If I hadn't actually seen you making one of those Death Star plans things from scratch, I would have said it was impossible to make one of those without a 3D printer because of the rounded edges. This is by far the most ingenius thing I've seen you craft. You are a pro man. Kudos!
This video came at the perfect time for me as I had just purchased a 12 inch R2D2. I followed your steps and now mine looks much better than when I took it out of the bubble wrap a few days ago and was disappointed by all the yellowing and scuff marks that I saw. Thank you so much!
I have this R2 complete with Death Star plans, as well as a remote control one about the same size that still works :-) I'm glad my mom taught me to take care of my toys!
Amazing. I bought my R2 from a school jumble sale in '78 for 5p. My most treasured toy. He's complete, but wobbly & a bit chipped. I'll definitely be trying a few of these fixes to get him battle ready. Great video. Thank you.
The 12" figures seemed sooo expensive when I was a kid. But they were probably just a few bucks. Needless to say, I never had any. They seem like elusive treasures to me now. Love that R2 came with secret plans! Your repros look dead on in the vid.
I had some when I was a kid (still have them!) I managed to eventually get a full set. I know a lot of people don't care for them, but I think they are pretty nice.
Great fixes, I like both variations you had at the end. I've never owned the 12" scale vintage figures besides Princess Leia but I do like R2-D2 so I might have to get myself one.
Great job, Dave. The Death Star plans panels ended up looking fantastic.I can hardly tell they're not de-yellowed versions of the original ones! I would have tried making the curved corners with a styrene strip, but your solution seems to be much better than trying to bend those into shape (Never tried that myself, and if they would snap as you said, then I would have to find another solution to that). Everything else looks top notch. For the stickers, if you want to, eventually make two different images line up perfectly, you can set the above layer as "Difference", and when you can get everything to be completely black, then it means they're perfectly aligned.
Good stuff! I like how you kept one in a state of yellowing because as you alluded to, trundling around the Jawa-infested Jundland Wastes, searching for crazy old wizards does take a visible toll on an adventurous R2 unit. I'd definitely hold out for a nice white left leg for the other Artoo though!
For loose joints on my fall apart C-3PO, i used clear UV nail polish. If I built it up too much, it could be filed down. Might work on the R2 leg joints.
i wonder if anyone as they became a teenager lost the death star plans when using artoo as a place hide the stash ? bad joke but couldnt resist the thought lol thank you toy polloi for another awesome resto and repair
A most excellent, and satisfying video to watch! I was very impressed with the Tamiya paint! That's a great looking match! Have you ever figured out a way to fix a broken clicker on the original 1977 3.75" R2D2 figure? I have at least three R2s in my collection with broken clickers, and you almost never see anyone selling a replacement part on eBay. When you do see them for sale, they're always overpriced. You'd be paying about the same price for a clicker as for a complete, vintage R2. I'm not sure that this lid method would work for that or not, but it might be worth trying. Would require a much smaller, thinner plastic, I suppose.
Fantastic Repairs, Dave!😃 The craftsmanship you put into the parts you have to create from scratch is impeccable. Have you ever considered working in fabrications for film or television? Thank you for the share👊😎🔥
I had a thought.. You might want to paint in the shot up parts on the chrome, before eventually, you have none at all. Either clearcoat the spots, till you're sure it's even and maybe even overlapping the chrome a bit. Or get fancy, color it in black, clear coat, etc.
I got an original one of these Artoo's for Christmas 1978 and kept it with me for years, lost the Death Star plans at some point and the silver on the dome had all worn off, he was well loved and played with. Years later I was at a market in the UK and a guy was selling the accompanying Threepio, but he wouldn't part with it til I convinced him I had the artoo at home. Back in 2012 both were stolen, I discovered the crime too late to recover them both.
