G.I.Joe / Action Force Zartan & Swamp Skier restoration - part 2- Toy Polloi

[@kurtoogle4576]

Zartan & Swamp Skier was the first toy I bought with my own money and I absolutely loved it!

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

I appreciate you replicating stickers. Thank you so very much.

[@toypolloi]

Glad you like them!

[@humblefam6462]

Great videos! I think we all cringe when it comes to the brittle nature of Zartan’s Swamp Skier, especially since Hasbro designed it to be disassembled and re-assembled after the Master of Disguise accomplishes his various missions. You just gave us a way to salvage the broken parts and make them functional again. Thank you Toy Polloi!

[@white8crow]

these restoration videos are my therapy to stay stress free. Dave's voice... so hypnotizing... :)

[@GreyHulk2156]

Disguised Zartan's comedy timing at the start was perfect. :)

[@MrDrokkul]

When I was a kid I LOVED all the warning & instruction stickers on the GI Joe vehicles. I remember thinking that those made the difference between "toys" and "high end military models"

[@therealdeadpen]

Dang, the talent you have with spiting out stickers and such is amazing.

[@giannistoysdios7152]

The hook trick is great and those stickers will definately come in handy! Thank you for sharing!!

[@brianartillery]

That's a really good fix. I have had a couple of these (I always think that the Swamp Skier looks like a Grasshopper, or Cricket, actually), and was annoyed at most of the fiddly bits of it were made of Polypropylene, which is fine for jugs and cups, etc., but not for toys, as it gets brittle with age, and exposure to sunlight. When the handlebars went west on mine, I just made a new set from styrene rod and tube, and 'plasticwelded' them to the styrene body. Both of mine were eventually converted into 'Swoops' for Star Wars figures (Boba Fett and Dengar). Painted up and weathered, with 'greeblies' attached, this toy looks fantastic. I also opened my Zartan figure by unscrewing him, and gently easing the torso apart, by putting a flat-bladed screwdriver in the slots on his sides where his armour clicks into. If you're gentle, and work slowly, it opens with no breakages.

[@TheToyBoy1978]

The ski and handlebar fixes were excellent Dave. Very surprised the crate originally came without any decals, certainly looks better with the custom stickers you've added.

[@toypolloi]

When he uses the crate. Zartan is supposed to be in disguise. So he wouldn't really advertise like this. But I prefer it with something on there. I might make a different design in future that is not cobra related.

[@sbusiello]

when people do wood working/carpentry, sometimes they will use a nail as a guide hole... you could use a push pin for the plastic guide hole

[@greenlanternhg5141]

It looks amazing, I wish I could have had it as a kid, the stickers made it stand out, great work 👍🏽✌🏽

[@baremetalHW]

I think I speak for many when I ask if you could do a series on how you make the stickers in PS... I keep slowing down the video so I can see what you are doing... but an actual video explaining would be really nice. Stickers are a big part of any toy restoration and video on how they are made would be very informative and would fit in with your channels theme. If you have no interest could you tack on the video capture in real time at the end of a video so we can follow along without slowing the video down?

[@toypolloi]

It certainly something I could cover. But it would be a long video :D Next time I have an interesting set of stickers to make I will film the whole process and give a commentary as I go along.

[@baremetalHW]

@@toypolloi thanks!!

[@schristy3637]

I would like to see a video on the too. Great call man.

[@stephaniemckeever3943]

I did the same thing with the wolverine.bought a gi joe version and took it apart and stripped the stickers off, then I painted the green body black and got a set of repro stickers for the action force s.a.s. force wolverine....so now I have an s.a.s. wolverine in my collection for a fraction of the price of a genuine vintage release.

[@humblefam6462]

baremetalHW thank you for taking the words out of our mouths! I was thinking the same thing while watching this video. Stickers are a huge part of toy restoration as you said so a video like this would definitely be appreciated.

[@KingofPotatoPeople]

I really wanted this set but my mum wouldn’t let me have it as it looked too flimsy. She was right! But it still looks great to me! Brilliant job.

[@shannonsmith6011]

Zartans are tight but you can wrap reverse open plier in foam tape so the plastic does not get damaged. Much more control they will pop open with no damage.

[@DougPalumbo]

Great tips and excellent video as always!

[@robbiecarvajal5950]

Grate video, i'm youre fan.zartan is the best figure in the Gi Joe toy líne please send me regards i'm from México ( Nuevo Laredo ) ☺

[@JumpinJonny1000]

If you don't have a pin vise, you can heat the paperclip up with a lighter and push the hot end into the plastic. Hold it for a few seconds until it cools and then clip it off to the right size.

