Restoration of Buzz Lightyear 2024 - Toy Story from HELL Awesome Restorations 2024-03-16 | Restoration of Buzz Lightyear from the Pixar Toy Story movies. I will repair this Space Ranger so he is suitable for 2024 and beyond and make him even more resistance to future challenges.ABOUT BUZZ LIGHTYEAR FROM HELLThis is a humanmade apocalypse version of Buzz Lightyear. Bought from Sid Phillips Barn yard sale last year for 100$. ;-)THE RESTORATION PROCESSBuzz Lightyear was in very evil condition! I disassemble him into approx. 251 pieces. With many tiny parts, wires, screws, and plastic pieces. The legs alone contain over 50 parts and 40 screws, so this is a very advanced repair. I sandblasted all the body parts with virgin Sodium Bicarbonate. I cleaned all the other parts. I gave all the white plastic body parts a layer of metal paint to make Buzz more resistant in the futureI airbrushed all the parts in original Buzz Lightyear green, purple, black colors. And everything was painted four times with a gentle grinding in between.And yes I custom build the awesome Cannon arm to give Buzz future protection in this mean world!Once more Pixar Animation Studios supplied me the needed spare parts, stickers, a new upgraded head and the whole left arm. I even got myself a Buzz Lightyear PEZ. Thanks!This was a lovely restoration for me to do. I really like all the Toy Story movies. I think they are brilliant and somehow encourage hope. Buzz Lightyear, Woody, REX the little aliens are some of my favorite characters in these movies. Thank You Pixar for a wonderful story and fantastic animations ❤PLZ like, share and subscribe And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my restoration of Woody from Toy Story - youtu.be/PLFCPB_BghsThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinMusic: From YouTube free audio library. And from prayed license at EnvatoElements.
EXTREMELY RARE U.S. Airborne Pickaxe Restoration - World War 2 Awesome Restorations 2025-05-09 | Restoration of an extremely rare trench pickaxe used by a U.S. soldier from the 101st Airborne Division during World War 2. Discovered in Bastogne, Belgium, this relic was left behind following the intense Battle of Bastogne in 1944, a pivotal part of the larger Battle of the Bulge.ABOUT THE WW2 PICKAXEThis historical artifact is a genuine Mattock Plumb model from 1942, extensively utilized by the Allied forces during the war in Europe. I personally recovered this pickaxe during my trip to Belgium, where it had been hidden away for over 75 years alongside other remarkable WW2 relics.THE RESTORATION PROCESSWatch me carefully clean the pickaxe to reveal its hidden markings, clearly displaying the "U.S. PLUMB 1942" stamp. After thorough sandblasting, I welded the broken parts together and meticulously ground and polished the metal to perfection. To restore functionality and beauty, I crafted a handle from exquisite smoked U.S. oak.The World War 2 poem from the Restoration videos end screenThrough smoke and flame our bonds were born,On battlefields, our oaths were sworn;Their courage fierce, their valor bright,Together faced unending night.As mountains fell and skies bled red,Our unity surged, our armies led;Eternal flames, our fates reset,Their sacrifice - our endless debt.Allies fought - never forget.I really enjoy doing this detailed restoration video showcasing the careful repair and revival of this significant historical piece. Subscribe for more unique restoration projects, and don't miss my RARE WW2 LIGHTER RESTORATION: youtu.be/NXEl-Pqqo60Thank you for watching, stay safe, and see you soon!❤ Martin
Restoration of Antique Firefighter Axe Awesome Restorations 2025-04-25 | Restoration of Antique Firefighter Axe - Repairing and Restoring a Classic Fireman's ToolIn this restoration video, watch me restore a vintage firefighter axe with a broken edge, damaged spike, and worn handle. Follow along as I repair, restore, and enhance this old firefighting tool, complete with a custom laser engraving!About this Firefighter AxeI purchased this antique firefighter axe at an auction a few years ago for about $10. Since then, this rusty axe has patiently waited in my garage, begging for a restoration. Now it's finally time to bring this classic tool back to life!Did you know that the firefighter axe is one of the essential tools used by firefighters? There are mainly two types: the flat-head axe and the pick-head axe (with a spike), like the one I'm restoring in this video. Firefighters frequently use these axes to break through doors, windows, or even chop through walls for ventilation during or after a fire.Axe Restoration ProcessThe restoration began by removing the old handle, which was firmly secured by two protective iron fittings. I then sandblasted the axe head at 125 PSI using aluminum oxide, effectively removing years of rust and grime.Due to extensive wear, I had to remove about ¾ inch from the damaged axe edge and reshape it with a strong, 30-degree bevel suitable for a firefighter's tough tasks. Additionally, the axe's spike had lost about 1 inch from years of heavy-duty use, so I repaired it with stick welding, adding new steel before grinding it smooth.After completing the repairs, I hardened and polished both the edge and spike. For added personality, I laser engraved a striking Native American chief skull design, measuring approximately 2x2 inches on each side of the axe head. To highlight the firefighter spirit, I engraved the handle's front iron fitting with the motto "Semper Paratus," meaning "Always Ready."Finally, I handcrafted a new handle from beautifully smoked oak wood, finished with Nordic teak oil, giving the axe a rugged yet refined appearance.I'm thrilled with how this firefighter axe restoration turned out the engravings add toughness and personality to this timeless firefighting tool.🔔 Subscribe for more restoration videos and projects!🎬 Watch my Nordic Double Bit Axe Restoration here 👉 youtu.be/fwHALgDYfH8&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thank you for watching and supporting my channel!Stay safe, Martin ❤
Restoring a Super Rare Air Gun - The Warrior .177 Cal. Awesome Restorations 2025-04-18 | Restoration of a Legendary .177 cal. Air Gun – The Warrior from 1930sJoin me as I restore a rare and legendary air gun from the 1930s – the Accles & Shelvoke “Warrior” .177. This forgotten masterpiece is brought back to life after nearly a century of wear, rust, and damage.🔧 ABOUT THE AIR GUNThis incredible piece of history was kindly donated by one of my subscribers in Canada (huge thanks to Glenn!). Made in Birmingham, UK, by Accles & Shelvoke Ltd, this “Warrior” model was produced between 1931–1939. Patent No's: BRIT 351268 / USA 538057.🛠️ THE RESTORATION PROCESSWhen I received the pistol, it was in rough shape—completely rusted, cracked handle, missing grip and trigger guard, and a badly fixed trigger. Here's what I did:Fully disassembled the pistol (fighting through layers of rust)- Sandblasted all major parts using fine glass beads at low pressure- TIG welded and reshaped the damaged handle- Crafted new grips from beautiful Asian walnut- Removed heavy pitting with 1000-grit sandpaper and polished the metal to a shine- Rebuilt the trigger mechanism and hand-made a new trigger guard- Fully reassembled and tested the pistol in my garageThis was a very cool restorations. I really like repairing old weapons. 💬 Tell me what you think in the comments!I’d love to hear your thoughts on this project and if you enjoy watching rare items get a second life. 🧡 📺 More Restorations You’ll LoveDon’t miss my Rare Dagger Restoration here:👉 youtu.be/e72qmJtQ-1cThanks so much for watching.Stay safe, and see you in the next one!– Martin
Epic Restoration of a Rare WW1 Dagger - Historical Relic Repair Awesome Restorations 2025-04-11 | Restoration of a Rare WW1 Dagger. See this very old war relic repair in this video.In this restoration video, I'm bringing a rare World War 1 dagger back to life. Finding a war relic from 1915 in such amazing condition is incredibly uncommon, making this repair project even more special.ABOUT THIS WW1 TRENCH DAGGER:This dagger was generously donated by one of my Italian subscribers who has enjoyed my previous war relic restorations. Originally, this dagger was a Piemonte National Guard knife dating back to the mid-1800s. It was later modified to be more effective in trench warfare during WW1.This historical dagger most likely belonged to an Italian "Arditi," an elite special forces unit from the Royal Italian Army during World War 1. The Arditi were among the first modern storm troops and were famously known as "the most feared corps by opposing armies." During the Great War, Italy fought alongside Serbia, Russia, France, Britain, and the United States against the Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. To restore this dagger feels like being entrusted with a genuine historical treasure.ABOUT THE RESTORATION:I began by carefully removing corrosion from the brass fittings to safely disassemble the dagger. Remarkably, the blade and handle were in excellent condition, needing only minor repairs. I gently sandblasted the blade, then MIG welded reinforcement onto the upper portion, which had significant wear.A substantial crack at the tip of the blade required precise TIG welding due to the metal's fragility. After welding, I carefully ground and hardened the blade, meticulously preserving its authentic WW1 trench modifications.The dagger's beautiful antique handle received a gentle sandblasting. A notable hole in one quillon was filled with solder and carefully reshaped using precision files, resulting in a seamless repair.This restoration was incredibly satisfying and ranks among my personal favorites. It’s always rewarding to carefully restore a piece of history, preserving its authentic look while repairing damage. I hope you enjoy watching this restoration video as much as I enjoyed making it!Please SUBSCRIBE for more restoration videos, including my SUPER RARE Air Gun Restoration:👉 youtu.be/ifD-sIMjxLk&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching! Stay safe and see you soon.❤ Martin
COLT Python .357 MAGNUM Gun Lighter Restoration Awesome Restorations 2025-04-04 | In this restoration video, I'll be repairing and restoring an amazing Colt Python .357 Magnum gun lighter, turning this rusty and broken lighter back into a functional and beautiful piece!ABOUT THE GUN LIGHTER:Important Note: This item is NOT a firearm—it's a detailed Chinese-made cigarette lighter modeled after the iconic Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver. I received this lighter from one of my loyal subscribers, a magnet fisherman who often sends me interesting objects recovered from lake bottoms for restoration.This is a remastered video version taken from one of old restorations projects. I have improved the video to fit todays needs. I hope old viewers will like this new video edit anyway!The Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver was first introduced in 1955, coincidentally the same year Smith & Wesson released their .44 Magnum revolver. Although this lighter isn't real, it's incredibly realistic, so please handle responsibly!Unfortunately, these inexpensive Chinese butane lighters often break easily. Repairing the butane valve, burner, and gas tank can be quite challenging once damaged.THE RESTORATION PROCESS:I began by thoroughly cleaning off dirt, rust, mud, and mold from the lighter. After applying oil to loosen screws, I carefully disassembled the lighter into numerous individual parts. Due to severe corrosion, I had to drill out four screws that had partially disintegrated.Next, I sandblasted and ground the gun frame to remove deep metal pitting, then polished the metal thoroughly until it looked almost new. All small metal components were cleaned in my mini tumbler, while plastic parts were restored using Muriatic acid and polished with car wax to regain their original shine.Thanks to previously restoring a similar lighter about two and a half years ago, this project was smooth and straightforward, allowing me to apply my experience effectively.I hope you enjoyed watching this lighter restoration! If you'd like to see more cool restoration projects, don't forget to subscribe and check out my lighter restoration playlist: youtu.be/4bxU9G6MUWA?si=uyDaKJeQW6ZMwPkdThank you so much for watching and supporting my channel. See you in the next video!Best wishes and stay safe, ❤ Martin.
