MATCHBOX Restoration 73a 10 Ton Pressure Refueller 1959
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- A small, rather insignificant model of an old RAF tanker. Not much to see at first but slowly it becomes a highly desirable miniature truck. The unique blue/grey colour is somewhat drab but with the addition of a red, white and blue RAF roundel on the top and a silver front bumper bar this little beauty takes on a look of it's own.
All in all it was worth the effort to have another forgotten model restored for my collection.
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Love watching these makeovers, very addictive watching the process and seeing the final reveal, I'm similar vintage to you and grew up loving Matchbox cars and have since bought a few of my favourite pieces that I enjoyed as a kid, and your right, you don't realize the detail of the models. Love the humour!!
07:28 I always look for the humorous headlines you find in your newspaper - you got two that complement each other today - well done.
I like the new Matchbox cars too, can't wait for the 1957 Ford Custom 300 in red! :)
I'm a simple man; I see Marty upload? I click
Those boxes the models came in-who knew when you were a kid that you should have saved them!
You did a great job restoring the fuel tanker.
Thanks Marty for sharing this video
have not searched your vids in a few months...glad to see that you have new content to view
Thats a lovely brick of a truck.
In Blighty we refer to that colour as 'petroleum blue'.
Marty, - I use the decal sofener to put decal sign and whatever on brick building for my train set. It worked really great for me. Made it look as those it was painted by an HO figure.
Marty you are the man. Always a pleasure watching you. But I am envious of how organized your hobby room is. Mine is not so much.
Fantastic!!!
Enjoyable video a usual. 👍
love this casting never seen it before very cool. looks better than new
Nice work! Headline of news paper in your spray booth made me laugh 😂
greatings from Spain, good video, i'm sure
As usual, great and fun video. Read that you are getting some of the Texas heat there. This the 4th day under 100 f ..in a row here...stay cool and safe...captjack...
I live near Southend - and we are indeed pestered with Werewolves!
Not boring, it's a rare one - 😉
Good job.
The tank is a hollow casting, the back of the tank is a press fit and should pop off (if you should ever want to). IIRC, the Bedford TK tanker is hollow underneath and does not have the back cast separately.
Great job Marty very relaxing to watch, nice double meaning made me smile anyway.
As an ex RAF MTD (driver) who used to drive the 80’s version of this which was the Leyland AEC 7500gal tanker at RAF Brize Norton I really enjoyed this repaint.
what kind of fuel was it using for its own engine? I have a suspicion it was running on Diesel, so that was the jerry can for (just to answer Marty's querry about that particular detail)
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I would have put one more drop of blue to bring it back a bit but, I can picture those side by side & see shade differences like any example. As far as boring,... not so. It is your work along with your narration backed by that wonderful music that is very nostalgic for earlier times & posts. I love the subject matter of RAF refueling truck. Love your yard & surroundings also. I got crows, ravens & blue jays around here. Restaurant Portion Cups are what you are putting paint in. What they are called here in Maine. I like the Poly Strip the best. No splotchy crap. You could just attach shelf brackets to that diorama & mount it on the wall. Very nice by the way. An odd surprise.
The colour looks perfect.
I've been watching your makeovers for a couple years now, and it's great to see how you're constantly thinking how to come up with new techniques for a more accurate restoration. With regard to a couple of the comment you made about features on the tanker truck, the two hose connections may be 1 outlet hose, and a return line in case of overfill of the airplane tank. The 5-gallon jerrycan may be used to recharge the pump in case it loses its prime. Just my two cents as an engineer of what those features might be for.
Ah - so good to see you again Marty! Been watching since the Pandemic started in 2021 - seeing you every week has meant so much to me -
Sending you love from Dallas, Texas, USA 🙂
Thats a nice restoration Marty. The jerry can would be for standard fuel, the fuel in the RAF tanker is probably aviation fuel. It was nice of Julie to get your own pair of tweezers, did you ever return her toothbrush?
That also they carry water and oil too in the cans not just just fuel. Especially if there is extra pump etc attached to a truck it operates all sorts of things and needs different resources on hand not just simply fuel.
🙂 Marty always returned her toothbrush. He was only 'borrowing it' to clean the parts. I recall that in one video, Julie did a cameo, (after her brush had been returned), and when she smiled, she had several teeth missing. (a la the movies). 😅 I cracked up at that one. And Kevin wasn't even involved!
