust was not as bad as some of the other toy restorations I have completed, but the parts that were rusted, were extremely rusted through! By the time it was done I had a ton of pitting and missing material to deal with! Check out the video for some sandblasting, powder coating, and some serious sheet metal repair!
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I used to play with my version of this truck while watching The Fall Guy and Simon & Simon. Thanks for the nostalgic trip down memory lane!
Talk about flashback. I had forgotten some of those trucks back in my childhood had removable wheels!
i dont remember the wheels that come off like that with the ones i had when i was younger. 🤔
That is true!
As soon as the truck went back together, I was thinking BIGFOOT. Just needed the decals on the side. That blue looks lovely. Nice save with the truck bed. The bed coating looks wonderful.
For the truck bed, maybe something like a wooden bed could have been a nice choice ? (just saying, I'm no expert) =)
Mark Meadows h
USA*1 used to be blue .
@@brianburgett5894 I thought it was originally white
The second you said you had a different idea for the bed I was like “bed liner” takes me back to my childhood. Great job sir.
Sometimes I really wonder if I'm the only guy who finds the sandblasting part so satisfying... ^^
Lol I enjoy it as well!
I love watching you breathe new life into old toys. I think you color choice on this truck is great. That might just be because. I lived just a stone's throw. From were the original Bigfoot monster truck was built. When I was growing up though.
Honestly not the biggest fan of the narration but won't stop me from watching your vids.
I had this truck when I was a kid. There was a motorcycle that clipped in the back of it. I spent a lot of time playing with it.
Same here. I had a blue one. A favorite.
I had one too. Drove the wheels off of it!
I had one identicle to this one 40 years ago and played till no play was left. I found a really nice one on ebay a few years ago. Its on shelf in living room.
My kids had those big tonka trucks with the removable wheels. They loved them and the miles they put on those toys. Incredible ❤❤❤❤
That cargo bed was almost completely gone! It amazing that you where able save it, I would have thought that you would have had to replace it for sure!
with the blue paint the truck look's like BIGFOOT.
As someone who works full-time on an ambulance I can attest to how difficult it's become for a small agency like mine to get nitrile gloves during this. I really appreciate you consideration and I love the content!
That was a pretty brilliant save on that truck bed. Thing looked like Swiss cheese.
Second best part of the video - the sandblasting.
Best part of the video - the kids cheering when we see the sandblaster.
100% agree! 😁
Loved seeing an old favorite getting restored. Great video! Looking for the SUV that Duke came with. Also, please tell Duke that I’m sorry I taped an M-80 to his back when I was nine.
Also, the narrating was a fun touch.
I had almost every Tonka when I was a kid I am 58 the 70s were the best times digging in the dirt with your mighty tankers
Kinda meh about the narrator. I'm used to you doing episodes AMSR style. Also no detailing of the interior, no one seems to paint or weather the seats/interior. Aside from that, this restoration was phenomenal!!! The truck bed solution, that blue over chrome finish was spectacular! Love it. And the chrome around the rim of the wheels. Love it! Thanks for sharing.
I have the exact same truck from when I was a kid. My son plays with it now. I got it for my 5th birthday. I'm 44, so Tonkas last.
Bedliner saved the day. Beautiful.
I got one of these trucks when I was five (birthday present). It was black with a big eagle sticker on the bonnet and flame stickers on the sides, it had a red / orange motorbike clipped in the back. My sister broke the front forks on the motorcycle and chewed the rear tyre (she was only three) and I played with it till the stickers came off and the wheels got so loose they would come off by themselves. It was finally sent to Tonka heaven courtesy of my sister after she left it in the driveway and dad backed the car over it, it was 14 years old.
I’m not normally a fan of narration in restoration videos. But I fucking love Duke..
You really _worked your fingers to the bone_ on this project.
That truck bed was a disaster! Kudos to you for finding a way to fix it!
