Vintage He-man MOTU Snake Mountain part 1 - Mattel - Toy Polloi

The first part in my restoration of a vintage Masters of the Universe Snake Mountain. Skeletors playset has seen better days and needs a bit of work to get it back up and running.
In part one I cover cleaning the playset and how to repair the broken tabs on the bridge and fence posts.
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[@Tim-57]

Hey Dave I always enjoy watching what your brain comes up with. Take care

[@killercustomfigs6079]

ah Lego bits and bobs...where would we be without you! Can't thank Toy Polloi enough for the videos, I could watch all day!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. Glad you are enjoying them!

[@tyrranos9688]

I have been watching all day lol.

[@MexItalius]

You're like the British Bob Ross of vintage toy repair. I don't have an old snake mountain (I just started with MOTUC) but watching you fix this was both fascinating and oddly relaxing. Great job.

[@RobertReno1]

Snake Mountain smells apple-ly fresh now! Skeletor is hatin'! ;)

[@IceWolfLoki]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but there is also lego technic towball that has an axle on the other end rather than a pin which might work even better as you could cut down the axle to fit a hole drilled into the broken piece. (Lego Part 2736)

[@killerontheloose80]

Thanks. I have to fire up my pay pal and e bay. Video is great. Good job by you

[@filiperebelo6068]

Here we go again. Its study time!!! Thanks Dave,its always a pleasure to watch your tutorials.

[@COLLECTORSCORNER1979ANT]

GOOD JOB DUDE.👍 I would have done the same. I probably wouldn't have bothered with the O rings atall though and just glued it all back in place.Never to be broken or removed ever again. Lol 😂 its not like the rails really need removing anyway for any real good reason. Then just added some grey paint on repaired tab areas to finish it off nicely. Nobody would ever know. 👍 😉 Im also restoring my own snake mountain aswell at mo. You can get shackles replacements that are alot better than the originals too. Ive heard they are very good. Not solid plastic like bad design originals. 👍 😉

[@bdaddyjames011976]

Sanding the glue surfaces gives a stronger bond.

[@jdgibson6729]

Absolutely loved this restoration, can't wait for part 2!

[@toypolloi]

+JD Gibson Thanks!

[@gamerid6507]

yes, been waiting for this restoration, soon ur skeletors will be happy to have a home

[@toypolloi]

I think I might need to build an extension for the amount of Skeletors I have :D

[@HowlinWolfRC]

Another Nice project!! Thanks Dave!

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

Damn I need some of those tiny o rings!

[@justinreilly6619]

Great job so far, I'm looking forward to seeing your future posts on this restoration project. This set is a great playset and will look fabulous when it's all cleaned up and fixed up.

[@toypolloi]

+Justin Reilly More to come soon. It's a fun playset to work on.

[@ramrodhare4700]

Another great video! I'm always impressed with how you find just the right parts to do these fixes. While I might have done things a bit differently so the railings would still mount flush to the bridge, I doubt mine would have been as sturdy.

[@fantastictoys4960]

Good video friends. Have a nice week

[@The1queencollector]

Excellent as always, makes me want to get one

[@multibob]

great video. great work. thx for the help. now i have to repair my snake mountain. :D

[@DeepVeinZombosis]

Thoroughly enjoyed

[@TheAtariCreep]

Been waiting for this since you posted you were restoring Snake Mtn. Can't wait for part 2. Great job so far.

[@Dylanio21]

These always amaze me

[@tyrranos9688]

He makes it look so easy, but even coming up with the idea *how* to fix these things amazes me.

[@swf4841]

Transfixed watching your videos.

[@waynedaly100]

Great job mate

[@greenlanternhg5141]

That was awesome, makes me want to look for a big project to do 👍🏼

[@MPLSprintmaking]

It's always fun to see one of your new repair vids pop up in my feed. great work as always

[@darthbrolo]

Another great video! I sent the shackles out to you. hopefully they get there soon! Cheers!!!!

[@knightwolfpro4494]

Could you have put the O ring on the bottom of the bridge, after the post is in place?

