Vintage GI JOE: Muscle Body Repair Kit Install

today I repair and vintage 1975 muscle body gi joe air adventurer for the adventure team using the Cotswold collectables re-joint kit

[@ArmandoDy]

I have 1 of those Air Adventurer Adventure Team G.I. Joe. Still in the box never played with condition. He's completely fallen apart. The rubbers dry rotted. I never got around to sending him to The Medic. Don't think The Medic is still around. I think he created that repair kit if memory serves. Wonder if Cotswold still sells them? Great 📹 🎥 video. ✌😎👍

[@TheSkullReviews]

Yes cotswold still sells them www.gijoeelite.com/Repair-Muscle-Body-Repair-Kit

[@ArmandoDy]

@@TheSkullReviews awesome. Gonna have to order a couple. I think my Bulletman fell apart also. ✌😎👍

[@giannistoysdios7152]

Great job, my friend! Another toy saved!

[@TheSkullReviews]

Thank you very much:)

[@wolfurystryxx5878]

Hey bruh, boil some water then soak the rubber hands to make them more pliable for replacing them on the pegs. Also works for taking off the head off the neck peg if you have to.

[@patsparks8731]

LMAO!!! An Eggo Box....wow, some ebayers are a joke. 🤣😂...I mean..You pay good money for your item and they don’t care to package it well?? That was funny to see, thanks for sharing. I want to do a muscle body repair bc I am tired of paying too much for them already fixed. Thanks for posting this! I’ve used Cotswold items before and I’m impressed so I was glad to see you use this kit and had a good experience. They seem like a good group of guys who care about collectors so I don’t mind giving them my business.

[@TheSkullReviews]

Yeah I highly recommend cotswold, its a great resource if you like vintage GI Joe, only thing I would have changed in this repair is maybe using a touch of plumbers tape to make the joints a little tighter.

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

Thanks for uploading the video Peter again as always.

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

Great shipping as usual from eBay sellers hay?

[@TheSkullReviews]

Thanks very much for watching:)

[@sagicornt7652]

Cool I may have to do mine

[@TheSkullReviews]

glad it helped, best of luck:)

[@TheToyBoy1978]

These kits are cool, i'm actually thinking about purchasing some for mine but i dont particularly like breaking open the bodies incase they break so we'll see. Nice little tutorial by the way. ;-)

[@TheSkullReviews]

Yeah I was not keen on the idea ether, but in the end it does work well, however it is involved to do and requires many tools.

[@Paulie-276]

Thanks for the vid ! Just used one of those kits on a british Tom Stone , there was a few scary moments an managed to get the rivets on the elbows the wrong way round but apart from that it went well an am pleased with the results .

[@TheSkullReviews]

Yeah the elbows are toughest part, I cracked one on mine getting the old rivet out, glad it was helpful, thanks for watching:)

[@falcondonnorjhonn1098]

Nada mal con esos conectores quedo bien el muñeco... Ahora que vi todo el video me parece genial como lo arreglaste...

[@TheSkullReviews]

Thanks, yes it came out good, long process but worth it.

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

Excellent job as always, Stanley. I am gobsmacked that they shipped using an Ego box. Is there no justice in the world?

[@Linda-hf7vr]

I once had a figure shipped to me in a pasta box. Yeah, you've got to wonder about some sellers.

[@TheSkullReviews]

😄

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

Your so lucky to have that one

[@TheSkullReviews]

yeah that was a good find

[@retrorevival617]

Really nice resto - thanks

[@robertoacevedo6247]

Great video thank you.

[@TheSkullReviews]

Glad you enjoyed it:)

[@philipmaldonado552]

Good job 👍

[@TheSkullReviews]

thanks

[@garza8633]

Great Job Man....

[@TheSkullReviews]

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it:)

[@DonovanFickett]

Your repair and refurb videos always make me happy, like I was when I was 7 playing with my Joes. On another note, that Eggo shipping method sucks 😒

[@TheSkullReviews]

Thanks very much, yeah that eggo thing was ridiculous LOL.

