Watching your videos brings back fond memories of customizing toys as a kid. Mego large figures were always more fun when the characters were existing comicbook heroes, villains and supporting that had no figures that I then could step back afterwards and know they didn't exist before I created them and that they were one of a kind. And the best part was when the accessories were taken from either some unrelated line or, even better, from something that wasn't even a toy. From then on I could spot "hidden toys" among everything from ladies' hats to simple everyday kitchen items. Great job as always with the fixing and improving the playset.
This is for sure one of the most interesting builds and fixes you have done for one of your videos, very interesting, even inspiring and a bit motivational. Well done, it turned out really good, thanks for a great video!
The Fortress of Fangs is a playset that I have always admired from afar. I am continually impressed by its striking appearance and abundant play features...and with this video i remain continually impressed by your ingenuity and artistry. Thanks for everything, Dave!
You're not kidding on the price they want for these pieces. If you want... You could send me the skull, and any other piece, and I can mold and cast some for you. I could do a video on in it on my channel.
There's a variety of Playmobil skulls with that might could replace the one on the gate. 30 20 5210 is one that looks the part and they have a similar construction to the bottom. It is probably slightly larger (they measure approx. 14 mm wide (there's also 30 07 7072 that looks bigger, but is actually slightly narrower, with open eye sockets and same underside)) The hole in the underside is larger as well (approx. 4 mm, which seems to be the standard Playmobil rod size), but some tube or electrical tape can maybe make that fit as replacements. Hope that helps!
Those Playmobil skulls wouldn't be identical to the original playset skulls, but they could be used as orc or hobgoblin skills for a personalized Fortress of Fangs... Thank you for recommending them! As I wasn't even thinking along that route...
12:45 you could easily mould and cast the skull piece in resin. It’s not hard. Or maybe send it to a TH-camr like Robert Tolone who specialises in resin casting.
Amazing video thanks so much. This was one of the top three playsets of my childhood. The designers really knocked it out of the park. Awesome to see you giving it new life.
Fantastic fix, again! Wonderful how you can make parts from scratch and make them look like factory made and original to the toy!! Respect Can't wait to see your next project!
Oh BTW Dave, the stickers can be found on EBay for sale, a few people sell reproduction of them (for some affordable prices). You may want to check some of those out.
It's such a pleasure watching you restore these vintage toys Dave, I know you'd be doing this stuff even if you wasn't filming it for TH-cam as its clear to see you genuinely love what you do, but it would be such a shame if no one could see you at work as you are so damn good at it mate - it's really satisfying seeing an old toy brought back to it's former glory with a few nifty tricks. Thanks Dave.
Seeing you Fabricate "new" parts is a process I enjoy very much. It is more involved than just clicking an eBay link, but cheaper and much more rewarding, I think. Thanks Dave.
Excellent video as always. I've been trying to restore my Fortress of Fangs for going on four years now. I'm going to have to upgrade a few things after seeing what you've done with yours. The arch over the gate looks so much nicer than the 3-D printed one I've been using.
@@toypolloi After 2018 parts for the Fortress of Fangs just seemed to skyrocket. And then got even more insane after a certain thing that made most of us stay home happened... I'm seeing a few small parts(common parts even) cost more now than a 85% complete Fortress of Fangs died in early 2018!
What an incredible play set Insane to think that replacing the missing parts cost the same as the Entire set AND Figures It's not even advisable to go down the road of replacing with originals Fab play set
Stunning repairs Dave!! If I didn’t know ahead of time, I definitely never would have noticed. I also saw Nick(Action Pop Dad) had a great skull replacement for the time being. Hopefully you can finish what’s left and get some new stickers soon. Cheers!
You should do a video. How to identify GI JOE, Action Man, vintage clothes. I recently buy a pack of clothes of Max Steel and barbie. And it came some clothes of GI Joe. Im happy beacuse now I have, only the suit of the Astronuat 1968. But the other clothes. I'm not sure.
I'm surprised there's no one out there who offers 70s Spider-Man conversion/customizing kits for all the major figure lines. It seems like it'd be easy enough; the belt and wristbands should be simple enough and maybe even the eye lenses (gluables with a little bit of border for covering of the figures original eyes.