Another fab video Dave. Would have loved this toy back in the. A friend of mine had it but I was disappointed with the centralised 'eye'. Maybe when you revist the toy you could do a custom made eye piece that looks more film authentic🙂
If you are daring, you might tryusing an open flame to heat the plastic up just enough to make it malleable and then bend it over the plan corners while it's still hot.
I gotten this12" R2 and it was my uncle's when he was a kid and only thing that happened to mine was abit of crome that rubbed off and the legs being loose and i had no idea mine was missing the Death Star Plans until i watched your video i just thought the grooves in the floor was due to using the same molds for the remote control one or something and i'll have to keep my eyes out for buying another one like mine in much worst shape so i could make one of R2's cousins maybe a R4 or R5-unit
@toypolloi for the edging of the Death Star plans could you use thinner styrene and just layer it? For example wrap a piece of 1mm around followed by a piece of 0.5mm over that.
Just an idea : a custom astromech with one battered 12 inches action figures of R2-D2 and also a custom protocol droid if you happen to have any spare 12 inches action figure of C-3PO similarly to what Stan Solo made with the 3 & 3/4 inches custom action figures... it would be awesome watching you repair old broken 12'' to make some customs !!!!!!
Wow, I didn't know these existed in this form. My one doesn't have the plans in the back, just a battery compartment for the sound effects that it makes. Thing is, I've lost the cover - one day I shall fix all that... and the Darth Vader. My C3PO seems to have survived the best.
@@toypolloi Yeah, it'll be an identical process. Every time I've dug it out while at my parents' place, I'm constantly thinking that I should restore it - but if I do that, I'll have to restore everything else.... then their loft will be empty and we can't have that!
molotow not only comes in pens, seen Adam Savage use it in an airbrush, wonder if you could add a blue color to the liquid chrome with some sorta dy or other paint?
I had no idea that this existed.was there a Lando as well?. possibly a hope for slave Leia from Jedi in 83,no customizers then, otherwise there might have been some made
Hey Dave I remember the Ewok tree stand, 1st video of yours I watched. You are so creative, I believe there is not a fix you have done which I disliked. Take care and Happy Weekend😃
Are you gonna make a video of you doing the light up skeletor from your last unboxing?? That would be awesome also a new tour of your toys would be awesome.
Could you do a vid sometime(and apologies if you have and I just haven’t found it) of your toolbox, ie, all the things like paint, styrene, plumbers tape, etc. that you keep on hand to make repairs? It would be beneficial to know what to stock up on and keep handy for my own toolbox. Thanks!
Will this plant not bend round heated in boiling water? Or you could've put scores on the bends to help go round? But all in all thumbs up to you rescuing these poor droids. Top tips and another brilliant vid 👍🖖🍺
Hey polloi do you have any advice on how to de yellow transformers? I see you have videos for Star Wars figs and MOTU but do you do transformers in the same fashion?? A video on that would be amazing pls help me cause all the other vids I have watched aren’t very clear there is only like three vids abut it.
I know this isn't linked to this video topic as such but just jumped on the most recent - I've just opened some boxes of my old toys and ALL my palitoy Action Men's heads are detached, even my capt zargon! Is this common and is this fixable?
@@toypolloi Thanks for your reply. I couldn't see a video about it, I'll have to dig deeper and find it. Btw, love the channel! Now I've got all my old toys back your vids will be soooo useful. (One thing I was shocked by was a bendy Worzel Gummidge 12" has survived intact in the same box but the Action Men didn't!)
@@toypolloi Thank you again for the extra help - You're a good un! Ps - I also found a pile of 'Pocketeers' in one of the boxes and it sent me back down the "pocket-money memories " rabbit hole and I'm re-watching all those videos too - they really are fantastic ! Such huge waves of nostalgia hit me, they make me giddy with good ptsd-like flashbacks to my youth!
I don't have a 12" R2-D2, but you've shown some great tips and products I will find VERY handy! Thank you! Have you considered working up new additional "plans" stickers that look like actual Death Star hologram / blueprints?
