Flocking hell! Good job with the new beard! There is so much detail in the Action Man stuff. I took it for granted when I was a kid. It really was a golden age for toys. Did you hear that they are reissuing some of the classic Action Men this year? I forget what company was doing it, but they seemed pretty pricey when I looked.
+TheNightBadger I've had a look at the reissues. They look good, but a little off. I'll stick with the vintage ones. Still easy enough to find and fix.
I Left some of the grime on my figs and clothing in some cases where it gave him more character. It's Nice to have minty fresh stuff, bit it's also Nice to have some veterans in the collection.
"He comes with a bottle of rum... let's take his clothes off..." Reminds me of shore leave when I was in the Navy. Saw it enough times. I *did* stay sober and away from the shenanigans. :D
I liked it better when you sprayed the flock through the hole, but that looks bloody good!!! I was going to make an ionizing flocking box...not now! Thank you!
I am not surprised that the sailor seems to be absolutely drunk, at the beginning of the video. The poor fellow was clearly tortured by a sadist! I'm glad he was able to count on you to, literally, put him back on his feet again. And that part where you teach how to flock heads, will help me a lot! Thanks!
Nice vid. I like to state that the discoloured life vest resembles a real, life size one more the the bright orange new one. I know, I'm an inland sailor. Most life vests look pretty dull after years if use.
The pinholes can be made less noticeable and unsightly, by taking a burner gun (either a chefs one or a blowtorch on a lower flame) and gently passing it over the affected areas, making sure nit to leave it on one spot for two long. It should slightly melt the holes, causing them to either close up or at least encourage the plastic to spring back to a less noticeable state. It is also good for bringing back the shine to old, dulled plastics as long as its done correctly. Its best to practice on old broken parts first. But impirtantly, remember, you are not trying to melt the plastic or burn it, you are trying to just slightly heat the plastic up to a state where the plastics original shape-memory kicks in. Its not a perfect repair but better than leaving it. Another way is to rub baking soda in to the holes, blob a bit of superglue over each hoke, then place it under a uv lamp for a minute, then scrape the excess off with a stanley blade, and paint if needed.
Really enjoyed this video, I still have three of my Action men that were bought for me back in the day, I've recently bought my sailor a life jacket, flare gun and a set of binoculars.... He still has his original sailors outfit....
Funny how so many have Dart holes in them(guilty as charged) then again I sold fifteen Actionman in various condition back in the late 70s early 80s for Shock! 50p each to a collector in Berkshire. He had hundreds. I wanted more but at the age I was Vinyl was more a draw back then and hey I still have every vinyl I bought.. Currently sourcing an Eagle Eye beard Actionman 😁
That flocking tip is great! Did you use "wood glue"? I'm not from England and I do not know exactly what "PVA glue" is. If I'm not mistaken it is the glue that they use in school and for wood...
Its "What do you do with a drunken sailer". And the answer is Toypolloi takes him home and cleans him up. Hey, dont ask dont tell. We're not judging. Lol
I remember my action figures would get absolutely destroyed during playtime, however instead of throwing them out I would beg my mom or dad to help me fix it
Toy! I dont know wether it works on a head or body but I had some heavy red ink AM Hard hand , I put it in boiling water with a bit of Asda washing up liquid left it watched a film and went back to the hand in tea cup when cold, took it out( the ink was still on the hand) gave it a rub with kitchen towel and it came off!! Result. The inked hand was a write off so in for a penny in for a pound and the water and washing up liquid did the job...hope this helps I future restorations
Wow, that's probably been used as a voodoo doll! He looks fantastic all restored, David. Good job. I was curious to see what would you do to fix his beard, and it did not occur to me that flocking would be just the perfect thing to use!
fantastic video, you are amazing at this... have you made a video of taking the head off?? I have this kind of VAM and I am too scared of damaging the neck, head.
Thanks. I have many videos on action man and I remove the head in a lot of those. Check out my Action Man ultimate challenge video, that should cover all you need. Cheers
nice job mr polloi, personally I would have gone with a professional re-flock but I normally get 9 or 10 heads done at a time so it saves a huge amount of money on posting so its not no cost effective sending 1 or 2 but I did say I'd like to see you re-flock it yourself so a very good attempt! hurry up and get that sea wolf video done! ;)
There is no fun in sending something like this off for someone else to do the work. That would make a dull video. I like to try all these things myself.
sure, but it also shows what you can have done if you don't know or don't have the skill to try it yourself! when I get a new batch of heads returned in the post I still get exited and because ive actually made a few 1 heads out of 2 in the lot I also feel ive done my bit! ive had my transplant now and will hopefully be out before the new year so i'll actually be doing some video's myself based on the leg and head fixes you've seen in my slide shows so keep an eye out for them ;)
I come back to this video often and I just noticed this watch that this figures feet are what are referred to as "baby feet" in the US, in the US that mold was only used verry early in 65 was it used forever in england?
