Gi Joe Killer Whale Hovercraft Repair - How To

In this video we take a Killer Whale and get it into ship shape by cleaning it up, fabricating some new pieces and repairing others.
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[@woodslore8537]

I had one of these as a kid and it was my absolute favorite vehicle for the G I Joe's I had.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Awesome. It’s such a great vehicle.

[@hyperdrivecollections6460]

I recently repaired a W.H.A.L.E and it was worth the effort and cost. It’s my favorite toy as a kid who grew up in the mid 70’s and 80’s. I plan on repairing another one after I restore a terribly abused cobra hurricane which I purchased at a yard sale recently.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Nice. It feels so good to bring a toy back to life.

[@foxglove9]

It is a great vehicle, something we'll probably never see again in our lifetimes. One thing I remember about getting this toy as a child. The sticker sheet was so intense. I remember Christmas morning looking at that sheet of mostly translucent backed labels and referring back and forth to the blueprints to find the locations. It was intense, but definitely one of the most fun GIJoe vehicle builds I had back then.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

That's a great story. You can tell when you get a used vehicle if the previous owner was good at following instructions or not :) Thanks for watching.

[@scubapete9500]

What a beaut! Great job bringing it back to life. 👍😎

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks so much, Scuba Pete. And thanks for stopping by our channel.

[@SK8orDIEFB]

Dang 2 videos in 2 days this is heaven! 🤩

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Haha. Trying to catch up with making videos for all the projects I’ve been doing. Thanks for watching 👍

[@GrrrwolfWherewolf]

The Whale is such a beautiful centerpiece of a toy. I did what you did: bought an incomplete one, then nearly choked on the eventual total of picking up the rest of the parts! Eventually I got to the point of it being "complete enough". Your 3D work is jaw-dropping, man. Seriously, top notch pro stuff! Thanks for making these videos, they're always something I show my partner after he gets home from work. I love how you integrate real history of what you review. The footage is amazing! O_O

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Cool. I'm glad you like the history parts. I like researching it and finding this stuff out. It's pretty neat how inspired the designers were with real things. I think it added a sense of realism. And cool that you show the videos to your partner. My youngest now loves watching the action figure videos. As always, thanks for watching!

[@shanehai2699]

The KILLER WHALE was probably my favorite BIG vehicle, and the biggest I had, besides the Skystriker & Tomahawk as a kid, with the Tomahawk being high on my list too... I foolishly sold mine off to a buddy several years ago, but recently picked up a mostly complete one again, thankfully! As a kid, the sled gimmick was lackluster, but had potential. Unfortunately, that canopy popped off almost EVERY time, but I DID NOT want to damage my vehicle by glueing it on. So mostly, I either left Torpedo or Wetsuit on the sled in the WHALE, and would just reach in and slide them out by hand. Was more fun anyway, lol. Also, I did not care for the goofy little moped either, so when I got my new WHALE, I gave my friend the WHALE I'd been working on putting back together... Yes, gave it to him for FREE... So, then I decided that I really didn't care for the sled either, and gave it AND the moped to him too, which meant he didn't have much to track down already, to complete it. Sadly, the vanes on BOTH were damaged and/or missing, so we're working on that aspect. I found a small black boat with oars & a motor, to put in the sled bay, and I bought an Adventure Force (Maisto produced) 3 3/4" scale dirt bike to replace the moped, once I paint it to match the WHALE. While it's obviously not a PERFECT fit, it works really well in the spot, and even better IMO because it has rubber tires and spring suspension, with front turning wheel. I don't really feel like I NEED the original pieces for mine to be how I want it... AND giving those parts to my buddy, in addition to giving him the WHALE, helped him have a more complete and original WHALE, which he's happy about. I use mine with the 25th/modern era 3 3/4" Joes, even though the foot pegs are useless. I'm very happy to have this vehicle BACK in my collection, so I feel your enthusiasm for putting yours together and fixing it back up. Congratulations!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

A great vehicle for sure. I have a really rough one that I'm hoping to make RC. But that'll be a lot of work :) Thanks for watching.

[@StonegateCreations]

The WHALE is my favorite vehicle. I make reproduction vane sets, sled ramp, missile box arms, and missiles for both standard and night force using color matched injection molded polypropylene. I've been working on an injection mold for the fan shroud. I'd be happy to send you some parts.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Wow real injection molded parts. That sounds amazing. You can message me at actionrobotpunch at the gmails, of course formated. Injection molding is the end dream of everyone using 3d printers. Thanks.

[@shanehai2699]

I would be interested in a couple of your vane sets, for myself and a friend. Our Killer Whales are fairly complete, but the vanes on both vehicles are either half missing or broken. We may be interested in missiles & box arms too, if you can get me prices? I think he's missing a few missiles, and I'm thinking back-ups on those and the box arms wouldn't be a bad idea.🤔 I'd appreciate it, and thanks for your time!

[@shanehai2699]

ALSO, for both of you guys, I've recently purchased 3-D printer blue prints for a GI Joe Classified scale Cobra MECH, and I'm trying to find someone who could potentially help me out, on some level, with either paying to have it printed & shipped, or suggestions on the best option for a quality but inexpensive printer of my own, and where to get/how much is the various filament, etc.,. Or work out some kind of trade, as I am allowed by my purchase of the plans, to sell/trade/give them to as many people as I might want to... Any assistance is appreciated, even if printing them isn't feasibly possible on your ends. I'd still be totally willing to swap blueprints for custom made Joe vehicle parts, if that's of interest. Thanks to you both, regardless.

[@spaceace6157]

Do you still reproduce parts for the WHALE @StonegateCreations?

[@StonegateCreations]

@@spaceace6157 yes!