Does anyone know how to contact Toy Polloi's David here? I'm looking at getting my G1 Shockwave looked at for Repair. I'm not sure the sound works. I think it needs an LED too. I'm in the UK. Happy to send to him for Repair. I don't know how to do it myself,and I just don't have the equipment at home here to repair myself. Nor do I know where to start..😟
And now, my droid will be complete. I think I know where to get some. I will NOT use Amazon. They can't find our house. I'm not in good enough shape to chase them down all the damn time. Feh. Now... the sticker sheets... Hmm. I wonder if Staples does stickers.
Some people are going to be mad at me but I'm going to be really pedantic here, these are 13 inch figures not 12 inch. I have R2 D2, C3 P0 and Bobba Fett.
" Help these R2-D2 units, Dave. You're their only hope. "
Toy Polloi: A New Hope! :)
If I hadn't actually seen you making one of those Death Star plans things from scratch, I would have said it was impossible to make one of those without a 3D printer because of the rounded edges. This is by far the most ingenius thing I've seen you craft. You are a pro man. Kudos!
OMG! What a great video! Thank you Toy Palloi for giving me the information I needed to FINALLY fix this damn toy!
My pleasure
This video came at the perfect time for me as I had just purchased a 12 inch R2D2. I followed your steps and now mine looks much better than when I took it out of the bubble wrap a few days ago and was disappointed by all the yellowing and scuff marks that I saw. Thank you so much!
Those Death Star plans were perfect!
I have this R2 complete with Death Star plans, as well as a remote control one about the same size that still works :-) I'm glad my mom taught me to take care of my toys!
Amazing. I bought my R2 from a school jumble sale in '78 for 5p. My most treasured toy. He's complete, but wobbly & a bit chipped. I'll definitely be trying a few of these fixes to get him battle ready. Great video. Thank you.
The 12" figures seemed sooo expensive when I was a kid. But they were probably just a few bucks. Needless to say, I never had any. They seem like elusive treasures to me now. Love that R2 came with secret plans! Your repros look dead on in the vid.
I had some when I was a kid (still have them!) I managed to eventually get a full set. I know a lot of people don't care for them, but I think they are pretty nice.
The shorter clicker makes this R2 sound more similar to his 3.75 inch version which I think is great
Wow Dave...!
With those panels you really surpassed yourself. I couldn't believe it, the moment you first showed your version.
Excellent fix. I'd like to have seen the yellowed one whitened again. Good to see the toys living on.
Beautiful work! So many great fixes here. I’m very glad to see a childhood toy restored to minty freshness. Great job Toy Polloi! 😊
Pretty ingenious the way you did the Death Star plans. Good one!
Great fixes, I like both variations you had at the end. I've never owned the 12" scale vintage figures besides Princess Leia but I do like R2-D2 so I might have to get myself one.
You're becoming an expert working with those styrene sheets Dave! Excellent craftsmanship!
Great job, Dave. The Death Star plans panels ended up looking fantastic.I can hardly tell they're not de-yellowed versions of the original ones! I would have tried making the curved corners with a styrene strip, but your solution seems to be much better than trying to bend those into shape (Never tried that myself, and if they would snap as you said, then I would have to find another solution to that).
Everything else looks top notch.
For the stickers, if you want to, eventually make two different images line up perfectly, you can set the above layer as "Difference", and when you can get everything to be completely black, then it means they're perfectly aligned.
This was great Dave! Thank you again for bringing the lost back to life!
Glad you enjoyed it
I used that same tamiya blue to restore a 3-3/4 scale R2. I was very pleased with the Molotow/blue combo.
Good stuff! I like how you kept one in a state of yellowing because as you alluded to, trundling around the Jawa-infested Jundland Wastes, searching for crazy old wizards does take a visible toll on an adventurous R2 unit.
I'd definitely hold out for a nice white left leg for the other Artoo though!