Hi dear friend. My name is Hadi and I live in Iran. I was amazed at your accuracy and creativity in doing things. dude I am a fan of your channel. I introduce your UA-cam channel to all the people of my country and I pray to God that you and your family and everyone you love are always healthy.😍❤🙏🙏
What a wonderful thing to say . I hope for the same things for you and your family.
I always enjoy your work. Brings me back to my childhood. I was especially pleased to see you did away with that ugly air dam on the top so the roll bars could shine. Very cool!!!!
I probably do not have a life - night after night watching toy trucks, furniture, cars, watches and a long list of rusty things restored and given a new life?. Sandblasting is a blast. I know how to turn a piece of firewood into a beautiful bowl. I know how to repair a Bobcat. I could take apart a Rollex. Chair with a broken leg - no problem, veneer lifting, no problem. But your Yippee! Moment is the tops. Thanks for these videos.
Who the hell could thumbs down this video that thing looks awesome!!!!
Nice looking truck. I did one for my granddaughter. Thanks for sharing
I remember when they came out with the wheels you could take on and off. It was cutting edge stuff when I was a kid. Great save with the bedliner. I love these videos and thank you for the explanations and tool descriptions
They made a bronco version of this too. Me and my neighborhood buddy each had one. We were small enough back then to actually sit and ride on them! I'll run across this from time to time and I can't imaging being that little now that I'm 6'3 and 280 now! Brought back many memories. Great videos. Greetings from east Tennessee.
Great job! The bed liner was a great solution, looks very cool.
The spray-in bed liner was an awesome idea! I’m glad you didn’t paint the truck black… the blue looks fantastic!!!
I really enjoyed the way this restoration was presented, Fun but informative
that blue color was stunning!!!
Been watching the channel for a while now and love the restorations. Thank you for showing support for the front line workers and using reusable gloves. Subscribed and will continue support for the channel!
I remember those trucks.
They were so much fun.
Kids loving the sandblaster never gets old. 👍🏼🤘🏼
Holy smokes, Tim! You're the best my friend!
I thought the bed looked crap at first , but when you used bed liner I thought wow that was a brilliant idea , well done ,
Love that blue. So vibrant.
These toys was the best..not like they have today....wish I would have kept all of mine back in the 70s to early 80s.....
The truck looks a lot better now and nice color too
That truck looks awesome in that blue paint !!!
You Pimped that Ride !!!
My husband has one of these, from his childhood. I was hoping for a restoring to original, but you worked with what you had. Love the Illusion Blue!
Oh well done! That bed lining was brilliant, beautiful job all the way around!
Definitely looks like an original Bigfoot. Nice!
That Aleutian Blue looks phenomenal! I thought the truck bed was too far gone... kudos in the save! Superb restoration!
Holy cow! I think that was mine! I had that exact one and broke that window exactly like that... crazy!!
Wow I'm 71 in 3 weeks and I want one😜!!!
The truck bed turned out great! Good idea.
An Amazing Restoration!
Yes , I enjoyed the car's bluish-purple paint color after the restoration .
Enjoy your videos. Personally I prefered your captioning over the little talking Tonka dude, but that just might be me :)
Nope, me too.
With that blue paint it could have had the 1980s BIGFOOT paint scheme, but I like it without any. Very clean resto and I'll have to remember lab-metal that did a great job filling in rust spots
I never understood the purpose of the quick detach wheels but i had a few back in those days 😎
I still have my truck like this. Still have the motorcycle, spare tire,jack and gas can that came with it. I played with it a lot. It was one of my favorite toys.
Wow that truck turn out great I like the blue on the truck and the chrome paint on the truck
I had that same truck as a kid, it was one of my favorites.
I actually thought that you was going to make a wooden liner for the truck bed. But well done!
I thought that too!
YAAAAY, you're BACK!!!!
DAMN! Taking OFF that wing made a big difference. But the color choice is dead on. Last, childhood memories with the removable wheels! Maj, yep, I remember those days too. WOW!!
I've got some old Tonka trucks from my childhood I'd like to have restored. Sitting in the basement for the last 20 years took a toll.
