1950's Live Steam Machine 'Wilesco' - Restoration
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This is a vintage live steam engine made by the German brand Wilesco around 1950.
Please watch till the end to see this 1950's live steam engine in action !
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I have several Wilesco engines and love them all - oh, for the days of dangerous toys (which actually taught us something !!!).
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i got one from my grandpa😊
Wilesco still makes and sells these little steam engines 😊
Can you buy them cus i want one
Wait you have three? I only have none
Little dude on the crank needs a worker of the year award for that kind of energetic performance 😂
😅👍🏻
The Energiser Bunny got nothing on the sharpening stone cranker.
This took me back to my childhood. I had a Wilesco Steam Engine almost identical to the one you restored. You did a wonderful restoration on this and saved a little bit of toy history too. Thank you for sharing this.
I bet that was fun!
Thanks a lot John. Very touching to bring memories back 😌🙌
@@bengelman2600 I had one too and can confirm that it's fun.
Me too!!!! Did you had also all the toys to attach with the spring belts?!?
@@eliotech1928 No, I couldn't afford them but the hobby shop we got it from did have the accessories in stock. I wish I could remember what types they were.
Never been a restoration enthusiast but I must say the before and after of each part, and its entirety as well, is nothing but satisfying to watch. I couldn't stop watching, like a 4 yr old watching cartoons on a Sunday morning!!😂😂
Oh wow thank you so much. Very touching to read comments like yours 😌 Glad you enjoyed 🙌
the little man on the grinding wheel certainly can move
This is as close as you will get to watching a labour of love taking place in real time. What a fantastic restoration - you literally brought the steam engine back to life. An amazing job. Thank you for a great video.
Thank you so much ! 😌👍
High quality toy/model just underwent an even higher quality restoration. Very nicely done.
Thank you very much 🙌
So awesome ❤️
Hey Tysy thank you my friend👍 Hard work… so many parts 😤😅
Thank you for calling me your friend Lala
@@TheFabrik I counted 80 - and every single one passed through your hands several times 👍👏!
This looked fake on parts tbh
Well it’s not actually 👍
It’s amazing it’s like you bought it from the store (at the end)
That was wonderful!! I had one of these as a boy, in the late 50's. Never thought I would see one restored so meticulously . Thank you
Thank you !!! Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙌
That was brilliant. You made a 57 year old man grin little a little boy at the end.
Always touching to bring the memories back 🙌
I have a Wilesco D10 that I have had since I was about 10 years old. I'm 64 now and it still runs great. I run it every few years to and keep it lubed and it good condition.
Wow glad to hear that you’re still enjoying it 🙌😌👍
Well done sir. This restoration is museum ready!
😅👍 Thank you !!
@@maruiacancercdam I feel bad for you
I have high blood pressure, the video made my blood pressure drop. It is unbelievable that you have mastered all the techniques of surface coating, the video made me happy, thank you very much, and best regards from Germany
Thank you very much ! Glad you enjoyed 😌🙌
J ´ ai reçu exactement la même machine à vapeur il y a un peu moins de 50 ans . C ´ était un cadeau de Noël de mon grand père et je me souviens m ´ être amusé de longues heures avec lui , que de souvenirs 😃 . En tout cas bravo pour votre restauration, continuez ainsi 😃
Merci beaucoup ! Toujours émouvant de raviver les souvenirs 😌🙌 Je vais garder cette machine un moment je pense😉
Now at 54 years old, I have finally bought a steam machine. Thanks for the vid, that makes the working principle clearer.
Yeah !!! I hope you’ll enjoy your new toy :)
Великолепный объект восстановления, и работа потрясающая, спасибо!
Absolutely gorgeous! 100 years from now it will be rusting and in bad shape and someone will do restoration 2!
I hope so !!! 😅 thank you 🙏
Excellent restoration
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 8:13 8:15
Not just functional....but a work of art also! 💯 💯
Thank you very much !!! 🙏
I'm pretty sure that this (or a very similar model) was still available in the 80's (with a dynamo). I remember seeing it in a mail-order catalogue.
In fact they are still made and available now.
WOW, great work. If I tried to restore a steam engine. I would never know what materiasl to use to clean it. Yet having the stuff to do it with. And remembering how to put it back together. Totally out standing.😃❤👍
Thank you !! Now you know how to do it 😉😜
Over 50 years ago my mother bought me this steam engine and some toys to attach. My father screwed all to an wooden board. So much fun... until some sealing rings broke. :-/ Your restauration brought so many memorys back!
Thank you !! Always touching to bring the memories back 😌👍
I had the EXACT same model (down to the colours) when I was a kid in the 70s. Absolutely loved it. Came with a small red plastic funnel to fill the boiler. Guess they must have made them for quite a while. Great restoration work, really beautiful! Thanks for bringing back those memories 👍💯
Thank you very much !! Always touching to bring the memories back 😌🙏
Здравствуйте, Вы великий мастер, ваша работа как волшебство. Смотрел с удовольствием. Храни вас бог.
Thank you ! 😌🙌
So beautiful.