Very creative fix!
For loose joints on my fall apart C-3PO, i used clear UV nail polish. If I built it up too much, it could be filed down. Might work on the R2 leg joints.
Are
You going to replace the wheel on the left arm? Hope in a later video, would love to see
i wonder if anyone as they became a teenager lost the death star plans when using artoo as a place hide the stash ?
bad joke but couldnt resist the thought lol
thank you toy polloi for another awesome resto and repair
Well done!
Thanks Dave, those styrene panels look fantastic!
Glad you like them!
Nicely done. 👍
Cracking restoration Dave. R2 looks great.
Great job 👏 👍 👌 🙌 😀
Great fix Dave
You keep saying your replacement Death Star plans aren't perfect. Well, they are to me 👌🏻
Thanks 😊
A most excellent, and satisfying video to watch! I was very impressed with the Tamiya paint! That's a great looking match!
Have you ever figured out a way to fix a broken clicker on the original 1977 3.75" R2D2 figure? I have at least three R2s in my collection with broken clickers, and you almost never see anyone selling a replacement part on eBay. When you do see them for sale, they're always overpriced. You'd be paying about the same price for a clicker as for a complete, vintage R2. I'm not sure that this lid method would work for that or not, but it might be worth trying. Would require a much smaller, thinner plastic, I suppose.
Genius!
Wow, these are great. I never had that one. I had the similarly sized remote controlled R2. I think I would have liked those better.
You are incredible mate!
Fantastic job!👏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🙌‼️‼️‼️
Thank you!!
amazing work as usual man.
Great work as always!
Fantastic Repairs, Dave!😃 The craftsmanship you put into the parts you have to create from scratch is impeccable. Have you ever considered working in fabrications for film or television? Thank you for the share👊😎🔥
Thanks. I've never done any of this sort of thing as proper work. Just for fun.
I had a thought.. You might want to paint in the shot up parts on the chrome, before eventually, you have none at all. Either clearcoat the spots, till you're sure it's even and maybe even overlapping the chrome a bit.
Or get fancy, color it in black, clear coat, etc.
I got an original one of these Artoo's for Christmas 1978 and kept it with me for years, lost the Death Star plans at some point and the silver on the dome had all worn off, he was well loved and played with.
Years later I was at a market in the UK and a guy was selling the accompanying Threepio, but he wouldn't part with it til I convinced him I had the artoo at home.
Back in 2012 both were stolen, I discovered the crime too late to recover them both.
Awesome Dave. On the hunt for a 12 inch R2 Now.
Great video Dave, will be keeping my eye out to pick up one of these. Good to know in advance what is repairable.
Great job!!!!!
Another fab video Dave. Would have loved this toy back in the. A friend of mine had it but I was disappointed with the centralised 'eye'. Maybe when you revist the toy you could do a custom made eye piece that looks more film authentic🙂
I owned two of these R2D2 when I was young.
Cool
If you are daring, you might tryusing an open flame to heat the plastic up just enough to make it malleable and then bend it over the plan corners while it's still hot.
For touching up the blue parts on chrome you could easy use a marker .
Because of the thin layer the chrome shine through
I have tried that and it doesn't work. The solvent in the pain removes the chrome paint.
Grwat job Dave as always. Keep up the great work!
Thanks 👍
I gotten this12" R2 and it was my uncle's when he was a kid and only thing that happened to mine was abit of crome that rubbed off and the legs being loose and i had no idea mine was missing the Death Star Plans until i watched your video i just thought the grooves in the floor was due to using the same molds for the remote control one or something and i'll have to keep my eyes out for buying another one like mine in much worst shape so i could make one of R2's cousins maybe a R4 or R5-unit
That E.M.A. Is good stuff. I bought a bottle for building Gunpla
@toypolloi for the edging of the Death Star plans could you use thinner styrene and just layer it? For example wrap a piece of 1mm around followed by a piece of 0.5mm over that.