Restoring a MASSIVE Butchers Cleaver – Insane Transformation! Awesome Restorations 2025-03-28 | Restoration of a MASSIVE Antique Italian Meat Cleaver | Incredible Restoration VideoJoin me as I restore a massive 100-year-old meat cleaver from Italy. Witness the transformation of this heavily rusted and aged butcher’s tool into a stunning masterpiece.RESTORATION PROCESSI began by carefully disassembling the handle from the cleaver blade and welding shut the worn pin holes. The blade underwent sandblasting to remove deep rust, followed by careful heating to straighten its shape. Next, the blade received a full annealing treatment at 879 degrees Celsius, which effectively reduced hardness and relieved internal stresses in the metal, making it ready for reshaping.Afterwards, I ground a sharp new cutting edge at a precise 30-degree angle on one side, dramatically enhancing its cutting performance. A heat treatment process followed, achieving an impressive Rockwell hardness of 60-62 HRC, perfect for a durable, sharp cleaver.To enhance its visual appeal, I etched detailed patterns onto both sides of the blade. For the handle, I crafted a beautiful new grip from a reclaimed piece of vintage hickory wood, adding both authenticity and style. A final touch included custom laser engraving and unique decorative accents, giving this antique tool new life.If you enjoyed this restoration video, please subscribe for more exciting upcoming projects!🔨 Watch next:Butchers Huge Axe Restoration: youtu.be/Z6EH7xMM-msThanks for watching my channel. See you in the next restoration project!Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Butchers Huge Axe Restoration - TRIPAS II Awesome Restorations 2025-03-21 | Restoration of an Incredible Antique Butcher's Axe (Tripas 2, Early 1900s from Spain)In this detailed restoration video, I carefully restore a massive antique butcher's axe, known as the Tripas 2, originating from Spain in the early 1900s.This is a remastered video version taken from one of my very old projects and improved to fit todays needs. I hope old viewers will like this new video edit anyway!RESTORATION PROCESS:I began by carefully disassembling the axe, separating the head from its handle. After thorough cleaning, I performed sandblasting to remove rust and debris. To maintain its authentic rugged aesthetic, I used a cleaning disc to enhance the raw steel texture, deliberately preserving the original wear marks and imperfections, essential to its vintage butcher's charm.To highlight the distinctive TRIPAS brand, I digitally redesigned and refined the original logo. This involved detailed drawing and adjustments using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and CAD software, preparing the design for precise fiber laser engraving. The meticulous process of drawing, resizing, and laser programming demanded several hours, ensuring a flawless final engraving on the axe head.I completed the restoration by fitting an aged handle I had stored in my workshop, engraving the TRIPAS name onto it for added authenticity.I hope you enjoy watching this restoration as much as I enjoyed working on it! If you liked this video, please subscribe for more exciting restoration and repair projects.👉 Don’t forget to check out my PHANTOM F-4 RESTORATION: youtu.be/e_6bSNCm2f0🔔 Subscribe for more restoration videos and awesome upcoming projects! Thanks for watching, and stay safe!🔥 Best wishes, Martin ❤️
Rare Axe Restoration With Viking Engravings Awesome Restorations 2025-03-14 | Rare Axe Restoration With unique Viking-Inspired Transformation. In this axe restoration video, I bring an old axe back to life with a unique Viking-inspired design! This rare axe restoration project features intricate engravings, a stunning new hickory handle, and a complete transformation into a battle-ready masterpiece.This is a remastered video version taken from one of my very old projects and improved to fit todays needs. I hope old viewers will like this new video edit anyway!About This AxeI’ve had this antique axe for years, waiting for the perfect moment to restore it. While I don’t know much about its origins, I knew it deserved an epic restoration—and what better way than to give it a Nordic Viking touch?The Restoration ProcessSandblasted the axe to remove rust and imperfections.Replaced the old, weak handle with a strong, long hickory wood handle for an authentic Viking battle-axe look. Welded and reshaped the axe head for a perfect fit.Hardened the metal and applied a blackened finish using an oil treatment.Viking-Inspired EngravingsTo complete the transformation, I added detailed Nordic Viking engravings:A Nordic Eagle symbolizing strength in Norse mythology.Viking knotwork on the top of the handle.The Valknut ("The Knot of Slain Warriors") at the bottom of the shaft.I’m proud of how this axe restoration turned out, and I hope you enjoy watching the process as much as I enjoyed creating it!👉 Don’t forget to check out my PHANTOM F-4 RESTORATION: youtu.be/e_6bSNCm2f0🔔 Subscribe for more restoration videos and awesome upcoming projects! Thanks for watching, and stay safe!🔥 Best wishes, Martin ❤️
Restoration of Sheriff Woody From Toy Story 2 Awesome Restorations 2025-03-07 | Restoring Sheriff Woody – A Full Repair of This Toy Story 2 Icon!In this video, I take on the challenge of fully restoring a Sheriff Woody doll that arrived in a shocking, "zombified" condition. This beloved character from Toy Story 2 (1999) deserved a second chance, so I carefully repaired and rebuilt him to bring him back to life!This is a remastered video version taken from one of my older projects and improved to fit todays quality, pace and needs. I hope old viewers will like this video anyway!The Legendary Restoration Tool ChestTo make this restoration even more special, I used a nearly identical replica of the famous tool chest seen in Toy Story 2, originally created by Pixar Animation Studios. This incredible piece was crafted by talented woodworker and YouTuber Matthew Moustache— you can check out his process of making it here: youtube.com/watch?v=-iHCl8DF48wThe Restoration ProcessThe first step was disassembling Woody—removing all his clothing and carefully working around the damage. One of his feet was severely burned, so I had to use a heat blower to remove the melted cowboy boots. His head was in terrible shape, so I placed it on a custom-built stand as a nod to Sid Phillips' creepy toy creations from the original Toy Story.I then extracted the U-nails and melted metal plate lodged in Woody's head, followed by a gentle sandblasting with baking soda to avoid damaging the soft plastic. After cleaning and reinforcing the structure with tiny nails and wood supports, I sculpted a brand-new face using air-drying silky doll clay, aiming to restore his original charm.Once the shaping was complete, I spent countless hours refining, filling, and sanding to perfect the details. Using an airbrush, I applied multiple layers of acrylic water-based paint, carefully mixing a custom skin tone slightly darker than the original. His hair and eyebrows also got a subtle refresh, and for the finishing touch, I printed new eye colors and carefully applied them to recreate his signature look.Bringing Woody Back to LifeWith Buzz Lightyear’s "help" (😉), I crafted a brand-new cowboy belt buckle, which turned out fantastic. Woody’s clothes got a deep clean in my mini washing machine, and I managed to find second-hand boots on eBay to replace the damaged pair.This restoration was one of my most challenging yet, especially getting Woody’s face just right—but I’m really happy with how he turned out. My goal was to capture his Toy Story 2 expression and personality, and I think I succeeded!I hope you enjoy watching this transformation as much as I loved working on it. If you’d like to see more exciting restorations, don’t forget to subscribe! Also, check out my Buzz Lightyear restoration here: youtu.be/2U3Jw9elYjAThank you for watching!Stay safe and see you soon!Best wishes,❤ Martin
F4 PHANTOM II Model Aircraft Restoration U.S. Airforce - Remastered Awesome Restorations 2025-02-26 | Restoration of an McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II – The aircraft used by the US Air Force, the NAVY and the Marines. See me restore and repair this fighter jet plane back to awesome.This is a remastered video version taken from one of my older projects and improved to fit todays needs. I hope old viewers will like this video anyway!ABOUT THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4J PHANTOM IIThis jet plane was produced by McDonnell Douglas and came out 1958. At that time the F4 Phantom II had a revolutionary design and has been serving the US Air Force, US NAVY and the US Marines for many years. It could reach a top speed at MACH 2.2 Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981 with a total of 5,195 aircraft build. The fighter did set 15 world records for its in-flight performance. The last time the McDonnell Douglas Phantom II was operating was in operation Desert storm before the plane was retired in 1996.The Phantom Fighter jet was gradually replaced by more modern aircrafts such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in the U.S. Air Force, the F-14 Tomcat in the U.S. Navy, and the F/A-18 Hornet in the Navy and Marine Corps.I got this scaled metal model of the McDonnell Douglas Phantom II from one of my subscribers 5 years ago.ABOUT THE RESTORATIONI started by digging out the two little pilots from the cockpit. Then I dismantled the aircrafts drop tanks + the exhaust from the Phantom F4. I gave the whole aircraft a good sandblasting. I then Welded the broken wing and grinded it for many hours to 100% match the other wing. I drilled new holes to mount the bomb. The cockpit canopy was missing so I have been searching for a new cockpit for the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II a long time. My only problem was that this plane model is old and rare, so I couldn’t find any spare parts. Finally I found a nice guy in the USA actually from the US Air Force who has exact the same Aircraft. He was so kind to make a mold so I could cast my canopy for this restoration project.I used resin to cast the new canopy. I was a little bit skeptical in the casting process, but the new canopy was amazing and with a few adjustments it fits the Phantom F4 perfectly.There was also a stand along with the aircraft, but the bottom part was missing. So I casted a new one in aluminum and painted it black.Finally I gave the aircraft a polish just to get it bright and clean. I designed a whole package of decals who fit the older versions of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. As a little tribute I added the U.S. Air Force 75 years anniversary logo on the tail.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects - ALSO SEE MY latest WW2 restoration video👉 youtu.be/sz6fX-hUR3M 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Rare Gun Lighter Restoration, World War II - Ground Found Awesome Restorations 2024-05-18 | Rare Gun Lighter Restoration from World War II - D-day 1944! This time I repair and restore a very cool war relic built of .50 Cal cartridges by a soldier during WW II.About the rare .50 Cal gun lighterThis is a very special and cool looking war relic from the World War 2. It’s found by a metal detecting group in France and giving to me to restore. Its made out of .50 Cal machineguns cartridges and it looks very cool. The lighter is made of a brass base and old copper cartridges dated 1942 and 1943. The .50 Cal ammunition was mostly used in the browning machineguns during WW2.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started cleaning the lighter to get an overview of damages so I could plan the restoration. Then I continued by detaching all the lighter parts which was soldered on the lighter frame: the trigger, the trigger guard and the copper cartridges.I cleaned the gun frame and the copper cartridges in my sandblaster using very fine aluminum beads together with low air pressure. Just to avoid unnecessary damage to the restoration project.There were a lot of dents and scratches on the lighter parts but overall a very fine condition after all these years on in the ground. I also gave the parts a light hand grinding with some high 1500 grit sandpaper. I polished all the parts but I managed to keep the old look of the lighter still preserve some of the wear and tear on the lighter.All the small parts was in my mini tumbler using aluminum oxide as my media.When all the parts was cleaned I soldered it all together and added lighter fluid cotton, a new wick, flint and flint spring to the project. And finished by making a new wick lid from a .308 Winchester hunting bulletI really think this restoration video turned out very good. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my F-4 PHANTOM II Aircraft Restoration - youtu.be/WFBVfvXquJE 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
