Thank you for this! My tree's unfortunately broken in a different way (split in the back near the base) but this is inspiring me to actually work on it. Also the snake replacement is brilliant. I never thought to look for another snake puppet. I just stick a halloween snake skeleton through the hole as if my snake died.
@krystenreid81062 жыл бұрын
thats actually a really clever idea
@chrismayer39192 жыл бұрын
Although I never was partial to any MOTU toys, I must say that you know how to breathe life back into ANY broken item 🤓😎
@mikesmith27182 жыл бұрын
Excellent fixes . I stuffed my original snake with foam to hold its shape and stop the rubber from sticking to itself and ripping. That puppet Is a great stand in for the original.
@richardromanyshyn6082 жыл бұрын
I swear I could smell the rubber smell as you were painting that puppet. Looks great 👍
@jonathancampbell55232 жыл бұрын
A trick to getting the holes to line up for reattaching two broken pieces of plastic like the tree limb is to drill a hole in one piece and then insert a short piece of paperclip heat the tip with a lighter and press the pieces together. The hot paperclip will leave a pilot hole in exactly the right place. Take it apart, drill the second hole and insert a longer piece of paperclip or more substantial rod. If you hold the small piece of paperclip with needle nose pliers while heating, you can insert it into the first hole and then make the pilot hole without melting the the surrounding plastic. It’s important to use a very short piece so you can align the parts to get a perfect fit.
@impossiblepie2 жыл бұрын
Great work!
@Bernhard202410 ай бұрын
You are an Inspiration. And there are now better snakes on ebay!
@toypolloi10 ай бұрын
Cool. I will see if I can upgrade this to something better.
@TheAndres79862 жыл бұрын
Excelente
@loganjorgensen2 жыл бұрын
Some real nice work on those clips. Funny I remember playing with that puppet a lot, it's true it didn't really look much like a real snake heh. Bet a black wash paint job would look good on that tree, make the bark details pop more.
@ChaosFox02 жыл бұрын
Alright, one more post on this video. Last night, thanks to you and your videos, I took down my Fright Zone (which was in fairly good shape, apparently) and fixed all of the little broken bits on it, and I'm SO happy to have done it. Thank you so much. It's definitely got pride of place in my collection again. I still need a replacement snake, but I'll get there soon!
@mechachrist2 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, mask makers often use a mix of house paint, water and (sometimes) liquid latex to paint masks. There are several KZbin videos showing the mix. It’ll let you repaint the snake without having the final result crack and peel. You can find cheap, small.containers of latex house paint in most any color you’d want.
@beavis63632 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. I had a look at original snake puppets, and heck, I think your solution is a complimentary upgrade.
@thetworoos2 жыл бұрын
These fixes are all really creative and well done. The clips in particular are very impressive! Great job!
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@andybennington6372 жыл бұрын
Looks good! Good job.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@andybennington6372 жыл бұрын
@@toypolloi you're welcome. I love the snake BTW. Looks 👌
@steventurner69022 жыл бұрын
A fabulous job of fixing a classic MOTU toy. Thank you for sharing your work with us, I really enjoy all you create and repair :)
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@darkwind90002 жыл бұрын
That snake looks fantastic in that set!
@oliverbelmonte70772 жыл бұрын
Very Well done,Sir Dave.The Vintage Motu Horde Fright Zone has a reinvigorated look. Not perfect but it’s a delightful,pleasing sight for me.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@CuteFluff82 жыл бұрын
This was so fun to watch! Impressive work! Now I need to find plastic weld for my restoration supplies!! 🤗
@retrorevivalprops2 жыл бұрын
For painting the snake, if it's latex try Elmers glue, lighter fluid, and oil paint, I've not tried painting latex with contact cement as the base as you need rubber glue to let the paint stick, acrylic and latex is an alternative also.
@BronyNumber40962 жыл бұрын
I went looking for "MotU Fright Zone playset" to see if I could find any pictures of the snake puppet. My gadd, it actually looks _worse_ than the _yellow_ snake puppet! You could have left it alone and _still_ had a better-looking snake puppet than the official one!
@daviddunn45382 жыл бұрын
Tamiya makes flexible paint for plastic radio control car bodies.
@kevmitchell94082 жыл бұрын
The snake looks perfect Dave.
@michaels89402 жыл бұрын
I like the snake. You made it better than it was especially the eyes. I think it looks fantastic the way you finished it. Great work sir.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@kennybacchus26292 жыл бұрын
Vintage he man. Toy fixed like ok ✅
@h.b.hatecraft9532 жыл бұрын
That snake looks better than the original.