[@dolljunk]

Instead of slipping on the O ring then plugging the posts into place, why not plug in the posts first, then slip the O-rings onto the plugs from the underside of the bridge? It would create a neater/flush appearance from above and it would hide the black parts underneath.

[@toypolloi]

That could work. I may make it difficult to get the pegs out. But certainly worth a try. Thanks.

[@eltenda]

GreaT project!!

[@masterfarr8265]

is there somewhere where i can get a stronger version of the bridge?

[@TheToyBoy1978]

Another great fix! However, I just thought i would say that one way to do it would be to simply put holes into the bottom of the posts and to screw screws up through the underside of the bridge, obviously using screws with a big head and making sure the holes in the posts are sufficient in size and depth so they dont split when the screw goes in (better to have a slightly loose fit) . Using a screw with the smallest and continuous sized thread and the biggest head you can find is your best bet.

[@toypolloi]

You could use screws, but you wouldn't be able to take it apart easily, so that's not something I would suggest. I wanted to try and make something that was similar to the original and easy to work with.

[@TheToyBoy1978]

Toy Polloi sure, that's fair enough, it was just a suggestion on a different way you could go about it, your way takes a little more skill to do and yes it does obviously make it easier to take apart athough if you're not thinking of taking it apart then i think going the screw route wouldn't be a bad option.

[@Sztrovacsek81]

Hello! What do you think about a glycerol finish after a soapy wash?

[@ulysees08]

Health and Safety nightmare old Dave. Drilling parts in his hand. Guy's a loose cannon lol.

[@elenalyonsfan]

What are the lego pieces being used?

[@matthewbutler232]

I was curious, have you considered picking up any Kenner super powers figures, sets or vehicles for your collection/restoration videos?

[@DarkWizardPrince]

Hello Toy Polloi! I really like your channel and what you do. I was wondering if you have done any stickers for Snake Mountain? Cheers!

[@toypolloi]

Yes I have

[@GoliathAngelus]

Nice videos!! I am a toycollecter so i can use your videos and tips how to repair them if needed. Wich glue is the best to use on plastic because not ever super glue will hold. Especially when plastics are softer

[@toypolloi]

+GoliathAngelus Super glue seems to work well for me. But I know others have trouble with it. I also use the glue designed for model kits, that works well. But takes longer to dry so no so good for me when I am filming.

[@Greatnate30447]

After watching a few of your videos (Miss Toy Polloi)...Does she ask you to do the dishes? LOL

[@toypolloi]

She does. :D

[@GALAXIE67]

👍☯👍

[@killerontheloose80]

Dear sir....are there any other places I can get the parts BESIDES E Bay??? Thanks!!

[@toypolloi]

Probably. But I tend to use ebay as there are so many sellers.

[@camcordernonsense5264]

Everything but snake mountain. It just needs a gigantic spider and a wolf man

[@djdanytoys]

Great Vid As usual ,I was wondering what is the country of origin of this snake Mountain?

[@toypolloi]

+djdanytoys I think this maybe a US version judging by the sticker on the speaker box.

[@Sl33pingLionheart]

Clever way to fix the bridge! I have a challenging question. Do you know a way to fix the hands and feet of a My pet monster figure?

[@toypolloi]

+Sl33pingLionheart What should they do? I vaguely remember the toy, but never had one.

[@Sl33pingLionheart]

Toy Polloi They don't do anything, just the leathery surface gets cracked and damaged as it gets old on the hands and feet.

[@toypolloi]

Sounds like you will need to find a modern replacement for the material used on the hands and feet and make replacements.

[@Sl33pingLionheart]

Yeah. That was my only idea too. Additionally I was thinking maybe some kind of paint exists that would give the same kind of texture when dry, but probably not.

[@ThatEntertainingEdtechArtist]

If I look on eBay for the LEGO pegs - what exactly are they called?

[@toypolloi]

Lego 6628 is the piece. Just looked it up.

[@theheaterguyryan5052]

Mattel built these toys cheaply, for there customers, children they where not robust the playsets and the figures could break quiet easy.