How to make a Ramp for a vintage Star Wars Slave One vehicle - Toy Polloi

Not sure why it has taken me so long to make a replacement ramp for a vintage Star Wars Slave one. The ramp is pretty much always missing so I wanted to find a way to make something that everyone could copy. And I think this solution is a good enough and easy for everyone to have a go at. Lego to the rescue again.
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[@krystenreid8106]

I really appreciate the fact that your solutions are things anybody can do.

[@unfeathered]

Paper measuring tapes from IKEA are excellent for measuring curves - they can be drawn on and/or cut to length where required. More accurate than trying to roll a straight ruler around the curve.

[@stevepilley6121]

A real gift is what you have, Dave. It is not only the gift of Imagination but there is an element of what I would call “DO IT NOW”. Most of us have dreams and most of those never get beyond that. You make yours reality. It is a virtue. Well done.

[@toypolloi]

Thanks Steve. You have to make time to do what you enjoy.

[@KingofPotatoPeople]

I’ve never had Slave I....but I was fascinated by it as a kid....bizarrely I had the front of the box as a poster on the wall of my bedroom but I’ve no idea where I got it as I didn’t have the ship!

[@felixbenvenutty1969]

Awesome replacement. I cant tell you how many times I hold on to my damaged vehicles, and Behold!!!! you always seem to come up with genius ways to rescue my childhood. Cheers Dave! much love from Bronx, NewYork!!!!

[@bountyhunter779]

Great video!! I was surprised by how expensive a ramp is on eBay or any other site. Your solution is fast, fun, and inexpensive!!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks! 👍

[@kingvagar]

For the lines on the ramp (pattern) you can use a clear/see trough vinyl or decal stickers... or before bending the sheet you can use a wood carving tool to make the same patterns to give it a nice touch to the ramp.

[@theloudamerican2193]

in the future : make a template that matches the curving surface of the ship out of wood; clamp or secure with duct tape to the wood template, soak in boiling water for a minute or two, run under cool water to cure.

[@tomgriffiths2622]

Fun video as always

[@mohawksniper79]

You can get a panel line scribe to put the lines on your ramp. You can get them usually is the model airplane section of hobby stores. 👍😎👍👌

[@garypalmer5514]

So simple but very effective. Awesome

[@MrDrokkul]

Thats nice! Might I suggest trying a plastic called Sintra. Its an expanded PVC that is very malleable when heated. It curves much better than styrene and allows you to do more complex curves without getting that wavy warp that styrene gets. Plus when heated enough it becomes soft enough to press impressions into which would make it ideal to add the panel lines from the original ramp. Plus it sands much easier and smoother than styrene as well. Cosplayers had used it for years, although I think its kind of been replaced by the foam mat material most of them use now.

[@richardsamples908]

Another great video 👍🏻

[@TheToyBoy1978]

Great job Dave, simple but effective! With a ruler and sharpish instrument (maybe the edge of flat head screwdriver) you could possibly score the detailing thats missing, into the top of the ramp? Before the bending process begins of course! ;-) just a thought.

[@Phantasia_Workshop]

You could use a scribing tool to carve the detail lines in the new ramp :)

[@jokerproduction5135]

I always just shake my head an laugh your a genius. Instead of a heat gun maybe a hair dryer ?? If the water doesn’t get hot enough to bend it

[@jpatt1000]

You could make another but with the curve on the tail to match the rest of the ship. Then using some Dymo tape as a guide scribe the panel lines in there. A slight polish of the finished piece and it would be even harder to spot at a glance. I'm using your Lego pin technique to repair the cannon on my Millennium Falcon. Thanks!

[@eltenda]

cool project!

[@mlindy7125]

Nice video 👍🏻👍🏻 I believe once you put a custom sticker on the ramp....It will be an awesome piece. Well done!

[@willhdg2709]

You know it would be cool if you made Custom Stickers and replacement / custom card board for the Millinium Falcon. Like for the storage below the floor a sticker of like cables and other junk .

[@rc5989]

Now I can not worry too much about finding one with the elusive ramp. Thank you Toy Polloi!

[@gieselats]

Awesome job. You had showed another method making a replacing wind screen for the land speeder from a plastic bottle. Really cool. Wow. This is so innovative. Thanks for your effort and work you put in your projects. Keep up the good work.

[@toypolloi]

Thanks.

[@ravensrcfun1881]

Looks great job well done

[@christopherperez5545]

Thank you for your videos. I was inspired to create replacement hoses for the Star Wars Vehicle Maintenance Energizer.

[@thomasheroux3146]

Great job Dave. A decal for the top of the part would be cool!

[@GamerWho]

An easier and more accurate way to measure a curved surface is to use a strip of paper, form it to the curve and mark it, then measure it flattened out.