[@retrodealer6495]

I found a GI Joe electric base it was under someone's porch. At a yard sale bought it best I could do was clean it up damn. I wash the stickers off s*** there was cool vehicles with it. Not bad score. It's all cleaned up and put away in a box now most of the parts are there.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Cool sounds like a great find. Thanks for watcing.

[@brainlock72]

I watched this about a month ago. The next day, I stopped into my local toy shop, one of the guys was cleaning TWO recently acquired Whales, combining them into one decent near-complete set, while the other was to be foddered out. I did point out a few details you mentioned here, like the fragile wind vanes and such. (And I need to get a resin printer. After I take care of my plates! 🙄)

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.

[@campbellrule5728]

Great video mate!!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you 👍

[@Zombiekilltrocity]

You should get another beat up whale, and customize thr hell out of it. And paint it with that version of greenbu used for the 3d printed parts. I think it would actually look really great in that green.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

I think you're right. I'm planning to make one RC so I can take it out on the water (I learned a lot from making an RC Moray). When I do that I'd probably end up painting most of the hull. Should look pretty awesome watching one of these sailing around the river.

[@beach7694]

Your killer whale looks great! If you ever do a custom one, you could paint a shark face on it like the PACV @ 0:42 on your video. The killer whale is such a great toy!

[@ActionRobotPunch]

That's a great idea. It looks so cool in that photo. Almost like the warthog.

[@shadowwolf132613]

Try color picker it will tell you ur color and allow you to match it by gradually mixing

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks for the tip!

[@vincentciulla8277]

I did the same thing with the Phantom X-19. It’s true you probably could’ve bought a complete one but what’s the fun in that.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Totally! And there's the pride of seeing your finished work. Thanks for the comment.

[@Toybountyhunter1974]

Great video unfortunately didnt feature the one thing I was looking for. How to repair the launcher mechanism for the sled. It's the only thing that is wrong with my whale everything else is unbroken and functional. It came with most of the internal parts for the ;launcher...I think. but can't figure out how to repair it and if I'm missing any components.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

I have a second Whale shell that I've taken apart. I could take a video of the mechanism showing all the parts. Let me know if that'd help. Thanks for watching.

[@Toybountyhunter1974]

@@ActionRobotPunch that'd be great it let me see how its suppose to look and if I'm missing anything

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Ok, I just posted a new video covering the launcher and some other details. I hope this helps and shows the details you're looking for.

[@MadSUPANOVA]

Truly wish Hasbro would re release a *retromod version. * (Make areas stronger that was fragile)

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Do you mean parts like the fan shrouds and vanes in the back? Those don't seem to hold up well. The hull and body seem pretty tough though. Thanks for watching.

[@a92gsxdsm]

I bought 1 a few months ago and the fan directional blades little tabs broke off trying to reassemble it. :( still looks great in my toy room on display.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Oh sorry to hear that. Stonegatecreations.com makes a replacement piece that you might want to check out. Still a great looking toy.

[@a92gsxdsm]

@@ActionRobotPunch awesome. I really appreciate the info. Great video. Yeah. It is still an amazing center piece of my collection with my night raven and general.

[@matotoole3791]

Just discovered your show, loving it , nice easygoing personality, what 3D program are you using ? I’d like to give it a try, it looks like it leans more toward hard edged things

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Thanks. That's really great to hear. I use Shapr3D. I like it because it runs on my ipad pro so I can sit on the couch and watch TV with the family but still be designing. I also use 3dsmax and zbrush but not on any of my Gi Joe stuff so far. Shapr is really good at the hard edged stuff like you asked. And very intuitive.

[@Th3Drunk3nGod]

Are any of those STLs available? I do not have the skill to design that cannon cover peice that I am missing.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

No but I might put them up on thingiverse when I'm done with everything. I think there are whale parts up there now. Thanks for watching.

[@pocketdoom]

That storage compartment on the bottom, what is in yours? I think I left it empty and since I am staring at it on the shelf right behind my computer, I should take a look.

[@ActionRobotPunch]

Mine is empty. Definitely see if there's a Cobra Frogman hiding inside. I've heard that it was designed into the hull as a battery box because the whale was originally meant to be motorized, but the cost was too great, but they left the mold of the hull unmodified. Thanks for watching.

[@upsbrinquedos]

How about the steering flaps? Got mine broken and they're too damn expensive to replace (not in the US)... what do you recommend?

[@ActionRobotPunch]

I skipped those though I spoke to Stonegatecreations.com and they're sending me a set. They look just like the original so I'd give them a look. Thanks for watching.

[@nytoyranger456]

what type of 3D printer do you have?

[@ActionRobotPunch]

I have an Anycubic Mono X and and Anycubic Vyper (only prints cobra parts). Maybe I should do a 3d printing overview video? Thanks for watching.

[@ZamboniZone]

What kind of 3d printer do you have?

[@ActionRobotPunch]

I have a couple but mostly use the anycubic mono X. Fwiw they are sub $300 now. Great deal.

[@ZamboniZone]

@@ActionRobotPunch nice

[@rtnightmare6087]

So what happens if we can’t 3D print parts?

[@ActionRobotPunch]

I use a lot of styrene to make things and foam. You can see that in some of my other videos. 3D printing is fun for me because I have a background in 3d modeling so it comes naturally. Check out toygigantes youtube channel. I've learned a ton of fabrication techniques from him. Thanks for watching.

[@curtisnewton895]

god that show sucked even more than the ninja turtles, but what a toys line

[@ActionRobotPunch]

I have to disagree about the show. Gi Joe was a great cartoon and think of all the lessons we learned from the PSAs at the end :) Thanks for watching.