And happy New Year to you & Julie! Marty if you look closely at the vehicle body, above and to the left of that grab handle and footsteps, there's the representation of a storage compartment in the top of the body over the cab. On the real thing the footsteps and grab handle would have allowed the driver or a groom to access that compartment where they would have stored ropes/tethers, etc..
I had forgotten how relaxing these videos can be to have playing while I am working. Great to come back and realise how many videos I have to now consume to catch up! Happy New Year to you and yours!
Edwin Richard Foden. He founded ERF after having a disagreement with the board of directors of Fodens, as to the use of steam power over Diesel. Edwin wanted to use Diesels, but Fodens wanted to stick with their steam types! Both companies ended their final days with owner MAN ceasing production of ERF in favour of their own products in 2007, whilst Paccar closed Fodens doors in July 2006. Anyhow, excellent makeover Marty! A very Happy New Year to you all! 🙂
Hi Marty, great video, the model looked amazing when finished. The name of the E.R.F company founder was Edwin Richard Foden. He foresaw the future of lorry design using diesel power instead of steam. The Foden board room members did not agree, he therefore resigned, and went on to create his own brand of lorry, named E.R.F using the initials of his name.
Yep, sorry for the delay. The first video was only half rendered when it said it was ready to upload! - I was watching it myself when I realised there was only half a show!!
Most of the older matchbox and corgi models were made from basemetal . i used to be a regular viewer of this channel up until the channel stopped actually being about restoring these classic model toys for a while its good to see marty restoring these long lost classic models.. they dont make them like that no more .
I love these early barebones Lesney from the 50s, like the red truck with the crushed cab you did a few years back (An all-time favourite of me and everyone else hehe). This one is fascinating with that cab.
ERF is ER Foden (Edwin Richard) and they were a British heavy vehicle manufacturer founded in the early 1930's. Ultimately they were bought out by MAN who discontinued the name in the 2000's. Love your model reconstructions - they provide hours of enjoyment. Thanks
Hi Marty there is an easy test to determine plastic or metal wheels. Simply touch the wheel or wheels to your lip. Metal is much colder than plastic and you can tell almost straight away with a bit of practice. Love the channel, best wishes Mike
Beautiful work Marty! It looks brand new and the paints are a great match to the original. I agree that the horse box cab looks different from the stake box one and It looks like the windshields and side windows look larger and better made then the horse box cab ones. I had the horse box model as a kid and it was one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing this and I always enjoy seeing a new restoration from you.
Another wonderful restoration job from your talented hands Marty, enjoyed watching it. I actually have one of these in near mint condition that I picked up off Ebay a while back, and your'e right, the amount of detail in it is amazing.
Moin and G'day from Cuxhaven 👋🏻 What a great show at the end of the year. The horsebox looks absolutely new again 🤩 (Well done, Marty) Even "factory fresh" the model was very detailed back then, after the resto... WOW (A little TLC always pays off 😉) Marty, I'm thrilled, clearly both thumbs up for this 👍🏼 👍🏼 Wishing you, your family, the team behind the scene and all die-cast friends worldwide a happy and healthy new year 2024 (looking forward to more episodes 😃) Keep up your awesome work, mate and Happy New Year, here from the rainy lighthouse end of the Elbe river. 🌧️ ☔ 🙄 😎👍🏼🇦🇺🎆🥂🎆🇩🇪👍🏼🤠
I had this one as a child. It was one of my first ones. Disappeared when I loaned my toys to my nephew 40 years ago and it didn’t survive. It’s so nice to see it again. Thanks Marty.
To stop the potential splodge of paint when starting to spray, start the spray gun spraying and then introduce the model into the spray, The loops are for tying hay net's to and or an animal of your choice to. Interesting video, thanks for sharing
If by the loops you're referring to the one toward the front of the trailer, with the three toe steps below and forward of it, I disagree. I think the little handle on the side of the trailer's "attic" section over the cab shows that the handle and steps are to give you access to that cubby. Which isn't to say it was never used as you described, as well, but why have the steps and the latched door on the cubby? If you referred to something else on the trailer, my misunderstanding, but that's my take on that group of features.
a happy new year to you too, from old Germany... this horse box Matchbox modell was the first model, I can rember... I was born in 1960... you make good jobs...