Burned Pizza Restoration Awesome Restorations 2024-04-26 | Pizza Pepperoni restoration of a very burned and totally black Italian style pizza. See me repair this burned food using my angel grinder, drill and grinding paper to finally make the food eatable again.About the burned PizzaWe just got a new Pizza oven a Ooni Koda 16” which is a gas-powered outdoor pizza oven designed for stone-baking epic 16-inch pizzas at a very high temperature it heats up to 500 °C (950 °F)The idea is that the stone-baked fresh pizza is ready in just 60 seconds (If you do not forget your pizza in the oven). My son (who is a teenager) was about to make himself a delicious Italian style pizza. Unfortunately, he got distracted by his friends on Discord and went away for 5-7 minutes. This was just too much, and the food got burned. Son said: Daddy my Pizza is like charcoal now. ☹Me: You must scrape off the coal to eat it.Son said: No that’s impossibleMe: Everything can get restored even a burned pizza.Son: NOOO not this oneMe: Hold my bottle of Italian wineThe pizza I use in this restoration is a new one which I intentionally burned just to prove that its possible to restore a pizza which is very over cooked and burned down to the ground.Abou the RestorationI started by peeling off all the burned pepperoni pieces (totally 7 pieces). I tried to serve the black charcoal pepperoni to my dog but he totally rejected it.I used my angel grinder to grind off all the rust (sorry) all the cheese, tomato sauce and bread which was burned. That went surprisingly well and was easier than expected. Finally, I cleaned all the many cracks with my Dremel hand drill machine and blowed it as clean as possible with compressed air. I did manage to rip off a piece of the pizza when I hand grinded the last details, so I ended up making a pizza dough glue to glue all the cracks and the two bread pieces together.I gave the overcooked dough base some moisturizer (a lot of water) to soften the pizza base as much as possible before baking. I created an easy to do pizza sauce with the following ingredients: Tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, garlic and sugar. I mixed it together and added it to the base. I also added a lot of olive oil to the base edge hopefully to make it delicious again. Then I added 7 pieces of pepperoni and 5 pieces of jalapeños and a huge amount of freshly grated cheese. I baked the newly repaired pepperoni pizza for around 1,5 minutes and it came out much better than I expected. The base was very crusty. You can hear that when I cut it with my custom-made Awesome Pizza Slicer in the video. The taste was surprisingly a 6 out of 10. Tasted a little bit burned. But the food was absolutely eatable.So, if you ever wonder. YES, it is absolutely durable to restore a very burned pizza.I celebrated this restoration by getting a nice glass of Italian Pizza vine from the vine cellar.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration videos See my Toy Story from Hell Restoration here: youtu.be/2U3Jw9elYjAThanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Huge Firefighter Axe Restoration Awesome Restorations 2024-04-06 | Huge Firefighter axe restoration of a big old and raw rusty German metal cleaver. See me restore this tool and engrave some custom engraving work adding a burning skull to the face of the axe.ABOUT THE FIREFIGHTER AXEThis Is a fine old German firefighter axe from Wiebelhaus in the heart of the Sauerland region of Germany. They have a long family history of making handcrafted tools. I bought this tool for around 30$ at an auction a few years back. Now it is time to restore this massive axe and make it beautiful again.Did you know that a firefighter axe is one of the most common tools among firefighters. Firemen often use two kinds of axes, the flat head fire axe and the pick head fire axe, the one with a spike like this one I restore in the video. They often use them to gain entry thru a door, window or chop hole in a wall.ABOUT THE AXE RESTORATIONI started by removing the handle from the axe. This handle is protected and secured with two irons which holds the axe handle steady on place and at the same time they protect the handle in rough use and abuse. I sandblasted the axe using aluminum oxide as my sandblasting material. I grinded a new 40-degree angle edge. A firefighter axe doesn’t need to be super sharp – it just needs to be strong so it can break down doors, windows and walls during a fire.I added a very cool laser engraving on the cheek of each side of the axe head. The motive for the laser engraving was a burning skull head. I couldn’t choose between a bright metal skull or a black metal skull so I did both! – so please tell me which one you like the most! I gave the edge and the spike a quick polish. I grinded the axe handle in my homemade wood lathe and toned the wood darker. Finally, I put the axe together and I gave the handle some Nordic teak oil. I am really satisfied with this restoration. I think this came out very good and the engravings make a rough feeling to this old German tool!Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration videos 🙂 You can also see my Nordic Double bit axe restoration video - youtu.be/fwHALgDYfH8Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
F-16 Fighting Falcon Restoration USAF Thunderbirds 🦅 👊 #f16 #repair #shorts Awesome Restorations 2023-12-12 | F-16 Aircraft Restoration in Short version. I turn this Air Craft into a beautiful USAF Thunderbirds edition. With my repair ill make this Fighting Falcon fly again.SEE FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/HO3dhIwL1J0 👈ABOUT THIS F16 FIGHTING FALCONThis broken Radio-Controlled Aircraft is from one of my subscribers. It’s covered in mud an have some very hard damaged it looks very bad. This aircraft is a legendary and have been used by the US Air Force and many other countries all over the world. The F16 has been build since 1976 by General Dynamics for the United States Airforce (USAF) which was later sold to Lockheed Corporation/Lockheed Martin.The USAF Thunderbirds has been using the F-16 Fighting Falcon to perform and rule the sky in airshows all over the world. The F-16 has been the chosen aircraft for the Thunderbirds since the 1983. I salute them and the aircraft in this video by decorating this restoration in USAF Thunderbirds colors.ABOUT THE RESTORATIONThe restoration was started by carefully removing all the mud from the body of the aircraft so I could disable all the electrical parts like circuit board, battery, wiring and the 3 tiny electrical motors.When the F16 was stripped from all parts I gave it a nice wash. Then I cleaned all the electronics using WD40.I created a new rudder for the F-16 and glued it onto the body of the aircraft. I also reattached the wing by gluing it back in place.i grinded the whole aircraft very gently and coated it in water based clear coating. Then I gave the whole body a glossy white spray paint. I added new rudder rods, new battery, a new radio transmitter and 3 new propellers. I also added some Kevlar re enforcements to support the body of the F-16.At the end of the restoration I decorated the F-16 in the colors of the USAF Thunderbirds, with tiny waterslide decals and custom paint.I was very exited repairing this aircraft and I really think that the paint and decorations look good. I lost the Aircraft shortly after it was launched. The plane just went straight up in the air and away into the Snowmass's. Please take a look at the long form video 👉 youtu.be/HO3dhIwL1J0 Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
F-16 Aircraft Restoration - U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Awesome Restorations 2023-11-12 | F-16 Aircraft Restoration in a beautiful USAF Thunderbirds edition. Today I will repair and restore this legendary Fighting Falcon and hopefully make it fly again.ABOUT THIS F16 FIGHTING FALCONI got this broken Radio-Controlled Aircraft from a subscriber of my channel. It’s not very old, but obviously its hardly damaged with broken wing, body, rudder and thrown away, it looks very bad. The subscriber left a note for me in the package. “Hey Mr. Awesome Restoration here is a little challenge for you. You might not be able to restore this!” That’s why I just have to repair it and make it fly again. 😉The F 16 is a legendary aircraft used by the US Air Force and many other countries all over the world and it is a relatively low-cost high performance weapon system compared to the F35. Over 1600 F16 has been build since 1976 originally build by General Dynamics for the United States Airforce (USAF) which was later sold to Lockheed Corporation, which now is a part of Lockheed Martin.The USAF Thunderbirds has been using the F-16 Fighting Falcon to perform aerial demonstrations and they also fly two F-16D twin-seat trainers. The F-16 has been the demonstration aircraft for the Thunderbirds since the 1983 season. I really like the way they fly and the look of their aircrafts, that is why I salute them and the aircraft in this video by decorating this restoration in USAF Thunderbirds colors.ABOUT THE RESTORATIONI started the restoration by carefully removing all the mud from the body of the aircraft so I could disable all the electrical parts like circuit board, battery, wiring and the 3 tiny electrical motors.When the plane was stripped from all parts I gave the body a nice wash. Then I cleaned all the electronics and motors using WD40 and a toothbrush. I had to knock on the motor a few times to make it run. I created a new rudder for the F-16 and glued it onto the body of the aircraft. I also repaired the wing by gluing it back in place the same applies to the cockpit. This radio-controlled Aircraft is made of Styrofoam, so I had to use Styrofoam friendly glue repairing and gluing all the parts. I grinded the whole aircraft very gently and coated it in Styrofoam friendly water based clear coating. After that I gave the whole body a glossy white spray paint. I ordered some new rudder rods, a battery, a radio transmitter and 3 propellers and some Kevlar re enforcements to support the body of the F-16.I mounted all the electronics and the 3 tiny motors and all the rudder rods. After that I made a bottom to cover it all and to protect the parts if crash landing.Finally I decorated this F-16 Fighting Falcon in the proud colors of the USAF Thunderbirds. So I had to print and mount a lot of tiny waterslide decals and do some custom paint. It was very challenging to repair this aircraft and make the Styrofoam with paint and decorations look good, but I think it came out very nicely. Unfortunately I lost the Aircraft shortly after it was launched. The plane just went straight up in the air and away. I wonder how far it went.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects - ALSO SEE MY F-4 PHANTOM II Aircraft Restoration 👉 youtu.be/WFBVfvXquJE 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
COLT Python .357 MAGNUM Gun Lighter Restoration Awesome Restorations 2023-09-03 | Restoration of a gun lighter model Colt Python .357 Magnum. I will restore and repair this cool looking cigarette lighter and make it burn again. ABOUT THE GUN LIGHTERNote: this is NOT a firearm it’s a Chinese cigarette lighter that I got from one of my loyal subscribers who send this to me to restore. He is a magnet fisherman and once a while he offers me really trashy objects to restore which he finds at the bottom of the lake.This lighter is a model of the famous Colt Python .357 Magnum which was introduced 1955 the same year that Smith & Wesson released the .44 Magnum revolver. It’s a very cool and realistic looking gun so do not play around with this in the street.These cheap Chinese butane lighters have a bad reputation for breaking very fast and the butane gas valve, burner and gas tank can really be challenging repairing once broken!THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started brushing the mud, dirt, rust, and mold off the lighter. I gave all the screws a drop of oil and disassemble the whole lighter into many pieces. Unfortunately I did have to drill out 4 of the screws which was half gone because of corrosion.I sandblasted the gun frame, and I did my best to grind the metal back to normal. There was a lot of pitting in the metal, and I managed to almost remove it all. I gave all the metal a nice polishing and the metal came out really good.I cleaned all the small parts in my mini tumbler. And used Muriatic acid to clean all the plastic parts. I polished all the plastic parts with car wax to make them nice, clean, and shiny again.This was a really straight forward restoration to do and the observant watcher may notice that I have restored one of these before (2½ years ago). This of course gave me a big advantage doing this restoration process. I already know exactly how every little spare part works and where it goes.I hope that you enjoyed this restoration. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 I you like to see me restore more lighters SEE THIS PLAYLIST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQTERokpOFqgn0e3cAfK1Jr8PgcTsOw75Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
SUPER RARE Whiskey Hip Flask Restoration - World War II - RAF Awesome Restorations 2023-08-20 | Restoration of a rare whiskey hip flask from World War 2 - The hip flask has 2 bullet holes and is probably from the World War 2 and belonged to a soldier from RAF Royal Air Force. The Flask was found near the battlefields of Reims in France by a metal detector guy who is subscribed to my channel.About the whiskey hip flaskI got this rare whiskey hip flask from a French subscriber who do metal detecting around all the old battlefields from World War 1 and 2 in France, Belgium and Holland. Its most likely from World War 2 considering the location where it was found near Reims and all the other relics it was found together with like ammunition, coins and kitchen equipment with US and British stamps.There was a very cool RAF badge (The British Royal Air Force) attached to the whiskey hip and the flask has a simple but yet cool eagle (I think) and the words “Per Ardua surgo” which means Through difficulties I arise. There were also 2 bullet holes on both sides.The hip flask was in very poor condition when I started the restoration. And there were still a lot of dents, marks and signs of use when I was finished with the repair. The brand name was still readable “Hutton. Sheffield – 0322 – 2” in the bottom.It is made of pewter and the RAF Royal Air Force badge was made of brass both known to last thousands of years buried.The restoration processI started the restoration process by removing the thick layer of dirt, dust and corrosion with a semi soft vinyl brush. Then I removed the RAF Badge gently using heat.I had a little difficulty removing the screw cap but finally after many hours of work I managed to carefully get it off. I washed the flask in regular water with alcohol and carefully straightened out a few dents with a special tool I’ve made to do this repair.I cleaned and straightened out the bullet holes and then I casted new pewter into the bullet holes to make the whiskey hip flask whole and usable again.After the casting process I grinded and removed the excess material but unfortunately the old pewter was rotten and collapsed into an even bigger hole. So I was forced to do a new repair and cast pewter into an even bigger hole now. This repair did go very well though, so after a few hours of grinding the flask was whole.I gave the flask a quick polish (not too much) I wanted to keep the patina from WWII so therefore I left a lot of dents, marks and scratches. I also cleaned the inside with 2000 miniature metal balls. I attached the RAF - The British Royal Air Force badge and filled it with whiskey.I really loved this restoration and the video turned out to be very good. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE some of my other World War restoration: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQTERokpOFqgwUszTf7CBnRvNNrp3TDYmThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
