When I was a kid I desperately wanted this toy. I was also a huge fan of the incredible Hulk TV series, watching it religiously and playing with my school buddies. I was always Bruce Banner/Hulk, not because I was a big kid, but because I have green eyes and they came into play well when I was "transforming" into the Hulk. I'm 53 years young and I still want this piece. You did an amazing job restoring the box. Congratulations! Long time viewer of the channel. This is my first response to one of your videos. Thank you for all the wonderful videos you've posted, taking me back to all the fun toys from my childhood.
Fantastic job on restoring the box! I'm a life-long Hulk fan who has since gone on to draw several Hulk comics for Marvel UK, and one of my favourite childhood memories is the Christmas I got this (I also had the Space Ranger Action Man and Gargon that year as well!). I was always gutted that the Thing version wasn't released over here, as the battles that I could have had with those two! 😃 Thank you for posting this video... it's brought back some awesome childhood memories 👍
I'm a lifelong Hulk fan. My father bought me this Rage Cage Hulk from a flea market in NJ in the early 1980s. My absolute favorite toy ever. Also, I own your 2008 Hero Initiative hand drawn (Red) Hulk blank cover variant.
@@purplepantscomicsnj resident here. In the late 80s I found one of these hulks in a field in somerset county. All beat to crap with most paint gone and pump gone. Glad I found the video so I could see what it would have looked like in its glory.
Excellent content, I wish there was more repair tutorials combined with review content. As a vintage collector, finding repair content on certain aspects of figures can be tough. This was very well done and makes me want to restore a box I have of my own.
Excellent restoration video! Even though I have worked with cardboard and cardstock since childhood, I have NEVER attempted to restore old toy packaging. Most of the time, I would cut out the pictures on the box to either hang up in my room or use as materials for another build. Again, your video is Just beautiful!
Found two of these loose with no accessories in the wild over the 90's. Took until the internet age to find out what it was. Thanks for the vid. Always entertaining 👌
Never seen this toy but can imagine back In the day it would have captured my imagination too. I will be attempting a box restoration soon so thanks for the useful guidance
Man, the Smash-Out Handcuffs are actually pretty ingenious. A simple addition that makes the play feature noticeably better. I can see kids spending all weekend finding things for Hulk to smash as he bursts the handcuffs. Great vid as always!
Great job on the box Tony. I've done lots of vintage box restoration work and when it comes to the ironing process, I use brown baking paper instead of a tea towel, it works perfectly, allows more heat in to flatten it and will not allow any sticking of the iron. I also spray cold water from a spray gun directly onto the inside of the cardboard, it won't harm it if you're ironing it straight away through the baking paper. Lastly, if you have less severe ripped parts inside, I suggest using brown water activated tape to shore it up. It's perfect for the job of reinforcing old boxes and it's the same colour as the inside of the box too, so is perfect, particularly if you're doing the flaps where you will see the new card applied when you're opening it. Everyone has a method to this and there is no wrong or right way, but that above after about 30 box restos is the way I've now found works best. Great video, box restos really are a favourite of mine to watch, something cool about seeing an old tatty 50 year old piece of cardboard come back to life.
Man, I'm not even a sealed box collector but seeing the rage cage box like that kinda hurt. But as a zlennial this toy looks so friggin cool, that just looks like good old fashioned fun.
The only thing that could have made this video any better would be old footage of a four - or five year old Tony in his backyard turning into the Hulk. Great video, sir.
Love Hulk - he was my fayv go to hero character back in the day, too! Something about the Bronze age and the toy merch that went with it gives me the warm fuzzies. The whole superhero to toy market was so clunky, and hadn't been streamlined and corporatised yet.
That box restoration was a great idea for a video. I would have just looked at that damaged box and done a "is what it is" shrug, the improvement is immense.
I recently restored a Zartan box for display, but based on your techniques, I think I can actually do a better job now. Thanks, Tone. Great video. Love this era of Hulk also. Such lovely rich graphics on the packaging in those days.