That was a pretty cool diorama with the tank . If you do them too I would love to see a videos of you doing them as well .
love the vids
later
Great work Marty! The RAF Blue looks like the colors I have seen in photos and the whole model looks really nice. I could not see the clear decal backing at all in the finish photos and the box was a good idea. Thanks for sharing this and I always look forward to a new tutorial from you.
Well done Marty, another first class restoration, this tanker is now fit to grace any RAF aerodrome❤.
I got my coffee. Let’s go.
Well Marty, you did it again. You nailed that paint colour. I think this is one of the harder to find models. The box is a nice touch too. Thanks for the video.
Looks fantastic ' ...we had one, fond memories '
Love watching your videos Marty you do a great job on them matchbox cars and trucks
@9:10 "Werewolf Seized in Southend" -- I seriously hope he wasn't a Talbot. That family has suffered so much over the years!
At least the troublemaker wasn't a Yowie this time!
Oh, Marty. You can never go back home again.
Unless you are in a Twilight Zone episode.
how saddened i was by the plastic modern matchbox model. i have learned to love matchbox cars with your videos. Appreciating all the tiny details of the models made in the past and now seing that plastic tesla in the wrong box....
capitalism really destroy's everything
Beautifully done Marty and thanks yet again for a very entertaining build.
The vehicle itself is a Leyland Hippo. As a refueller it came in many forms. As to the box with the two holes, this could be a collector for gravity unloading in underground storage tanks. By preference gasoline is not pumped in that case. Grounding from these holes seems improbable to me as this is usually done by connecting a grounding tab on the vehicle. This connection is made with a cable alike to a starter cable with a crocodile clamp at the end. The big "closet" aft of the cabin contains a big drum with the hose to refuel the airplanes. The ladderlike construction on top of the tanker is not a ladder but a walkway. Loading the vehicle is done by standing on it and put a loading pipe in. Loaded a lot of fuel myself like that.
A great makeover Marty when are you thinking of doing a plane makeover or a corgi/ dinky like you did the other week which itself a pleasure to watch.👌
Hi Marty! Superb restoration! That colour match was spot-on!
Some other folks have commented on the two holes you mentioned and this is my take on that.
Close up images of the real thing are rare so my guess is that this might be the grounding connection so that any electrostatic charge between the aircraft and the runway surface can be safely bled away before fuelling commences.
Nozzles and connectors for the pipe work are likely behind the doors on the side to keep them safe.
It would be nice to hear from any RAF ground crew or military museum folks who have experience of this vehicle to give us some valuable information.
Best wishes from Northern Ireland!
I see someone has nabbed a werewolf by his hindquarters.
@20:03 -- I was going to say that "royal blue" color reminded me of the paint color the Royal Navy used for its Sea Harriers!
I didn't know if Marty would be annoyed by this remark since he was in the RAF! I know in the United States interservice rivalry is still a thing! LOL
Anyhow, the color association with the Royal Navy and the Sea Harrier is moot since the Sea Harriers were retired in 2006. For the last 4 years of UK Harrier operations, the Royal Navy was assigned some Harrier IIs and they flew those with a blue paint job similar to the shade of blue this Matchbox model tanker uses!
Betcha that Matchbox Tesla won't be around in 60 plus years...
Zero emissions, but dirty electricity
I enjoy your videos and have done for several years. I'm 65, and when I was a little kid, I was captivated by the Matchbox vehicles in their colorful little boxes in the store display cases. They were like catnip to me. Hot Wheels came along and while they may have been 'cooler,' (I did enjoy them -- I was a bit older by then) they were never as delightful to my senses. For me, the later 'free-wheeling' Matchboxes were neither fish nor fowl. They lacked the charm of the traditional models, but weren't as cool as the Hot Wheels. Oh well. Anyhow, I want to say that while your videos generally have a calming, Bob-Ross-like effect on me, the episodes involving Kevin the koala are hilarious. I wish you and your loved ones the very best.
Caustic means to burn or corrode.
FTR, caustic means it is strongly alkaline/basic, and will dissolve your skin on contact. Gloves are strongly advised, as well as not, y'know, exploding it all over the desk!
As usual an interesting video, but where did you find a 36 year old copy of The Sun?
The plastic Tesla was charmless. Matchbox Lesney models are far superior.
Nice restoration as always. Keep them coming.