Cool playset & great fixes. If it was Me, though, I'd have glued the arch of pipe onto the flat piece first, then cut our the centre piece. It would have taken an element of faff out of the process and be easier to keep everything straight.
@@toypolloi There's this crazy moment where I'd like to buy actusl small diamonds and other gemstones as well as some extremely tiny gold and silver coins to go into the treasure chest. Likely making an item that then has to go under lock and key in a display case... 😭😭😭 Wonderful vid as always and you've given me new ideas to fix up one of my "beater" FoF sets(trap door pin broke so the previous owner glued it solid to the floor...)
Totally different playset(same toy company tho(maybe same designer too?)) but I can see the similarities between the two if you look at them straight on. I'm still tickled that the Fortress of Fangs(well, the 4(partial) I bought to try and make a complete set(didn't happen btw...)) was actually made in the USA!
I’m so surprised that you haven’t got into 3D modeling and resin printing. I taught myself Fusion360 specifically for replicating rare toy parts I needed. I think you’d be really good at it with your photoshop skills.
Dave, great repair video! I love the LJN AD&D figures and this playset (I have it and almost all of the figures). I’m still missing one of the stones for the playset, but I slowly collected all of the missing pieces that I didn’t have over the years, after I first got it. It’s such an amazing set to have.
I've been watching Robert Tolone's channel of how to make castings. While it's probably a whole other thing, you might be able to cast the skull on the gate and the extra stones for that catapult panel in the front. I found it fun and interesting to watch his stuff and techniques he uses too, and it might be helpful.
The ladder is designed to be inserted into the "snout" of the snake and deployed as needed. I am not sure if you knew that. I thought that it was odd that you displayed it 'on the side' of the snake face. Great video!
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Watching your videos brings back fond memories of customizing toys as a kid. Mego large figures were always more fun when the characters were existing comicbook heroes, villains and supporting that had no figures that I then could step back afterwards and know they didn't exist before I created them and that they were one of a kind. And the best part was when the accessories were taken from either some unrelated line or, even better, from something that wasn't even a toy. From then on I could spot "hidden toys" among everything from ladies' hats to simple everyday kitchen items. Great job as always with the fixing and improving the playset.
This is for sure one of the most interesting builds and fixes you have done for one of your videos, very interesting, even inspiring and a bit motivational. Well done, it turned out really good, thanks for a great video!
Thanks 👍🤘
It still haunts me that this play set that I had was sold years ago at a yard sale. Never be over it.
The Fortress of Fangs is a playset that I have always admired from afar. I am continually impressed by its striking appearance and abundant play features...and with this video i remain continually impressed by your ingenuity and artistry. Thanks for everything, Dave!
Great repair Dave! Surprised you didn't mold the skull with blue stuff a fill it with white milliput to make a duplicate
You're not kidding on the price they want for these pieces. If you want... You could send me the skull, and any other piece, and I can mold and cast some for you. I could do a video on in it on my channel.
There's a variety of Playmobil skulls with that might could replace the one on the gate. 30 20 5210 is one that looks the part and they have a similar construction to the bottom. It is probably slightly larger (they measure approx. 14 mm wide (there's also 30 07 7072 that looks bigger, but is actually slightly narrower, with open eye sockets and same underside)) The hole in the underside is larger as well (approx. 4 mm, which seems to be the standard Playmobil rod size), but some tube or electrical tape can maybe make that fit as replacements. Hope that helps!
Great idea, but eBay is notorious for asking top dollar for like-new items. Let’s hope Dave gets lucky in that regard.
Those Playmobil skulls wouldn't be identical to the original playset skulls, but they could be used as orc or hobgoblin skills for a personalized Fortress of Fangs...
Thank you for recommending them!
As I wasn't even thinking along that route...
Looks like it worked for him, either way. Surprised they're smaller.
You can really tell that this was one of those days where everything fell into place. Nice job on the repairs.
Thanks. Pre planning helps on projects like this. I like to ponder before I commit to make anything.
Dave with your adaptation skills, I think you have a magic wand; I hereby demand to see your Wizards license! 🧙🏻♀️✨
Some excellent Styrene work there Dave! I think to anyone unknowing, they'd be hard pressed to spot your homemade reproduction parts! A+ as always 👍
Those are some fantastic custom parts! I love your ingenuity. Would those chewed gate sections maybe be repairable with Lego whip antenna parts?
