Vintage Action Force Baron Ironblood Helmets - Make your own - Toy Polloi

Every time I find an Action Force Baron Ironblood figure he is always missing his helmet. So it was time I just got on a made some. The end results are pretty good, but you can also get 3D printed ones, so check out the video to see what they are all like.
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[@darthbretticus9951]

Looks like his helmet was based on the Black Knights helmet from Monty Python Search for the Holy Grail 😁

[@TheTWRModeller]

I agree, it does.

[@MrDrokkul]

Baron Ironblood looks like he should be telling King Arthur that, "None shall pass."

[@KingofPotatoPeople]

It’s just a flesh wound

[@TheTWRModeller]

Perhaps those helmets would be perfect for creating Crusader Knight figures, I suppose.

[@maritimus17]

Ok I dont know what 'Action Force' is but I need to find out about it stat!

[@RockandrollNegro]

It's the British counterpart to GI Joe: ARAH.

[@l1zrdking]

RIP your wallet when you do.

[@maritimus17]

@@l1zrdking 😂indeed

[@lovemonkeyart]

I think they’re all great ideas. I do like the Kraken Kreations detail in particular. Gonna go check them out.

[@RockandrollNegro]

One thing you can do with the EVA foam is to use a clear gloss enamel on top to simulate the original plastic sheen.

[@damianjones7554]

I think those 3D print versions are better than the original helmet.

[@crispycollar1071]

Thanx for the heads up on "Action Figure Supplies" & "Kraken Kreations".I'll definitely be checking them out.

[@TimHayes]

Baron Iron Blood looks like an Evil Dave without his helmet. He has hair and goatee like you,but no eyeglasses.

[@grantwelsh7594]

Tim Hayes @toypolloi one of them needs to get a custom look to be Baron Polloi

[@portland-182]

Once the helmet is folded together, would it take a coat of 'Future' floor polish to 'gloss it up'?

[@Fnordathoth]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that would work for this. I've put future on EVA before, glosses up nicely in thin coats. Give it plenty of time to fully dry before touching it, and as always do test pieces to see exactly how the stuff reacts.

[@rdvrdv8920]

Who’s Ned Kelly? Sorry, I’m just a dum Australian.

[@TheTWRModeller]

Ned Kelly was an Australian outlaw.

[@rdvrdv8920]

Australian you say? Never heard of him. 😉

[@0820pdb]

Hey, try making one out of the thin black plastic lid of a Folgers coffee container. It's a #2 plastic

[@GenXToysGeek]

For the creases, you could also score them with a knife, then hit them with a blow dryer, which will open up the scores :)

[@toypolloi]

Its so thin I think you'd have trouble not going all the way through.

[@SkageXL5]

I use an empty ball point pen and a ruler for crewing stuff! It's all good though, when it works!

[@grotgrusson5124]

Nice, creative and informative video as always. I seen some of your earlier videos regarding He Man, and thus going to take the chance and completely change the toyline to He Man instead, to be able to ask you if you have any experiance of removing the tail (the rubber "cloak") on Whiplash in order to repair it. Sorry for not reacting to this video so much =/

[@hatandbeardmedia5925]

Makes me wish I had action figures of the Kelly Gang. Plenty of people I know would love a little Ned Kelly to play with!

[@TheTWRModeller]

That would be marvellous and awesome, mate! We can always make our own!

[@mickmerr]

Hi Dave, have you ever thought of making spare parts for the Muton or know of anyone who does ?

[@ianturner3486]

Watch strap mite work looks like the same rubber big chuncky one keep the vids coming

[@brianartillery]

I have a pretty ruined Baron Ironblood that I found at a car boot sale last year - but it does have the complete mask. If I can find it, you're more than welcome to it.

[@toypolloi]

Thanks Brian, That's very kind of you.

[@brianartillery]

No problem at all.

[@georgeaitken2719]

Love action force I agree it’s even worse for mutons missing radars gun and visor pieces

[@mandocalrissian6454]

Lol when did they make Kelly gang figures?