You'll need to mix a few types of flock colours to get a perfect match. I've done it a few times, but have yet to use it in a video. I will do at some point. Cheers
+TheTrueDecepticreep I suggest you watch all of my videos, they are very good ;) The link should have come up as a suggested video while you were watching.
Toy Polloi Hahaha. I very much enjoy all your vids. I did see that linked popped up. I watch these vids on my phone and I tend to ignore them. Also, I did watch the diver resto as well. Great vid man.
Hi Toy, what colour flock did you use on the figures head ? As there's lots of shades of dead grass ? Did you manage to flock the Brown haired Action man ?
When I looked on ebay there was just one type of dead grass, so I bought it. I've seen recently there are a lot more shades. So you might just have to try pot luck. The brown shade is a mixture of colours. I will cover it in future.
I use super glue and apply it with a pin and allow capillary action to pull it into the crack. The sprinkle baking soda onto it. This forms a nice strong bond. Best to do this when the figure is all together as pushing the pins in will split it apart. Cheers
He has been reflocked before. Because only brunette figures had blue eyes. You need to change his eye color to brown. And not trying to be too picky the blonde figures are for the air not the sea. He should have been the red head.
I really have enjoyed your restoration videos. You sir are very creative. What are the LEGO rods you used, Do they have a part number? I'm not familiar with LEGOS. Also would you know what color acrylic paint would match Mike Power's hair? I'm working on restoring two, one to the way he originally was made, and the other with two atomic legs, arms, thanks to Cotswolds, and a working LED eye, but both have considerable hair and eyebrow rubs. Did you ever come up with a good solution to repairing talker shoulder joints? I purchased the Cotswolds kit, but they didn't come with new rods and I don't know where I could source them. Plus since this is a talking astronaut, I'd like to have him as much original as possible.
I'm not that great on Lego either. I just search on ebay. I use Lances, Aerials, technic axel, connector pegs. Bricklink is a good website to check out what you can get. I will always mention the part I use in each video. I haven't fix the arm on a talker yet. It might be easier to just find a spare arm. The come up pretty often.
Toy Polloi Actually I took the Cotswolds repair piece, cut into the slit, spread it a bit, and slid it onto the post. The plastic is rigid enough to allow it to be cut, but yet stay in place around the head of the shoulder and keep it nice and tight when put in place and the screws tightened down. I just need an acrylic paint for his eyebrows, looks like a light brown and my astronaut will be finished.
Thats not action man, thats oliver reed in castaway, try and find an amanda donoho doll to pair them together, her doll doesnt have much clothes though 😂😂
Toy Polloi im here today because baremetalHM recommended your channel, its maybe been a bad idea to come here because i now find myself on ebay looking at old action man i had when i was younger, i have no money and even less room to start another collection 😂😂
+Big_sless Thanks for subbing and watching. I seem to have that affect on people's collecting habits quite often. They are great figures though. I am properly hooked on action man now. I will do a collection video on them soon.
Toy Polloi i remember 1 of the things that i liked about action man was the mess kit with fork, knife and spoon, one of my favourite clothes sets was the white army ski set, just a pity that the ski poles were a bit too fragile
That’s flocking brilliant, you can’t tell he’s been restored, top job yet again Mr Polloi!!!
that flocking job was amazing.
great work on the re flocking, it looks way better than I expected
Finally some good video about flocking. Thank you❤
Glad it was helpful!
You've had a great idea for the re-flocking!
Thanks
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The flocking repair is brilliant! Well done.
Great job Dave! Hes a proud sailor once again. :)
I'm mind blown. Absolutely incredible!
Flocking hell! Good job with the new beard!
There is so much detail in the Action Man stuff. I took it for granted when I was a kid. It really was a golden age for toys.
Did you hear that they are reissuing some of the classic Action Men this year? I forget what company was doing it, but they seemed pretty pricey when I looked.
