# Awesome Restorations: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-11-06, Awesome Restorations has 5,390,000 subscribers, 800,327,090 total views, and 93 videos. It ranks #8,049 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Awesome Restorations](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Awesome Restorations is “Rare .50 Cal Gun Lighter Restoration”, a Short published Feb 27, 2026.
- These are Awesome Restorations’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jun 11, 2021 and Feb 27, 2026 (42 long-form videos and 6 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 1,360,792. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Restoration of WOODY from Toy Story - CRAZY Zombie edition” (20,382,183 views, Dec 25, 2021). Least viewed: “Rare .50 Cal Gun Lighter Restoration” (19,144 views, Feb 27, 2026).
- Median length: 12:30 for 42 long-form videos; 1:52 for 6 Shorts.
- In this sample, Awesome Restorations’s consecutive uploads were a median of 21 days apart (shortest gap 6 days, longest 284 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 6, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rare .50 Cal Gun Lighter Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/7KAvX7moFT4/) | 2026-02-27 | Short | 19,144 | 2:57 | - |
| [Buried Since 1942 - Shot Through](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/hs2vAX8yrf0/) | 2026-02-20 | Short | 39,441 | 2:45 | - |
| [COLT Python .357 MAGNUM #restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/4vOU1cbN7N0/) | 2026-02-13 | Short | 6,188,848 | 2:56 | 0x |
| [EXTREMELY RARE U.S. Airborne Pickaxe Restoration - World War 2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/R85MXm3gtJ4/) | 2025-05-09 | Long-form | 270,289 | 12:31 | 1.15x |
| [Restoration of Antique Firefighter Axe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/RnZYcelzHjY/) | 2025-04-25 | Long-form | 151,185 | 13:08 | 0.63x |
| [Restoring a Super Rare Air Gun - The Warrior .177 Cal.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/tYsME0leDTg/) | 2025-04-18 | Long-form | 201,186 | 14:17 | 0.84x |
| [Epic Restoration of a Rare WW1 Dagger - Historical Relic Repair](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/e72qmJtQ-1c/) | 2025-04-11 | Long-form | 2,819,525 | 10:15 | 6.3x |
| [COLT Python .357 MAGNUM Gun Lighter Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/cMrEVVsrPFU/) | 2025-04-04 | Long-form | 142,760 | 13:29 | - |
| [Restoring a MASSIVE Butcher's Cleaver – Insane Transformation!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/5WgixbgafGQ/) | 2025-03-28 | Long-form | 279,155 | 14:16 | 1.3x |
| [Butchers Huge Axe Restoration - TRIPAS II](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/Z6EH7xMM-ms/) | 2025-03-21 | Long-form | 118,252 | 9:14 | - |
| [Rare Axe Restoration With Viking Engravings](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/0HbJlgwl364/) | 2025-03-14 | Long-form | 147,701 | 10:51 | - |
| [Restoration of Sheriff Woody From Toy Story 2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/g2-r-ev09yo/) | 2025-03-07 | Long-form | 2,728,035 | 12:57 | 2.14x |
| [F4 PHANTOM II Model Aircraft Restoration U.S. Airforce - Remastered](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/e_6bSNCm2f0/) | 2025-02-26 | Long-form | 1,487,656 | 8:07 | 1.42x |
| [Rare Gun Lighter Restoration, World War II - Ground Found](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/sz6fX-hUR3M/) | 2024-05-18 | Long-form | 1,040,938 | 13:59 | 0.99x |
| [Burned Pizza Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/GVhtOgTKdF0/) | 2024-04-26 | Long-form | 153,460 | 4:01 | - |
| [Huge Firefighter Axe Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/1NlE5kB0e8E/) | 2024-04-06 | Long-form | 616,107 | 11:43 | - |
| [Restoration of Buzz Lightyear 2024 - Toy Story from HELL](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/2U3Jw9elYjA/) | 2024-03-16 | Long-form | 2,940,743 | 17:37 | 1.31x |
| [F-16 Fighting Falcon Restoration USAF Thunderbirds 🦅 👊 #f16 #repair #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/-r1fQoJWLeY/) | 2023-12-12 | Short | 40,440 | 1:00 | - |
| [F-16 Aircraft Restoration - U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/HO3dhIwL1J0/) | 2023-11-12 | Long-form | 879,287 | 22:18 | - |
| [COLT Python .357 MAGNUM Gun Lighter Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/8lWAJ1DL2sA/) | 2023-09-03 | Long-form | 15,704,368 | 14:59 | 4.07x |