Well Duke you made the video way more interesting so much my kids enjoyed it. The color looked awesome well we will be standing by 4 the next 1 Duke .
Wow, nice restoration mate. That silver base paint sure made the color pop. I bet it would have looked good in a sunset orange metallic color also. And the "trick" with the bedliner worked really well.
Great work. I like the kids sound byte just before the sand blasting.
Could you do a xylophone sound byte on the opening of the done power coating process.
Es muy agradable que expliques lo que haces al renovar los juguetes.
An opinion, a suggestion and a request:
Opinion) I've always liked Tonka, except the hard plastic tires. If it were me, I would mod them all with rubber tires, maybe with R/C tires or something similar. But that's just me, you do you.
Suggestion) Get as much rust as possible off before sandblasting. I know the transformation is all part of the experience, but you're also introducing the rust into the blast media, which is then impregnated into the parts. Another idea would be, put a strong magnet in the bottom of the cabinet to collect the iron-oxide particles.
Request) Duke, could we get a bit more info on the powder coating process?
Absolutely fantastic restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really love the blue paint job!!!
THATS AND AWSOME PICKUP. LOVE THE COLOR.
LOVE THIS RESTORATION!
Hello from Germany. Thank You for this great video. It‘s Inspiration and fun!
Danke
Cool! Love the gloves!
I like the CB antenna on the bed❤❤❤
Great idea on the bedliner
That truck looks awesome.
It's a nope on Duke, but a big yup on the restoration. Bed liner was a perfect save. I kind of wondered why you didn't salvage the antenna and roof spoiler though.
Great choice for the color!
Fantastic restoration. The colors work.
Personally, a big thing for me was that these videos had no narration. As another commenter said you managed to make the picture tell the whole story. I'm not a fan of the narration as I think it breaks the flow of the video but if other people enjoy it then that's the way the channel should go!
best one yet i reckon
Love the new look
Absolutely love this. This truck reminds of my childhood. I’m glad I found your Facebook page so I could watch your videos on UA-cam.
You should've kept the seats tan. I usually like them restored to stock, but as my mother always said, "To each thier own"
Your choice of liner spray was inspired! Because I liked the fact that the headlights were featured; I would have liked it if you had kept the black grill color. Or maybe had blackened around where you could to give dept. All silver doesnt work well. The blue seems to have purple highlights. You did all you could for that Swiss-cheese bedbox! Maybe use thiner layers where the damage is severe, and lightly sand in between. Or use filler putty first and then the fluid metal last. Sorry, just an old moldeler thinking out loud.
Duke, glad to see you again! And that smooth voice! Keep on commenting and giving us insight!
It is so cool to see you saving the toys if yesteryear.
I can remeber playing with that truck when I was a kid.
I would add some "K.C. looking lights to the roll bar and detail the grill and headlights with a black outline.
I would only suggest taking it a step further, ad some decals or pinstripes/ scallops anything to make it unique.
Other than that 10/10 that blue looks awesome! 👍😎
You brought this truck back from the grave! Nice job! 🚙
Nice improv on the bedliner. Great save.
Great channel. Tonka Man is creepier than all get up, but hey.
nice restoration. i hope you do some restorations to make them look their original form back to the time they were made if possible.
Had the exact truck as a kid!!!
I think I still have that truck in my attic. If I still have it I know I will have the spare tire and the motorbike.
The silver Beadlock on the rims was a great little touch.
Sometimes, you reach a point where you have to decide if it's worth filling in the missing metal or fabricating a replacement....you did it the hard way and it came out perfect! Best wishes and stay healthy.
*My mechanics* would go "I'll make new one" and start assembling metal sheets into a truck bed.
*Mr Tool* would go welding on the holes in open air. I hope the guy uses goggles.
Excellent, clever restoration.
Love watching these
Great job on this restore. Love the new narrator.
Have to say as simple of a solution the bed liner was I would have never thought of it without help
You did an excellent restoration