My local Tesco never had these 12” figures back in 1980, I really want to get a broken Artoo and Chewy to complete my missing childhood 😝
i wonder if the old baking soda/superglue trick would work on the corners to fill in any gaps?
Do you think using an o ring on the pegs could stiffen up the joints?
Could you put tegaderm bandage over the stickers and then wash?
Just an idea : a custom astromech with one battered 12 inches action figures of R2-D2 and also a custom protocol droid if you happen to have any spare 12 inches action figure of C-3PO similarly to what Stan Solo made with the 3 & 3/4 inches custom action figures... it would be awesome watching you repair old broken 12'' to make some customs !!!!!!
You can also mix Blue Food Coloring with clear coat
I like how you call everything a pot
Wow, I didn't know these existed in this form. My one doesn't have the plans in the back, just a battery compartment for the sound effects that it makes. Thing is, I've lost the cover - one day I shall fix all that... and the Darth Vader. My C3PO seems to have survived the best.
There are two versions of R2. You have the sonic controlled version. I've never worked on that version but I imagine the bulk of him is much the same.
@@toypolloi Yeah, it'll be an identical process. Every time I've dug it out while at my parents' place, I'm constantly thinking that I should restore it - but if I do that, I'll have to restore everything else.... then their loft will be empty and we can't have that!
You can also use Creme Devoloper found at hair Salon Supply
It a Gel this pit some on Plastic Wrap
Do not beef Sun light
Sunlight damages warm colors (Reds, yellows, oranges, Browns,) first, FYI. It WILL damage other colors (even black,) but it will take a lot longer.
molotow not only comes in pens, seen Adam Savage use it in an airbrush, wonder if you could add a blue color to the liquid chrome with some sorta dy or other paint?
Man. You are a good plastic fabracater. Have you ever done any model building? I enjoy you videos and keep them coming.
Thanks. Years ago I built kits as a kid. But nothing since. Just toy repairs.
I had no idea that this existed.was there a Lando as well?. possibly a hope for slave Leia from Jedi in 83,no customizers then, otherwise there might have been some made
Hey Dave
I remember the Ewok tree stand, 1st video of yours I watched.
You are so creative, I believe there is not a fix you have done which I disliked.
Take care and Happy Weekend😃
Wow, thank you!
@@toypolloi
You are sincerely welcome🙂
how many blues do you need to make blue? in R2's case 3 😉
With my set of plans, I am now able to take a slightly different, although utterly show offy method of making a set. I just want 'em fancy, dangit. 😁
How long is the tape expected to last?
Are you gonna make a video of you doing the light up skeletor from your last unboxing?? That would be awesome also a new tour of your toys would be awesome.
Yes. Will be along next month. Cheers
@@toypolloi nice. Cant wait bud.
Could you do a vid sometime(and apologies if you have and I just haven’t found it) of your toolbox, ie, all the things like paint, styrene, plumbers tape, etc. that you keep on hand to make repairs? It would be beneficial to know what to stock up on and keep handy for my own toolbox. Thanks!
Check out the tool box section of toypolloi.com for the most common things I use. Cheers
Toy Polloi great! Thanks very much!
Have you ever tried salon care 40 to de-yellow? I find it more effective than the liquid h202 options out there...
I have. Both work equally well. This is just easier when you have lots of pieces to do.
Any way to fix the wheels?
Not without causing other damage I feel.
Will this plant not bend round heated in boiling water? Or you could've put scores on the bends to help go round? But all in all thumbs up to you rescuing these poor droids. Top tips and another brilliant vid 👍🖖🍺
2mm won't bend enough and if you score it, it will just snap same as it does when I cut the sheets. So this was the best solution.
Hey polloi do you have any advice on how to de yellow transformers? I see you have videos for Star Wars figs and MOTU but do you do transformers in the same fashion?? A video on that would be amazing pls help me cause all the other vids I have watched aren’t very clear there is only like three vids abut it.
