Fix it Guide - Star Wars Snowspeeder restoration part 3/3

Fix it Guide - Star Wars Snowspeeder restoration. Part 3/3
In this video I create custom stickers and battle damge. You can donwload the files I created for this custom here:
www.toypolloi.com/

[@TheRowlandstone73]

I'd forgotten what a cool looking toy the Snowspeeder was until I watched this, and those custom stickers (always love the sticker-adding section in your vids) are quality! I had a 2nd-hand Snowspeeder as a kid, given to me by my cousin. It was in pretty bad shape, so seeing this in all it's more movie accurate glory is a sweet sight!

[@artisticamnesia4153]

From start to finish this had been a joy to watch. Thank you for showing how you work, and the remarkable results you get.

[@LiamTheGreat]

Really excellent work. You'd never guess it was a vintage snowspeeder, looking at the final product.

[@oldb-1kenobi]

Hi Dave, I'm a little late to the party, having just downloaded the PDF of your replacement stickers and wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for making them available on your website. Your more movie accurate versions look so much better than the originals and I absolutely love it!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks! Glad you like them. I need to make one of these for myself again.

[@DannyBoy-vg6kp]

What a fantastic job you’ve done with this Snow Speeder. Hands down my favourite Star Wars ship 😁

[@gansta8894821]

I have been viewing your page now for a few months and I have to say, I love it. Can't wait to start doing this stuff myself. And with a teacher like you, who could go wrong... Keep up the fantastic work.

[@toypolloi]

Hey and thanks. I'm glad its got you inspired. Any problems, come and chat on my FB page.

[@gansta8894821]

will do.. thanks

[@IM-xs3uv]

The Snowspeeder looks so much better than the original was.

[@Godsize1976]

The finished product looks sweet. Awesome job!

[@BanthaPooDOOM]

Wow, AMAZING job on the stickers! These look way more appealing than the originals in my opinion and you can tell that hard work went into it. Great job, ToyPolloi! :D

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. Think that's a quote for my website!

[@boomlangaming8658]

fantastic job toy.polloi really inspiring. I really like to keep things as original as possible but the decal is so much better.

[@toypolloi]

Thanks

[@dial3]

Looks so great!!! Love the updated stickers!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Really great job ! I have an old snowspeeder and thanks to you it will fight again soon.

[@jeffhollick8687]

Always amazed at your work and how simple you make it look! I wish I had your photoshop skills. Keep it up.

[@jonathanstokes5069]

great video as always. makes me wanna now get a beater snowspeeder so that I can just put new decals on. Thanks for the mention and badge, will wear with pride.

[@toypolloi]

I have some spares if you want to have a go.

[@scottjohnson388]

That looks brilliant! All hail Toy Polloi!

[@hipgeektoys]

Amazing job! Another Toy Polloi project well done.

[@jonathanstokes5069]

oh, also loving the holepunch idea.

[@Grants_Galaxy]

The Retro Collection Luke Skywalker (Snowspeeder) figure would look brilliant inside this custom snowspeeder!

[@waynebutcher1580]

brilliant i love the customization of the ship im kicking myself as after a loft clearout i through lots of vintage parts away without thinking

[@toypolloi]

+Wayne Butcher Ahh, that's a shame. You should have thrown them my way!

[@waynebutcher1580]

Watching what you are able to do with the parts and sorcing spare is great. I could have do e the same. At the moment im trying to sorce weapons for the figures i kept

[@Blackedoutewoks]

Amazing work! It looks great! Great video!

[@mixedreality7699]

Lovely restoration. Would have been great to see/hear the electronics running at the end again. Stickers are very effective!

[@alexthompson7912]

That's amazing! Received my snowspeeder in the post a few days back, waiting in the rest of the parts to come now! Wish you had redrawn the original stickers though, can't find decent quality ones anywhere. Awesome job though! Inspired me to start restoring vintage vehicles!

[@toypolloi]

+Alex Thompson go to erikstormtroopers website and print your own.

[@alexthompson7912]

yeah i did but they're not great quality and as soon as i spray them with a clear lacquer the grey turns green

[@toypolloi]

+Alex Thompson No idea. Try a different lacquer, or printer. Or just print onto gloss sticky backed printer paper and don't lacquer.

[@MichaelWDean]

I’ll be using this guide to restore mine! Thanks

[@HouseClarkzonian]

Fantastic Custom paint job

[@toypolloi]

+TheMarkedOne No piant, all stickers.

[@HouseClarkzonian]

I didn't mean it by actual paint, sorry i should have made my comment more specific.

[@toypolloi]

Hey, no problem.

[@MrStr8leg]

Goosebumps...again.

[@RMAILLER]

I want your opinion, I have this ship in pretty good shape with all it's original stickers and I only have one ship, so I don't know if I should leave it totally vintage or try to used the custom stickers you did?... because they look great.

[@100cygnus]

Awesome set of videos - thanks!!

[@ia5662]

incredible work with the stickers, I am bummed you didn't do a final "weapons test" at the end to show the lights/sounds working on the finished product.

[@toypolloi]

I just forgot on this one. This was filmed over a few weeks, and it's easy to forget what I have filmed.

[@ia5662]

Toy Polloi no problem, still a killer restoration of course. I just love seeing those 30-40 electronics popping like they were brand new

[@toypolloi]

That's why I like this era of toys. You can pretty much always get the working again. Nothing is that complicated.