@MeanJohnDean2 жыл бұрын
If you cut some upholstery foam to the right shape you can reinforce the head to hold its shape better.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
I just used a rolled up sock :D
@kerry1979 Жыл бұрын
To fix those clips & such I would take Palstic zip ties & put them in a glue gun. Like clear zip ties & just go over.I saw a video where you can melt plastic sip ties to weld plastic together. Or make a new part.
@dattallaudiophile2362 жыл бұрын
Well, what can I say? you always have a solution, and your fixes and mods are AAA stuff. 15:56 exquisite taste for music, had to pause the video to go looking for it.
@BrynSmith762 жыл бұрын
Looks brilliant now. The scratch-built clips work great.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@gutz19812 жыл бұрын
Jurassic Park hand puppets make for a good alternative. Found one in a secondhand toy store that was a perfect and style as I tested it with a fright zone piece nearby.
@ryanm.9682 жыл бұрын
That snake is outstanding. It really does fit the style and looks better than original!
@richardromanyshyn6082 жыл бұрын
Very Schwarzenegger Conan, I like it
@Rocket13772 жыл бұрын
Nah, the original is way better.
@georgemartinez17202 жыл бұрын
I think the snake idea was great thinking . And the paint job looks great If you want the paint to be more Flexiable thin some Bath Room Chalking with water and mix in the Paint
@krisskywalker342 жыл бұрын
i am so proud of you that frigt zone a great job
@nomad7422 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@eltenda2 жыл бұрын
Impressive! Great job!
@draigaur95432 жыл бұрын
I hope that wasn’t one of mrs Pollioi’s socks stuffed into the snake head whilst undergoing painting. XD
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Shhh!
@gofigure62512 жыл бұрын
Awesome job! And I LOVE the puppet currently working on a puppet solution for mine as well, this was very helpful!
@bionicbrit2 жыл бұрын
Fab video .all the best BIONICBRIT
@looselycollected75052 жыл бұрын
Looks great. Now you just need Hordak and some more Horde characters to put with it.
@larrychilders65992 жыл бұрын
And an Entrapta
@TheToyBoy19782 жыл бұрын
This has been a thoroughly enjoyable two parter Dave with some excellent fixes along the way, and i must say the repainted Snake puppet looks like it was made for the set.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@monkeybrains2 жыл бұрын
Good job. The snake looked fine to me without painting, you made it better though.
@markshellard58942 жыл бұрын
Super Glue gels would work on the cracks it’s thicker and would fill the gap like zap brand are good
@truckshackley3732 жыл бұрын
Maybe mix a bit of liquid latex in your paints if you repaint the snake?
@ChaosFox02 жыл бұрын
I'm going to grab a pair of snakes, and try 'psycho paint' on one of them. It's for allowing paint on silicone, but it may do the trick with whatever the puppets are made of.
@richardromanyshyn6082 жыл бұрын
I used your paperclip repair on a broken ankle on Marvel Mashera Venom of my son's. I used a clipped off piece of brad nail or finishing nail. Undetectable and stronger than new
@Jim_Norcross2 жыл бұрын
If you mix your paint with a 50/50 mixture of thinner and rubber cement, it will adhere to the latex and will not Crack or flake off.
@robertmeasel11392 жыл бұрын
You are so talented….I really enjoyed this 👍
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@paulparker13602 жыл бұрын
Bravo...!!!
@mrbluesteen2 жыл бұрын
you did a great job!!
@ActionPackedVideo2 жыл бұрын
You might get better paint life on rubber if you give it a watered down coat of white glue. The Elmer’s glue we have in the US makes a layer of vinyl that saves a lot of foam prop surfaces. If it pulls away it will look like the snake is molting which will mean he is that much more irritable
@GoliathAngelus2 жыл бұрын
when I repair something like toys or make something I use plastic clothes hangers
@MonkeyboysToys2 жыл бұрын
Amazing job Dave! Just wondering why you didn't use plastic weld on the tree branch? Sorry if that's a silly question
@richardromanyshyn6082 жыл бұрын
Only dumb questions are those that aren't asked
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Not a silly question. It's the wrong type of plastic. So plastic weld would have had no effect on it.
@MonkeyboysToys2 жыл бұрын
@@toypolloi oh cool, i guess with your experience you can tell different plastics apart. I would have no idea lol thanks Dave love the channel 👌🙏
@Grindhead_Jim2 жыл бұрын
Really great stuff. I was surprised at the simplicity of the snake puppet fix. I had it in my head you were going to fabricate something. I was so ready for a complex fix that I never even considered repurposing an existing puppet. It made perfect sense, it looks great, and it's inspiring me to take a step back and look at things in a different way.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you can make a good enough filler. And I think this Snake does a pretty good job. Wabi Sabi.
@Grindhead_Jim2 жыл бұрын
@@toypolloi Absolutely! I really like how it turned out.
