Vintage Skeletor Face restoration - Masters of the Universe - Toy Polloi
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2020
- My Vintage He-man and the Masters of the Universe Skeletor Army contains many less than perfect figures. And quite a few have faces that have seen better days. Some almost have no paint left on them so it seemed a good idea to fix them up and make Skeletor presentable again.
He's a tricky figure to paint as every single one I have is a different colour, so lots of mixing of paint is required.
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It's kind of humourous that you are restoring the faces of a character that's main defining feature is that he lacks one.
“For the moment, he’s just a head on a stick.”
That’s a t-shirt right there!
Great work, and now you have a bunch of the ''belt-armor-kilt'' pieces to help fix up more of your loose vintage Skeletor figures.
Seeing videos like this make me want to buy vintage figures and fix them up!
Go for it!
@@toypolloi also, I notice you don't prime figures like some people do. Does the paint stay on with just the top coat?
That's a lotta happy Skeletors.
Love it! Toy Polloi AND lots of Skeletors, can’t beat it.
Always my favourite ever toy baddie. Far better than even the great Megatron.
Your many different techniques are impressive.
Thank you! Cheers!
Darth Vader is pretty good and so is the Joker for villains. However, this is perfect for Halloween season.
Hey dude! Re-flock us a Panthor
I asked a couple of years ago to positive feedback from TP. Fingers crossed for a video soon as mine is looking a little bald.
@@Rich77UK I'd rather see if he could re-stink a Stinkor.
@@Spottedfeather You can use Patchouli essential oil to re-stink your Stinkor.
@@freddyhat9796 and that soaks into the plastic and rubber ? How long would doing something like that take and how long does the stink last ?
@@Spottedfeather You would have to try to find out. I put a few drops on a piece of paper inside the armour a couple of months ago and he still smells like a hippie.
That was enjoyable, would have like to seen one customized with the glow in the dark paint.
It would have been funny if you had given 'Head On A Stick' to one of the other Skeletors to hold, like a particularly grisly battle staff. Great repairs, though. Nice one.
They look so much better. Nice job.
I love your videos, particularly the Master's of the Universe episodes.
Thanks. More to come on motu in the next few weeks.
Thanks Dave, love watching the paint touch-ups.
You have a very keen eye for the slight differences in the shade of colours that are needed! Amazing!
Brilliant restore...
Looking at the ones you chose, you really brought them back to their full glory. I do love a good skelator. And all of these rescues would be pride of place in any collection. I liked the tip about scraping the paint off around his mouth. Top tip!
Glad you like them!
Glad you showed that kind of repair!
Adjusting the color tones is not really simple, but it was excellent!
I love this channel!
Wow good job on the Skeletors thanks for your videos...Very helpful.
You have magical hands, ✨ your touch restore the life back to these toys.. Good job always.✨
Yo también hago esas reparaciones y quedan muy bien
Very cool and what a difference a little paint makes! You've got a great skeletor collection.
Skeletor spa day!
You did an awesome job! Your painting skills are amazing!!!!!
Oh my... poor Skeletor! You did great man! I wish I had the skills you had at painting such small things. Your color mixing is epic.
Perfect, thank you for this great video.
Amazing work
Might be a good idea to use a wet palette but great to see these restored
Really enjoyed this restoration video. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another cool video now we know how to do this . Now you know and knowing is half the battle.
Nice another great video repainted a skelator he man and man at arms head myself
That one raggedy paintbrush was giving me anxiety. Glad you switched to the nice little one. Hahaha!
Ooh, before and after split screens are sooo satisfying. Aaahhh.
Excelente video gracias
Great job on the Skeletor figures👌👌👌👌
Awesome job sir!
This is reallly nice work!
Thank you! Cheers!
You‘re an artist. Wow. Really cool. Keep up the good work. Stay safe.
As always an incredible job, greetings from Argentina :)
The glossy is just fine my friend😊👍👍
Awesome!
Amazing
I'm 90% sure that was the Skeletor i sent you Dave along with the Action Man Machine Gun emplacement, C3PO & Mr T spares. (i believe his neck split when i removed his head)
Some excellent colour matching there Dave, impossible to tell them apart from the originals.
Awesome, yeah paint machining is hard as they are not all exactly the same shade of colour , but really good job 👍🏾🤙🏼
Got a Skeletor not to long ago and if It needs a touch up, I know which video to reference. Thank you Toy Polloi!
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Great channel
Keep it up
Greetings from Germany
Hey Dave
I cannot get enough of watching you mix paint. When I do it I end up with a small container of paint, no where near the original colour...haha
Hoping that your area is missing the new hit of that "crap virus!"
