Redline Restoration: Hot Wheels 1973 Rocket-Bye-Baby

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  • čas přidán 17. 09. 2019
  • In this video I will be restoring a 1973 Rocket-Bye-Baby and showing you a new way I attach "old" wheels.
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Komentáře • 403

  • @troyrgrant
    @troyrgrant Před 4 lety +77

    Useless trivia: The reason the wheels rode on the back plates was only to decrease friction (reducing surface area) to make them even faster. GREAT VIDEO!!

    • @troyrgrant
      @troyrgrant Před 3 lety +3

      ​@Kevin Shawn Nice spambot jerk!

    • @troyrgrant
      @troyrgrant Před 3 lety +3

      @Remy Anderson friggin spam!

  • @anticlockwisepropeller7379
    @anticlockwisepropeller7379 Před 4 lety +164

    LOVE the mirror-polished finish on the rocket engine! So pretty!

  • @926BigAl
    @926BigAl Před 4 lety +72

    Really like the mirrored rocket. My daughter who just turned 8 is in love watching you "polish cars" as she says. Love the work.

  • @RamWorkz
    @RamWorkz Před 4 lety

    Not once have I ever considered restoring hot wheels cars but I always enjoy watching your videos

  • @anthonymicele8897
    @anthonymicele8897 Před 4 lety

    Stunning in every way. So much nicer than stock. The color is flawless, and the rocket motor is supreme. I would be proud to have that in a collection.

  • @tombarker3608
    @tombarker3608 Před 4 lety

    This is especially interesting for me. Shell stations were not in my area as a child. So this is a Hot Wheels history lesson as well as a great restoration. Thank you for saving these cars.

  • @metaphoricdirigible1499
    @metaphoricdirigible1499 Před 4 lety +3

    I appreciate that you discuss the history of the car and show the steps and discuss the reasons behind some of the choices made. I’m especially interested in the different assemblies of wheels and axles for different cars and different means of reassembling them. Great video as usual.

  • @shaneellasdaicastrestorati3675

    It turned out great looks nice, paint job is perfect.

  • @davidneilson3508
    @davidneilson3508 Před 4 lety +45

    It turned out awesome and I absolutely love the polished rocket on top 👍👍😊

  • @PapiDoesIt
    @PapiDoesIt Před 4 lety +26

    Just when I thought I had seen all of the RedLine Hotwheels, along comes one I never knew existed.

  • @mwidenst
    @mwidenst Před 4 lety

    I never get bored watching your restoration videos.

  • @joep4235
    @joep4235 Před 4 lety

    I can watch redline restoration vids all day long.. FANTASTIC !!!

  • @avielthealienfromplanetmex5679

    Great video and I appreciate all the courtesies shown for your regulars. Thank you for that.

  • @TheLoxxxton
    @TheLoxxxton Před 4 lety +34

    I think you should just go with what makes you happy. I'm sure there are going to be purests out there that get butt hurt but it's toy cars! It's YOUR toy cars. Do what you want😀

  • @72polara
    @72polara Před 4 lety

    The mirror polish came out great. I always enjoy watching you do your projects.

  • @stephenwevans
    @stephenwevans Před 4 lety

    This came out great! Love the color change and the polished booster. This was one of my favorite cars in my collection when I was a kid. It went on every mission. Mine was yellow and I still have it. Would love to do a resto like this one day. Those wheels look fantastic on this model. Thanks for sharing.

  • @AstuteAces
    @AstuteAces Před 4 lety +3

    You know what I love about this channel? Seeing someone who clearly loves his hobby, and wants to share that passion. More than a relaxing voice, more than useful information, I have a reminder there are little things to enjoy in this world. Thank you for sharing!

  • @themichaelvortex4784
    @themichaelvortex4784 Před 4 lety

    I really like the blue on blue, window/paint combo! Nice work. Thank you.👍🏼🤘🏼😎

  • @ChawnaCoxTheCarsFan
    @ChawnaCoxTheCarsFan Před 4 lety +6

    Awesome restoration! I really love the spectaflame light blue you used for this car!

  • @diecastgarageisgone...9531

    I like how you come up with new methods to do things. I enjoy the challenge of a badly damaged car or trying to restore a car where parts are not available as well. Cheers.

  • @davidchristensen6908
    @davidchristensen6908 Před 4 lety

    I think this is how the designer thought it should look but then the bean counters came in and reality hit and the highly polished rocket just was not possible to make their profit. It’s amazing to think how a company can make such an item for children at that time and still be in business all these years later. Amazing toy then and another amazing restoration from you today.

  • @udorechner6846
    @udorechner6846 Před 4 lety +25

    Cute little Car. Fine restoration . The new color looks very good.