[@toypolloi]

Yep, that works as well. It doesn't need to be that accurate in this case, so I just did it the quick way.

[@Fnordathoth]

Excellent job Dave! Love it!

[@BanthaPooDoo64]

fantastic work!

[@lostonwallace1396]

Very nice replacement piece! Sure, you could have etched in the details like on the original, but that would have been pretty risky. I think that your idea to make a sticker for it is a far sounder idea, Dave!

[@jovintagle2372]

Nicely done. This method is a real time saver. And no one would be the wiser.

[@dial3]

Another great video!

[@tk4455]

Nice

[@parky2310]

Sublime as ever Dave! - Brilliant!

[@DougPalumbo]

Cracking job!

[@Tobeshadow]

Awesome video! My Slave One was missing the ramp for years, and I had a bit of flat black card in there, but this looks so much better...great work!

[@Tim-57]

Another great video Dave.

[@timhunter452]

Very timely as I have been looking at picking up a Slave one for my collection, I had noticed the ramp is almost always missing. Now I just need to have a successful day on eBay and add in some styrene and Lego! Thanks again for all your efforts and the creative way you tackle these projects. Tim

[@LiamGoodison]

ingenious

[@terranceclark3479]

You keep rolling out hits, bro

[@jackgahan149]

Your channel is the Best!!!

[@jeremiahbrennan2350]

Splendid video! I don't have to hunt eBay now. Thanks for your hard work and knowledge you're sharing with all of us.

[@brendanduffy2367]

Very cool.

[@steammachine3061]

For want of styrene a possible substitute could be pvc pipe. It would take a bit more work to cut and flatten it. But pvc is very maluable when hit with a hot air gun and keeps the shape you press it into once its cooled.

[@brianm6337]

I admit to using Lego to repair a set of bi fold doors on the laundry room.

[@skripnick1]

Most excellent!

[@gamerid6507]

nice as usual

[@eddierafferty3640]

Very cool

[@user-nf8gf7tt3i]

Very nice repair! Imo looks great

[@toypolloi]

Thanks!

[@UrFavGinger13.]

Superb

[@jasonburrows1875]

That's cool 😎

[@iamrichrocker]

i own no toys, but as most of us have found out with YT that there are many geniuses and people with passions that just amaze..and you Sir, are one of them...i have been a viewer going on a couple years..and enjoy them immensely....you do deserve so many more subs..

[@blueboyhotwheelsandmore869]

I like it, now I want a slave 1, you did a good job, and I like those lights you installed, when you first showed the ramp the first thought that went through my head was it looks like a battery cover for a remote for a tv, DVD player or another type of electronic, but finding one that works to the contour might be challenging, just a thought, good video I enjoyed it.

[@scotthawthorne3760]

Excellent mate. Wish I had seen this before parting with ex amount on ebay to get an original one. Would be great if ya had a make it idea for the roof pannel from the bunker on the hoth playset????? Again , always missing. 🤔

[@ch4mba]

detail it with the Dremel

[@The1queencollector]

Excellent fix Dave, that part is expensive to replace more usually than the rest of the ship itself. You could glue very thin wire on top to create the detail but you would have to respray it but the sticker idea is pretty ingenious.

[@thetworoos]

Great video! I wish I saw this when I was a kid ;-)

[@robertmartin7433]

if you used some air drying clay and get the shape you require and a vacum bag that would give you the shape you need by putting the heated plastic in with the clay take the air out of the bag that would give you the shape you require

[@jamboshangotherandymolesmo5913]

Genius

[@LUPIGUETES]

TOMA TU 👍

[@CaptainArrrgh]

If you have the original part, would the curve be right if you placed the styrene over it? Or would it still be off by some since it would be layered?

[@burtreynolds2969]

Excellent job! Now I gotta find me some of that plastic weld. I don't know what it is, but lately, super glue has not been working well on a lot of plastics that i have been trying to fix.

[@toypolloi]

Most model shops stock it. Doesn't work on all plastic, but is great for styrene and lego.

[@andrewminelli5744]

Very cool.. I wonder if you could use some type of engraving tool to make the detailed marks or lines on the ramp? BTW I could use a vice and clamps and still not get things as straight as when TP just uses his thumb!!! Awesome vid!!

[@toyboxstudios7517]

I'm sure it would be possible to make something that looks almost identical to the real thing using this method

[@FrankAndTinaOfficial]

I have 10 slave ones lol! But not one ramp!

[@r.davidhill7639]

Great video Dave. I use a hair dryer with high and low heat settings to warm up figures enough to disassemble them enough for customs instead of boiling water. The hair dryer is faster and safer. Do you think the hair dryer method could work on styrene for one of your slave one ramps?