Since Mattel bought Matchbox, the cars, unfortunately, have been nothing more than complete piece of crap, like all the Hot Wheels have always been. Good old Matchbox cars won't come back anymore. The old Matchboxes were always more like the real mccoy, but the ones from HotWheels rolled better and most kids made their choice based on this. I've always preferred Matchbox and it's still like that today, but only the 60’s and 70’s ones.
I had one too but the wheels fell off.
Werewolf seized in Southend 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Marty, the decal softener does work, but it's more suitable for uneven surfaces. Be careful because it softens the decal and if you move it too much you risk of deform it. The new Matchbox Tesla model? A crap, like the real car. About the electric cars, you ARE right. It's a bullshit.
Nice straight forward restoration these are definitely boring the same as the dinky version
Oh Marty, how ugly this new Matchbox cars are. No I take an old one any day. I like you make overs, keep up the god work.👍
great stff tyreand no ikevehn but will seee whats cining on no keven shanagins and yes a tanker ful of gas well think you need some H2O water on long trips to thats why the juggs but me and gen tell nest time
Their flat on the bottom because of the batteries.
Hmm - yah, can't find them - perhaps it's a Leyland Hippo? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_Hippo
This is a real puzzlerer -
I lost my mum in June this year and this is one of the things left we both enjoyed watching together. Reminded us both of mum buying them new for me. Also she thought Kevin is hilarious which he is. So thanks for those last memories Marty.
Im not crying. There are onions..
Very happy to see you again. Love your videos. Please never stop making great makeovers. 👍🏻
Marty… the world is a better place with you back and making UA-cam videos.
That toy Tesla had as much character and appeal as a normal Tesla....I'd say they got it spot on. Combustion engine all day for me.
I Remember convoys of these in and around Oxfordshire when there were still many RAF airfields.....Also, don't know if it is still SECRET, but at the side of certain roads in 'The Cotswolds' were, Pumping stations, where a huge aviation fuel pipeline ran underground between the RAF bases. At these pumping stations tankers like these would line up and be filled or unloaded.....I think they had a top speed of barely 40 Mph....the convoys were very slow. It's a Leyland Hippo by the way......Some had the civilian Cab, some had a military cab that could be split for transport, in the old transport planes we had back in the late 40's early 50's to the 60's........these trucks did very little miles and were in service for a long time...they were only changed because their capacity was too small for modern usage. The truck tank your have carried aviation fuel, jet fuel and in those days, maybe some high grade petrol....the Layland hippo had a Diesel engine, really old school diesel, in truth it would have run on the Aviation fuel, but it was better on Diesel, so the Jerry cans would have been for the truck itself, all British military trucks have in the past had Jerry can holders for extra fuel and range.😀
Good restoration, we had one of those when we were kids, I had it down as a Leyland Hippo as well. Keep up the good work Marty!
The pipeline is still secret, officially, and is not marked on commercial maps, but it has been described (without its actual route) in television documentaries. Like Buckingham Palace, The B.T. (formerly Post Office) Tower and a few other constructions.
Remember the tanker is carrying avgas or avtur. For aircraft, Hence needs Jerry can for the diesel.
Always great to get a new video from you, Marty! Personally, I don't find this RAF Tanker to be boring at all. Quite the opposite, actually. There's not a lot too it as it's an early model, but that's also a great deal of the charm of it too!
I didn't know that the black wheels version was worth so much! I have a gray, plastic wheels version just like this one, but now I'll keep my eyes peeled for one with black wheels!
Moin (G'day) from the North Sea shore.
Well... I have to say,
NO restoration is "boring".... 😜
Each one is a challenge and the Tanker Truck is a beautiful model.
(8:01 - 8:10) That's what I like about the MBs.... That abundance of detail 🤩
I saw this three-axle truck "live" once. When I was a truckie, I once delivered a load to the RAF. There was a truck like this in the yard of this airfield. (Perfectly restored)
Somehow your model reminds me of that day 😉 (It's just as excellently restored).
Marty,
I'm thrilled, clearly both thumbs up for this 👍🏼 👍🏼
Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏼 (and the memories of my truckie days)
To you, Julie and all the team behind the scene have another bonza week and stay safe and sound. Keep up the good work, mate 😁
Greetings from the DCcoB at the lighthouse end of the Elbe River.
😎👍🏼🇦🇺🍻🇩🇪👍🏼🤠
(P.S. Shoutout to Australia's most koalafied ambassador, KEVIN 🐨)
Nothing like putting a big bullseye decal on top of a military refueling vehicle🤣🤣
I noticed a Tank Diorama on the sink, is this another venture your lookin into ?