Mini Gun Restoration - Glock 17 Cal .11 Awesome Restorations 2023-08-06 | Restoration of Glock 17 mini gun. In this video I will restore and repair a very little gun in caliber .11. I will also try to test shoot it with real ammunition.About the Glock 17 mini gunThis little handgun was sent to me to restore by a subscriber from this channel. The package was very anonymous, so I do not get much information about its origin and what happened to the Glock.The restoration processI started by removing some of the rust so I could get an overview on how to disassemble this little Glock 17 handgun. I disassembled the gun. There were many parts, and this gun restoration was much more complex than I first thought.The gun slide was stuck, so I had to carefully hammer on it to make it movable. When I removed the magazine there were two non-shootable dummy cartridges inside, cute mini ammunition.When everything was taken apart, I sandblasted the gun slide and the magazine, and all the other metal parts were cleaned in my mini tumbler. I cleaned the gun frame in hot soap water and gave it some plastic coating. I reassembled the Mini Glock and used a lot of time to get all the gun parts at the right place. I did a very cool snakeskin laser engraving on the gun slide and engraved the words “MINI GLOCK” on the magazine. I think this restoration video turned out very well. A lot of close-up video roll.In the end of the restoration video I test shoot the little Glock 17 with 1 shot of caliber 0.11 that a friend’s friend produced special to me - its like fireworks not real ammo. This ended up being a very cool video. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my MINI ZIPPO RESTORATION: youtu.be/wGstE5gPAxMI you have something very interesting for me to restore like this mini gun, you can contact me thru my Instagram.Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
Old Pistol Spark Lighter Restoration - Evel Knievel edition Awesome Restorations 2023-07-09 | Restoration of an old pistol ignition spark lighter. I will restore this rusty tool and ignite my salute cannon when it is fully repaired.ABOUT THE OLD PISTOL SPARK LIGHTERI got this pistol spark lighter from a barn sale here in Sweden. I only paid 1$ for it. My guess is that it is from the mid 1980’s and have been used to ignite a gas stove back in the days.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started by removing the crispy paint from the pistol spark lighter so I could see how to disassemble it. After removing the paint I drilled out the 3 rivets holding it together. Then I removed the trigger, trigger arm, spring, flint and flint wheel. I gave the pistol lighter frame a good sandblasting and cleaned all the small parts in my vibrating tumbler.There were some big dents on the pistol frame. I used a small hammer to straighten them out and grinded the metal with grit 800 to remove the hammer marks. I blackened some of the small metal parts using a gun blue’ish product and polished the trigger mechanism arm and the gun frame to be mirror blank.I thought that the pistol lighter restoration needed some extra attention, so I created a cool design which I laser engraved onto the pistol frame. I did the same laser engravings on both sides of the frame.I reassembled the lighter mechanism and closed the 2 pistol frames together with 3 rivets and a special 10 mm mirror blank brass rivet that I created on my metal lathe.When I was ready with the restoration, I ignited one of my salute cannons with the pistol spark lighter just to make sure that it worked properly. So it all ended with a big bang.I really think this restoration video turned out to be very good. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂DON’T FORGET TO SEE my MINI ZIPPO RESTORATION: youtu.be/wGstE5gPAxMThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
MINI Zippo Lighter Restoration Awesome Restorations 2023-05-28 | This Zippo Lighter restoration is probably the world’s smallest ever seen. The lighter was sent to me for repair, and I will make it very beautiful again with a 24-carat gold layer and some awesome custom engravings. Enjoy the video!I got this very small and dirty Zippo Lighter sent to me from one of my subscribers. I think its very cute and I’m looking forward to seeing if the lighter actually works, or if it’s just a useless toy/advertising item.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started disassembling the little lighter. It was quite hard because everything was so small and fragile, but I manage to separate the lighters outer and inner case. Then I removed the flint wheel and the flint spring.I cleaned the outer case in my sandblaster using very fine glass beads, together with low air pressure. I also gave the outer case a quick grinding with 1000 grit sandpaper to be able to make it ultra mirror shiny when polishing it. Of course I used a tiny polishing machine to match the tiny Lighter size.The inner case was cleaned by hand using a toothbrush, hot water, and soap. I used my mini drill machine to polish this into a mirror shiny condition too. I plated a beautiful 24 carat layer of gold on the Zippo base lid and the bottom case. That turned out really awesome! And after that I custom engraved a cute Hippo to the bottom case and the text “Hippo” at the lid.When I was done with the engraving, I assembled the whole lighter again and added a new wick, new cotton balls, flint and added Premium Zippo Lighter Fluid.It brought me such a joy for me to do this restoration video. I love repairing these odd items and I think that this turned out really awesome.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my rare mechanical toy Restoration - youtu.be/6MdXtkvExfYThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
Shooting Target Restoration Awesome Restorations 2023-04-23 | Restoration of a broken Mechanical biathlon shooting target. I will restore and repair this mechanical target and take it to the local gun range to test the functions.ABOUT THE TARGETThis is a mechanical biathlon shooting target used for training skills in a combination of skiing in the winter or during roller skis in the summer. Biathlon is a very common sport where I live, we have snow from November to April. The sport basically combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting as a race, with skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. Missed shots on the shooting range result in extra distance or time being added to the contestant's total. So when you shoot your rounds of 5 shots, you often have high pulse which is very challenging and demands very good shooting skills and high mental focus.I found it at a campfire place in the forest a few years ago when I lived higher up the mountain. So it has been in my position a few years. Now I felt that it was time to restore it and my plan was to restore it before the snow disappeared so I could show you how to ski and shoot in a combination. But guess what the spring came over night and alle the snow disappeared within a week. So I just took it to a friend’s place on a local private shooting range to test shoot it instead. THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started by disassembling all the mechanics on the shooting target separating the targets from the target frame and the re-arm system. I gave all the metal a good sandblasting using aluminum oxide as my media.After the sandblasting I repaired a few shooting holes which was caused by using to powerful ammunition .308 Winchester instead of low velocity .22 caliber rimfire or .22 or .177 airgun pellets. I also TIG welded the re-arm system and added a new wire to it.I powder coated the shooting frame and all the targets with RAL 9003 GL (Glossy) and baked the powder coating for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.I polished a few parts on my buffer wheel. And added dark stickers on the backside of the targets. Finally I took it to the shooting range where we had some fun shooting and barbecuing hotdogs with magical views.This was a fun restoration to do I hope you liked it. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my salute cannon Restoration - youtu.be/DQv716Kywl8&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
Cannon Restoration + Test firing Awesome Restorations 2023-04-02 | Restoration of an antique salute cannon from around 1860’s. I will restore this beautiful treasure and repair all the necessary defects and test shoot it with 3 salute cannon shells.ABOUT THE SALUTE CANNONThis is an antique salute cannon bought at an auction here in Sweden. The cannon is from Hällefors Bruk in Sweden and this cannon is dated to be around the mid 19th century. The cannon is made of cast iron and is in two parts, the cannon stand and the cannon barrel. The two parts weigh around 14 kilos. Hällefors Bruk was founded in 1652 and is well known all over the world for making solid cannons used for defense and battle. They are also known for making iron pipes, iron stoves, cast iron pans and a lot of other iron stuff.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started by inspecting the salute cannon and directly took it to sandblasting. I sandblasted the cannon barrel and the stand and used regular sandblasting sand as my media with high (6.5 bar) air pressure. After sandblasting I removed a lot of very fragile metal from the barrel using my new flexible shaft machine. I also removed a lot of excess iron from the casting process to improve the overall look of the cannon. There were some marks on the cannon barrel that could indicate that the cannon once was deactivated and later activated again. But it was sold to me as a functioning salute cannon. I did face a little problem with the cannon barrel though. After so many years standing outside in the Swedish harsh weather, the last 20 millimeters of the cannon bore was totally blocked by rust. That means it was unable to fire salute shots in this condition and had to be repaired. So I drilled all the rust out of the bore with a very long cobalt drill and the supporting tool that I have made for this occasion to support the long drill and to ensure that the bore would be drilled 100% right so it could function correctly again. There were a few holes in some very thin cast iron at the bottom of the barrel plus the bottom was hollow. So welding it was not an option. I decided to fill the whole bottom of the barrel with tin. And this repair turned out really well. After this I thoroughly cleaned the bore and I soaked the barrel in motor oil for a few days to ensure that there was oil in every little corner of the cannon. I painted the barrel black using heat and linseed oil.The cannon stand was in really solid cast iron and painted and therefore in OK condition after all these years out in the weather. I did some minor grinding and refreshed the H for Hällefors, which was engraved in the metal a long time ago. After that I powder coated the stand in green army color and painted the bottom black.I also cleaned the small cannonballs which came with the cannon. NOTE: they are only for decorative purposes since they don’t fit into the cannon bore.I filled some old fireworks in the cannon and did 3 blank salute shots (all shot were blanks and I was using maximum 8 gram black powder) in a very safe and uninhabited area environment. So do not test this in your garage, please! Even 8 grams of black powder can be very powerful and cause serious injury and fire if used wrong.I really think this restoration video turned out to be very good. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my F-4 PHANTOM II Aircraft Restoration - youtu.be/WFBVfvXquJE&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQAnd don't forget to subscribe to my channel!Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
RARE GUN Lighter Restoration – World War II Trench Build Awesome Restorations 2023-03-12 | Very rare gun lighter restoration from World War 2. This time I do a full repair and restore a special old war relic that was built of brass and old copper cartridges by a soldier during WW II.ABOUT THE RARE GUN LIGHTERThis is a spectacular looking and very special war relic from the World War 2. It’s found in the area where the Battle of Bulge took place in 1944-1945. I have bought the Gun Lighter from a family who lives near Bastogne. I got this old lighter and many other cool relics with me home including a medicine bag, a helmet and some other lighters and the famous whiskey hip flask that I already have restored – see the video here: youtu.be/_Qjp5V5rWkg.This relic was found in the late 60’s early 70’s and brought to a barn where it has been contained together with a lot of other WW2 metal garbage, uniforms, helmets, and other rusted materials. I was lucky to be able to buy a whole lot of relics from this family and therefore have more videos about this in the future.The lighter is made of brass and old copper cartridges dated 1939. I am not sure who used this ammunition during WW2, but the cartridges had these numbers stamped in: P315 Iva1 – 7 -39. In my opinion it could be German Mauser ammunition – but I’m not 100% sure. So if you have any info about this, please leave a comment below.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started by doing a quick cleaning of the lighter to get an overview of the restoration. Then I removed the flint wheel and the wick holder and both was in good restorable condition which was fantastic after all these years. I continued by detaching all the parts which was soldered on the lighter frame: the trigger, the trigger guard and finally the copper cartridges.I cleaned all the small parts in my vibrating tumbler using aluminum oxide as my media. And I cleaned the gun frame and the copper cartridges in my sandblaster using very fine glass beads together with low air pressure. Just to preserve as much as possible.All the parts were in fantastic condition of course there were a lot of scratches, dents, and tiny cracks on the lighter parts after all these years. After the sandblasting I gave the parts a very gentle hand grinding with some high grit sandpaper. I also polished all the parts but I managed to get a good compromise between looking good and still preserve some of the wear and tear on the lighter. I soldered it all together and added lighter fluid cotton, a new wick, flint and flint spring to the project. And finished it all by making a new wick lid on my lathe.I really think this restoration video turned out to be very good. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my F-4 PHANTOM II Aircraft Restoration - youtu.be/WFBVfvXquJE&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin.