[@lostonwallace1396]

Those stickers are so nice!! You do decals better than anyone that I've seen online, Dave! As you remember, I also do them on occasion. You, of course, were nice enough to use a modified version of my Doctor Theopolis on a Buck Rogers Twiki restoration a few years back. I made that one because the just wasn't a nicer one to be found anywhere online. I absolutely applaud you for offering so many of your stickers on your website! Your lego aerial/handlebar fix was really great too! I've really started to get into collecting GI JOE figures, and I've managed to get some of the best and nicest ones, but I often find that these figures have many of the same problems. The rubber band/o-ring is usually worn out, screws are often stripped or rusted tight, and I've seen several with cracked elbow joints. What's the best way to remove a stripped screw? Is there a particular tool that works best for that? It seems like it would be possible to drill them out, but that seems kind of risky. Maybe a simple fix-it-guide video on removing action figure screws that are stripped, rusted tight, etc?? Just an idea. Keep up the great and inspiring videos! You're my go-to guy on KZbin, and as always, I eagerly await your next video post!

[@billpagan3070]

Great work brother!!! Wish I had those type of skills! Thanks for sharing

[@KatrinaLeFaye]

The sticker you described is likely a chameleon on a lightning bolt, since, according to lore, he had undergone an experiment involving chameleon DNA.

[@Tim-57]

Hey Dave Very interesting as usual. Thanks for sharing.

[@matthewbunce708]

Brilliant vid as usual.

[@GALAXIE67]

Your custom one looks great!! LEGOS to the rescue! 👍☯️👍

[@FCastle23]

P-Touch makes a label printer that you can connect to your Pc and they have clear labels with various color print. You can only do one color prints but its nearly perfect for small labels for Joes.

[@MarcelosToyRoom]

Awesome restoration as always my friend :D

[@GenXToysGeek]

chameleon on a lightning bolt

[@garym6315]

Seeing Zartan being repaired makes me wish I could repair my Gallob A-Team figures but everything that could break with those did. I think legs are missing, crotch broken, hands and fingers snapped off. Shame as I really loved those figures.

[@kid_scarlet]

don't ever change the montage music! i like the extended cut of it in some videos. i love it when it's played twice in one video. i'm sad when it isn't in a video.

[@schristy3637]

baremetalHW(KZbinr)is right. Do one on how you make the sticker.Good video.

[@willsieruta]

I would love to see a Gi Joe Adventure Team Headquarters restoration. ( or any other Action Man/ Gi Joe play set). Any chance that could happen???

[@jasonppatchen2246]

For joe repairs you simply unscrew the back screw place rubber o ring around screw housing pull oring down far enough past the torso put the back on then the hips last hook the legs and your done

[@qwerty52676]

Zartan, zandar, and zarana have some kind of plastic weld on the torso so they don't come apart the same way normal figures do

[@jasonppatchen2246]

@@qwerty52676 yea I know as my next comment says I spoke to soon lol that's nuts tho they gotta be the only ones that are different cause I've repaired pretty much every joe made in the 80s back in the 80s I was kit bashing before kit bashing was kit bashing lmao

[@gamerid6507]

nice

[@BronyNumber4096]

The "CAUTION" stickers can stay put, but since Zartan is supposed to be disguised as a junk collector when carrying the Swamp Skier in crate, I would have probably put the COBRA symbol on the _inside_ of the crate so the dismantled Skier would have a better chance of hiding it from the Joes.

[@sithmar929]

How do you reactivate the tanning effect on Zartan?

[@jansonsynder]

Did you know that the screw in the back of the G. I. Joe figs is the same as the screw in older cassette tapes?

[@Broadshore]

Hey TP! I got a few old GI-Joes *Action man* that have the broken hook issue with the legs. Do you have tutorial on how to fix those?

[@toypolloi]

You can buy replacement hooks for Joe's. So nothing really to fix. Just grab a few of those and swap them out.

[@Broadshore]

@@toypolloi Thank you! In all honesty! I didn't know you can buy the T-Hooks I guess they are called? Thank you mate!

[@TheHBHikerBoyScout]

After unscrewing the torso, I've always just turned the head and the body falls apart...

[@Straight0uttaCrofton]

i think i got this as a mail-away - Zartan was the last straw for me though. after that it got too weird and i got too old.

[@tekbrick2822]

An other good job!

[@jackgoff4668]

The picture on the Joe skier is a chameleon.

[@RiccardoConturbia]

What’s the “fiddly” counter for this video?

[@jeromekennedy330]

Can I have one of those zartans?

[@camcordernonsense5264]

"Just designed to break" Yep. And hehehe

[@schristy3637]

I would never try to ride a Swamp Skier. I think it would break all your ribs. Ha Ha Ha!!

[@jasonppatchen2246]

Oh zartan didn't have an oring lol spoke to soon I guess

[@majorblood8132]

I don't understand why you don't use new O ring?? there's just a screw to remove!!!

[@toypolloi]

This figure is also glued together. Cheers

[@majorblood8132]

@@toypolloi ok sorry I didn't have to hear well

[@camcordernonsense5264]

Couldn't a guy just go to a construction site and throw the broken swampskier into some almost poured concrete? You could easily hide the broken areas then. No one would see them .