Im 44 and we had this at my child care centre when I was about 5, it became my holy grail because of the nostalgia, I got just the figure about three years ago, a complete version was just way out of my price range, still happy I have the figure anyway
I remember seeing the Hulk Rage Cage at a Woolworth’s back in the late 70’s. I unfortunately didn’t get it but I got the 12 in. Mego Hulk figure instead. Great review..
What a beautiful restoration. There no way I could do something like that. I remember watching that show back in day but I never had any of the toys. Still the toys look great
You'd be surprised what you could do with a little practice. Maybe consider giving it a try with a box that you don't care about (maybe a cereal box or something) and build up your confidence.
I'm a fellow British child of 1977, and only recently found your channel, really love the content and your collection brings back so many fond memories - Action Man, Action Force, Star Wars and He-Man were my favourites back then your enthusiasm and genuine love of toys from our era is great. I have a question, in terms of your collection what are the key items you are still hunting for?
That question isn't easy to answer. There are loads of things I'm chasing. One item I've been looking for a lot lately is the 18 inch tall Kenner Alien from 1979.
@@AnalogToys I had one as a child, somewhere I have the old polaroid of it next to my 12" Boba Fett. Alas my mother thought it was too scary and one day it disappeared. I regret not buying one 10 years ago when they were a few hundred £, outrageously expensive now for a good one.
This was a great trip down memory lane. I had a friend across the street that was a couple of years older, and he had this toy. I loved playing with it. He had the one you have with the wrist "chains". Great to see that box squared up and restored. It really improved the display and overall look. I have a couple of Kenner Star Wars boxes that could use some attention.
Incredible video my friend! Always love tuning in! So glad how great the restoration went for you as well! (I know it’s an extra good video when even the girlfriend enjoys it)
Incredibly informative - you might want to separate the restoration part of the video from the Hulk Toy review, because it's a valuable piece of hobby how-to.
I'm surprised the expanding part of his body wasn't a material that petrified to goo in it's 45 years of existence. Probably not an action feature you want to show off too many times, just in case... Certainly better contained in his box prison.
I always wanted to try this but always chickened out lol. But after watching this I feel much more confident! Great video Sir and thank you, I happily subscribed!
52 Year old English guy, don't remember seeing that as a kid but all my focus was on Lego + Star Wars at the time, does seem a bit '5 min wonder' like you kindly said [for kids playing] Top job on the box restore, think I'd let it have a good dry after the ironing stage/before gluing though
Cool video, and I cant remember if I saw that Thing toy or not. I saw someone comment that they got to play being the Hulk with their friends, I just wanna say I never got to be the Hulk. Instead this one girl always made me be Grizzly Adams defending Ben cause she would be the girl who blamed Ben for her father's death and wanted to shoot him. 😮😮😮
Great new Hulk video, Tony. I can clearly remember my Mum buying me one of the Rage Cage Hulk's, back in the day, through her Great Universal catalogue. Sadly, after only a few attempts, ( and I suppose overinflation ) my Hulk stopped working and my Mum sent it back for a full refund. " What A Pisser! " 🤣
Thank you for the tutorial on the box resto! Fantastic info! Do you have the kid-size inflatable Hulk muscles as part of your collection? Had those as kid and loved them
As a 53 year old who grew up in the 70s, 80s I can’t tell you how much I love these videos. It brings me back to a better time in my life.
Also 53, also agree with all of that dude🙌🏻
SAME here bro
Same age, same feeling . Marvellous videos taking me back to a happy time.
When I was a kid I desperately wanted this toy. I was also a huge fan of the incredible Hulk TV series, watching it religiously and playing with my school buddies. I was always Bruce Banner/Hulk, not because I was a big kid, but because I have green eyes and they came into play well when I was "transforming" into the Hulk. I'm 53 years young and I still want this piece. You did an amazing job restoring the box. Congratulations!
Long time viewer of the channel. This is my first response to one of your videos. Thank you for all the wonderful videos you've posted, taking me back to all the fun toys from my childhood.
Thank you for the kind words!
OMG,I had that hulk when was kid and had the hulk helicopter!Im 54 now and miss those days back in the 70's!
Research + passion + top notch presentation: this channel goes from strength to strength.
Loved seeing the repaired box - what a difference!