  • @newcomerjason7791
    @newcomerjason7791 Před 4 lety +3

    Great restoration! Love the new wheel set up you made.

  • @barthanes1
    @barthanes1 Před 4 lety

    This is the biggest improvement to the look of a car I've seen you do. As a kid I might not have taken the original pink thing, even for free. Turned out beautifully.

  • @S4LtyTrIcKs
    @S4LtyTrIcKs Před 4 lety

    It’s really interesting when you share the history and your knowledge, looking forward to more

  • @davidbeeson1178
    @davidbeeson1178 Před 4 lety +1

    Your videos no matter which one would not for me my friend, I think you did a fantastic job. It looks better in blue then pink anyway, I think the wheels work just fine. I have watched a lot of your videos my friend, I may not have commented on everyone, it's your video you do what you want and I will watch it my friend thank you for sharing.

  • @canuckyank82
    @canuckyank82 Před 4 lety +1

    Fantastic! Soon you will create full wheels. Just amazing skills! Thanks for a great video of great work.

  • @RandallRCTherapy
    @RandallRCTherapy Před 4 lety +6

    I agree I wish they made backing plates too. Your 3D printed ones work great! Maybe Hong Kong has spares at their factory? Redline looks so much better than the old original scheme. The chrome rocket motor is awesome!

  • @Pintony1
    @Pintony1 Před 4 lety

    I LOVE this guy!!! Great HW restoration info and R&D. And a wonderful History Lesson about Mattel.

    • @Pintony1
      @Pintony1 Před 4 lety

      Awesome Color Great job!

  • @turbouno969
    @turbouno969 Před 4 lety

    Great job on this resto. I’m sure anyone who owned this one as a kid would love it even with the modern updates.

  • @joeljenkins7092
    @joeljenkins7092 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you for your videos. I find them enjoyable and soothing. A great trip back to my childhood.

    • @sirrathersplendid4825
      @sirrathersplendid4825 Před 4 lety

      Joel Jenkins - Except, of course, nobody did amazing restorations back in the 1970s!

  • @jerryjohnsonii4181
    @jerryjohnsonii4181 Před 4 lety

    Very Cool restoration Sir. Love how the rocket came out when you polished it !!!!!!!!

  • @maartenharpertszoontromp674

    It looks great! And those wheelcaps work fine for me! And that engine!!! Man that looks sweet!

  • @f12mnb
    @f12mnb Před 4 lety

    Nice video - I think your decisions about what could be done is very practical Please keep up the great work - your comment about a set of technique videos highlighting the differences and options is a great decision!

  • @jamessturrock6802
    @jamessturrock6802 Před 4 lety

    A great choice of color! That blue really makes it pop!

  • @guritnoaji6215
    @guritnoaji6215 Před 4 lety

    Damn man, i never bored of this kind of restoration videos. Great job! 👍

  • @Vatharian
    @Vatharian Před 4 lety +14

    There is sizeable viewership of your channel, that simply love to watch how you work on the cars. We won't get bored, don't worry! As always, thank you for making great videos!

    • @thomasalsum2012
      @thomasalsum2012 Před 4 lety +4

      there is something satisfying about watching people do something that they are passionate about, it feels real and important and its a nice change of pace from a very "dramatic" world

  • @CrosseyedTenFour
    @CrosseyedTenFour Před 4 lety

    I like the ‘stock’ restorations a whole lot. Great video 👍

  • @Pushyhog
    @Pushyhog Před 4 lety +1

    As usual, knocked it out of the park. Love the polished jet cowling. Windex is beautiful

  • @TheGrootmeesterjan
    @TheGrootmeesterjan Před 4 lety

    These 70s space age designs are always so amazing.

  • @HamzaAnsari1425
    @HamzaAnsari1425 Před 4 lety

    Quite possibly your best restoration yet. Love the blue color

  • @solitairesmith3553
    @solitairesmith3553 Před 4 lety +1

    Love the shine on the engine.
    I remember these cars . My big brother would collect them when my family was on vacation.

  • @troyhagen4978
    @troyhagen4978 Před 4 lety

    Turned out great. Never even knew that they made a bare bone version of this car, when you first showed it, I was like, hey, that car isn't quite right. Lol

  • @hobbyaddict9908
    @hobbyaddict9908 Před 4 lety

    The engine was a great choice. The polished/chrome look is fantastic!

  • @westonward735
    @westonward735 Před 4 lety

    I do so enjoy your channel. You are always coming up with something that I think, "why don't they do such and such"? Great info on the wheels. I have a blackwall Rocket bye Baby and have resisted opening it because of the wheel situation. Thanks again for being one step ahead of everyone.