[@bonecos_do_maninho1971]

Excelente trabalho. Parabéns.

[@MrScottDBrown]

This is really helpful- thank you!!

[@williamwallin-noyes4380]

I can mention that two electric drills. I e had the elbow rivet and the other a grinder wheel Then run both simultaneously and reduce the new river to the exact size for the elbow

[@TheSkullReviews]

interesting idea

[@Sgt-lott10]

How do you repair a 1964 gi joe finger, the booger hook style

[@eddiemorquecho2074]

Great job on the video! Is there a RESTRING KIT for the legs? This Year AT has a rubber Torso connector and rubber connections through the knees and feet which makes the figure floppy.

[@TheSkullReviews]

I believe Cotswold collectables carry's it.

[@paulsenior33]

Did those later Joes have eagle eyes like our British action Man where you flick a switch on the back of his head and his eyes move from side to side?

[@TheSkullReviews]

Yes in 1976 GI Joe got eagle eyes

[@patsparks8731]

Also, do you have any experience with Super Joe refurb? I have a lot of respect for Skunk Works and he (I think his name is Jeff) posted a video and it looked like it was a rough go, the kit he got was $$$, not engineered well and the 3D printed stuff was not to spec... not to mention the Sellers’ complete lack of integrity. Kudos to Skunk Works for posting his experience to warn others...like I said he’s a top notch guy👍 for doing that and probably saved a lot of guys(gals) from having a similar experience. I saw your video on 12” Super Joe gear which also looks cool but I Also want to repair my original Super Joe as well so I’m looking for people who might be able to give advice? Thanks again! Pat

[@TheSkullReviews]

Sorry I missed this comment the first time around, in case you missed it here's my attempt on super joe, also Jeff just posted a new fix that's even better than what I did here kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpaQgaR6Zr-Zabc

[@ilovesignedcomics6945]

Does Cotswold no longer sell the muscle body repair kits? Can't find them on the site!

[@TheSkullReviews]

Just checked, they seem to have taken them off the site...

[@ilovesignedcomics6945]

TheSkullReviews I wonder why? Was able to find some of the kits on eBay, so have a couple on the way! Also have flocking and the machine you demonstrated on your channel. Looking forward to fixing up my original Joes!

[@TheSkullReviews]

@@ilovesignedcomics6945Glad you found some, not sure why, maybe they just ran out of stock and they may return to the site once replenished, good luck on your repairs and glad my channel could be of some help:)

[@Poplocks4583]

I’ve been Trying to get one of these muscle bodies ever since your video where you showed my shirts. How did you get the torso open without breaking it the same way with the hairdryer? I might have missed that part if you said it.

[@kenrk]

What kind of glue did you use? Just concerned that using super or gorilla glue might make it impossible to repair again further down the road.

[@TheSkullReviews]

I used loctite gel control super glue I think, I didn't use much but being that the joints used for the repair are plastic instead of the original rubber they shouldn't need any repairing anytime soon. BTW I may have an update video coming soon based on this figure and the repair in question so stay tuned and thanks for watching.

[@kenrk]

@@TheSkullReviews I have a couple from my childhood collection that have fallen apart ( Mid 70s, Eagle Eye and Bullet Man ), that definitely need this. I also have a bionic man ( Steve Austin ), that I haven't found a repair kit for - have you ever done one of those? I also have an earlier 70s model missing his voice box and pull string, know of any place that might sell just this part?

[@TheSkullReviews]

@@kenrk Yes I have worked on all of those, I've only repaired one talker and not on video though. Bulletman is highly valuable, you could also restring the muscle body joes instead of adding the joint kit like shown in this video, restringing them is safer as you don't have to break apart the figure to do it, however the result is not as good as the joints. What's wrong with your mike powers? as for finding a new talker box ebay is the only place besides facebook gi joe buy sell groups.