[@billpagan3070]

Great job Dave like usual friend 👍😁

[@federicogiaccio9250]

Toy polloi you could try with a rubber vinyl sheet

[@TheToyBoy1978]

I'll probably end up getting 1 of those helmets from Action Figure Supplies but i do think your home made effort is a perfectly good alternative.

[@lostonwallace1396]

Nice! The helmets are always missing (as well as his gun), and you have figured out an extremely clever way of making some pretty cool helmets! They look great! I love the advice on tucking the helmet's tab in to make a better cylinder. I had done it the way that you often see others have done online, so I immediately took the helmet off of my figure, and reconfigured how it buckles in!

[@__-wm9lu]

You should've put the paper cutout directly over the foam so when you push on it the placement is exact.

[@allluckyseven]

If I remember correctly from watching cosplay builders, the EVA will look smoother and blacker if you hit it with a hot air gun. I'm guessing that would make the marks also more permanent.

[@toypolloi]

I did try hot air on it, but it's such thin foam it just curls up. On the thicker stuff it works fine. But these helmets need to be thin to make the look good.

[@allluckyseven]

What if... You stick it to your cutting mat or some other surface, then hit it with the heat gun... then flip and hit it in the back? Maybe before you cut around it, but after you make the marks on the front.

[@barrypethers9439]

the baron was my favourite Action Force figure

[@neobluemax]

Been waiting to see this since you posted on Instagram. Good stuff.

[@TheTWRModeller]

Under the mask, he looks like Lorne Greene with a goatee and moustache.

[@greenlanternhg5141]

Awesome work 👍🏽

[@darryllharden9141]

You taken this to a whole new level in missing parts with figures there!.

[@TheNightBadger]

FYI: Link to Action Figure Supplies isn't working, and the link to Action Force UK - the page looks almost dead with only one listing.

[@toypolloi]

Links work fine for me. Try a different browser. Contact Action force UK directly for more stock. Cheers

[@TheNightBadger]

@@toypolloi Just checked in another browser and you're right - does work fine! Damn Firefox...

[@TheTWRModeller]

The 3D-printed version with top looks better. It is almost smiliar to the Crusader Knight helmet. This would be perfect for a Black Knight figure!

[@GhostWolf141]

Funny enough, I was thinking about this figure a couple of days ago and why they didn’t make the helmet one piece..... and here we are.

[@Fnordathoth]

First off, I love your solution for the missing helmets, they look great! Don't know if you have access to plasti-dip or similar but I'm betting those helmets you made would look even better with a light coat or two of the stuff.

[@MrKersey]

You did a great job recreating the Baron Ironblood helmet. Since you've got several figures of the Baron, you could make several different versions of the helmet.

[@열가지-r2l]

Wow! The whole thing is extraordinarily interesting.

[@Scrimjer]

It would be cool if they made a 3d print or resin mold design

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

Imagine cosplaying that costume?

[@eltenda]

Interesting project as usual

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

Cobra commander's step brother.

[@superermac55]

God damn thats beautiful army in the beginning

[@tntsk868]

What a bloody ingenious idea, you go mate!

[@jamesgeoghegan4082]

" WERE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE ! "

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

The helmet reminds me of the Star Trek tos space suit helmets.

[@TimHayes]

You seem to love to army build whether it be Star Wars stormtroopers or Action Force Red Shadows. :)

[@toypolloi]

I do 🖖😎

[@JoseGonzalez-rh3we]

Dude, stop being cheap and get a 3d printer. Your quality of life will drastically improve.

[@neobluemax]

It’s not being cheap. It’s actually rather creative and also something other people can try at home. Not everyone is gonna have a 3D printer.

[@F_I_J_I_W_A_T_E_R]

Since when is not wanting to spend hundreds of pounds "being cheap"?

[@toypolloi]

As I have said many times before. I like to create stuff that anyone can have a go at with limited skills and materials. No point me showing how to fix something that only 1% of people can have a go at. And you can buy a 3D printed one cheaply already as you can see in the video. Cheers

[@Fnordathoth]

Dude, you think maybe you could have suggested a 3D printer without being insulting? He's also not against using 3d printed stuff when the situation calls for it, but when you can craft a thing yourself with your own hands for the joy of making stuff why wouldn't you?