Excellent restoration of the box, good way to complement the video, thank you very much
Fantastic job on restoring the box! I'm a life-long Hulk fan who has since gone on to draw several Hulk comics for Marvel UK, and one of my favourite childhood memories is the Christmas I got this (I also had the Space Ranger Action Man and Gargon that year as well!). I was always gutted that the Thing version wasn't released over here, as the battles that I could have had with those two! 😃 Thank you for posting this video... it's brought back some awesome childhood memories 👍
I'm a lifelong Hulk fan. My father bought me this Rage Cage Hulk from a flea market in NJ in the early 1980s. My absolute favorite toy ever. Also, I own your 2008 Hero Initiative hand drawn (Red) Hulk blank cover variant.
@@purplepantscomicsnj resident here. In the late 80s I found one of these hulks in a field in somerset county. All beat to crap with most paint gone and pump gone. Glad I found the video so I could see what it would have looked like in its glory.
" With A Few Pumps Of The Inflater, You Can Make The Thing Expand In Size! " 🤣
🤣 I just knew it... Then, sure enough, there's the comment. 🤣
I was having flashbacks to Austin Powers with his little air pump device😂😂😂
@@zevadprime _"That's not mine!"_
This was fun to watch. I remember having the rage cage as a child. The Incredible Hulk is still my favorite show.
I never had this one but I did have the inflatable muscles one. You put on your body and pump up your muscles
Excellent content, I wish there was more repair tutorials combined with review content. As a vintage collector, finding repair content on certain aspects of figures can be tough. This was very well done and makes me want to restore a box I have of my own.
Cool! I have a couple vintage Japanese Transformers boxes I might do this to.
Thing of beauty. I used to have a mego hulk toy. It was tiny. Probably like 5 inches. Miss it like hell.
Excellent restoration video! Even though I have worked with cardboard and cardstock since childhood, I have NEVER attempted to restore old toy packaging. Most of the time, I would cut out the pictures on the box to either hang up in my room or use as materials for another build.
Again, your video is Just beautiful!
Found two of these loose with no accessories in the wild over the 90's. Took until the internet age to find out what it was. Thanks for the vid. Always entertaining 👌
Never seen this toy but can imagine back In the day it would have captured my imagination too. I will be attempting a box restoration soon so thanks for the useful guidance
Had the pump up Hulk in the 70s and a stretch arm strong type Hulk..never seen a glowing eye Hulk though
Man, the Smash-Out Handcuffs are actually pretty ingenious. A simple addition that makes the play feature noticeably better. I can see kids spending all weekend finding things for Hulk to smash as he bursts the handcuffs. Great vid as always!
Old school hulk was absolutely amazing also old school spiderman is my youth.
Great job on the box Tony. I've done lots of vintage box restoration work and when it comes to the ironing process, I use brown baking paper instead of a tea towel, it works perfectly, allows more heat in to flatten it and will not allow any sticking of the iron. I also spray cold water from a spray gun directly onto the inside of the cardboard, it won't harm it if you're ironing it straight away through the baking paper. Lastly, if you have less severe ripped parts inside, I suggest using brown water activated tape to shore it up. It's perfect for the job of reinforcing old boxes and it's the same colour as the inside of the box too, so is perfect, particularly if you're doing the flaps where you will see the new card applied when you're opening it. Everyone has a method to this and there is no wrong or right way, but that above after about 30 box restos is the way I've now found works best.
Great video, box restos really are a favourite of mine to watch, something cool about seeing an old tatty 50 year old piece of cardboard come back to life.
Man, I'm not even a sealed box collector but seeing the rage cage box like that kinda hurt. But as a zlennial this toy looks so friggin cool, that just looks like good old fashioned fun.
The only thing that could have made this video any better would be old footage of a four - or five year old Tony in his backyard turning into the Hulk. Great video, sir.
Top job Tony, really satisfying to see it fully restored…. Awesome job!!👌👍
What a joy this was to watch. And informative. Cheers.
Your reviews are always just a pleasure to watch.
Your star Wars reviews are still a favorite 👌.
Thank you. ..
I saved allowance for 3 summers for the rage cage when I was a kid!!! SU-WHEET memories of those days
Loved this toy! My favorite Funstuf toy was the Spider-Man web shooter (Hulk and Captain America also had a version).