I bought a replacement door for a VW I was restoring and had the same problem with those pins being way too short. Great restoration Marty and I've loved watching every single one of your videos.
Marty, the 35A ERF Horse Box was one of the first dozen or so new Matchbox models in my collection as a kid in the late 50s early 60s, and alway was a favorite. The door was eventually lost, though not because someone stepped on it and broke the frame. One of the pins happened to break off, and I eventually lost the door. Time to order a replacement! Thanks for continuing the series, it’s always relaxing and interesting to see your excellent restoration work. Wishing you and the family a happy 2024!
*Kia ora (helo) Marty, Julie & Kevin Happy new year to you & all your family from across the ditch in Aotearoa NZ 🙂 All the very best for you all in 2024 🙂.*
yep, I think the Molotow chrome does dry out a bit. Happy New Year Marty, thanks for the entertainment this year. I've done a couple of these, and the door is always a bit tricky (both of mine needed a replacement).
Sorry Marty, as much as I like your videos, the best part in they are the headlines in that newspaper. The guy that writes them is a true genius. Give my regards to wife and Kevin, and have all a very nice year.
Always good to see a MMM video, length does not matter ! Hope you and yours are doing well this holiday season. If you cared to see of the wheels are metal you could try a magnet perhaps, I am unsure of the composition of the metal used. The details on this one made it a delight to see it restored. There is beauty in simplicity.
Boy, it was good to see a notification on my phone from Marty’s Matchbox Makeovers this morning! It may not have been the most complicated makeover that you’ve ever done, but she turned out beautifully. Looking forward to more content from you in 2024. Happy New Year my friend💥💥💥
Just coming back to your videos after a year or so. They are as great as ever. I love the various ways you remove the paint and techniques for refurbishing. It's never boring. Please keep including the process in your videos.
Hi Marty @MartysMatchboxMakers, Glad to see you were able to get one more makeover in before the new year. I had the #17 Horsebox, but did not own the #35A Horsebox, very interesting find and Matchbox info and thank you for uploading this makeover. Oh yes Zamak (called Mazak in the UK) which is a mixture of aluminum, magnesium, copper, and zinc. Sadly the early mixtures of Zamak suffered from what has become known as Zinc Pest or Zinc Rot. Being a collector of model railroad locomotives and rolling stock, Zinc Pest tends to rear its ugly head from time to time, when you open a model box and find the Zamak frame of the model has disintegrated because of Zinc Pest. Zinc Pest came from impurities in the Zamak which caused the metal to crystalize. I've not heard of any Matchbox models suffering this fate, but many early US model railroad models have suffered from Zinc Pest. Marty, I'd like to wish you and your family a Safe and Happy New Year. Cheers, Rich S.
Lovely job Marty - have a read up on the history of Foden and ERF trucks. Edwin Richard Foden resigned from Foden after a long boardroom row (8 years!) about where the future lay in engines in heavy trucks. He backed diesels - the board backed steam. He left, set up his own company using his initials as the name and was proved correct. The Foden name disappeared in 1998, and ERF in 2007.
Miss seeing Kevin these days! ERF are initials of the founder Edwin Richard Foden, brother of the founder of Foden trucks. They had a big fallout when Edwin believed the future was with diesel power whilst his brother wanted to keep with steam. They both had factories in Sandbach in Cheshire for a long time - when I was in the transmission business, I sometimes had to visit both factories trying to sell them products…
Hello Marty...because you're a (very very) busy man it's always a treat when you put out a new video...thank you!!...Happy New Year to you and your family.👍
Happy New Year to all of you Matchbox enthusiasts out there!
Thank you, I hope 2024 is a better year for all of us.
And happy New Year to you & Julie! Marty if you look closely at the vehicle body, above and to the left of that grab handle and footsteps, there's the representation of a storage compartment in the top of the body over the cab. On the real thing the footsteps and grab handle would have allowed the driver or a groom to access that compartment where they would have stored ropes/tethers, etc..
Happy new year Marty, hope its a great one.
I hope life continues as normal for you in Australia. Here in the states our future is not so secure. We are up to our necks with crazy people.
@@danielbritton8588 a former President who's an absolute lunatic and the current one who's borderline senile!
ERF is EDWIN Richard Foden.
I had forgotten how relaxing these videos can be to have playing while I am working. Great to come back and realise how many videos I have to now consume to catch up! Happy New Year to you and yours!