I always enjoy the meticulous way you work. Beautiful result.
I am always amazed how old, crusty things have their shiny, brand-new selves hiding just a few microns down inside. Beautiful restoration. What a pleasure to watch a real craftsman working with joy and infinite patience. Thank you!
Thank you very much. Glad to share it with you !
Une petite merveille cette machine à vapeur, la poudre argent/métal donne une superbe finition.
Bien d’accord ;) premier essai avec cette finition « chrome »… il aurait fallu vernir en plus normalement… 🧐
Very very nice! I wish I had one of these as a kid. Or 54 year old. Great work in restoration!
Thank you !! 😃🙌
I had one of those in the 60's... Knowing my dad, he probably sold it for a profit.... it. was a gift.
Oh that’s too bad ! 😭
My grandpa had this exact engine. It's amazing seeing it working. Thanks for restoring and sharing, he would have loved this.
Thank you !! 🙌 always touching to bring memories back 😞😌🙏
Cool, got one for Cmas in early 60’s. Ended up in parts cause I needed the sheet metal to fabricate a new transmission shifter plate.
Oh that’s too bad !! Though it is something I could have done too 🙌😅👍
Amazing work 👍 Memories of a smaller Steam Engine my Father bought me back in the 50’s - when we didn’t live under constant “surveillance” for our own “safety” - we actually learned how to play and work safely from toys like this.
Thank you very much ! Always touching to bring the memories back 😌🙏 New video today of a live steam road roller 😉👍
Really great restoration job. I'm a big fan of powder coating!1 Wish I had the space for the oven and spray booth.
вот что надо показывать по телевизору) прям отдых для глаз после рабочей недели)
Thank you so much 🙏 Glad you enjoyed 🙌
There are only a few people with rare talents. You are one of them. Very good job! 👍
Wow thank you so much 😌
Beautiful restoration.. your hard work and patience paid off !
Thank you 🙏
Amazing restoration, but I am even more amazed at the original toy. What attention to detail and workmanship! Very enjoyable watching.
Children now sure could use toys like this instead of the things that occupy their time these days.
You are absolutely PERFECT 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. It doesn't get any better than this 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you !! 😃🙌
Magnifique travail de restauration ! Félicitations
Un grand merci !
I had that thing as a kid. It's awesome seeing it fully restorated.
I miss great toys ..your restorations take us back to that beautiful era
Ahhh, the little red tube. What would we do without it.
The right tools and supplies are everything - apart from personal skills. A lot of money and time must have been invested into this stuff to build up such a working bench. Great video with nice close-up shots. Very well edited.
Thank you very much 😌👍
What an absolutely fantastic thing to save 😊 we really can't afford to lose these things, unlike modern toys these are things of wonder. Huge respect for your work, really enjoy watching 😊
Thank you so much 😌🙌
They still make these actually.
Simply perfect! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Thank you 🙏
Sorry to hear that 😓 Just hope you are strong. Good luck with your channel 🙌
I have one. It is electrically heated. It was left plugged in and the water ran dry. The water guage cracked, spring on the safety blow-off was weaked and the stainless steel boiler was tarnish. I was 12 year old at the time. My dad was a tool and die maker and was able to restore it to some degree but it was never as it had been just out of the box. I would like to really have this 60 year old treasure restored but don't know anyone who could do it. Your video gave me hope that there might be hope for the engine.
What I think is incredible is that I could walk in to my local hobby shop and buy a nearly identical steam engine. That sort of longevity of design is really cool.
One of the toys that brought my brother and me endless joy back in the day. Thanks for saving one!
Absolutely beautifully done With admiration from South Africa 🇿🇦
18:59 this worker is doing his job very well
Lol isn’t it ?!! 😅👍
😂
How wonderful! It's great that you gave it an actual run at the end of the restoration... that's what these things were made for.
the guy spinning that wheel mustve had a great exercise😂
That was a relaxing watch. Thankyou. P.S. nice resto.
Thank you 🙏
Ok! now I'm inspired, fantastic job. well done
I have the exact same Wilesco steam engine. It was given to me for Christmas when I was about ten years old. I am now 70. Yes. It still runs.
When « toys » were built to last 👍 Glad to know you’re still enjoying it !
What a beautiful and sensitive, and thorough restoration. I love these steam engines.
What a very nice restoration.
This was so dam awesome!!!! I had one of those in the 70's when I was young. The 70's had awesome toys. Mine was just the powerplant not the man though. You do such incredible restorations. Well done!!!!!
Thank you very much !!!
I'm always amazed at the absolute insane design, the extend of engineering applied to a child's toy, at a time where manufacturing was certainly not as cheap as today... Also the massive amount of work !
They are still made today...
Thank you very much !! When toys were instructives 😌
I was imagining the engineer who made this in the 1950's. Quite an great feat of miniature engineering.
Have the very same “toy” and it’s in pristine condition. A gift from my late father in-law.