+TheNightBadger I've had a look at the reissues. They look good, but a little off. I'll stick with the vintage ones. Still easy enough to find and fix.
I think I found some static grass, I think I need some repairs on some Adventure Team guys, need dark brown though! Good job on this!!
Your videos are a wonderful source of information for repairing these old 12 inch gi joe/action man figures! exceptional stuff!
I Left some of the grime on my figs and clothing in some cases where it gave him more character. It's Nice to have minty fresh stuff, bit it's also Nice to have some veterans in the collection.
That flocking was amazing. Great job!
What the flock...??!! I didn't know it would be so easy to do the flocking....thank you so much...!
Another brilliant video and thanks for sharing 👍
I love that you clean your pieces first before anything else. 😌
You've got to clean them. Who knows where they have been 🤣
I really want to get into collecting Action Man and Geyperman. So far I only have a few fuzzhead gi joes. They're fun to restore
GOOD JOB!!!!! The Dirt on his face actually looks good,realistic,like he's been in A Sea Battle on A PT BOAT OR SOMETHING!!!!!
I was thinking the same thing...it makes him look more rugged.
"He comes with a bottle of rum... let's take his clothes off..."
Reminds me of shore leave when I was in the Navy. Saw it enough times. I *did* stay sober and away from the shenanigans. :D
Dart holes. My action men were full of them.
I liked it better when you sprayed the flock through the hole, but that looks bloody good!!! I was going to make an ionizing flocking box...not now! Thank you!
Excellent vid the flocking looks amazing and surprisingly simple. :D
I am not surprised that the sailor seems to be absolutely drunk, at the beginning of the video. The poor fellow was clearly tortured by a sadist! I'm glad he was able to count on you to, literally, put him back on his feet again. And that part where you teach how to flock heads, will help me a lot! Thanks!
Nice vid. I like to state that the discoloured life vest resembles a real, life size one more the the bright orange new one. I know, I'm an inland sailor.
Most life vests look pretty dull after years if use.
THATS GREAT INFO!!!
The pinholes can be made less noticeable and unsightly, by taking a burner gun (either a chefs one or a blowtorch on a lower flame) and gently passing it over the affected areas, making sure nit to leave it on one spot for two long. It should slightly melt the holes, causing them to either close up or at least encourage the plastic to spring back to a less noticeable state. It is also good for bringing back the shine to old, dulled plastics as long as its done correctly. Its best to practice on old broken parts first. But impirtantly, remember, you are not trying to melt the plastic or burn it, you are trying to just slightly heat the plastic up to a state where the plastics original shape-memory kicks in. Its not a perfect repair but better than leaving it. Another way is to rub baking soda in to the holes, blob a bit of superglue over each hoke, then place it under a uv lamp for a minute, then scrape the excess off with a stanley blade, and paint if needed.
Really enjoyed this video, I still have three of my Action men that were bought for me back in the day, I've recently bought my sailor a life jacket, flare gun and a set of binoculars.... He still has his original sailors outfit....
I’m impressed.
brilliant video, very helpful..
That’s sick 😮😅
Excellent outcome!!!
Pretty amazing
Great !
excellent job re flocking that head 10 out of 10
+Damian Jones Thanks. Worked better than I ever expected.
Toy Polloi you could make a fortune if you offered a re flocking service ya know?
Looks like someone decided to use a set of Darts to "play? " with the poor old boy. ..!
impressive results with the flocking! And as he's a sailor, a bit of dirt on the face is expected...
+Marcello Catalano That's my thoughts. I don't want him to look perfect. He is 'action' man after all.
Poor soul, he looks like someone you'd see in a Seamans Mission.
Parabéns pelo vídeo! Belos action figures!
Funny how so many have Dart holes in them(guilty as charged) then again I sold fifteen Actionman in various condition back in the late 70s early 80s for Shock! 50p each to a collector in Berkshire. He had hundreds. I wanted more but at the age I was Vinyl was more a draw back then and hey I still have every vinyl I bought.. Currently sourcing an Eagle Eye beard Actionman 😁
great job as usual
That flocking tip is great! Did you use "wood glue"? I'm not from England and I do not know exactly what "PVA glue" is. If I'm not mistaken it is the glue that they use in school and for wood...
Yeah, PVA is wood glue. Cheers
It is sold in the USA under the brand name "Elmers"
To be honest I'm not sure I'd have restored that one so much, the drunken sailor looked good i reckon.