Rare Mechanical Toy Restoration Awesome Restorations 2023-02-24 | Rare Mechanical toy Restoration from mid-1950’s. It is a cute teddy bear on a rusty crank wind up scooter. The engine is dead so I will repair the engine, fix the scooter and restore the teddy bear so he looks nice and clean again.ABOUT THE MECHANICAL TOY SCOOTERI bought this old toy from a barn sale here in Sweden a few years ago. He was just standing there old and dusty looking cute. I just knew directly that I had to fix him. The last couple of years it has been standing here in my garage and gathered more rust and dust. Now it is time to restore this cute mechanical toy.ABOUT THIS TOY RESTORATIONI started by disassembling the wheels and then I carefully detached the cute teddy bear from the little scooter. Then I continued with the scooter frame and the more mechanical parts as the engine/gearbox. It was quite easy only 3 rivets, 6 metal flaps and two pins that was all holding it together.I sandblasted the bigger metal parts and gave them some good layer of spray paint. The engine room got white color and the scooter frame parts were painted in baby blue.I cleaned all the small parts (mostly gears from the engine) in my vibrating tumbler and gave them a good polishing job afterwards.I also restored the cute teddy bear by giving him a thorough wash in my drilled powered mini washing machine and drying him afterwards with my wife’s hairdryer.The scooter came with only one wheel. So I had to produce e new wheel on my lathe. The original wheel is about 80 years old and made of hard plastic so unfortunately I could not recreate the exact same look/gloss on the wheel with my modern soft lathe acryl rod.I put it all together again nice and easy and gave the engine/gearbox a drop of oil on all the gears and moving parts. The mechanical part came out very strong. The engine was almost too strong when I tested it. You can se this in the end of the video.I think that this restoration video turned out very good. The mechanical part came out very strong. And the teddy bear was happy about he’s restored scooter.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration videos 🙂 You can also see my Woody from Toy Story restoration - youtu.be/PLFCPB_Bghs&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQThanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
EXTREMELY RARE Lighter Restoration - World War II - Pearl Harbor Awesome Restorations 2023-01-13 | Restoration of a VERY RARE LIGHTER from World War II. This is a metal detector ground found from Hawaii island group, found not that far away from Pearl Harbor. The lighter has a special U.S. Navy badge attached to it. You can see me restore this war relic into a beautiful shiny working piece of history.ABOUT THE RARE LIGHTERThis is an EXTREMELY rare and very beautiful war relic probably from the World War 2 era. According to the donator (who is one of my subscribers on the cannel) it was found near the coastline on the island of Oahu with metal detector equipment, many years ago. The lighter was so damaged that he didn’t do anything to fix it until he found my channel. The U.S. Military had their present on Oahu since 1898 when the first soldiers arrived from 1st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 2nd U.S. Volunteer Engineer – We all know what happened December 7, 1941, on Oahu. The legendary surprise attack of Pearl Harbor took place that date around 8 am. Somehow in my heart I hope that the lighter is from that specific battle in Pearl Harbor, but it could be from a much earlier or later period also. We just don’t know.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started by cleaning the emblem attached to the lighter. It looked fantastic. I guess it is a U.S. Gold & Sterling Navy badge from World War 1 or 2, but I am not quite sure. The badge felt very solid and turned black when heated, so that’s when I figured out that it probably was a real U.S. Navy silver badge. I heated up the lighter to remove the badge and all the parts which were soldered to the lighter.I sandblasted the body of the lighter with very fine glass beads and low pressure just to be as “gentle” as possible. After that I grinded it with 500, 1000 and 1500 grit sandpaper. I polished it to mirror blank and added all the small parts again.I had to make a new tube for the wick. So I took an old brass screw and created the tube, inclusive a lit on my lathe.The awesome looking U.S. Navy silver badge was cleaned in spirit before it was attached to the lighter. What a fantastic and beautiful war relic. I hope that you enjoy this restoration video. I really enjoyed doing this and yesterday I worked 21 hours in a row just to get this video ready.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my F-4 PHANTOM II Aircraft Restoration 👉youtu.be/WFBVfvXquJE&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈SUPPORT ME AND GET AN AWESOME T-SHIRT You can support my channel and become AWESOME by buying an Awesome t-shirt thru this link: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.com Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
RARE German Air Gun Restoration Awesome Restorations 2023-01-03 | Restoration of an vintage German Air Gun from Heyms produced in the late 50s. caliber .177. I will restore this vintage beauty and do a full shooting test.THE AIR GUNThis Air gun is manufactured by F. W. Heym GmbH & Co. K.G. of Münnerstadt in Germany. Is a .177 caliber (4.5mm) pop out air pistol. There was only produced around 1500 of these in the time from 1949 to 1956, so it is quite rare to see one these days. The German company still exists as Heym AG and produce handcrafted, luxurious firearms. I got this beauty from my local antique dealer who had it for a long time in he's garage.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI disassembled the Air gun and cleaned the metal using aluminium-oxide as my sandblasting media. I also used vinegar, and the mini tumbler to all the small parts. I blackened all the small parts used heat and oil. I used black heat resistance spray paint on the gun.There was only half a handle on the gun when I got it, so I had to craft 2 new very simple handles of Swedish oak. I gave the gun two new sealing rings and a new spring to hold the trigger. After I cleaned the barrel, I did a test shoot in the garage.😍⬇You should also see this Air Gun restoration⬇😍youtu.be/ifD-sIMjxLkThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinMusic: From YouTube free audio library.
Forging AVATAR MOVIE Na’vi hunting Knife Awesome Restorations 2022-12-16 | Forging the Avatar movie hunting knife from two rusty nuts. See me forge, process and decorate some scrap metal into a very beautiful Na’vi dagger – the wing claw of an ikran. I think that Jake Sully would like this. About the Avatar Navi hunting knife The Na'vi hunting knife is used by all the members of a Na'vi clan. The blade of the knife is made from the wing claw of an ikran. An ikran is a large, dragon-like aerial predator and all young Na’vi hunters must tame their own ikran in order to become a real hunter.Me Forging the knife I found the 2 nuts in a scrap metal container outside my garage last summer. Yes, I do metal dumpster diving. (The luxury life of a youtuber). And for a long time I have thought about creating this legendary Avatar Knife. So I did a sketch and then started by cutting the nuts open with an angel grinder and heated them up to around 1100-1200°C then I opened the nuts up on the horn of my anvil and forged 2 flat pieces of metal. Of the first piece of metal I formed the blade of the knife and from the second piece of metal I formed the handle. There was of course a lot of metal filing, angle grinding and hand grinding involved in this metal working process of the blade and knife handle to achieve the correct dimensions and look.Then I welded the two metal pieces - blade and handle – together. I know that this is a deathly sin that I could get hanged fore in the blacksmith community. You always do a knife in one piece of metal. After the metal was united, I decorated the knife with marking and scratches so it would look more like a Na’vi knife made of a claw from a wild ikran. Then I hardened the knife with heat and oil and sandblasted it to achieve a matte raw metal look. I coloured the metal black with a fast-acting liquid used to blacken metal or antique brass, copper and bronze part. Very poisoning stuff. So remember safety gear if you work with this at home. At last I gave it the final touch with 4 colours that I use to dry paint on tiny details. I gave it a very simple handle of burlap and burlap laze. As a little extra I engraved a tiny “Jack Sully” on the bottom of the handle. I really think that this ended up looking like a real Avatar Na’vi Hunting Knife – one that Jake Sully would be proud to wear in the movie. Me and my family are going to the cinema during Christmas holidays to see the Avatar 2 movie. We are really looking forward to seeing this beautiful cinematic masterpiece that James Cameron has created. We were very thrilled about the Avatar 1 movie, so we have high expectations of this 12 year later successor. SUPPORT ME AND GET AN AWESOME T-SHIRT You can support my channel and become AWESOME by buying an Awesome t-shirt thru this link: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.com Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration videos 🙂 You can also see my Nordic Double bit axe restoration video 👉youtu.be/fwHALgDYfH8&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
CRAZY Zippo lighter rebuild 💀👊 Awesome Restorations 2022-12-10 | AWESOME Rebuild of a pink Zippo lighter. I will do a custom modification to this Zippo 🔥 with beautiful laser engravings and a BA skull attached to it #shorts #short To see full video Visit my channel: youtube.com/c/AwesomeRestorationsThanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
CRAZY Hammer build 🔥👹 #shorts Awesome Restorations 2022-12-01 | AWESOME Rebuild of a 10$ hammer. I will turn this metal into a Nordic inspired modern viking hammer 🔨🔥 with beautiful Celtic an Nordic engravings and a beautiful wooden handle FULL VIDEO LINK 👉youtu.be/X8mRAoh9ONw😍⬇More Awesome Restorations⬇😍youtube.com/c/AwesomeRestorations#metalworking #awesome
Firefighter Axe Restoration Awesome Restorations 2022-11-25 | Antique Firefighter axe restoration with broken edge, handle, and spike. See me restore this old fireman tool and decorate it with a custom laser engraving.ABOUT THE FIREFIGHTER AXEThis Is an old firefighter axe that I bought for around 10$ from an auction a few years back. This rusty tool has been in my garage since I bought it and it have “begging” me for a repair every time, I saw it. I felt that now it is the right time to a restoration video.Did you know that a firefighter axe is one of the most common tool among firefighters. Firemen often use two kind of axes, the flat head fire axe, and the pick head fire axe, the one with a spike like this one I restore in the video. They often use them to gain entry thru a door, window, or chop holes in walls to gain ventilation after a fire.ABOUT THE AXE RESTORATIONI started by removing handle from the axe. This handle is secured with two irons who holds the axe handle steady on place and at the same time these irons protect the handle. I sandblasted the firefighter axe with high-pressure 125PSI. I used aluminium oxide as my sandblasting media this time. The edge on the axe head had sign of many year in service, so I was forced to cut off ¾” of the edge and grind a new edge. A firefighter axe doesn’t need to be super sharp – just need to be strong. So I grinded a new 30-degree angle. I did also repair the spike, there was missing 1 inch after many years of hard use. I used stick welding to add axtree iron to the spike and I grinded it down to look nice and clean.After I had done all the repairs, I hardened the edges of the axe and did a quick cleaning job after the heating process.I Added a laser engraving on the cheek of each side of the axe head. The motive for the laser engraving was an Native American chief skull head. The engraving was measuring approx. 2x2 inch.I also decorated the front iron on the axe handle with the text “Semper Paratus” which is the firefighter’s motto and means “always ready”. I gave the edge and the spike a nice polish and hand crafted an axe handle out of some beautiful smoked oak tree that I had in my shop. I put the axe together and I gave the handle some Nordic teak oil. I am really satisfied with this Awesome Restoration. I think that this came very good, and the engravings make a tough feeling to this old tool!Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration videos 🙂 You can also see my Nordic Double bit Axe Restoration video 👉 youtu.be/fwHALgDYfH8&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
TORN APART Axe Restoration Awesome Restorations 2022-11-11 | Axe Restoration where I restore a double bit axe who is torn apart and have broken edges with lots of dents. ABOUT THE AXEThis a is a double bit axe from Gränsfors Bruk in Sweden. It is based on a North American working axe but are often used as a throwing axe because it rotates very well in flights. Both edges are identical, and the centre of gravity is carefully positioned. It weights around 2,3 kg.This one was given to me by the guy at the metal dumpster a few years back. It was not that rusty back then, but I admit that the axe head has been laying outside on my working bench in the harsh Nordic weather for a few years. Both the edges on the axe head have been mistreated very badly and got big dents. The middle of the head has literally been torn apart or cracked maybe during the very cold conditions here in Sweden. We have around -30 degrees Celsius sometimes during wintertime. Now is the time to restore this beauty of a tool back to awesome.ABOUT THE AXE RESTORATIONI started by removing the silly stick I used as a temporary handle for the axe. After that I gave the double bit axe head a very nice high-pressure 130PSI sandblasting. I used aluminum oxide as my blasting media. Both the edges on the axe head have been mistreated very badly so there was a lot of big dents. I choose to repair the dents by welding new material on the edges. After I grinded the excess material away the edges looked very good again. I also welded the big crack there went all the way through the front side of the axe head. I used stick welding for this repair because the metal was much thicker there compared with the edges. After I had done all the repairs, I hardened the edges of the axe and did a quick cleaning job after the heating process.I gave the edges a nice polish on my flip table bench polisher machine and did some cool laser engravings on the side of the head. I had a handle that I adjusted to fit for this project and finally I gave the handle some Nordic teak oil.I am really satisfied with this Awesome Restoration. I think that this came out perfect and the engravings really gives it that Nordic Forest touch!SUPPORT ME AND GET AN AWESOME T-SHIRTYou can support my channel and become AWESOME by buying an Awesome t-shirt thru this link: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.comPlease subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration videos 🙂 You can see how I build the Nordic hammer that I use in this video 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=X8mRAoh9ONw&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