Take care
You can have the Skeletors, I've been amassing Mer-Man (Mer-Men?) and accidentally, some how, Two-Bads. I have a couple of figures that need a desperate face restoration. I should get on that. Loved the video, and your Skeletor army looks great!
awesome
If you go to an artist supply shop you can get flexible paints for leather and Pu. I've painted rubber, leather and plastics in them and they flex perfectly for as long as I remember. They are not overly expensive and I suspect a lot more harder wearing than normal model paint
Acrylics are quite flexible as well. They dry with quite a rubbery texture and are cheap an easy for people to get. I'll take a look at the ones you suggest and see what they are made of. Cheers
Have you ever thought of making Skeletor armor and skirt out of fabric to make it look more savage/realistic?
Yeah that would be good as there really is much less armor out there than Skeletors. I've planned to do similar myself with some TMNT belts using different sizes of elastic in place of the original rubberised plastic.
That's not a skirt that is a loincloth.
@@R-Lee- It's a ball hiding skit.
That's actually a great idea... my skeletor is missing his belt I'm gonna make one!
What about restoring a faker face
I love that in a life centred around plastic your toothbrush is made out of bamboo :)
I'm trying to save putting plastic in landfill, so it seemed a good move :D
@@toypolloi It shure is. Plastic belongs displayed in the shelf ;)
I love the new Origins Skeletor, but I must admit that the original head sculpt will always be my favorite. I’ll be looking for a vintage Skeletor on eBay so I can do a head swap ;)
I really needed to see a great restoration like this today :) If I could give some advice on the Vallejo paints Dave, you might find them to be nicer than the Humbrol, as Vallejo boasts that their paints are a "purer" acrylic. I use them quite a lot and Formula P3 for hand brushing tiny details. They level really well, can easily be mixed for new colors, and thinned a bit with water. In the modeling community there's a bit of caution towards some of the Humbrol acrylics as they can have a sandy/grainy texture, I've had this happen once and it was quite noticeable. Vallejo also have a "Game Color" range with a lot of unique flesh tones and very bright colors that many toys would have used.
Que buen trabajo, quisiera saber que tipo de pintura has usado?
0:45 - If you had more of a decomposition molded body, that would be good as is for Zombie Skeletor or even a Hammer Horror style creature.
I love your videos 💙 it's amazing to see a damaged toy get repaired/repainted 🙂 (btw. if possible, could you maybe do a video about repairing/repainting a vintage "Thundercats" Lion'o ?)
I will try! He is another people ask for. I have a couple just trying to track down the weapons and powerpack for him. Cheers
UN GENIO .. MAS VIDEOS DE MOTU..👊
How is it that the brake fluid only loosens up the added paint? Is there a certain amount of time to soak or is the original plastic solid black? Learn a lot from your videos, cheers!
We can repair them ? Awesome ! Thanks a lot :)
There are some glorious Bob Ross moments in this video!!! Hahahahah
I'll take that. I'm not getting a curly perm though 🤣😂🦱
@@toypolloi HAHAHAHAH! Weeeeell, no one can be perfect!!! HAHAHAHAH
I could be wrong but I think Vallejo is a Spanish name. So the j should make an h sound. But I could be wrong. Great vidoe! Amazing paint work!
Not sure it matters. I'm not here to teach languages.
The torsos seem to "yellow" with time. Does hydrogen peroxide and ultra violet light restore them? I've seen that down with other plastics from aged products (computers).
I went to Lowe's I found these really small metal hook. I used a Hair dryer on high. on the legs the hook part went right i n. Nice & strong. then I filled up the waist area. harder. then just screwed in the hooks Now they are nice & strong. I think hooks Work too cause they are stronger.
It looks like a metallic yellow on the skeletors face
Send some of these in to get graded ;)
Do you know if the paints specifically marketed for models are different enough from regular acrylic paint you'd get in an art supply aisle (the cheaper kind, not the more expensive "artist quality") to make a difference? I've used my painting acrylics before for touch-ups, but wondered if the acrylic "model" paint works better for figures.
I've used some of the art based acrylics and never find they stick to the models that well. So there maybe a difference, but I can't say for sure.
In Florida with the humidity, I most always have a problem with the paint getting sticky after it dries on these rubber plastics.
Try some talc.
