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How to Restore Classic Toy Cars, Trucks, Tractors, and Airplanes (How to Restore)
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Price Last Updated : 7-30-2008
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Features
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: MBI July 11, 2003
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0760313067
ISBN-13: 978-0760313060
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
Product Description
This colorful book is a treasure chest of advice and ideas on restoring the most popular transportation toys of all eras and conditions. Readers will find easy-to-follow information on how to restore based on condition, when to restore (and when not to), the best techniques and tools, and common pitfalls to avoid. Author Dennis David offers a series of detailed case studies of ten recognizable transportation collectibles while providing a nostalgic look at numerous other toys. His experience in toy restoration provides readers a hands-on feel to the process as he addresses the universal steps of creating the most desirable toy artifact possible.
Publisher Description
Covers a variety of toys that are enticing to the growing popularity among baby boomers
Step-by-step guide features simple directions that make restoration easy
Universal tips are applicable to any toy restoration project
Reader Reviews
This book basically says "sandblast the rust and then buy the missing parts". At best, it is a book about renovation not restoration. "The hubcaps 'appeared to be chrome' so we re-chromed them" is not a restoration statement but that of a hack. There is nothing on research (color matching, decals, creating missing parts, and so forth) and his examples are an endless repetition of the same theme of sandblasting . . . blah blah blah. He can't even tell you how to restore a serious dent or bend in the metal. The author does not seem to be a restoration expert but a writer about restoration. There is padding in the form of photographs of collectors. Tin plate models are really not covered in any depth yet these are the most difficult to restore. The list of suppliers of parts is pathetic. Don't waste your money. It is not even worth a 1 star rating.
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How to Restore Classic Toy Cars, Trucks, Tractors, and Airplanes (How to Restore)
by Dennis David
List Price: $19.95
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