Edwin Richard Foden. He founded ERF after having a disagreement with the board of directors of Fodens, as to the use of steam power over Diesel.
Edwin wanted to use Diesels, but Fodens wanted to stick with their steam types!
Both companies ended their final days with owner MAN ceasing production of ERF in favour of their own products in 2007, whilst Paccar closed Fodens doors in July 2006.
Anyhow, excellent makeover Marty! A very Happy New Year to you all! 🙂
Good to see you back - Happy New Year! Say hi to Kevin…
Marty your channel should be called Marty’s Magic Makeovers! You are the best Matchbox restorer on UA-cam. 😊
Hi Marty, great video, the model looked amazing when finished.
The name of the E.R.F company founder was Edwin Richard Foden.
He foresaw the future of lorry design using diesel power instead of steam.
The Foden board room members did not agree, he therefore resigned, and went on to create his own brand of lorry, named E.R.F using the initials of his name.
YA ! You found the rest of the video. Thank you. Watch out for Kevin, see to it that the GIANT BATS do not get the little guy.
Yep, sorry for the delay. The first video was only half rendered when it said it was ready to upload! - I was watching it myself when I realised there was only half a show!!
**** There's a compartment in the overhead, that's why the handle is there. ****
Most of the older matchbox and corgi models were made from basemetal . i used to be a regular viewer of this channel up until the channel stopped actually being about restoring these classic model toys for a while its good to see marty restoring these long lost classic models.. they dont make them like that no more .
Interesting - here in the states, we call those shifters, "crescent wrenches" - greetings from Dallas, TX 🙂
I love these early barebones Lesney from the 50s, like the red truck with the crushed cab you did a few years back (An all-time favourite of me and everyone else hehe). This one is fascinating with that cab.
Happy new year from Canada!
Happy New Year, Marty... where you are it's already 2024, where I am it will still be 2023 for eight more hours.
You're awesome Marty. All the best always....
Looking forward to hearing more about your new ventures.
Take care
ERF is ER Foden (Edwin Richard) and they were a British heavy vehicle manufacturer founded in the early 1930's. Ultimately they were bought out by MAN who discontinued the name in the 2000's. Love your model reconstructions - they provide hours of enjoyment. Thanks
Its good to learn what the name meant, I always wondered, thank you for that. 🙂
27:40 it’s early in the morning here in the U.S.A the video was very enjoyable to watch. Loved seeing your dogs as well. 😊
Thank you for restoring this I was hoping you would do a restoration on the ERF Marshall horse box
Hi Marty there is an easy test to determine plastic or metal wheels. Simply touch the wheel or wheels to your lip. Metal is much colder than plastic and you can tell almost straight away with a bit of practice. Love the channel, best wishes Mike
Great tip Mike, thanks, I will try it out and pass on the info in my next vid with metal wheels.
Great to see you back Marty , i have the same model minis the door . Awe the very best for 2024 .🎉
I remember buying that model new. Yes, I'm almost 70.
The more of the restoration process you show, the better, it never gets boring.
Awesome job. Turned out awesome. Glad you posted a new video I like watching your restorations
Great and respectful work and lovely dogs!
I was going to watch your charming video to relax before flying off on holiday and..... Oh my God! Giant Bats attack airplanes!
Beautiful work Marty! It looks brand new and the paints are a great match to the original. I agree that the horse box cab looks different from the stake box one and It looks like the windshields and side windows look larger and better made then the horse box cab ones. I had the horse box model as a kid and it was one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing this and I always enjoy seeing a new restoration from you.
Great restoration marty good to see the full video so again wishing you and Julie a happy new year 🎉
Many thanks Marty, Marty.
Another wonderful restoration job from your talented hands Marty, enjoyed watching it. I actually have one of these in near mint condition that I picked up off Ebay a while back, and your'e right, the amount of detail in it is amazing.
Moin and G'day from Cuxhaven 👋🏻
What a great show at the end of the year.
The horsebox looks absolutely new again 🤩 (Well done, Marty) Even "factory fresh" the model was very detailed back then, after the resto... WOW
(A little TLC always pays off 😉)
Marty, I'm thrilled, clearly both thumbs up for this 👍🏼 👍🏼
Wishing you, your family, the team behind the scene and all die-cast friends worldwide a happy and healthy new year 2024 (looking forward to more episodes 😃)
Keep up your awesome work, mate and
Happy New Year, here from the rainy lighthouse end of the Elbe river.