Thanks. They could be repaired, but maybe styrene is better for this job as the Lego parts are just a bit to thick.
Such a great video! Thanks for sharing and putting so much effort into the edit!♡
You are so welcome!
12:45 you could easily mould and cast the skull piece in resin. It’s not hard. Or maybe send it to a TH-camr like Robert Tolone who specialises in resin casting.
I always wanted this playset when I was a kid. You do a great job as always sir.
Hey Dave
Always enjoy your fabrications🙂
Take care
You could try casting the skull in some blue stuff and maybe making one out of milliput
I've always wanted this playset. Especially now that I have a reasonable number of figures from this line. Thank you for sharing this repair.
Some fragile bits on this playset for sure. I’ll see what you do and try to fix mine perhaps!
Awesome work with the axe Dave. Definitely a play set I need.
The skull you could cast in resin, colour the resin with white acrylic paint or just paint it.
For toy repairs and restoration, there is simply no one better than Dave, from Toy Polloi.
Thanks Kieron!
Great fix, did you sacrifice your shed guttering lol ?
Ha ha, No it was a piece I had left over from a repair job. You never know when these things will come in handy.
Amazing video thanks so much. This was one of the top three playsets of my childhood. The designers really knocked it out of the park. Awesome to see you giving it new life.
Fantastic fix, again! Wonderful how you can make parts from scratch and make them look like factory made and original to the toy!! Respect
Can't wait to see your next project!
Many thanks!
I like that the trap door lever matches the bottom half plastic rather than the top half because it sits decently well with the bottom half.
I think this playset along with the Fright Zone were 2 of the best ever made.
Oh BTW Dave, the stickers can be found on EBay for sale, a few people sell reproduction of them (for some affordable prices). You may want to check some of those out.
I did see those. I'm looking for a scan so I can give it away for free so anyone can use it. Someone will have one I'm sure. Cheers
It's such a pleasure watching you restore these vintage toys Dave, I know you'd be doing this stuff even if you wasn't filming it for TH-cam as its clear to see you genuinely love what you do, but it would be such a shame if no one could see you at work as you are so damn good at it mate - it's really satisfying seeing an old toy brought back to it's former glory with a few nifty tricks. Thanks Dave.
Thanks Kev!
I well never ever get tired of saying this...well done Dave!!!!! Awesome video and restoration!
Thanks 👍
Brilliant work 👏🏻
Seeing you Fabricate "new" parts is a process I enjoy very much. It is more involved than just clicking an eBay link, but cheaper and much more rewarding, I think. Thanks Dave.
Excellent video as always. I've been trying to restore my Fortress of Fangs for going on four years now. I'm going to have to upgrade a few things after seeing what you've done with yours. The arch over the gate looks so much nicer than the 3-D printed one I've been using.
Thanks. Parts are so hard to find for this set so making them was my best option. And it's always fun to scratchbuild items I find. Have fun.
@@toypolloi After 2018 parts for the Fortress of Fangs just seemed to skyrocket. And then got even more insane after a certain thing that made most of us stay home happened...
I'm seeing a few small parts(common parts even) cost more now than a 85% complete Fortress of Fangs died in early 2018!
What an incredible play set Insane to think that replacing the missing parts cost the same as the Entire set AND Figures It's not even advisable to go down the road of replacing with originals Fab play set
Stunning repairs Dave!! If I didn’t know ahead of time, I definitely never would have noticed. I also saw Nick(Action Pop Dad) had a great skull replacement for the time being. Hopefully you can finish what’s left and get some new stickers soon. Cheers!
Great inventive repair ! Keep on rocking my friend
Thanks, you too!
You should do a video. How to identify GI JOE, Action Man, vintage clothes. I recently buy a pack of clothes of Max Steel and barbie. And it came some clothes of GI Joe. Im happy beacuse now I have, only the suit of the Astronuat 1968. But the other clothes. I'm not sure.
I'm surprised there's no one out there who offers 70s Spider-Man conversion/customizing kits for all the major figure lines. It seems like it'd be easy enough; the belt and wristbands should be simple enough and maybe even the eye lenses (gluables with a little bit of border for covering of the figures original eyes.
Where do you get all your items from?