No sé inglés, pero increíble restauración y más increíble quienes lo diseñaron
Thank you very much for this posting. You have no idea how close this phenomenal restoration is to my heart. My dad gave me one of these steam engines over 60 years ago. I still have it. It's one of my very most cherished things from my youth. I had four or five of the workers as well. I believe they were almost all stolen during a break-in. I was so happy to see that you could buy the gasket kits from the original manufacturer. I will have to order a set. ~Stay healthy, happy, and safe.~
Hey thank you very much ! Always touching to bring the memories back 😌 Too bad you don’t have the workers anymore. There are many on eBay ;) take care 🙌
Can still buy these. I just looked on Amazon.
@@ammerudgrendaWilesco is still producing this model. Not exactly the same tho 🙌
You Sir have madman skills and God given talent. My hats off to you. You wanna sell this great madter piece or one like it for teaching purposes to the young so we don't loose this knowledge and wisdom. God bless you and your family Brother
Thank you !! 😌🙏
toys and devices of years gone by, show the test of time.. you cant get things built like this anymore.. even forgotten and neglected ones come back by an artisans hand when they are discovered.. its great to see things like this brought back and saved from peoples attics/barns/basements... truly an art and very glad its shown. thank you.
Thank you !! 😌🙌
So great restoration 👍😎😃🤟
J'adore ton travail et ta méticulosité devant la restauration de ces jouets anciens. Merci beaucoup pour ces moments de détente et ça donne aussi envie de s'y mettre !
Un grand merci !
When I was 11 I had a steam engine .I don't think my Parents knew I was playing with a bomb in the bed room. Sears sold them.i still have it and enjoy running it. Fire and hot water in the house ha ha ha good Old Days. Learned a lot to . Great job on the rehab.
I had one of these when I was a kid in the early 70's!
That’s 😲❤️. Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
You are an true restoration artisan! You would be worth your weight in platinum in the event of an apocalyptic event! Nerding out aside...your video was very entertaining, and informative. Many thankyous for your efforts.
Thank you so much 🙏
I had that exact engine as a child. How happy I am to see it again!
Always touching to bring the memories back 😌👍
I have the exact engine now at 50. Can't wait to get it going again
Beautiful job to an antique
Simply fantastic without words 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Needing some restoration, but as with Fleishmann or Märklin items, the overall manufacturing quality speaks for itself. Btw, @ 5:47 we didn't see you applying the masking tape before spraying the blue coat! (Same with the red one a little bit later)😅 And amazing results with powder coating!👍 And as usual, the end result is absolutely perfect, you're a real master. Kudos!🤗✔️
Why would we need to see him apply it ?
Thank you very much ! I didn’t film the masking tape you’re right. Quite boring to me but I could have shot a few seconds tho. I cannot show everything you know ;) Thanks again 😌🙌
これは文化遺産です。この生産された玩具には作った人の魂が宿っています😊
My dad was an actual steam boiler engineer for power plants and i remember giving him one of these on his birthday in the early 70s. Still makes me smile thinking of that. 😊
Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙌
Great job on the restoration.
Mind boggling how you keep track of everything and put it back together
This is one of the coolest things! How satisfying it must be once you've finished a restoration.great job!
The best restoration I have ever seen
Wow thank you !!! 👍
The most beautiful restoration video I've ever seen. The shooting and lighting are very nice.
Wow thank you !!
Great job! Brings on great memories. I had one of those engines from 60 + years ago. Mine was almost identical. Thanks!
Thank you so much ! So touching to bring the memories back 😌🙏
I had this engine when I was a kid in the 60s don't remember the figure or grindstone being with it. No idea what happened to the engine. was a great gift at the time
This is really perfect and professional video.
One of the best restorations I’ve seen. Congratulations on an excellent project!
I was given one of these when I was a tot back in the early seventies. It was a wonderful toy. It's been a pleasure to watch you restore it to its former glory. Thank you very much! :o)
Ottimo lavoro. Io conservo tuttora una macchina a vapore uguale a questa. L'avevo ricevuta in regalo negli anni 70 e la conservo gelosamente, funzionante e perfetta!
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That little model man 😂 his poor arms must be like rubber bands after that work out 😂
Awesome job.
très belle rénovation !! fabuleux de redonner vie à d'anciens jouets :)
Merci beaucoup 😀
Wow what a fantastic job you done 👍
Ну просто фантастика. Такого я ещё не видела, это же прям минизавод) потрясающая вещь, игрушкой это назвать как- то не хорошо, это что-то больше чем игрушка. Жаль что подобного не делают в наше время. Мне кажется нашим детям это было бы и интересно и познавательно.
Beautiful blue
"Take it easy" 🤣 Awesome restoration!
What an awesome restoration project. Kudos 🙌
Thank you for another great video. As many of the other commenters I too had a Wilesco (all be it a smaller model) when I was a child and I remember many fond hours spent running it with my Dad. Thank you also for that memory. By the way I am also thrilled to have recently discovered that Wilesco is still going strong and that they have a KZhead channel as well.
Thank you so much ! Very touching to bring memories back 😌🙏
SO glad you left the pitting on the brickwork, it gave it a very realistic texture.
Fist time I use that paint 🙌