You probably could get some miliput/something similar and press it into the holes and scrape away the extra then do some repainting
Its "What do you do with a drunken sailer". And the answer is Toypolloi takes him home and cleans him up.
Hey, dont ask dont tell. We're not judging. Lol
He takes him home and he cleans him up,
He takes him home and he cleans him up,
He takes him home and he cleans him up ...early in the morning
Wow the is action Man #actionman
I remember my action figures would get absolutely destroyed during playtime, however instead of throwing them out I would beg my mom or dad to help me fix it
You should have put some flock hair on Joe's forearms and chest- making him a more manly sailor. LOL.
I'd suggest the pin holes are from Darts. Sadly i did the same thing to my action men.
Toy! I dont know wether it works on a head or body but I had some heavy red ink AM Hard hand , I put it in boiling water with a bit of Asda washing up liquid left it watched a film and went back to the hand in tea cup when cold, took it out( the ink was still on the hand) gave it a rub with kitchen towel and it came off!! Result. The inked hand was a write off so in for a penny in for a pound and the water and washing up liquid did the job...hope this helps I future restorations
hello I'm 16 years old action man is my life I got 1 action #toypolieisthebest
Wow, that's probably been used as a voodoo doll!
He looks fantastic all restored, David. Good job. I was curious to see what would you do to fix his beard, and it did not occur to me that flocking would be just the perfect thing to use!
fantastic video, you are amazing at this... have you made a video of taking the head off?? I have this kind of VAM and I am too scared of damaging the neck, head.
Thanks. I have many videos on action man and I remove the head in a lot of those. Check out my Action Man ultimate challenge video, that should cover all you need. Cheers
I'm thinking how about making him a ships wheel out of wood mounted on wooden stand?
Nice flacing,do a video on a derdy one and preserve it in its aridnel content.
voodoo doll !
A l’eau, c’est l’heure!
nice job mr polloi, personally I would have gone with a professional re-flock but I normally get 9 or 10 heads done at a time so it saves a huge amount of money on posting so its not no cost effective sending 1 or 2 but I did say I'd like to see you re-flock it yourself so a very good attempt! hurry up and get that sea wolf video done! ;)
There is no fun in sending something like this off for someone else to do the work. That would make a dull video. I like to try all these things myself.
sure, but it also shows what you can have done if you don't know or don't have the skill to try it yourself! when I get a new batch of heads returned in the post I still get exited and because ive actually made a few 1 heads out of 2 in the lot I also feel ive done my bit! ive had my transplant now and will hopefully be out before the new year so i'll actually be doing some video's myself based on the leg and head fixes you've seen in my slide shows so keep an eye out for them ;)
+the gaming toy boy That's great. Glad you are doing well. I look forward to seeing your videos.
I come back to this video often and I just noticed this watch that this figures feet are what are referred to as "baby feet" in the US, in the US that mold was only used verry early in 65 was it used forever in england?
Hi I’m just getting into collecting action men I’ve ordered a talking action man
Wow...one pound for a vintage lifejacket??? Prices have really gone up bc there's no way you can get that for the same price nowadays.
That's not pin marks on his bod ....... it's dart marks. Somebody used him as a target.
Hello could you tell me where you bought the package with flocks please. Tnx
Do you know of a good website to order Flocking? I just got 6 or 7 different figures. I need black, dark brownish, and the blonde hair. Thanks!
Think I found a good seller on Ebay. At least I hope so! Thanks anyway.
Great flocking but what if he's dark brown. Any ideas?
You'll need to mix a few types of flock colours to get a perfect match. I've done it a few times, but have yet to use it in a video. I will do at some point. Cheers
Hi, where did you get the replacement buttons from?
And fabric shop shop have them. Or look online. Press studs is what I think they are called.
If you're going to recommend us to watch another one of you're videos to the actual repair, could you please add a link in the description?
+TheTrueDecepticreep I suggest you watch all of my videos, they are very good ;) The link should have come up as a suggested video while you were watching.
Toy Polloi Hahaha. I very much enjoy all your vids. I did see that linked popped up. I watch these vids on my phone and I tend to ignore them.
Also, I did watch the diver resto as well. Great vid man.
Hi Toy, what colour flock did you use on the figures head ? As there's lots of shades of dead grass ? Did you manage to flock the Brown haired Action man ?
When I looked on ebay there was just one type of dead grass, so I bought it. I've seen recently there are a lot more shades. So you might just have to try pot luck.