  • @Kiwi-vk1lo
    @Kiwi-vk1lo Před 4 lety +1

    This versions better. Looks cleaner without the gimmick. Good call on keeping the video quick and adding in that interesting bit of history!

  • @williamaviles2647
    @williamaviles2647 Před 4 lety

    This is one HW I've never seen. Came out perfect. Color and wheel caps are Good. Good Job.. 👍

  • @cutrockr-diecastracing2773

    Great result, and great idea on rectifying the wheel issue!
    Cheers

  • @monkeysize
    @monkeysize Před 4 lety

    OMG the polished engine looks awesome!!! More of this please!

  • @sanmicol
    @sanmicol Před 4 lety

    You are surely very clued up on the Hotwheel cars it turned out really good👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @fynbo1007
    @fynbo1007 Před 4 lety

    Very beautiful, love you polish the rocket motor, it looks amazing. Thank you for sharing your story. God bless you and your family

  • @bradleyj.fortner2203
    @bradleyj.fortner2203 Před 4 lety

    I love the new technique using the metal flake basecoat. Also, that Windex color is my favorite Spectraflame color. I'd have polished the engine as you did too. You're the best at this that I've seen on CZcams. Marty does great things with Matchbox. But, when it comes to Redlines, you're the man.

  • @cody_d3628
    @cody_d3628 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow the finished result looks great keep up the good work😁

  • @yoda1716
    @yoda1716 Před 4 lety +1

    I love watching your restorations

  • @Pintony1
    @Pintony1 Před 4 lety

    My thinking on your WHEEL project. LOVE IT!
    Most WH restoration guys are about aesthetics not function.
    I never hear complaints about how they roll.. Only how they look!
    Most guys build, admire, place on shelf...LOL...

  • @Framed_Niner
    @Framed_Niner Před 4 lety +1

    You are a genius. You should make those cap style models public.

  • @HardboiledHarris
    @HardboiledHarris Před 4 lety

    That engine all polished up like that is beautiful.

  • @johnkelley9877
    @johnkelley9877 Před 4 lety

    Outstanding work and finish! I never knew this one existed before but it looks good. I like the repo wheels , paint and polished jet engine. The technique of painting in silver then Spectraflame makes for a nicer finish I think. Thanks for sharing this neat tutorial.

  • @Tiger351
    @Tiger351 Před 4 lety

    Brilliant result, looks great in windex blue with the mirror polished rocket! First time I've ever seen this casting, kinda looks like Wile E Coyote's daily driver lol.

  • @SC-mq1eh
    @SC-mq1eh Před 4 lety +1

    better than factory finish and a clever workaround - i dig it!

  • @trumpisacrybabydictatornar914

    Hey I like it I can’t afford to have original redlines in new condition but I would love to have a collection of restored redlines to this quality Great job sir

  • @petuniagto
    @petuniagto Před 4 lety

    Love that engine, very nice eye catcher! Great restoration.

  • @franktedder1236
    @franktedder1236 Před 4 lety

    Very nice finish, my parents had a 70' SS Chevelle the same shade of blue. I was almost convinced you pulled a sneaky and had the rocket chromed. I'd bet this would make an interesting mad max build 😂 cheers.

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 Před 4 lety

    I am so inspired by how far your restorations have developed! It gives me great ideas when I restore my Matchbox models - currently working on box art for the Matchbox models. Not just the main front image but for those boxes which had a side elevation of the model on the side flaps, an inset of a feature or the white line art. Your videos have given me the confidence to try many things! Thank you!

  • @smilesfourmiles2714
    @smilesfourmiles2714 Před 4 lety

    Love the cab wheel idea can’t wait to see you get past the prototype stage

  • @Hvorgandr
    @Hvorgandr Před 4 lety

    Getting bored? You are an artist
    Even you put a video about a pebble, I watch it

  • @mopar_dude9227
    @mopar_dude9227 Před 4 lety

    Love it! Perfect color and it looks great with the rocket motor polished.

  • @ncc74656m
    @ncc74656m Před 4 lety

    This really looks spectacular. I agree totally with your personal choices here.

  • @TheUncleRuckus
    @TheUncleRuckus Před 4 lety

    Turned out great and the polished engine is my favorite part.

  • @SuperSucc69
    @SuperSucc69 Před 4 lety +1

    This car is my favourite Hot Wheels car of all time. I've got a battered up one just like this. I might think about restoring it now

    • @baremetalHW
      @baremetalHW  Před 4 lety +1

      It is an easy one to do so give it a shot.

  • @daverage4729
    @daverage4729 Před 4 lety

    Absolutely stunning. Love the shape of this car. Great job restoring her.