@grizzly-gundam2 жыл бұрын
excellent set, i really like that puppet after the paint job! you have taught us so much thanks Toy Polloi ive been thinking of trying a Gunpla kit
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@TheCrabbyArchives2 жыл бұрын
I almost wonder if a fabric snake puppet would work the best for longetivity- yours is pretty good for display of course, but I have had weird experiences with rubber and hard plastic reacting with each other /melting over time
@steventurner69022 жыл бұрын
That's a fabulous idea, thank you for the suggestion :)
@scockery2 жыл бұрын
It's a common thing. Putting rubber in contact with plastic can melt the plastic. I had old Stompers toys with rubber tracks melt the plastic bin they were stored in.
@mattstrom53482 жыл бұрын
There is an eBay custom manufacturer, from Canada, that pops up from time to time on eBay, with a particular model of a custom fright zone, rock monster, that is to scale with the vintage, fright zone and does indeed, look better than a new, vintage, fright zone puppet!
@williamgriffin75848 ай бұрын
🙂
@Tim-572 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave I don't know what the original snake looks like, yours is a great fit. The eyes sure took on a sinister look🙂 Take care
@Veepar2 жыл бұрын
I think you should consider publicly displaying the Like count on your videos, now that KZbin has disabled the dislike counter. I know you've said before it was something you didn't like about KZbin, but I do think having the Like count visible encourages more people to actually use it. And having more likes helps you with the kooky KZbin algorithm.
@billparsonson72592 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I've been using a bloody shoelace in place of the clips on my Fright Zone for years, I'll try this! Fantastic. Also, can you tell me the music that starts at 25:43, thats a great ringtone!
@seanlavoie22 жыл бұрын
It looks really good :) I bet the new snake is better than the old one. What is it stuffed with to hold the shape? As a kid I got hung up on it not looking like the cartoon Fright Zone, but it looks like a really good toy. It’s compact too.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
I used and old sock. Seemed to work well.
@Spottedfeather2 жыл бұрын
looked up the snake on ebay. Found one for 160 dollars...or 121 pounds. 43 dollars for the hinges.
@Tim-572 жыл бұрын
😮
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Crazy prices.
@Lestat_luar2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great, thank you!!! Did you think about getting a 3D printer? It would really help you with the restorations.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
I often get asked that. But the fun for me is making parts, and showing people you can fix things without expensive equipment.
@kaylemathewcomendador69642 жыл бұрын
Has there been no attempts at making a reproduction of the snake hand puppet? Hope that happens someday. If someone could make a reproduction of those silicone Action Man outfits, than it looks possible for that snake puppet. Nice restoration overall.
@meinemeinungzuxy11 ай бұрын
Where can I get this hand dragon? Has anyone a link?
@toypolloi11 ай бұрын
I got this on ebay. Cheers
@meinemeinungzuxy11 ай бұрын
@@toypolloi Thanks a lot
@Stormmover2 жыл бұрын
Hi, does anyone knows what is the weight of this playset?
@severindrax2 жыл бұрын
on the subject of broken vintage clips: any advice on fixing the old star wars collector cases (c-3po and Darth vader)? both of mine have finally given up the ghost after 40+ years and have broken clips.
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Have you watched my video on the Darth Vader carry case? It's from a good few years back and I still use those cases today.
@severindrax2 жыл бұрын
@@toypolloi aye, unfortunately the issue I have isn't covered in that video. It's the clips that hold the case closed which have gone. The one on the top of threepios head and both side clips on vader. Luckily the inserts and hinges are still fine. Even if threepio is incredibly brittle nowadays :)
@toypolloi2 жыл бұрын
Oh right. I'll have to think on that.
@krystenreid81062 жыл бұрын
I far prefer this snake to the original one.
@Portal20992 жыл бұрын
That's a great replacement for the snake puppet. I always thought the Sectaurs Hyve had the better puppet though. It was a spider, but its made of spandex i think, and fur and some plastic where the eyes go.. It has held up for a long time, for me at least. So maybe a custom spandex snake?
@COMBOY2 жыл бұрын
No Lego's were harmed in the production of this video... but in part 1. 😅
@MJFallout2 жыл бұрын
Hensom Snek, 9/10 woudnt' Step On.
@leeislee2 жыл бұрын
capillar reaction > capillary action
@littlemoffrey99292 жыл бұрын
Try using a Godzilla puppet from 2001 reboot
@robertgriffiths17242 жыл бұрын
That snake is correct
@chartreuseninjano.77622 жыл бұрын
Can't make it fake it
@pascalizertistorrescastro5792 жыл бұрын
Each time I'm watching you using plastic weld I'm frightened cause that is a toxic product and I read that it can be carcinogenic with its only contact with the skin.
@Slenkamure2 жыл бұрын
looks like this is a uk produced toy......shows tag that says made in china 15:43