To get the strongest bond from 'Plastic Weld', you should marry the two parts together, and then apply the solvent to the area of the break. Capilliary action will draw it into the joint and fuse it almost immediately. You can brush tiny amounts onto the break after you have done this, and it will seal it completely. Plastic Weld evaporates so fast, it will leave frost on your brush. If you can see this, it means that the solvent has already gone, leaving a token amount on the brush. Plastic Weld will fix any plastics except Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC). I think that the canopy you're fixing is Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, or ABS, the plastic that LEGO is made of.
My name is Dave and I just finished restoring a Skystriker as well a few days ago...except for those parachutes. The original decals on mine were in horrible shape, so I used wd40 to peel them off, and clean off all the old residue. I soaked the skystriker in a tub of soap & hot water as well. Found the parts I needed, put them on and then put on the brand new decals I purchased from Toyhax. It turned out great. For my co-pilot, i used the body from a v1 Ace & the head from a v1 Short Fuse. I need a helmet for my co-pilot though. Great restoration. You are really creative with how you fix parts.
Very well done, Dave ! I particularly like the Lt. Polloi, but I would encourage you to give him a full helmet and build up the bottom of it with milliput !
I have an original Skystriker parachute. The plastic is easily thin as (or thinner) than a sheet of paper. The strings have torn off and the plastic is quite brittle now. It is blue with a white eagle head printed on it, Skystriker below that, and a white ring around those. Very difficult to find one in good condition. Love your videos!!!
Maybe a white silk handkerchief cut to size might work as a parachute replacement? If it was white, you might be able to even silk screen a logo on it too!
I absolutely love your Lieutenant Polloi custom. Taking a figure that would otherwise have been thrown in the trash and making something fun out of it. I had forgotten how much I wanted to see part 2 of this fix it until you posted it😀. Still one of the best aerial vehicles GI Joe put out, in my opinion. I also really enjoy your outdoor videos. PLAYING WITH THE TOY! Yes, please.
That was a neat fix there, especially with the canopy. And the plastic used for the official parachutes were definitely thinner, and they're usually crumpled up when I see them in pictures and videos from other collectors, with a rubber band with it. It would have been nice to see you make repro stickers of the first release of it in Action Force (with the yellow and red logo) but still good. Nice video overall.
I have mentioned this before, but I recommend trying some UV cure resin for fixing plastic parts. It works better on some plastics than others, but worth a bit of experimenting. Green Stuff world has it, as well as a lot of other crafting stores such as sophie & toffee.
from what i can make out the original parachute is 4x the scale of the figures which puts it at 15" and i would say it made from the same weight plastic as disposable asda bag. amazing restoration thanks for sharing.
You can make a space helmet replacement from Vending Machine Capsules. You may have some around already or can get them at a local vending machine or buy them in bulk new from eBay or Amazon for cheap. I know this video is a few years old but I would love to see you fabricate a clear space helmet for Captain Polloi out of clear capsule dome.
Methyl Ethyl Ketone will perform as a plastic weld and has a decently long evaporation time. Works great on ABS and have had much success with Transformers. Big can of it is around $10 or something, its a stronger less evaporating acetone family. It is nasty stuff though so be well ventilated area. Enjoy.
Absolutely fantastic restoration, Dave! I am definitely going to have to get me one as well. I already have the 'Night Force" black version, but after watching this particular video, I'm going to get and ORIGINAL! Thanks
Hey Dave Great outcome! Will you hang it on your wall of other spaceships? Was fun watching your nephew and yourself having fun outdoors. Thanks for sharing. Take care😁
If you want, you can carefully remove the stickers you would like to correct and re-apply at the desired location. Just cut off dirty edges and you are good to go.
That’s what’s great about the joe line you can salvage destroyed figures for parts and custom figs are easy to make if you got some painting skills and extra body parts the parachutes are always lost on these jets that’s a good replacement
Love your video s! Love your fixes! Love the sky striker. I have both. original in need of parts and modern release. I don't hate the modern but I think I like the original better.
I remember through the mists of time there was only room for one parachute as it took up quite a lot of room and prevented a figure sitting comfortably in the back so lost my parachute
Great job as usual David! I know that there were paratroopers in the toy line for the second GI Joe live action movie. I have a couple in my collection. I don't remember how big the chutes were but they were made out of a sort of canvas material.
Wow fantastic idea for the parachutes i recently picked up a sky striker i want to restore needs some cleaning and thinking of putting new stickers on but I never thought of getting those army men chutes, next time I'm at the dollar store or party store I'm looking for them! Have you thought about triming the size down for the chuts, making the diameter smaller?
You did an amazing job on this one friend!👍 Super clean brought back to life.😁 I actually like the colors better on your custom better than the original. Did an awesome job painting the details. Good job! Loved you included your nephew in the video. So cool. Bill
I wanted one of these so bad when i was a kid but never got one so hard to find in the UK my mum went everywhere to get one but with no success i ended up with a tiger tank thing.
Same thing happens to some Dragon Ball Z toys they have yellowing especially if you buy second form Frieza early Dragon Ball Z toys were made by a company called Irwin toys
You can buy replacements of the leg hooks, or take one out of anther broken figure. I did use them in a recent video on Star Trek 3 figures: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tu4mcGiVJUQ.html
Toy Polloi yeah but for a cheep fix with household items it’s great, works as good as an o ring also but I have a problem with one figure it’s screw won’t pick up on the screwdriver
I use repro labels made by a company named Toyhax. They are in Canada, and their web address is Toyhax.com. They make excellent repro labels and stickers, but I'm not sure if they had Action Force versions.