This set I have had for about 25 years and I bought it on eBay when no one much cared for ad&d toys.
Toy Polloi drinking game: take a shot every time he says "quite nicely" 😂
Everything you made looks amazing. Well done Dave! This is one cool play set!
Cool playset & great fixes. If it was Me, though, I'd have glued the arch of pipe onto the flat piece first, then cut our the centre piece. It would have taken an element of faff out of the process and be easier to keep everything straight.
With the skull, have you thought about making a mold of it and casting it in resin or something?
I had this toy as a kid and it’s nice to see it here! These fixes are incredible, with so much skill and creativity on display. Bravo!
Thanks. It's fun to still be able to make new things for them all these years later.
@@toypolloi There's this crazy moment where I'd like to buy actusl small diamonds and other gemstones as well as some extremely tiny gold and silver coins to go into the treasure chest.
Likely making an item that then has to go under lock and key in a display case... 😭😭😭
Wonderful vid as always and you've given me new ideas to fix up one of my "beater" FoF sets(trap door pin broke so the previous owner glued it solid to the floor...)
did they use the same mold for the Mummra Tomb playset??
Totally different playset(same toy company tho(maybe same designer too?)) but I can see the similarities between the two if you look at them straight on.
I'm still tickled that the Fortress of Fangs(well, the 4(partial) I bought to try and make a complete set(didn't happen btw...)) was actually made in the USA!
@@brentbanks8021 Actually upon second glance it also resembles the Tongue-A-Saurus toy. Maybe even more so
Man, I miss playsets
The MOTU Origins Grayskull is pretty good.
Great job, thank you for the tips. 💪🤓
Brilliant work and that axe was exceptional 👏
Thanks. The Lego one would have done a good job, but on this I knew I could make something better from scratch.
I had this playset and many of the figures there.
great idea to use a pipe to make the curved part of the gate
I’m so surprised that you haven’t got into 3D modeling and resin printing. I taught myself Fusion360 specifically for replicating rare toy parts I needed. I think you’d be really good at it with your photoshop skills.
I have my reasons, you can read them here: www.patreon.com/posts/why-dont-i-and-62431804
plamobil have skulls like that
Zarak knew he was about to go down. 🤣
Make a mould of the skull maybe?
ingenious as always. Well done
Dave, great repair video! I love the LJN AD&D figures and this playset (I have it and almost all of the figures). I’m still missing one of the stones for the playset, but I slowly collected all of the missing pieces that I didn’t have over the years, after I first got it. It’s such an amazing set to have.
Thanks. I'm much the same, just a few weapons and pieces to collect, and just one figure to get. It's a great toy line. Always liked them.
This is awesome; I shared this with my D&D playing crowd. Gary Gygax would be proud of you! :) Also, have you considered 3d printing?
First time I saw this video did you ever get your other skull for the gate? Great work as always Dave !!
Yes I did. Check out my videos over on Toy Polloi two to see it being added.
For the gate can you not use a piece of lego to use as a kind of improvised doorlock around the bars: that should keep it locked?
fe. 2 bleck legofigure hands.
hi toy polloi i don't have a g1 megatron figure can you help me
Here are my tips for toy hunting. th-cam.com/video/h_0oSQwC6aI/w-d-xo.html
Lovely repairs
Looks great.
Beautiful!!!
Amazing work 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
I have been waiting for this video. I have this play set and I’m in the same boat. Thank you thank you thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I've been watching Robert Tolone's channel of how to make castings. While it's probably a whole other thing, you might be able to cast the skull on the gate and the extra stones for that catapult panel in the front. I found it fun and interesting to watch his stuff and techniques he uses too, and it might be helpful.
Oh yea also TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin is good too!
I watch his channel as well. For the things I do and show the cost of casting is too much. I like to keep stuff simple(ish) so anyone can have a go.
@@toypolloi Ah cool! I really appreciate all your stuff. It gives me hope for my old toys hahaha
The ladder is designed to be inserted into the "snout" of the snake and deployed as needed. I am not sure if you knew that. I thought that it was odd that you displayed it 'on the side' of the snake face. Great video!
Yes I know that. I wanted to show the ladder in use to make an interesting shot. Cheers
@@toypolloi My apologies. I should have known, that you already knew that.
No problem at all.