[@ia5662]

Toy Polloi it's very cool to see it resurrected. You really managed to keep it looking vintage while making it more accurate. Incredible job

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. This was the first one I tried to do the more screen accurate stickers on. Check out my X-wing videos as I did the same on them.

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

wow, another excellent restoration. .... very nice

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

also, what feedback did they give you? from the comments here everyone overwhelmingly thinks it's fantastic, i hope they did too.

[@toypolloi]

+titmusspaultpaul5 Yeah, they loved it. Not sure what they did with it in the end. There was talk of it being given away as a prize. But I don't think that has happened yet.

[@Rebelscumradio]

Hi There, Awesome I am going to update the standard stickers I have to these - they look amazing. One question though. With the custom labels, what kind of paper do you recommend printing them on? And would you recommend color laser or inkjet?

[@toypolloi]

Glossy sticky backed printer paper. I use inkjet as that is all I have.

[@teppest11]

Very nice multiple thumbs up for that

[@reddave8628]

Cracking resto. Wish I could buy the stickers on sheets as not got the use of a PC and printer 😕

[@toypolloi]

You can take the file to any print shop and they will print it for you.

[@garethsgeekretreat]

That is amazing. You have done a brilliant job. Where can I get those sticker bud

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. toypolloi.com for the stickers. Cheers

[@johnwild8336]

super job. thanks for sharing.

[@standepain]

I notice the clear plastic part of the cannon you replaced on the previous video has the frosted square sections down the length of it. Did you do that or are you just using original cannons for this video?

[@toypolloi]

I found a replacement in the end. Just forgot to say. I am using the one I made on another ship.

[@standepain]

lol You do such a darn good job restoring it wouldn't have shocked me if you replicated it to match.

[@turboblast2149]

Hi, I really enjoyed your video. I'm a model builder however, you've taken me back to the day when mum and dad couldn't afford BIG toys like Snowspeeders which we loved as kids instead my dad showed us how to make one out of a cereal box which was great as we ended up making them ourselves and ended up with a fleet. ( we were the envy of the street) good times. Your video has inspired me to buy a 1980 snowspeeder which I'm looking forward to restoring however, could it be possible for you to send me the decals which were used.....?

[@toypolloi]

Hi, that's great. You can get the PDF for the decals from toypolloi.com and print them yourself. Cheers

[@markroberts8025]

Great video. What size battery does the Snowspeeder take?

[@toypolloi]

+Mark Roberts Size C.

[@WishItWas1984]

+Toy Polloi Have you ever found that modern C batteries are too big for it? Specifically, one of the slots on mine you have to force in a C battery and it's HELL to get it back out. To the point that I never want to put batteries in it every again. Makes me wonder if modern Cs have grown a smidge...or maybe there are smaller out there somewhere.

[@fader2701]

amazing job

[@standepain]

Amazing job!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks.

[@iaespinosah76]

Any advice in "de-yellowing" the back cocpit Windows? Same as normal with sun and peróxide ? ?

[@oele]

amazing job!

[@strikar6359]

I know this is old, and you did comment on the type of media your used for printing the decals But could you perhaps provide a link to what you used from eBay I can't find "sticky backed clear vinyl, and sticky backed gloss stickers"

[@toypolloi]

Using both those search terms hundreds of results come up on ebay. Cheers

[@pantonebear]

Grear job, my friend... just a thing: u didn't mention a single word about the pilot(s)... Why so? keep on with cool restorations, Alex

[@toypolloi]

+Pantone What would you like to know about the pilots? I covered the Insignia in another video. But these two figures were just in this video for show.

[@eltenda]

great job !!!

[@toypolloi]

+eltenda fabrizio Cheers

[@gijs-janlaan9006]

If you restore the vintage toy like this .. is it still a vintage toy.. is it now in a devaluated state?

[@toypolloi]

It's a restored vintage toy. Devalued from what?

[@so-sei-es]

GREAT Work!

[@jonathanstokes5069]

hi buddy. hey that would be great if you have a few spares, stickers?. how much you want for them?

[@toypolloi]

Send me a pm on Facebook.

[@sid479]

Wow! Nice!

[@toypolloi]

+Greedo Trandoshen Thanks. I am pleased with how it came out.

[@artisticamnesia4153]

If I may ask was it just regular inkjet sticker paper for the main stickers?

[@toypolloi]

I used glossy self adhesive printer paper. Got it from eBay. It was better than the last lot I had, much better adhesive.

[@artisticamnesia4153]

Toy Polloi Thanks for the information

[@adamfoxton61]

You should do a Q&A

[@toypolloi]

+Adam Foxton Ask away. I did ask for people to post any questions they wanted on my FB page, but didn't get any. If I get enough I will do a video!

[@adamfoxton61]

+Toy Polloi what's your job or is that a bit personal?

[@toypolloi]

I'm a computer graphics artist working in games.

[@adamfoxton61]

+Toy Polloi cool bet that's fun

[@Rich77UK]

What material and printer did you use?

[@toypolloi]

My printer is a not very good Epsom. And I use sticky backed clear vinyl, and sticky backed gloss stickers. You can get all from eBay.

[@Tim-57]

😎!

[@danpousa]

cool wish i still got mine:(

[@jasonhensley3071]

The clear part of your cannons are on wrong they're supposed to be facing outward

[@SoftEndy]

The stripes on the snowspeeder are orange.....

[@GALAXIE67]

👍☯️👍

[@mwbp]

Purchased my stickers today but pimped my snowspeeder ibb.co/S0FYdG3