[@kenrk]

@@TheSkullReviews Just got the repair kit... popping out the hand isn't working. Tried pushing out with a center punch, not happening. Tried pulling it out and succeeded in breaking off the dry rotted hand.

[@TheSkullReviews]

@@kenrk Okay, I used a wooden paint brush like a small dowel, wrap the arm in something soft as not to marr it up, and hold it firm or use plyers, then with a hammer tap on the wooden dowel until it pops out, thats what I did.

[@kserumgard]

Where might I be able to find the head plug/post/stalk here in the USA?

[@ActionTeamJoe]

I sell them

[@jerrysully6972]

I can not find any wire cutter that is small enough to cut the elbow rivets. Where can I find one, and what would the size be?

[@TheSkullReviews]

I have had success with a serrated knive slowly and carefully cutting at the center of the rivet until it gives way

[@jerrysully6972]

​@@TheSkullReviews. Thanks for your input.

[@kang11]

Great job, those muscle bodies are tricky!

[@TheSkullReviews]

Thanks, yeah never did one before, it was a challenge but worth it, I love fixing these old Joes:)

[@kang11]

@@TheSkullReviews I do too. I learned to flock this year, I have more fun finding old heads that are beyond hope and re-flock them!

[@michaelloomisiii3475]

Does anyone have a source for the head peg part? I've been checking and have yet to find one. Thanks!

[@TheSkullReviews]

Hit Jeff up, here's a link to his channel, I think he makes them kzbin.info/door/BL9dIAsIoxzB3CEh2wuglw

[@ArmandoDy]

Maybe a plastic wire cap from Home Depot. Just drill out the top.🤫

[@ActionTeamJoe]

I make them

[@vincentchiriaco7637]

Are muscle body feet easy to swap off?

[@TheSkullReviews]

I have never done it, however it is held onto the leg via a metal rivet connected to a rubber joint inside the leg, so not easy but with some work could be done.

[@davegaysunas2885]

Thanks for the video. I'm having a hell of a time trying to get the old hand pegs out of the forearm. Do you have any other tips for that? You make it look so easy. What size is the dowel you used for making that happen? I've been trying a screw and it is a B-word. Any tips in regards to that would be really helpful and much appreciated. Thanks again!

[@TheSkullReviews]

I know this is not an easy process to do let alone film, I used an old wood paint brush handle to pop it out, what's on hand kind of thing, I used a cloth and plyers to hold it in place and not mar up the plastic, then the dowel and hammer to knock it out.

[@davegaysunas2885]

I watched how you did, you da man, I can’t get these things out. Dang! Love the KFG from HobbyCrash, I think that’s who’s making them, the Geyperman repros are great!!

[@TheSkullReviews]

@@davegaysunas2885 Thank you, have you removed the elbow pin, that's how you can access the hole that leads to wrist pin, if its that stuck, maybe try putting it in hot water.

[@davegaysunas2885]

Thanks TSR, elbow pins are gone and I tried the heat but those suckers are tough. Only got 1 so far.

[@robertwilliams3504]

@@TheSkullReviews Kind of a hard thing my butt- I've tried what you describe and a dozen variations and ways of punching the wrist pegs out and I can't get them even started. I'm thinking that carefully drilling out the old peg might be the only way to go on this.

[@danielkielty4757]

Where did you order the hands from ?

[@TheSkullReviews]

From here www.gijoeelite.com/GI-Joe-Geyperman_c_136.html but they are sold out, but they will get more

[@danielkielty4757]

Got the hands and the kit and ready to put my original guy back in action!

[@dbsimms63]

You do know the company is Cotswolds, not Cotsworld.

[@TheSkullReviews]

Yes, sorry if I pronounced it wrong.

[@petebutler5139]

Who ships in an Eggo box? A crackhead, that’s who! 😅😢

[@TheSkullReviews]

🤣

[@antoniocruz5596]

Instead of re-gluing with super glue, you can use tacky glue from the craft store. You just have to let it cure a while.

[@TheSkullReviews]

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