NORDIC HAMMER Rebuild Awesome Restorations 2022-10-15 | I rebuild an $8 cheap Nordic hammer and give it some awesome viking modifications.ABOUT THE NORDIC HAMMERI bought this hammer in the local tool store for 8$. The hammer had originally a really ugly look with a red plastic handle and some very bad metal finish.ABOUT THE HAMMER REBUILDI started by removing the cheap plastic hammer handle. After this I annealed the hammer head in my gas oven by heating it to over 800 degrees Celsius and slowly let it cool down. Then I grinded some way cooler angles on the hammer to make it look more Nordic. I also welded/filled up a deep stamp the producer had done in the metal and did some improvements on the metal finish, so it looks way more cool.I hardened the hammerhead again and did a quick cleaning job after the heating process.I gave it a nice polish on my flip table bench polisher machine and did some really cool laser Nordic Viking engravings on the side of the hammer head. I re-used an old hammer handle for this project and decorated it with a little metal piece with a Nordic viking rune on. I also burned the wooden handle with a blowtorch to give it more character. And finally I gave the handle some Nordic teak oil.I am really satisfied with this hammer rebuild. I think that this came out Awesome and the runes and viking engravings really gives it that Nordic touch!SUPPORT ME AND GET AN AWESOME T-SHIRTYou can support my channel and become AWESOME by buying an Awesome t-shirt thru this link: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.comPlease subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 ALSO SEE my F-4 PHANTOM II Aircraft Restoration 👉 youtu.be/WFBVfvXquJE&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
F-4 PHANTOM II Aircraft Restoration - U.S. Airforce Fighter JET Awesome Restorations 2022-09-17 | Restoration of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II – The legendary aircraft used by the US Air Force, the NAVY and the Marines. See me restore and repair this fighter jet plane back to awesome to celebrate the Air Force 75 years anniversary. Aim high airmen!ABOUT THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4J PHANTOM IIThis legendary fighter jet plane was produced by McDonnell Douglas and came out 1958. At that time the F4 Phantom II had a revolutionary design and has been serving the US Air Force, US NAVY and the US Marines for many years. It could reach a top speed at MACH 2.2 Phantom production ran from 1958 to 1981 with a total of 5,195 aircraft build. The fighter did set 15 world records for its in-flight performance. The last time the McDonnell Douglas Phantom II was operating was in operation Desert storm before the plane was retired in 1996.The Phantom Fighter jet was gradually replaced by more modern aircrafts such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in the U.S. Air Force, the F-14 Tomcat in the U.S. Navy, and the F/A-18 Hornet in the Navy and Marine Corps.I got this scaled metal model of the McDonnell Douglas Phantom II from one of my subscribers 2 years ago. I have saved the restoration project to celebrate the U.S. Air Force 75 years anniversary 18. September 2022. So congratulations and Aim high airmen!ABOUT THE RESTORATIONI started by saving (pry them out) the two little pilots from the cockpit. Then I dismantled the bombs and the exhaust from the Phantom F4. I gave the whole aircraft a very clean sandblasting. I then TIG Welded the broken wing and grinded it for many hours to 100% match the other wing. I drilled new holes to mount the bomb using a laser precision tool. The cockpit canopy was missing so I have been searching for a new cockpit for the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II a long time. My only problem was that this plane model is old and rare, so I couldn’t find any spare parts. Finally I found a nice guy in the USA actually from the US Air Force who has exact the same Aircraft. He was so kind to make a mold so I could cast my canopy for this restoration project.I used resin to cast the new canopy. I was a little bit skeptical in the casting process, but the new canopy was amazing and with a few adjustments it fits the Phantom F4 perfectly. BOOM!There was also a stand along with the aircraft, but the bottom part was missing. So I casted a new one in aluminum and painted it black. To honor the Airmen I had my aluminum blocks engraved with the text Aim High – Fly – Fight – Win which is the official motto of the U.S. Air Force. The stand also turned out really well and fits the airplane very nicely.Finally I gave the aircraft a good polish. I did not want it to be mirror blank just very bright and clean. I designed a whole package of decals who fit the older versions of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. As a little tribute I added the U.S. Air Force 75 years anniversary logo on the tail. Happy 75 years anniversary Airmen SUPPORT ME AND GET AN AWESOME T-SHIRTYou can support my channel and become AWESOME by buying an Awesome t-shirt thru this link: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.comPlease subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects - ALSO SEE MY Mechanical toy Restoration👉 youtu.be/6MdXtkvExfY&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
BEAUTIFUL Angel Restoration Awesome Restorations 2022-08-27 | Restoration of a very beautiful angel who broke her legs and lost her wings. I will repair this beauty and make her fly again so she hopefully can save the world.ABOUT THE BROKEN ANGELI got this rusty broken angel from the local antique store. It’s made of cast Iron and are used as a metal decoration in peoples home or garden. I think the angel are supposed to be rusty when used as decoration. I got this restoration project for absolutely free, because it is hard to repair and weld cast iron and at the same time make it look good. But I am always into a challenge, and I was actually blown away of this little figures beauty, so I have to save her. ❤ABOUT THE RESTORATIONI started by sandblasting the angel’s base and body so I could weld those two parts together. I did a few tack welds which hold the two pieces very fine together. I prepared it for TIG brazing/welding by grinding a deep groove all around the front/back legs and heated the cast iron to around 175°C/350 °F . I TIG brazed it with aluminium bronze and had 110 amps on my welding machine in DC TIG mode. I used 100% argon as my shield gas. I slowly cooled it down to normal temperature by burying the angel in sand. I grinded and removed the excess material and polished the welding.After that I used exactly the same procedure when I welded the wings back on the angel’s body. Cast Iron are OK to weld if you know what you are doing. But it is very difficult to make it look good. So I had to grind to make the weldings look natural.I decided to decorate the angel feathers by giving the wings a layer of smoky white paint with my airbrush. I also added some gold color to the wings. I dry brushed a lot of details to make the restoration look even more beautiful.Finally I did a lot of polishing to make the metal work look outstanding. I’m very pleased with this restoration video and I really hope that you like it too. SUPPORT ME AND GET AN AWESOME T-SHIRTYou can support my channel and become AWESOME by buying an Awesome t-shirt thru this link: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.comPlease subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 ALSO SEE me restore the HOLY GRAIL Italian Dagger from WW1- youtu.be/Ks_Cp9XL-XQ&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
RARE Dagger Restoration - HOLY GRAIL from World War 1 Awesome Restorations 2022-07-09 | Restoration of A REAL Italian Arditi trench dagger from WW1. For me it is one of THE HOLY GRAILS. It is VERY uncommon to find a knife from 1915 in such a beautiful condition. See me restore this knife with respect. ABOUT THE WW1 TRENCH DAGGERI got this dagger donated from one of my Italian subscribers who have seen some of my other World War restorations videos. He told me that this is a Piemonte National Guard knife from around mid 1800 who was shorten down to be effective in the trenches during the battle of WW1.So this dagger has most likely belonged to an Italian “Arditi” from Royal Italian Army elite special force of World War I. They were the first modern storm troops and they have been defined as "the most feared corps by opposing armies". Italy fought as allied together with Serbia, Russia, France, Britain and the United States against Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire who together formed the Central Powers. For me it feels like I’ve been giving the holy grail. Thank you so much.ABOUT THE RESTORATIONI started by removing some of the corrosion from the brass so I could figure out how to disassemble the knife. The knife blade and the handle were in unreal good condition with only minor damage to repair. I started sandblasting the knife blade and MIG welded a reinforcement in the upper side of the blade cause the upper part was in really bad shape. I also repaired a big crack which went thru both sides of the tip on the dagger. I choose TIG welding for this job to have more control because the metal was fragile. I grinded the knife blade and hardened the metal and made it all look as good as possible, without compromising the original trench build from WW1.The beautiful old dagger handle got a gentle sandblasting too. There was a big hole on one of the quillons that I choose to fill up with solder. I had to grind with my smallest files to make this look good. That repair came out really nice.For me this could easily be one of my best restorations. So epic and so satisfying to get my hand on such a historical and well conserved relic. I did this repair as lightly as possible without overruling the beautiful old look.So I’m very pleased with this restoration video and I really hope that you like it too. 👇 SUPPORT ME AND GET AN AWESOME T-SHIRT 👇You can support my channel and become AWESOME by buying an Awesome t-shirt thru this link: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.comPlease subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects ALSO SEE my SUPER RARE Air Gun Restoration 👉 youtu.be/ifD-sIMjxLk&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
HUGE Butcher Axe Restoration Awesome Restorations 2022-06-10 | Restoration of a Huge Axe from the northern Sweden. This is a heavy huge rough looking axe that is going thru a transformation. See me restore this tool to beyond awesome.ABOUT THE AXEI bought this axe from a local farmer here in the northern Sweden. He told me that it has been used as a slaughter axe, to chop heads of chickens. Its maybe + 100 years old and has been repaired along the way. So it was not original looking when I received is. Some one has been welding on the axe head so it would attach to a wooden stick. NOT good!ABOUT THE RESTORATIONI started by removing the wooden stick. And all the nuts and bolts. After that I gave it a nice sandblasting. I removed the non-original handle fitting with my angle grinder and welded the two holes together.I did not have any information about the original axe handle fittings. I could only imagine how they should look based on the little rusty part which was left from the original ones. So I decided to forge some new ones with old blacksmith steel to match the old axe. I think they came out perfectly. I had an old wooden handle in hickory wood that I fitted to match. I hardened the edge of the axe and gave it a really rough old look. It was all held together by some custom brass rivets that I hammered in the holes I drilled. I gave it some oil and did some easy polishing and added a custom decoration on the top of the handle. I am very pleased about this restoration. I think it turned out to be a very rough and cool axe.Please tell me what you think in the descriptions below! 👍SUPPORT ME AND GET AN AWESOME T-SHIRTMerch: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.com ✅Thank you ❤FOLLOW MY SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: instagram.com/awesome.restorations ✅YouTube: youtube.com/awesomerestorations ✅Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 ALSO SEE my SUPER RARE Air Gun Restoration 👉 youtu.be/ifD-sIMjxLk&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
SUPER RARE Air Gun Restoration – The Warrior .177 Awesome Restorations 2022-05-20 | Rare Air Gun Restoration from 1930’s Accles & Shelvoke Ltd, model The Warrior .177 pistol. I will restore this antique weapon and bring it back to its glory and beyond.ABOUT THE .177 AIRGUNI got this beautiful Air pistol “donated to restore” from one of my subscribers in Canada (Thank you Glenn). This is a British made beauty from Accles and Shelvoke Ltd in Birmingham. The model’s name of this weapon is “WARRIOR” and it was produced between 1931 to 1939. So its around 100 years old. PATENT No's. BRIT 351268 USA 538057ABOUT THE RESTORATIONThe Air gun was in a really bad condition – The surface was totally covered in rust, the handle was cracked open and the grip was missing. The trigger was badly fixed in an earlier attempt to fix it and the trigger guard was missing.I started the restoration process by disassembling the pistol. That was a little bit challenging because of all the rust. I spend quite some time trying to pull out the gun barrel, but I succeeded at last. I sandblasted all the major parts with fine glass breads and with a low air pressure to be as gentle as possible to the gun parts.I repaired and welded the gun handle with my TIG welder and make it look as good as new. I also created some new gun handles in beautiful Asia walnut wood.There was a lot of pitting on the metal of the gun, so I improved it by carefully grinding with some 1000 grit sandpaper and after words I polished all the visible metal.I had to rebuild the gun trigger and create a new trigger guard who should fit naturally into the old gun. I assembled all the parts and did a test shooting in my garage. I was excited about this restoration because I knew it would be challenging.Please let me know what you think about this restoration project in the comment field. Thank you!Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my Colt Phyton Gun lighter restoration 👉youtu.be/_Z0pwIcSx2Y&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinMusic: Always from paid licence!
