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The Covid days turned into weeks and then into months, that gave me much more time than usual for the hobby. Here's some Accessory Pack restorations from the end of 2020.

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Here's the Major Pack restorations from late Fall of 2020 and into Winter of 2021.

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AJR wrote:The early cattle trailers on that Trader suffer from open air bubble pock marks all over it.
Rather than fill them, I opted to brush paint the trailer, filling in the pock marks with paint as I went.
I got a decent finish but gave it a coat of spray lacquer to finish off.

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I do believe you have the second casting of the Jennings trailer. The brackets on the left side (showing in your photo) are evenly spaced. The early trailer had the brackets unevenly spaced on the left side and a ridge down the center line of the roof. I'm betting your trailer also has the smooth roof without the ridge down the center of it. However, you are correct about the first casting of the trailer having casting issues. On some, the windows are partially or completely filled in with flash (amoung other issues).

The "Kings of Covid." I repaired and restored these King Size models in the Fall of 2020 and early Winter of 2021.

Lots of work gone into that lot..Nice work Joe ....I'm half way through 2 and flagging.

Sneak peek into a couple of projects in progress.

I´m shure that both will look great when they are ready.

A friend asked me if I would restore a Matchbox Kingsize K13 concrete truck for her grandson. No problem! It was a metal hub variation so that was a plus. The windows were scratched up and far less than ideal, I polished them as best I could. The chute was broken off the rear, so I smoothed any sharp edges (I don't think the little guy will notice or mind the missing chute). I decided to go with something besides the old tried and true orange and use brighter more modern colors. I also incorporated his name into the logo on the barrel. The base is now secured with screws and the barrel is fixed to prevent it from coming off and/or getting lost. Different lighting makes the paint look two different colors (for a toy that could be a feature). This model has skipped a generation and been pulled out of retirement and put back to work in the sand box or on the play room floor. Maybe in 2050 the lad will have someone restore it again for his own child.

Nice touch, personalising it.

Sneak peek #2. Things moving along nicely. Trim paint needs to go on, a hook and the thing that will make or break it ... the decals! But wait ... there's more to come!