[@toypolloi]

I don't think it would. See my the examples I show in the video to see how it shrinks using a heat gun which is not much hotter. Cheers

[@shoestringscifi]

That fix looks great! Does the ramp stay closed when the Slave I is oriented for flight?

[@toypolloi]

It does if you cut it so it just fits. If not you could always add a couple more tabs of Lego. Both of mine fit very snuggly.

[@shoestringscifi]

@@toypolloi Thanks!

[@gaopapa65]

Nice fix! Does Plastic Weld work better than super glue on plastic toys?

[@toypolloi]

It all depends on the plastic they are made from.

[@josueguzman202]

Woow,

[@neilfairbrother2087]

Dave, I have plastic weld but it says ‘causes cancer’ on the label. What are you views on using it? Do you think it’s safe to use?

[@toypolloi]

It doesn’t say that on mine, so I’m not sure what you are using?

[@Liofa73]

Time to get into 3d printing. You have the computer skills.

[@TheToyBoy1978]

Ha, That would be cheating.

[@scottmills86a]

no cheating at all, i have made custom star wars toys in the past, and used all of the same skills polloi advertises. It is very satisfying, but extremely time consuming so the ROI is very low. If you were to create the 3d file then you will still use up a similar amount of time, but it is a one time investment. You can then share your work and if ever needed again you can print a replacement.pay the time 1x - multiple reproductions.

[@toypolloi]

Would be easy to do, but I like to show fixes 99% of people can have a go at.

[@TheToyBoy1978]

Scott Mills Thats fine if you mean for his own personal use but its not what this channel is about.

[@thevintagetoykid320]

Great video, but when is part 2 of the Palitoy Death Star coming?

[@toypolloi]

Patience. No point rushing

[@collectorcatcher3668]

How to make a cannon of galvatron g1???

[@dattallaudiophile236]

Wouldn't just heat the thing and place it in the ship make it bend to the correct shape?

[@toypolloi]

Nope. I did show my efforts with that earlier in the video.

[@dattallaudiophile236]

@@toypolloi Oops sorry, missed that part.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

Would 3D printing work?

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

King Erik The Great, The 1st It worked with the other vintage Kenner restorations he did, so it might.

[@chilly22]

couldnt you have cut the curved end quite easily too? maybe make it a couple of mil longer and just do the nice curved end. surely you could also detail this up the same as the original peice.

[@scottmills86a]

If you have a 3d printer you can now download and print all of the pieces to refurbish your slave 1 at www.thingiverse.com/thing:4197999 . Otherwise this is the best way to make a ramp for yourself .

[@MeanJohnDean]

Why not leave it in the hot water and then put it on the ship hot tapeing it in place? Pour ice water over it to set the shape. Also cut the end in a rounded shape to match the original.

[@toypolloi]

It doesn't get that soft. You need to really shape it like I do in the video. Cheers

[@Memyselfandi59057]

Need to restore a Boba Fett figure with a broken missile on his back. I think me or my brother broke it when we were kids because we thought it came out. Just an idea...

[@byteme6620]

3D Print one.

[@TheHotredfox]

why don't you get one 3d printed

[@toypolloi]

You could do. But I like to make things, and make things other people can have a go at. No point showing a fix very few people can have a go at.

[@lordmalvada8212]

Could you not just score the plastic ramp with a few lines to give it the effect ? Now that you have done this, Could you start work on building a Palitoy Cardboard Death Star templates and stickers for us to assemble ? No really, You have the model and the talent ..... Please......please...worth a chocolate Hobnob ?

[@matthewpahnke2613]

You can download scans from Erik Stormtrooper: erikstormtrooper.com/palitoyds.htm

[@lordmalvada8212]

@@matthewpahnke2613 Thanks for that. I do have one but been in my parents attic for years and I guess i might need some work on it when I get it from them.

[@0liver0verson9]

A 3D printer would revolutionize your restorations ;)

[@toypolloi]

I try to show fixes %99 or my viewers can have a go at. Much more fun than just printing something out. Cheers

[@0liver0verson9]

@@toypolloi fair enough!

[@scottmills86a]

time for me to create a 3d stl file for it and post it to thingiverse

[@billymac72]

I find it odd that this piece has become so scarce. It’s not a small piece and comparable pieces in other sets don’t pose this problem. What’s the explanation?

[@burtreynolds2969]

Same with the At-At head canopy.

[@toypolloi]

It does seem odd as it's also not easy to remove. But I just never find them.

[@TheTWRModeller]

Why not add some stickers to it?

[@toypolloi]

Exactly what I mentioned in the video, and will be doing in future. Cheers

[@TheTWRModeller]

@@toypolloi Any more SW vehicles or toys to include more new light-up features in the future?

[@daveribbons3050]

According to Disney yesterday, you can't call it Slave one anymore. 🙄