LUGER P-08 GUN Lighter Restoration - Awesome Restorations 2022-03-18 | Restoration of a Vintage gun lighter model Luger P-08 gold with a 12-inch barrel. This cigarette lighter is from the early 70’s and I very bad condition. See me restore and repair this item into a golden beauty.This weird looking gun is in really bad shape. It is full of rust and corrosion, there are several holes in the metal and the gun barrel are not straight. I got it from a friend of mine who works at a metal dumpster station. THE RESTORATION PROCESS I disassembled the lighter and sandblasted all the parts. I used fine glass beads as my sandblasting media. I fixed a few holes with solder and casted a bigger hole with pewter. All the fixes were carefully grinded to look as original as possible.I straighten out the curved gun barrel carefully using heat and a hammer and I grinded all the scratches and hammer marks away afterword’s. The sight who was mounted on the gun was not original. So I re-created a copy of the original Luger gun sight using my lathe, a rivit and some solder. I sandblasted it all again, so all the pieces have the same surface – I re-assembled all the gun parts and painted it with a very cool semi glossy gold metal spray paint. The result of this was so awesome.The lighter was carefully separated. All the lighter parts where cleaned, polished, and tested before I assembled it. It worked very well after the restoration and the flame was surprisingly big.I really enjoyed doing this restoration video. I like when these weird objects get a second chance in life.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂ALSO SEE MY mechanical toy 👉 youtu.be/6MdXtkvExfY&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈SUPPORT ME:Merch: awesome-restorations.creator-spring.com ✅Thank you ❤FOLLOW MY SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: instagram.com/awesome.restorations ✅YouTube: youtube.com/awesomerestorations ✅Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Mechanical Coin Bank Restoration Awesome Restorations 2022-02-20 | Restoration of a antique mechanical coin bank from around the period 1877-1920’s. It’s a French soldier who shoot your coins down into the old hollow tree trunk.It is in really bad shape. The wood it is mounted on are rotten and full of mold and the pewter base are broken in many pieces. The trigger mechanics inside the figure are also broken so I needed to fix that.THE RESTORATION PROCESS I disassembled the coin bank and sandblasted the base and the big old tree. Then I repaired the pewter base. The plate where the hunter stands. I had to glue the pieces together with solder before I could cast the missing pewter. I gave it a nice layer of metal primer and hand painted it two times.I also disabled the hunter, but I had to use drill and screw extractor to get 5 of the screws out. I replaced these 5 screws with new ones. I gave him a nice sandblasting and a layer of metal primer and hand painted him two times as well. I fixed the trigger mechanism and replaced the old rotten tree plate with a new one in oak. I gave it some oil to give the wood a darker and older look. I also created a little brass plate which I mounted on the oak plate, it says “Awesome Coin Bank”. The small parts, such as screws and trigger mechanism got cleaned up in a rust remover solution and after that I polished all the screws.I did not erase his face in the sandblaster – I only did a very soft cleaning with water.I really enjoyed this restoration. There are something very special in restoring these old antiques. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects - ALSO SEE MY Mechanical Toy Restoration👉 youtu.be/6MdXtkvExfY&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQ 👈Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon. I have a paid licence for all the music that I use in my restoration videos.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Restoration of WOODY from Toy Story - CRAZY Zombie edition Awesome Restorations 2021-12-25 | Full restoration of Sheriff Woody from Toy Story. I will repair this crazy Zombie edition of the beloved doll from the classic movie Toy Story 2 from the year of 1999.The restores tool chest that I use in this videoIn this video I use an almost identical copy of the famous restores tool chest used in the original movie Toy Story 2 produced by Pixar animation studios back in 1999. I got this tool chest from another very skilled woodworker and YouTuber named Matthew Moustache. You can see him create the beautiful tool chest here: youtube.com/watch?v=-iHCl8DF48wThe restoration processI started disassembling the Woody doll by taking of all his clothes. One foot was really burned, so I had to use the heat blower to get off his cowboy boots. I took the Zombie head off and placed it on a scary looking home build platform which is a reference to one of Sid Phillips toys from the original Toy Story 2 movie.I pulled out all the U nails and the metal plate who was melted into Woodys head. I did a short sandblasting and I used baking soda as sandblasting media to avoid destroying the soft plastic on his head. I cleaned all the holes and made some reinforcements with wood and tiny nails, so I could sculp a new strong and lasting face with clay. I used air drying silky doll clay to sculp and repair Woodys face.I used a lot of time filling, grinding and shaping the face. I painted him using my airbrush with many layers of acrylic water-based hobby paint. I mixed a custom skin color who is slightly darker than the original color and I also painted his hair and eyebrows a bit darker that the original Woody. I printed the eye color with my color printer and glued the paper onto his eyes.Buzz Lightyear made a new cowboy belt buckle for his friend. And this ended up really cool. I washed all his clothes in my mini washing machine and bought some second-hand boots on e-bay to replace to old burned ones. It was a very challenging restoration and a hard job making the face look real again. I was aiming for the face shape and cool expression that Woody have in Toy Story 2 movie. And I think that I succeeded very good with the face repair job. I really liked this restoration and I hope that you enjoy this video. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 Also see my Buzz Lightyear Restoration video: youtu.be/2V4v431OBkc&list=UULFsCCifMby57qV_UmrYGladQThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Rare Lighter Restoration from World War II Awesome Restorations 2021-11-12 | Restoration of an EXTREMLY RARE lighter from World War II Battle of Bulge 1944. This was found near Bastogne and got a very special badge attached to it. This is the Holy Grail of war relics that I have restored. and yes I will make this relic VERY beautiful again.ABOUT THE RARE LIGHTERThis is a very special war relic from the Battle of Bulge World War 2 in 1944-1945. I have bought it from a family who lives near Bastogne where the Battle of Bulge took place. I got this old lighter and many other cool relics with me home including a Medicine bag a helmet and the famous whiskey hip flask that I already have restored – See the video here: youtu.be/_Qjp5V5rWkg. You can still go certain places in Europe and do some very cool World War 1 and World War 2 founds with and without metal detecting gear. There were millions of tons of military garbage and rare items left behind to be found. This item was found in the late 60’s early 70’s and brought to a barn where it has been contained together with a lot of other WW2 metal garbage, uniforms, helmets and other rusted materials. I was lucky to be able to buy a whole lot of relics from this family. THE RESTORATION PROCESSI was very curious about the badge who was attached to the lighter so I started cleaning this. When brushed off there was wings with a big A and some snakes and a needle maybe as old as World War I but I am not 100% sure. I have been told now by some of my subscribers from the US that it’s a WWII US Army Officer Ambulance Corps Medical Department Collar Insignia badge.I heated the lighter to remove the Ambulance Corps Medical badge which were soldered to the lighter and there after I removed all screws. They were hard to remove I had to use force and some flames to get things apart. I sandblasted the lighter using a mix of glass beads and baking soda and after the sandblasting I grinded the lighter with 1000, 1500 and 2000 grit. I polished it blank and added all the small parts again. I equipped it with a new cap for the wick since the old one seems to be missing. I used my metal lathe and I used brass to match the material used on the rest of this war relic. I also added new wick, cotton and a new flint spring to ensure that it will lit.The beautiful Ambulance Corps Medical badge was cleaned in vinegar and 40% alcohol before it was attached to the lighter again.I hope that you enjoy this restoration video as much as I did. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my RARE Whisky Hip flask Restoration - youtu.be/_Qjp5V5rWkg – This come from the same batch as this cigarette lighter.Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
India Elephant Lighter Restoration Awesome Restorations 2021-10-15 | Restoration of a BROKEN elephant cigarette lighter from India in a very poor condition. I will do my best to rescue this indian beauty and bring this spectacular animal back to its best form.A subscriber from India sent me this very damaged cigarette lighter from his hometown New Delhi. He was so kind also to send me an elephant statue of Lord Ganesha or Ganesh – a very worshiped Hindu god. Its very fine and will now be a true friend at my new Awesome Playground.Restoration ProcessI started by wondering if I really could restore this lighter. It was old and the elephant part was made of thin pewter with several holes. Anybody who has worked with thin pewter and trying to repair holes in thin pewter knows it is a NIGHTMARE. You need heat to fix it, but too much heat and it will all melt down. I had to repair 2 holes and I also created a new leg and attached it to the elephant. The lighter part was made of cheap and thin mixed metal it looked like brass but it wasn’t. So yes, it’s not as easy as doing a Zippo lighter restoration. But here we go! AWESOME as I am 😉I started by separating the lighter part from the elephant part – I did use a bit of heat but easy job. I choose to use baking soda when doing the sandblasting part because I think that regular sand would have gone thru the thin pewter and would have vanished to many details away from the elephant. After that I did the pewter casting job to repair the holes. I started by filling the elephant with special casting sand and casted the two holes with success. I protected the surrounding area with clay. I also casted a new leg for the Indian beauty. I used a lot of time hammering and grinding to get it right and to get the new leg to fit in on the old animal. The lighter part was an easy fix. The metal was just so poor that I didn’t separate anything. I just cleaned it as it was in my mini tumbler. I added a new flint stone and a new lighter spring, a new wick and added some new cotton balls. I filled it with Zippo lighter petrol, and I ignited, and it worked very well.It was a cool restoration video to make and and my first item from India that I have ever restored. Hopefully more to come. ❤ Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my WW2 Rare hip flask restoration video: youtu.be/_Qjp5V5rWkgThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
Antique Michelin Man Restoration - Detroit 1918 Awesome Restorations 2021-08-19 | Very Cool Restoration of Mighty Michelin Man. Model Detroit 1918 Original Advertising statue from the vintage days. also known as the Marshmallow Man. This is a really cool cast iron statue. Restoration ProcessI started with a little squeeze of WD40 rust remover to loosen up the bolt but unfortunately I broke it when I was trying to unscrew it. I did use very long time in the sandblaster because it was rusty and the paint there was left on it was really harsh to sandblast. I hand grinded a bit of the metal pitting’s away and decided to powder coat the Michelin Man to keep him strong in many years to come. I airbrushed the Michelin logo with bright yellow and painted the tire black with regular matt spray paint. I changed the screws and bolt to new stainless ones to keep my new friend secure in the future.It was a very nice restoration video to do and my first video in my new awesome playground.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my WW2 Rare hip flask restoration video: youtu.be/_Qjp5V5rWkgThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinI have paid licence to all the music I use in my videos.