| [SUPER RARE Whiskey Hip Flask Restoration - World War II - RAF](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/6U0y6b-cp-U/) | 2023-08-20 | Long-form | 1,055,078 | 13:13 | 0.42x |
| [Mini Gun Restoration - Glock 17 Cal .11](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/OJzRlK3xcbY/) | 2023-08-06 | Long-form | 7,548,781 | 11:17 | - |
| [Old Pistol Spark Lighter Restoration - Evel Knievel edition](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/W00-MATRtoo/) | 2023-07-09 | Long-form | 553,122 | 11:53 | - |
| [MINI Zippo Lighter Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/wGstE5gPAxM/) | 2023-05-28 | Long-form | 1,531,321 | 11:57 | - |
| [Shooting Target Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/P83oYwFw-TE/) | 2023-04-23 | Long-form | 776,295 | 12:30 | - |
| [Cannon Restoration + Test firing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/DQv716Kywl8/) | 2023-04-02 | Long-form | 4,424,456 | 18:39 | 1.15x |
| [RARE GUN Lighter Restoration – World War II Trench Build](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/4bxU9G6MUWA/) | 2023-03-12 | Long-form | 16,172,437 | 13:24 | 4.2x |
| [Rare Mechanical Toy Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/6MdXtkvExfY/) | 2023-02-24 | Long-form | 3,458,816 | 16:07 | 0.9x |
| [EXTREMELY RARE Lighter Restoration - World War II - Pearl Harbor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/Li7MmyDF1sY/) | 2023-01-13 | Long-form | 4,251,161 | 12:57 | 1.41x |
| [RARE German Air Gun Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/kjj-wOeLC6k/) | 2023-01-03 | Long-form | 285,273 | 11:10 | - |
| [Forging AVATAR MOVIE Na’vi hunting Knife](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/8JmFww0atso/) | 2022-12-16 | Long-form | 406,057 | 8:07 | - |
| [CRAZY Zippo lighter rebuild 💀👊](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/jRNhOdlTMAs/) | 2022-12-10 | Short | 721,969 | 1:00 | 3.05x |
| [CRAZY Hammer build 🔥👹 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/0_s3KlchkcY/) | 2022-12-01 | Short | 1,663,532 | 1:00 | 7.02x |
| [Firefighter Axe Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/_DY4OX4vUi8/) | 2022-11-25 | Long-form | 1,128,209 | 13:10 | 0.26x |
| [TORN APART Axe Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/fwHALgDYfH8/) | 2022-11-11 | Long-form | 7,691,141 | 10:05 | - |
| [NORDIC HAMMER Rebuild](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/X8mRAoh9ONw/) | 2022-10-15 | Long-form | 297,196 | 10:34 | - |
| [F-4 PHANTOM II Aircraft Restoration - U.S. Airforce Fighter JET](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/WFBVfvXquJE/) | 2022-09-17 | Long-form | 12,645,156 | 12:47 | - |
| [BEAUTIFUL Angel Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/lqGyhakTv6M/) | 2022-08-27 | Long-form | 6,103,682 | 9:21 | - |
| [RARE Dagger Restoration - HOLY GRAIL from World War 1](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/Ks_Cp9XL-XQ/) | 2022-07-09 | Long-form | 12,845,143 | 11:09 | - |
| [HUGE Butcher Axe Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/b-t1ff_iMjU/) | 2022-06-10 | Long-form | 1,773,937 | 11:48 | - |
| [SUPER RARE Air Gun Restoration – The Warrior .177](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/ifD-sIMjxLk/) | 2022-05-20 | Long-form | 12,146,500 | 17:04 | - |
| [LUGER P-08 GUN Lighter Restoration -](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/4vTazCS9qNE/) | 2022-03-18 | Long-form | 1,142,216 | 12:04 | - |
| [Mechanical Coin Bank Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/8Ewptqk9nGg/) | 2022-02-20 | Long-form | 2,574,214 | 15:35 | - |
| [Restoration of WOODY from Toy Story - CRAZY Zombie edition](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/PLFCPB_Bghs/) | 2021-12-25 | Long-form | 20,382,183 | 18:35 | - |
| [Rare Lighter Restoration from World War II](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/PB27wdoXlVo/) | 2021-11-12 | Long-form | 1,233,927 | 9:59 | - |
| [India Elephant Lighter Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/RJPYJinHZ-c/) | 2021-10-15 | Long-form | 3,054,081 | 12:52 | - |
| [Antique Michelin Man Restoration - Detroit 1918](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/qSftKyMixSA/) | 2021-08-19 | Long-form | 6,856,999 | 12:25 | - |
| [Zippo Lighter Restoration - Sexy Lady 💖](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@awesomerestorations/videos/eVYWvjHneqY/) | 2021-06-11 | Long-form | 12,907,643 | 10:36 | - |

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