A badly play worn Chevy. I had to smooth out the roof as it was badly pitted. Axles had to be cut off and discarded and I had to soak the wheels in a mild acid to get them off the rusty axle stubs.
The Jumbo crane was super near mint with a bent rear axle. While replacing the axle, I decided to give it the super rare M9 / 6c smooth face wheels. It's now in a board members collection,
This snowplow was also super near mint but a model railroader had painted the gray wheels to black. A fellow collector tried to remove the black paint and ruined three of the original wheels. After donating the truck to me, I restored it back to it's original gray wheel glory.
The play worn Aston Martin had a casting blemish on the hood (bonnet), after that was fixed, it went to metallic red with BPW.
Another badly playworn model that had no tires. It went back together with red wheel hubs and new tires.
Various restorations
Various restorations
It might be time to start my "Bucket List."
Re: Various restorations
Joe, these restorations are of absolutely amazing quality. You are a genius (and we're all exceptionally lucky that you haven't turned to "the Dark Side"!).
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Re: Various restorations
Great work Joe, some of these look familiar...and the others I never got the chance to see until now. Thanks for sharing
Dave
So. Cal. USA.
So. Cal. USA.