Great tips on box repair Tony. I will definitely be using this on some of my own boxes that need repair. Thanks.
U blew my mind … I was born in 76 but I was a spoiled kid with a brother who was born in 63 … So my family bought me all these toys
My friend at school had this one. Great fun.
I forgot all about this Hulk toy. Looks awesome and great job on the box restoration. The Thing one looks cool as well.
Great restoration on the box Tony! Looks fantastic, i enjoy watching restoration videos.
Awesome work Tony. This will help me with some of my busted boxes. Thank you.
Great video Tony the hulk was my grandpas favorite show but the hulk terrified my mum lol😂
Amazing video! Loved my Rage Cage Hulk as a boy!
I had this when I was a kid, it was one of my favorites.
Goes to get the Ironing Board out - Wife faints! 😂
Ha!
It turned out great .didnt think would look so good when finished .
Incredible. I never knew what to do with all these books I have around the house. Thanks, Tony!
Love the box resto, just what I needed
Very interested video on restoration
Love Hulk - he was my fayv go to hero character back in the day, too! Something about the Bronze age and the toy merch that went with it gives me the warm fuzzies. The whole superhero to toy market was so clunky, and hadn't been streamlined and corporatised yet.
Nice job on the restoration.
Great video, would definitely enjoy more restorations.
That box restoration was a great idea for a video. I would have just looked at that damaged box and done a "is what it is" shrug, the improvement is immense.
Outstanding job!
I had that Incredible Hulk, Cage Pump Hulk as a Kid! I can still remember the smell of the Hulk plastic! Almost a Sweet smell!
I recently restored a Zartan box for display, but based on your techniques, I think I can actually do a better job now. Thanks, Tone. Great video. Love this era of Hulk also. Such lovely rich graphics on the packaging in those days.
Man that's a cool toy. I used to love the programme, and recall Walls ice cream doing a ice lolly with trading cards in the packets.
Im 44 and we had this at my child care centre when I was about 5, it became my holy grail because of the nostalgia, I got just the figure about three years ago, a complete version was just way out of my price range, still happy I have the figure anyway
Great video - excellent job on the box.
Great video Tony. Never have I seen a box resto. Awesome work.
I saw an advert for this today in a toy ad comp … and this pops up … fantastic Tony 😃
That’s looks awesome!
I remember seeing the Hulk Rage Cage at a Woolworth’s back in the late 70’s. I unfortunately didn’t get it but I got the 12 in. Mego Hulk figure instead. Great review..
The legs were solid. Got scudded in the head quite a few times over the years from that fella! Lol god that takes me back ✌🏼❤️
Looks great 🤙🏽 Very cool
I clicked for a review and was pleasantly surprised that it was that and more
Awesome lil restoration video Tony 💪🚬🤠🇺🇸🇦🇺
Always love your videos. This is such a great toy and feature.
Tony that T Shirt is 👌
Fantastic restoration!
I've had custom acrylic cases made for some of my vintage boxed toys (think of the hard-stacks made for Funko Pop!s).
Great vid Tony!
Fun stuff! Thats a cool Hulk! Nicely done Tony!
This is awesome!
Amazing video. I learn so much from your videos. Thank you for all the info
What a beautiful restoration. There no way I could do something like that. I remember watching that show back in day but I never had any of the toys. Still the toys look great
You'd be surprised what you could do with a little practice. Maybe consider giving it a try with a box that you don't care about (maybe a cereal box or something) and build up your confidence.
@@AnalogToys hmm that is a smart idea I might do that. Thanks for the advice
I'm a fellow British child of 1977, and only recently found your channel, really love the content and your collection brings back so many fond memories - Action Man, Action Force, Star Wars and He-Man were my favourites back then your enthusiasm and genuine love of toys from our era is great. I have a question, in terms of your collection what are the key items you are still hunting for?
That question isn't easy to answer. There are loads of things I'm chasing. One item I've been looking for a lot lately is the 18 inch tall Kenner Alien from 1979.