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😎👍🏼🇦🇺🎆🥂🎆🇩🇪👍🏼🤠
I had this one as a child. It was one of my first ones. Disappeared when I loaned my toys to my nephew 40 years ago and it didn’t survive. It’s so nice to see it again. Thanks Marty.
I personally enjoy the repetition. There is a certain zen about it. Thanks for another great tutorial. Happy new year.
Once again thank you for your time and work
Short or long, it's great to see your videos again.
To stop the potential splodge of paint when starting to spray, start the spray gun spraying and then introduce the model into the spray, The loops are for tying hay net's to and or an animal of your choice to. Interesting video, thanks for sharing
If by the loops you're referring to the one toward the front of the trailer, with the three toe steps below and forward of it, I disagree. I think the little handle on the side of the trailer's "attic" section over the cab shows that the handle and steps are to give you access to that cubby. Which isn't to say it was never used as you described, as well, but why have the steps and the latched door on the cubby?
If you referred to something else on the trailer, my misunderstanding, but that's my take on that group of features.
I am so glad you are is making videos I hope make more soon. 😊
🎉Happy new year to you, your wife and Kevin!
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Thanks so much ;)
Can't get bored watching you and Kevin do the magic which bring back happy memories of one's childhood.😊😊😊😊😊😊
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Finally, some new content. Glad your still around and making content.
Nice work!
Happy to see you back with a final 2023 video. Happy New Year to you, Julie, Kevin and the rest of the family! 😊
Happy New Year! Here's to more in '24! ( make overs that is! ) Cheers to your family! 🐨
Glad I got up early. Made my day.
a happy new year to you too, from old Germany... this horse box Matchbox modell was the first model, I can rember... I was born in 1960...
you make good jobs...
Fantastic restoration Marty. 🌴👍👍😎🌴
I bought a replacement door for a VW I was restoring and had the same problem with those pins being way too short.
Great restoration Marty and I've loved watching every single one of your videos.
Those are the hands of a honest working man!. Thank you Marty 🫡
Great to see a new video from you, Marty. Thanks!
Nice to see you back in the diecast shop!
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Marty, the 35A ERF Horse Box was one of the first dozen or so new Matchbox models in my collection as a kid in the late 50s early 60s, and alway was a favorite. The door was eventually lost, though not because someone stepped on it and broke the frame. One of the pins happened to break off, and I eventually lost the door. Time to order a replacement! Thanks for continuing the series, it’s always relaxing and interesting to see your excellent restoration work. Wishing you and the family a happy 2024!
Wonderful result Marty. It's always amazing how much work is required to restore even the simplest of models.
Always good to see your handy work
Missed you, Julie and Kevin ..... Thanks for the new video..looking forward to your next one... Happy New Year!!!!!
*Kia ora (helo) Marty, Julie & Kevin Happy new year to you & all your family from across the ditch in Aotearoa NZ 🙂 All the very best for you all in 2024 🙂.*
Very enjoyable. Thanks Marty, good job.
Great video and very satisfying result for a nice model..HNY😊
Happy New Year from Dubai, looking forward seeing your videos again in 2024
Im sick with covid thanks for the nice video to watch while I heal up.
hope you're not jabbed because in that case it'd better to write the will
@@spit1500fire why would I need to write a will? What a horrible thing to suggest please think before you speak.
E.R. Foden- my Dad drove loads of Fodens...the first vehicle I learnt to drive at age 11 was a Foden.
Good to see you about Marty
yep, I think the Molotow chrome does dry out a bit. Happy New Year Marty, thanks for the entertainment this year. I've done a couple of these, and the door is always a bit tricky (both of mine needed a replacement).
Finally you're back. Happy NY everybody there. "Giant bats attack planes. Government cover up" 😂🤣
Thank you, Marty! What a great way to see out 2023!
Happy New Year to all you Marty enthusiasts out there!
Awesome restore work on that beautiful little horse box!
Love the giant bat story in the paper!
Nice restoration.
Sorry Marty, as much as I like your videos, the best part in they are the headlines in that newspaper. The guy that writes them is a true genius. Give my regards to wife and Kevin, and have all a very nice year.