The brown shade is a mixture of colours. I will cover it in future.
@@toypolloi cheers 👍👍
@gucciaverytv
muddyfox4x4 there are people who have the correct color flock meant for gi joe, I found one seller on eBay when searching gi joe adventure team
Hello where you bougth the hair ?
Can you fix modern Star Wars Figures like Clone Wars etc ?Because I would be interested in a restorartion for my figures ?What do you think ?
I only restore vintage figures. I'm sure there are other people who cover the modern figures. Cheers
What is the best way to fix the cracks on an action man's limbs ?
I use super glue and apply it with a pin and allow capillary action to pull it into the crack. The sprinkle baking soda onto it. This forms a nice strong bond. Best to do this when the figure is all together as pushing the pins in will split it apart. Cheers
@@toypolloi thanks for the reply, I'll give it a try.
Is it 1 or 2mm flock that you used? Great channel by the way ;)
+John Bridge Its 4mm as I say in the video.
Many thanks, much appreciated!
Hi i would like to try flocking myself but i don't know where to buy the flocking fibre from can you HELP PLEASE.
Regards Lee.
I got this on ebay. Cheers
Cant get the hands off, very tight fit. Any advice please?
Take the rubber hands off, then warm up the peg and lower arm in just boiled water. That makes it easier to remove them.
He has been reflocked before. Because only brunette figures had blue eyes. You need to change his eye color to brown. And not trying to be too picky the blonde figures are for the air not the sea. He should have been the red head.
All flock hair action man had blue eyes, finding a brown eyed action man with flock hair is very rare.
I am a GI-JOE fan the 1960's are in bad shape I go for the repros not collecting just wanted a few for memories
I will have a go at restoring a Joe I don't want to open the repros I have so a repaired joe for display
Also my father was in the Navy I should restore one for a gift
Wow, someone used it as a damn voodoo doll. Let us know if you start having any paranormal issues with it.
I really have enjoyed your restoration videos. You sir are very creative. What are the LEGO rods you used, Do they have a part number? I'm not familiar with LEGOS. Also would you know what color acrylic paint would match Mike Power's hair? I'm working on restoring two, one to the way he originally was made, and the other with two atomic legs, arms, thanks to Cotswolds, and a working LED eye, but both have considerable hair and eyebrow rubs. Did you ever come up with a good solution to repairing talker shoulder joints? I purchased the Cotswolds kit, but they didn't come with new rods and I don't know where I could source them. Plus since this is a talking astronaut, I'd like to have him as much original as possible.
I'm not that great on Lego either. I just search on ebay. I use Lances, Aerials, technic axel, connector pegs. Bricklink is a good website to check out what you can get. I will always mention the part I use in each video.
I haven't fix the arm on a talker yet. It might be easier to just find a spare arm. The come up pretty often.
Toy Polloi
Actually I took the Cotswolds repair piece, cut into the slit, spread it a bit, and slid it onto the post. The plastic is rigid enough to allow it to be cut, but yet stay in place around the head of the shoulder and keep it nice and tight when put in place and the screws tightened down. I just need an acrylic paint for his eyebrows, looks like a light brown and my astronaut will be finished.
Looks like someone really wanted a dart board for Christmas but got an action man instead...
Do all the U.K. Action Man have the Kung Fu grip?
+TheTrueDecepticreep Not all, it was added as the line went on.
You took away the old boy's bottle of booze. I guess restoring the toy means he had to sober up.
+Merlin Tolstyk he's back in the navy now. No drinking while in uniform!
He just cries Noo when toy polloi tears him away from his RUMM
Thats not action man, thats oliver reed in castaway, try and find an amanda donoho doll to pair them together, her doll doesnt have much clothes though 😂😂
+Big_sless Ha ha. He does look a bit like that. Many needs more of a gut on him.
Toy Polloi im here today because baremetalHM recommended your channel, its maybe been a bad idea to come here because i now find myself on ebay looking at old action man i had when i was younger, i have no money and even less room to start another collection 😂😂
+Big_sless Thanks for subbing and watching. I seem to have that affect on people's collecting habits quite often. They are great figures though. I am properly hooked on action man now. I will do a collection video on them soon.
Toy Polloi i remember 1 of the things that i liked about action man was the mess kit with fork, knife and spoon, one of my favourite clothes sets was the white army ski set, just a pity that the ski poles were a bit too fragile
First haha
But you clearly haven't watched it ;)