Best wishes 👍
Caustic means burning via a chemical reaction. Caustic soda, being Sodium Hydroxide, is a strong alkali and reacts with the paint but not the metal beneath.
Caustic -able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action:
The small 'Jerry can' (Which got its name from being a modification of a German design in WW2!) would be for diesel for the truck. The tank would carry aviation spirit ('Avgas') for planes. Diesels can't use it. Jet and Turbojet engines burn Kerosene, which the tanker may also carry. Incidentally, Avgas still contains lead additives. The original tanker was based on a Leyland Hippo 6x4 chassis.
I have one of these trucks but in a much larger scale. The RAF blue/grey is BS381c-633 and car paint suppliers can make you a spray can up. I needed 30% satin gloss. My project was for a pair of British locos using this paint colour.
Yeah the Tesla's have a ton of plastic covering the bottom. It's supposed to make it more aerodynamic. Idk I know most of the bottom is one giant battery pack as well.
Comparing old and new Matchbox cars is like comparing old and new real cars. Thanks again Marty for this wonderful video!
I've noticed modern Matchbox cars are far better detailed than these vintage models. I expect Matchbox had to really step up their game with competition from Hot Wheels, Johnny Lightning and Greenlight.
@@lancerevell5979 Matchbox has been owned by the same toy company as Hot Wheels (Mattel) since 1997.
Looks great Marty, keep a look out for 1/76 Airfix model kits cause you'll definitely get some good decals then.
Caustic soda is a base (the name of a group of solutions). It has a pH of 14. It's a corrosive substance on the other side of the pH scale. Pure water has a pH of 7 so it's neutral (in the middle). Hydrochloric acid has a pH of 0 and is a strong acid. So on the pH scale caustic soda and hydrochloric acid cause the same damage to your skin (but on opposite ends of the pH scale).
Hotwheels premium and matchbox car made in Thailand
Factory at bangpoo samutprakan
Beautiful little model and I love that you made a box too. Really enjoy your videos.
One of the ads that played was of a koala 🐨 and I immediately thought of KEVIN !!
Sat having a coffee and sandwich for lunch and marty pops up with another make over 👌, think you got the colour about right there
Wow, Matchboxes in boxes! They sell them in the states in blister packs.
Could I Suggest that you use a large furnace filter in front of your fan, it will save it's life for years to come.
It is always a pleasure and very instructive to watch your videos. We are happy with that! Greetings from Germany.
Hi marty the 300 g.s.m. stands for grams per square metre.
Another great video! Thank you.
Nice video Marty. Beautiful model. You are correct about the pollution caused by manufacturing and then later disposing of electric car batteries. Once they have been produced by the millions, I hope an efficient methods are developed.
Another lovely makeover. Why not keep empty paint jars for storing your mixes?
How do you get your hands looking so bad?
The body of that Tesla is part Zamac and they made the roof part of the windshield piece. The mainline Matchbox and Hot Wheels do this now to try to keep them at around a dollar. Matchbox and Hot wheels, both made by Mattel of course, produce premium pieces that more resemble the Matchbox and Hot Wheels of old. Hot wheels premiums use the metal base and Matchbox premiums use mostly plastic but they are starting to make metal bases now. Oh and Marty, the Matchbox premium come with boxes with opening flaps..😂...and they have done retro looking boxes of late as well....they are Around $4 or 5 bucks..m
Marty: As the caustic soda (aka sodium hydroxide, or lye) dissolves in the water there is a chemical reaction that creates heat. A word of warning: Don’t put caustic soda on aluminum. It reacts quickly.
Greatly enjoy your restorations!
This is a very interesting model. I love it.
The two holes are to hook up pipe hoses for fueling. The jerry can I’d for filling a car or small plane that does not need the big pressure tank.
They make those pots in stainless steel. The plastic ones decomposes with thinner. I use the metal and can store for months
Nice vid. Welcome back!
Stick to restorations.
❤WE WANT KEVIN!🐨
Very interesting to see your workbench lighting setup for filming. I'm just setting up my workbench for doing videos so this was very useful. The video was very interesting too, cheers.
Another fine job! We're happy with that.
WE❤KEVIN!🐨
Marty my friend... please do something about your fingernails. It looks like you let Kevin gnaw them for you!!!
beautiful!!