Always good to see a MMM video, length does not matter ! Hope you and yours are doing well this holiday season. If you cared to see of the wheels are metal you could try a magnet perhaps, I am unsure of the composition of the metal used. The details on this one made it a delight to see it restored. There is beauty in simplicity.
Love those newspapers :D
It's always good to hear from you. Happy New Year!
You to Marty have a good one
Marty glad to see you back we need more of your content and you have the perfect voice for this outlet very relaxing
i have been awaiting a new makeover video marty. thank you so much for uploading this video mate
When the world needs him most, Marty returns to restore not just Matchboxes, but our lives. Happy new years mate!
Wonderful renovation. Interesting filmmaking. It's good to watch.
I enjoyed and very relaxing.
Marty you and Julie have a Happy New Year. Be looking for a video in 2024
Happy new year Marty. Never apologize on your videos of simple models. Your witty narration is what distinguishes from other restorers.
Boy, it was good to see a notification on my phone from Marty’s Matchbox Makeovers this morning!
It may not have been the most complicated makeover that you’ve ever done, but she turned out beautifully. Looking forward to more content from you in 2024. Happy New Year my friend💥💥💥
Looks beautiful, Marty!
Marty and Family, Many Blessing to you and yours for this New Year. I'm so glad to see you still doing restorations.
Well done job Marty.
Never appoligze for showing how you do things. You always make it so interesting. Happy New years Marty! Another amazing transformation.
Happy New Year, Marty and family! Love your channel, may you have a blessed and joyful 2024!
Just coming back to your videos after a year or so. They are as great as ever. I love the various ways you remove the paint and techniques for refurbishing. It's never boring. Please keep including the process in your videos.
A "Frohes Neues" from Germany!
hi Marty, thank you for a nice video. I loved to watch it, as always. Happy Nice Year.
Very good as always. I have the modern version with the green body.
Hi Marty @MartysMatchboxMakers, Glad to see you were able to get one more makeover in before the new year. I had the #17 Horsebox, but did not own the #35A Horsebox, very interesting find and Matchbox info and thank you for uploading this makeover. Oh yes Zamak (called Mazak in the UK) which is a mixture of aluminum, magnesium, copper, and zinc. Sadly the early mixtures of Zamak suffered from what has become known as Zinc Pest or Zinc Rot. Being a collector of model railroad locomotives and rolling stock, Zinc Pest tends to rear its ugly head from time to time, when you open a model box and find the Zamak frame of the model has disintegrated because of Zinc Pest. Zinc Pest came from impurities in the Zamak which caused the metal to crystalize. I've not heard of any Matchbox models suffering this fate, but many early US model railroad models have suffered from Zinc Pest. Marty, I'd like to wish you and your family a Safe and Happy New Year. Cheers, Rich S.
I'm so glad you're back! Hope you and yours are healthy and happy this coming year!
Glad to see a new post! Great restoration. That is a cool little truck
Nice work on it turned out nice
Lovely job Marty - have a read up on the history of Foden and ERF trucks. Edwin Richard Foden resigned from Foden after a long boardroom row (8 years!) about where the future lay in engines in heavy trucks. He backed diesels - the board backed steam. He left, set up his own company using his initials as the name and was proved correct. The Foden name disappeared in 1998, and ERF in 2007.
Happy New Years, Mr. Marty. It's Great to end out the Year with a new Video from you!
Happy New Year from Norway to you and your folks ""down under". Extremely satisfying to see another makeover of an oldie.
Great restoration and what a treat for the end of 2023.
Fin's a lovely name for a dog.
Thanks for sharing!
Miss seeing Kevin these days!
ERF are initials of the founder Edwin Richard Foden, brother of the founder of Foden trucks. They had a big fallout when Edwin believed the future was with diesel power whilst his brother wanted to keep with steam. They both had factories in Sandbach in Cheshire for a long time - when I was in the transmission business, I sometimes had to visit both factories trying to sell them products…
Yay! I think you and Kevin do the best diecast restorations!
Hello Marty...because you're a (very very) busy man it's always a treat when you put out a new video...thank you!!...Happy New Year to you and your family.👍
Marty I’m almost 70 and I had this model when I was a kid you’ve brought back so many memories … Happy New Year 🇬🇧