Same process. I'm sure I have covered this in the past. But if you wait I do have a video coming soon fixing a de-yellowing TF's. Cheers
@@toypolloi awesome I’ll wait for your video to cover it you do such an amazing job at showing and explaining all the steps.
I know this isn't linked to this video topic as such but just jumped on the most recent - I've just opened some boxes of my old toys and ALL my palitoy Action Men's heads are detached, even my capt zargon! Is this common and is this fixable?
Yep, common. Easy to fix. I have videos on that.
@@toypolloi Thanks for your reply. I couldn't see a video about it, I'll have to dig deeper and find it. Btw, love the channel! Now I've got all my old toys back your vids will be soooo useful. (One thing I was shocked by was a bendy Worzel Gummidge 12" has survived intact in the same box but the Action Men didn't!)
Just search Toy Polloi Action Man. Actually just search toy polloi and any toy name, I think I have videos on most now :D !!
@@toypolloi Thank you again for the extra help - You're a good un!
Ps - I also found a pile of 'Pocketeers' in one of the boxes and it sent me back down the "pocket-money memories " rabbit hole and I'm re-watching all those videos too - they really are fantastic ! Such huge waves of nostalgia hit me, they make me giddy with good ptsd-like flashbacks to my youth!
can anyone tell me for sure when the first 12” R2D2 figures *with Empire Strikes Back packaging* hit the shelves in the UK & US
I don't have a 12" R2-D2, but you've shown some great tips and products I will find VERY handy! Thank you!
Have you considered working up new additional "plans" stickers that look like actual Death Star hologram / blueprints?
Does anyone know how to contact Toy Polloi's David here? I'm looking at getting my G1 Shockwave looked at for Repair. I'm not sure the sound works. I think it needs an LED too.
I'm in the UK.
Happy to send to him for Repair.
I don't know how to do it myself,and I just don't have the equipment at home here to repair myself. Nor do I know where to start..😟
When soaking the yellowed parts in hydrogen peroxide aren't you supposed to expose the parts to ultraviolet light or direct sunlight?
Yes you are. And that's what I did. They sat in the sun for a couple of days. Cheers
3:57 …. IT’S BACON!
These aren’t the droids your looking for 👍🏻👍🏻
IF you can find those accessories,it will cost,good that you recreate
post lock down and jfc all my local charity shops cleaned up the toy areas and my good places no longer sell good stuff.
A friend if my dad's had wrapped up a big chewie like a mummy,and said he was hallucinating from beer,it wasn't pink elephants for him it was a mummy
Where's the Kenny Baker inside?
Hiding 😲
I bet the heads of the Star Wars gatekeepers are gonna explode with this one. I LOVE IT!!!!
Yes Tamirya clear has been ise to do the same on other figures like
I recently found parts for this and threw it away I wish I’d known I’d have sent it to you
Never throw stuff away. There is always someone who can make use of them.
And now, my droid will be complete. I think I know where to get some. I will NOT use Amazon. They can't find our house. I'm not in good enough shape to chase them down all the damn time. Feh. Now... the sticker sheets... Hmm. I wonder if Staples does stickers.
Some people are going to be mad at me but I'm going to be really pedantic here, these are 13 inch figures not 12 inch. I have R2 D2, C3 P0 and Bobba Fett.
Wonder why the third leg wasn't included..no jokes
I think I have laya and r2
In Amazon they actually sell a product that actually fixes loose ball joints It makes Them more tight
Dude, I hate that you have to disable the like and unlike…..meaning the count. It sucks.
Why do TH-camrs do that?
You can still click the like button. You just don't see a number next to it. I don't see the benefit of having it switched on.
Because it is can be abused. And often is.
There were no vintage 12" figures. They were LARGE SIZE action figures and do not scale to 12" size very well for the most part.