My old diecast toy restorations

[Junkman]

I, too have gotten into diecast toy restorations.

Mainly old Corgis, Dinkys and Spot-Ons, what you can buy for Pennies at the boot sale.

I'll treat this thread more like a blog, because I feel to open a separate thread for each one would spam the forum too much.

Anyway, I gave all the models I restored so far (a whopping two) to my children to play with them.

They agreed that once they are done with them, I'll restore them again, and they will give them to their children to play with.

I'm telling you guys, these toys will survive me!

So here goes for starters.

Corgi Jag MK10:

[Junkman]

VW Transporter. This one is actually quite rare, since the tool was modified to make the tow version.









Note: the shonkiness of the detail painting is deliberate! It wasn't better on the originals.

[angelo7]

Amazing how you can bring them back to "life". I love Before and After pictures. Thanks!! I did it myself to a Hot Wheels Steering Rig.

[Junkman]

Nice!

I started some Spot-Ons, but haven't got around to detail paint them yet.

I wanted this Bentley

to resemble Jason King's car in Department S.

Then did the Isetta for good measure:

And a Jag MK1:

[Junkman]

Fiat Multipla

[migace]

love those

[Old Buckaroo]

Very nice work ! It is nice to see these cars getting a second chance .

Now you got me wanting to do the same only I have no little cars. But I am going to be looking for them now

[AzTom]

Great looking cars. I like that you didn't over do it as the originals were not that great.

Years ago I made cardboard spray masks to repaint tootsietoys so the over spray looked just like the originals did.

I have probably a few hundred small diecast to do some day. A lot of Hubley, Tootsietoy, Dinky and anything else that looked fun.

[Junkman]

Very nice work ! It is nice to see these cars getting a second chance .

Now you got me wanting to do the same only I have no little cars. But I am going to be looking for them now

Thanks!

I can only recommend it. You can get wrecked ones for Pennies at a boot sale/flea market/garage sale.

I don't know about the American brands, but you can even get spare parts for most of the British ones.

[Junkman]

Great looking cars. I like that you didn't over do it as the originals were not that great.

Years ago I made cardboard spray masks to repaint tootsietoys so the over spray looked just like the originals did.

I have probably a few hundred small diecast to do some day. A lot of Hubley, Tootsietoy, Dinky and anything else that looked fun.

Thank you.

You need to aim for the slightly sloppy finish, otherwise they lose their charm.

Making spray masks is the next thing I want to do, to achieve exactly the effect you describe.

[Maindrian Pace]

Very nice work, I've always admired the styling of the MK 10 Jag-u-wire.

-MJS

[Junkman]

MK10s are gorgeous cars, I had a real one back in the 80s.

Unfortunately it proved too bulky to be practical on these shores, an issue you sure wouldn't experience in America.