  • @lonespartan100
    @lonespartan100 Před 4 lety

    As a regular viewer, I actually like in-depth steps to everything. Doesn’t get redundant for me, but I can understand if others don’t fee the same.

  • @teddill4893
    @teddill4893 Před 4 lety

    Turned out great. Nice touch with the black on the engine.

  • @Bill-n8t
    @Bill-n8t Před 4 lety

    Great looking restoration.
    Color looks good.

  • @SweeneyDunston
    @SweeneyDunston Před 4 lety

    Whoa. That engine turned out better than I thought it was going to. Love the color as well. Great work!

  • @stevenwalden2684
    @stevenwalden2684 Před 4 lety

    Really nice job. Looks much better than the original. Paint job is excellent. Keep up the great work 👍🏼

  • @SuperBadVideos
    @SuperBadVideos Před 4 lety +1

    Very cool, awesome work 🔥🤘🏻

  • @sparky694
    @sparky694 Před 4 lety +1

    My patience is rewarded, thank you for another great video!

  • @honda197056
    @honda197056 Před 4 lety

    One of my new favorite videos you produce. You do an excellent job of explaining, and showing your work. I really enjoy your work and I hope you keep producing wonderful restoration/ modifications. Great channel.👍

  • @jtip27
    @jtip27 Před 4 lety

    Awesome restoration. I love me some Windex blue cars.

  • @johngavlick6479
    @johngavlick6479 Před 2 lety +1

    That color is stunning

  • @matthewdavis3095
    @matthewdavis3095 Před 4 lety

    The back plates were larger because when on track they had less friction and the car ran faster down the track. beautiful job as always

  • @ericjhubbell
    @ericjhubbell Před 4 lety +1

    Looks great. Would love to see the your working headlights technique used for the rocket exhaust - drill out the nozzle for the LED, hide baters in the empty rear of the car and run wires up the rocket post. Keep up the great builds.

  • @jasonrhome710
    @jasonrhome710 Před 4 lety

    The super polished engine looks great!

  • @danflurry
    @danflurry Před 4 lety +1

    Love that mirror polish.

  • @scarface9767
    @scarface9767 Před 4 lety

    you got it quite right its exhaust nozzle i love what you did with the black paint on the rocket engine nice touch

  • @notdonaldst
    @notdonaldst Před 3 lety

    Your restoration looks great 👍. Thanks for the video. I appreciate the step by step explanation. I plan to get into restoration myself soon and this really helps. (I keep saving copies of your videos in a separate folder 😂). Take care.

  • @Curtis-Randall
    @Curtis-Randall Před 4 lety

    I really like this build. I really really like the color! It’s really slick

  • @Farron1995
    @Farron1995 Před 4 lety +1

    Had to go to my parent's house and grab all my old Hot Wheels cars after watching a bunch of your videos lol

    • @baremetalHW
      @baremetalHW  Před 4 lety

      Hope you found them all!

    • @Farron1995
      @Farron1995 Před 4 lety +1

      @@baremetalHW I did! My dad even let me have some of his friend's cars from the 60's and 70's, a few of them are actually fairly valuable. For the ones that aren't, I plan on restoring them as close to original as I can, especially my old Thunderbird I've had since I was a baby.

  • @stom5292
    @stom5292 Před 4 lety

    Excellent results, color looks great with the windshield

  • @mariopalma7650
    @mariopalma7650 Před 4 lety

    As always, Paint job was amazing 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @ourhaus9164
    @ourhaus9164 Před 4 lety

    Great restoration, nice job using the printer to fix the wheel issue!

  • @JasonA1124
    @JasonA1124 Před 4 lety

    It's cool watching you restore some beyond gone cars. Especially if the oxidation is horrible.

  • @apastoys5153
    @apastoys5153 Před 4 lety +1

    Great video! I remember that promo from Shell gas. I wish I still had those cars.

  • @harleyguyinmilw
    @harleyguyinmilw Před 4 lety

    looks great!!! really appreciate your attention to detail. admire your skills!!!!!

  • @YannyPQ
    @YannyPQ Před 4 lety

    It came out great. Brilliant idea for the wheels.

  • @justinbristol2551
    @justinbristol2551 Před 4 lety

    Looks great and I LOVE the mirror polish engine.

  • @davidwilliams1201
    @davidwilliams1201 Před 4 lety

    Cool color and great addition to the rocket

  • @pbrady187
    @pbrady187 Před 4 lety

    I like this one and your solution for the wheels is really good. Nice job.

  • @inspektor66
    @inspektor66 Před 4 lety

    i am an collector but never seen that before. its a cute little classic car.