@@AnalogToys I had one as a child, somewhere I have the old polaroid of it next to my 12" Boba Fett. Alas my mother thought it was too scary and one day it disappeared. I regret not buying one 10 years ago when they were a few hundred £, outrageously expensive now for a good one.
i found one of these a couple of years back for a tenner uk in a charity shop !! !!
This was a great trip down memory lane. I had a friend across the street that was a couple of years older, and he had this toy. I loved playing with it. He had the one you have with the wrist "chains". Great to see that box squared up and restored. It really improved the display and overall look. I have a couple of Kenner Star Wars boxes that could use some attention.
I enjoyed this
Love this I’m trying to find old marvel merch also but mostly from the year I was born I really enjoyed the video I appreciate vintage toys a lot 👌
Dog bless you Tony, Gracie, Keith, Neil. 🐩🙏
Sorting out the box reminds me if turning cereal boxes into forts and bases for action figures. 🖖🙂
Totally awesomeness Brother! Thanks always for sharing Your passion and adventures from Toronto Ontario Canada 😎👍✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️❤️💯💯💯💯💯✨️✨️✨️
Incredible video my friend! Always love tuning in! So glad how great the restoration went for you as well!
(I know it’s an extra good video when even the girlfriend enjoys it)
Well done. I was not aware of this you.
Mate you have done a fantastic job. Truly inspiring man
Omg!! I think I had this rage cage!!!
Incredibly informative - you might want to separate the restoration part of the video from the Hulk Toy review, because it's a valuable piece of hobby how-to.
Congrats!!!!! Nice video!
Amazing video Tony! I believe my dad added duck tape or something to the bottom of Hulks feet so he wouldn’t fall over! Hours spent with this toy!
Great video Tony. And I loved your t-shirt!
I'm surprised the expanding part of his body wasn't a material that petrified to goo in it's 45 years of existence. Probably not an action feature you want to show off too many times, just in case... Certainly better contained in his box prison.
Thank you!
Wow, blast from the past. I used to own this, must have 78 or 79 as mine had the handcuffs. As mentioned very lack lustre.
I had an Incredible Hulk trash can as a kid back in the 80's lol
Nice how you restored the box
Now you just need the Hulk pieces from Remco, Tony.
Lou ferrigino would love this action figure he played him in the incredible hulk tv show and voiced the incredible hulk (1996 tv series)❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I always wanted to try this but always chickened out lol. But after watching this I feel much more confident! Great video Sir and thank you, I happily subscribed!
52 Year old English guy, don't remember seeing that as a kid but all my focus was on Lego + Star Wars at the time, does seem a bit '5 min wonder' like you kindly said [for kids playing] Top job on the box restore, think I'd let it have a good dry after the ironing stage/before gluing though
I don’t know why you’d need a drying stage when the ironing process already dries out the cardboard.
Wow. I remember this
Epic set and video!😊 it was my preferite too!
HULK LIKE VIDEO! HULK SMASH LIKE BUTTON!
PUNY BOX NOT HOLD HULK !
Excellent✨
Another option for reinforcing the cardboard, from the inside, is gummed paper tape.
Great restoration in any case.
Paper tape doesn't offer the level of rigidity that this box needed to be able to reform it's original shape.
@@AnalogToys Fair enough.
Great job Tony! That box looks great. Also that’s a really cool toy that I never knew existed
@Mvargo97 its awesome seeing your comments pop up next to your British Sergeant Major rank insignia. Very, very cool!!!
Cool video, and I cant remember if I saw that Thing toy or not. I saw someone comment that they got to play being the Hulk with their friends, I just wanna say I never got to be the Hulk. Instead this one girl always made me be Grizzly Adams defending Ben cause she would be the girl who blamed Ben for her father's death and wanted to shoot him. 😮😮😮
Great new Hulk video, Tony.
I can clearly remember my Mum buying me one of the Rage Cage Hulk's, back in the day, through her Great Universal catalogue.
Sadly, after only a few attempts, ( and I suppose overinflation ) my Hulk stopped working and my Mum sent it back for a full refund.
" What A Pisser! " 🤣
Epic!
Thank you for the tutorial on the box resto! Fantastic info! Do you have the kid-size inflatable Hulk muscles as part of your collection? Had those as kid and loved them