Request...how to fix MOTU Fisto or Jitsu arm spring action :) I'm trying to fix mine but do not understand how the spring is supposet to sit.
was just considering a couch up on the chin of my skelator
Hello, this news may surprise you. In Spain, this same year the “trepas” appeared for sale, as they say in English. the "climbs" are the masks to paint the colored parts of skeletor. To paint each part, they were put on the face and with each one they painted yellow and then the eyes, until completing the painting of the entire head, appeared in the eviction of the factory where under the license of. congost figures were made. the price paid for the 6 "climbs" was 13,000 euros. yes indeed 11738 GPB. there is an interview. If you put in the gogle search engine "trepas skeletor spain" you can see photos. , the collector who bought them lives in "the canary islands". It is almost certain that it is a unique piece in the world, since that was something that was not guaranteed and always ended up in the trash.
@Toy Polloi What product is that final gloss top coat you're using? I have a few Skeletors that need the same treatment as these do :)
Humbrol acrylic 135. But you can get all sorts.
None with glow in the dark paint?
Quick question, is it better overall to paint over the old paint? Cause I’m thinking removing the paint is gonna be a hassle 🤔
Up to you. I prefer to just repair what needs repairing. Cheers
Do you put anything on the figures after they are painted like a varnish? Just in case they got wet or anything.
As mentioned in the video. Cheers
If I am gonna wash a figure in soapwater, does that effect the "leg string" in any way. They can be brittle the original "legs trings" or will they be just fine after its dried? And how do you dry it after its had a bath?
The leg bands degrade anyway, water should not affect them at all. Air dry, or dry off most the water and let air dry after that. Do not submerge them fully as they have a spring inside that will rust.
@@toypolloi Thank you😊
I have a doubt ... painting the skeletor heads or parts of the figure, does it lower the value of its price or is it maintained ??? I have several skeletors with scratches and they look very good, but I am worried that they will lower the value ...
It all depends why you collect. I'm collecting for the fun of it and don't spend much on what I buy. So the value of them to start with is not much.
It's up to you what you do with your own toys. For me it's not the value of them, but the fun I can have with them.
Cheers
What's in the large jar that you dip your brush before wiping out of curiosity?
Water. It's just a bit dirty from the paint. I change it before I start painting.
I have a stupid question, do they make those bands in smaller versions for the female figures?
Yes, they do!
Could you put the name and characteristics of the liquid you used for the pants?
My Skeletor's face fell off, so I've been thinking about a repaint for a while.
What was the final application that you applied after painting the faces? Thank you.
A clear top coat. Humbrol and Valejo make them. I use a semi gloss as I think it matches the original finish better.
. I want to send some supplies . I'm in the States and can get pretty much anything. What do you need?
Your awesome sir. Sir i bought a coleco rambo toy.anyway to color the face? Its flesh color faded.
DM me some images of the problem. Hard to say until I see what you mean. cheers
In facebook sir?
FB or any of the social media links in my banner are fine. Whichever you prefer. Cheers
What type of paint are you using? Water,enamel?
I give all the details of the paints and colours used in the video. Cheers
Have you been tempted to strip the whole lot off and start from scratch?
Most of the torsos on vintage Skeletors seem to have yellowed. Have you ever thought of retrobriting them?
I have videos on it.
WUAOO!! 💀💀💀
What is the brand of top coat you use?
Humbrol 135. I will be trying some new stuff in an upcoming video.
@@toypolloi Great. Thanks!
I have 45 loose ones and they could use help lol
FYI both links to the leg bands are down/item no longer available.
I've updated the ebay link, but they are out of stock currently. Keep checking back or drop them a message. Cheers
The links for the he-bands don't work. I heard that someone bought the copyright and now they're only available from a seller in Germany.
Just search for He-bands on ebay, they are still listed there. Cheers
@@toypolloi I didn't think you'd actually reply but thanks. Your videos have been a help and an inspiration giving my childhood toys new life. Thanks again
so r u planning to buy the new motu origin 2020?
I think I may have one on the way to me?
Great job (s). Are the paints from the states? I noticed they are spelled the “ American “ way.
so this is what it would be like if Keldor got more than his face melted off
Fix / make a Fright zone puppet
I think for me those Skeletor figures when they were being made I think they were painted buy a person it's like the Nintendo amiibos that they are painted by hand
They were most likely sprayed on using a few different stencils. But done by hand, so you end up with lots of variations.
10:00 took a punch from he man
Have you ever had a toy you repaired graded???
No. For me grading is a bit of a con, so I wouldn't waste my money trying to get something they should easily spot graded.
@@toypolloi thank you for replying you and your videos are awesome! My thinking was because grading is a con then if the grader's give a repaired toy a high grade that would prove it's a con.
Why paint a happy little tree when you can paint a happy little Skeletor?