Zippo Lighter Restoration - Sexy Lady 💖 Awesome Restorations 2021-06-11 | Restoration of A VERY SEXY Zippo Lighter with a motive of a beautiful lady attached to it. Today I restore a relatively new lighter with a hot lady motive on. This zippo lighter is not very old. One of my lovely subscribers on YouTube sent it to me to restore. I accepted the challenge and thought it would be fun to do something different.Restoration ProcessThis restoration was straight forward. And yes, I started with a little squeeze of WD40 rust remover I separated all the parts and cleaned them all with the methods that I found necessary for this restoration using fire, alcohol and coloured soap. I sandblasted the sexy lady metal motive but unfortunately, I accidentally broke the metal plate when dropping it on the floor. I was forced to come up with a quick solution and managed to get one of the very sexy lady figures from the original Zippo lighter lady edition.I cleaned the zippo lighter to perfection and polished it to super mirror blank. I dry brushed the new lady’s hair with Honey gold model color as a contrast to the grey metal color she has. It was a cool restoration video to do and my last video from this location. Next video will be captured in my new awesome playground.Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming restoration projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my WW2 Rare hip flask restoration video: youtu.be/_Qjp5V5rWkgThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinMusic: From YouTube free audio library. And from paid licence at EnvatoElements.
EXTREMELY Rare Whisky Hip Flask Restoration - World War II Awesome Restorations 2021-05-28 | Restoration of an extremely rare World War 2 whisky hip flask found in a barn yard in the battlefields of Bulge. This is a Memorial Day edition to honour the fallen soldiers of World War 2 ❤About this Whisky hip flaskI have never seen something like this before. It is beyond cool. I have bought it from a family who lives near Bastogne where the actual battle of Bulge took place in 1944. I got this whisky hip flask and a lot of other really cool relics with me home this time including a Medic bag and a Medic helmet (unfortunately the family has already had the helmet restored a few years back). This family has been living in Bastogne for many generations, and I was told that after the battles there was military “garbage” (war relics) left all over the place. You can still go to France, Poland, Germany, Russia, Belgium – yep most of Europe and do some awesome World War 1 and World War 2 founds. There were millions of military items left behind. The restoration processI know this is a special one, so I saved it for the US Memorial Day 2021. It was with a mix of respect and fear of not being able to restore this beautiful and rare whisky hip flask that I started this restoration. First, I Cleaned this relic with alcohol and soap and removed the WW2 Combat Medicine badge with blow torch. I was very careful not to melt the pewter and destroy the whisky flask. I soaked the badge in Russian vodka “Rocket fuel”. I fixed and repaired a big dent in the bottom of the hip flask. For that I used heat and gentle hammer strokes.I prepared the hip flask for casting by grinding and cleaning the big hole there was in this hip flask and fill it with casting sand. I filled the hole in the flask with pewter and after that I hand grinded it back to as good as it gets. I did a quick polish and attached the World War 2 Combat Medicine badge again and filled the hip flask with the VAT. 69 whisky which some of the soldiers used to drink in 1944.I really liked this restoration and I hope that you enjoy this video. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my EXTREMELY RARE WW2 D-DAY LIGHTER RESTORATION - youtu.be/NXEl-Pqqo60Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinMusic: From YouTube free audio library. And from paid licence at EnvatoElements.
Celtic BATTLE AXE Restoration – With COOL original engravings Awesome Restorations 2021-04-23 | Restoration of an Celtic battle axe with original hand engravings. I will restore this cool and very old weapon from the past. About the Celtic battle axeI bought this very old axe from an antique store in Italy. I had a long chat with the owner of the store, and he could assure me that this was an authentic Celtic relic used for battle for many centuries ago. Latest battle it participated in was a fire in the previous owner’s house. That is why the wooden handle was almost burned away when I started the restoration. The metal on this relic looked very old and had a lot of cracks. The restoration processI started by removing the handle from the axe head and went directly to sandblasting. Then I straighten the metal taps who hold the axe head and handle together. I also welded a lot of cracks in the metal and cleaned it up with a metal cleaning disc on my angle grinder. I hardened the cutting edge of the axe and tempered the metal twice in the oven. I sharpened it in a 25-degree angle and polished the edge as well. I made a very simple wooden handle of an old wooden stick we have used as a hiking stick. I painted it black and mounted the axe head using fire to heat up the metal pins to prevent them from breaking. I also attached the original metal decoration nail from the old battle axe.RESTORATION VIDEO TIMELINE0:00 Video start3:38 Sandblasting4:20 Fixing all the cracks in the metal5:20 Welding the Axe7:33 Hardening the metal9:25 sharpening the edge10:54 making a new handle13:40 Showing the beautiful resultI really liked this restoration and I hope that you enjoy this video. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my RARE WW2 PICKAXE RESTORATION - youtu.be/ilzpvBtPs_AThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinMusic: From YouTube free audio library. And from paid licence
COLT Python .357 MAGNUM Gun Lighter Restoration Awesome Restorations 2021-04-09 | Restoration of a gun lighter model Colt Python .357 Magnum. I will restore this cool looking cigarette revolver lighter and make it work again.ABOUT THE GUN LIGHTERNote: THIS IS NOT a firearm it’s a very cheap Chinese cigarette lighter model of the famous Colt Python .357 Magnum who was introduced 1955 the same year that Smith & Wesson released the .44 Magnum revolver. I got the lighter from a metal dumpster station. I was very curious to see if I could make it work again. These cheap butane lighters have a bad reputation for not working very well.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started brushing the dirt and rust off the lighter. After giving it a little squeeze of WD40 I disassemble it and sandblasted the revolver case. It was made of very cheap metal and had a lot of pitting therefore I grinded it with fine sandpaper grit 1000 and 1500 and then I did some serious polishing of the case just to make it look ok. I cleaned all the small parts in my mini tumbler. The handle was like the rest of the lighter made of very cheap materials. I had to drill a hole in the handle to just get it off. I cleaned the handle of this revolver with warm soap water and I grinded it with fine sandpaper and polished it with car wax. The cylinder on this Colt Python was unfortunately made of cheap plastic, so I just cleaned it with some harsh chemicals to achieve the matt black plastic look.I think it turned out OK and I am positive surprised that I was able to light the lighter. I hope that you enjoy this restoration video. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my RARE WW2 PICKAXE RESTORATION - youtu.be/ilzpvBtPs_AThanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinMusic: From YouTube free audio library. And from paid licence at EnvatoElements.
EXTREMELY Rare Pickaxe Restoration - GROUND FOUND from WWII Awesome Restorations 2021-03-19 | Restoration of a rare broken trench pickaxe who was left behind in Bastogne, Belgium by the US Army during the battle of Bastogne in World War 2 - 1944. See me restore this war relic and make it beautiful and functional again.ABOUT THE BROKEN WW2 PICKAXEThis pickaxe is a war relic from the World War 2 Battle of Bastogne in Belgium. Where the Allies and Axis fought as a part of the larger Battle of the Bulge. This is a Mattock Plumb from 1942, the model the allied forces among others used on the battlefield in Europe. I am very sure of the origin of this pickaxe as I have been to Belgium and picked it up with a lot of other WW2 relics. I bought a larger batch of relics who has been hidden for 75 years.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started by gentle cleaning the top of the pickaxe where I suspected there could be some marking to identify its origin. I found the U.S. PLUMB 1942 markings under all the rust and dust. I sandblasted the pickaxe and welded the two parts together. I did a lot of grinding and polishing and choosed a very beautiful smoked us oak for the handle.This is such a beautiful war relic and I hope that you enjoy this restoration video. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T FORGET TO SEE my RARE WW2 LIGHTER RESTORATION - youtu.be/NXEl-Pqqo60Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ Martin
RARE Axe Restoration – With VIKING engravings Awesome Restorations 2021-02-20 | Very rare Axe Restoration. This time I restore an antique axe and add some very awesome viking modifications and engravings to the metal.ABOUT THIS AXEI really do not know much about this axe. I had it for a couple of years, waiting for the right time to make the restoration video. I bought it from a guy who found it here in Sweden.THE RESTORATION PROCESSI started by sandblasting the axe and removed it from the handle who was “homemade” of some worthless wood. I welded the strange hole there was in the metal. I also changed the form on the head to better fit a real handle. I chose a beautiful and long hickory wood handle to get the Nordic Viking battle axe look. I also hardened the metal and gave it a black look by dipping it in oil.THE NORDIC VIKING ENGRAVINGSI made a very cool viking laser engraving of a Nordic Eagle who has a role in the Nordic Mythology. I also did some very beautiful decorations in both ends of the axe shaft also with Nordic Viking engravings. The one attached on the top Is some random Viking knots and the one in the bottom of the shaft is the Valknut “The knot of slain warriors” I am VERY satisfied with this restoration video and I hope that you enjoy it too. Please subscribe if you want to see more cool upcoming projects 🙂 And DON’T forget to see the OLD NORDIC HAMMER RESTORATION - youtu.be/CtGgTyS7Ya0 Thanks for watching my channel. See you soon.Best wishes and stay safe ❤ MartinMusic: From YouTube audio library. And from licence at EnvatoElements.
