Vintage Japanese Combat Joe Figure Repairs - Toy Polloi

[@lostonwallace1396]

That A-Team homage intro gets me everytime! LOL! Thank you for continuing to educate and dazzle with your excellent videos! I keep learning about the original JOES, and I find them to be a fascinating toy line. During the '80s the GI JOES in America became the line of smaller 3. 75 " figures, so I am not at all knowledgable about what was happening with GI JOE in other countries like Japan. The bars inside and general construction method inside the figure is very interesting! I can see some real advantages to doing figures this way over the rubberband set-ups. The construction of that German officer looks to be incredible! Very nice material that's tightly stitched and in perfect condition! With the other figure in camouflage, I have the real-life web belt like that. It's my father's old Air Force combat/pistol belt from 1951. As a teenager, I used that belt for carrying a canteen when I went for hikes or camping in the woodlands around my parent's house. I lived in the mountains of Virginia where there are dense forests. I still have that belt today, which has lasted for over 70 years now, so it was cool seeing a GI JOE figure with one in that style! I was not aware of these Japanese GI JOE figures, but I really enjoyed learning about this one, and your fixes were great as per usual! Thanks, Dave! Your video made my morning!

[@alancranford3398]

Figure Three is a close approximation of a late 1980's American soldier in BDUs.

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

These US and German uniforms were made in mid 1980s. The 3rd outfit is a “modern” US Airborne soldier.

[@kieronball8962]

Thanks to Dave from Toy Polloi, these Combat Joes's finally have a leg to stand on! :)

[@shannondoe2800]

Its cool to see other kinds of toys nirvanas.

[@appalachianwoman561]

Hi Dave On the US Army Camo guy the Joe name should go above his left hand breast pocket and the US Army sticker over his right breast Pocket. The other sticker looks like it should go on a belt so I have no idea but I know for certain that's where those two smaller bar stickers goes. These look very high quality for a Japanese version of a GI Joe.

[@benstutley2904]

Excellent as Always! -nice Voyager reference too :) Those metal pieces crimping the leg elastic remind me a little of my old scalextric transformer connections :) my up next YT recommendation after this is the Q&A with Mrs TP from last year- so I'm off to watch it again now! -I'd also put in a vote for this years update episode... :) All the best!

[@billyjoe6933]

The Bob Ross of action figure repairs. Really enjoy watching good job

[@banzaibobA7V]

The "Somerset Underground" genuinely made me laugh 😆!

[@sylvanyoung6610]

Some great looking figures . And the '' A Team ' intro is well suited to the video . Thanks for the show .

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

That Voyager reference was a deep cut and I totally agree

[@Tim-57]

Hey Dave Thank you for sharing your "new" figures, I had no idea Combat Man existed. If memory serves, the North American GI Joe's are pretty much like your Action Man. Happy weekend and take care 🙂

[@white8crow]

I really like these figures.

[@nightfox24w]

I have use some of toy-polloi tips on fixing my Today toys

[@toypolloi]

That's great ☺️

[@Portal2099]

Just another GIJOE item I'd never heard of! They have so many varieties it's hard to keep up. When I was a kid, I always wanted the larger gijoes like my brother had in the 70s, but they weren't sold that late here in the US like you guys got. I'm always kinda jealous of that! :D

[@sithcarebear1]

Wow! These are awesome figs, Dave! The face sculpts are amazing for nearly forty years ago. Overall they seem very highly detailed in comparison to their American and UK counterparts. Great share sir. Cheers!😃👍

[@eltenda]

Great job as usual!!!

[@cookiemadison8529]

Great looking figures.

[@bladerunnersn]

Love the intro Dave lol

[@matotoole3791]

Great show as always , never new these existed , something else I found out was while routing around a thrift store here in New Orleans ( I’m originally from the UK ) I found what I thought was a GI Joe deep sea diver in quite bad condition, I gave the guy $25 for it took it home and got the diving outfit of it and discovered it was a All AMERICAN FIGHTERS figure, I’d never seen one before but apparently there more rare than joes and harder to find , the one I have is in perfect condition 😀

[@alexanderarmstrong8737]

Electric ring connectors may make alternatives if the metal leg brackets snap completely, it might be worth a look

[@LogicBlaster]

Another excellent video! These Takara figures have some unique head sculpts which I haven't seen before. Very interesting, thanks for sharing!👍

[@toypolloi]

My pleasure!

[@EvilEye501]

A friend of mine put me onto you (we were discussing Microman and she mentioned you) and now I'm hooked! You remind me of a toy-centric Techmoan, which is no bad thing. Also interesting to see how the 12" G.I. Joe line went into such different directions in Japan (Combat Joe to Henshin Cyborg) and the UK (Action Man)!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. Glad to hear you are enjoying my videos. Tech moan is a great channel so that's a compliment.

[@petertyson4022]

. Do you remember Tommy gun figures. . Used to have them as a kid as well as action man. Good show. 👍😊

[@paulclow3398]

Cool German officer figure, its similar to the cotswold "elite brigade" figure/uniform set I bought a few years ago.

[@daveribbons3050]

I've got the WW2 US soldier and German soldier. I need to get the German officer.

[@nostrem82]

great intro🤘👏 and thanks for a very interesting video

[@toypolloi]

Glad you liked it!

[@awall1701]

The metal piece on the elastic looks very similar to the crimp terminals (insulated ring terminal) what you get in Halfords.

[@georgemartinez1720]

You can use Ring Connectors for restrining

[@awall1701]

@@georgemartinez1720 Thanks for the tip, I managed to find some on Amazon for my own projects.

[@boblowes]

Looking at the leaflet, the 1st uniform type looks like US Infantry, cira WWII (think Band of Brothers, The Eagle Has Landed). Uniform 3 looks like it might be a US Marine in jungle pattern camouflage.

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

No 82nd Airborne

[@gtggamesandmore5531]

The captain zargon figure with the German uniform looks like Karl ruprecht kreonen from hellboy

[@thesaexplorer]

The doll actually looks like Ralph Fiennes from Schindlers lisy

[@Winch67]

Purely coincidental since the figure vastly predates the Film! ;-)

[@thesaexplorer]

@@Winch67 obviously

[@onceagian]

Amazing video! I always look so forward to your stuff, you have inspired me to fix and repair as well! Also, I wanted to ask, I am slowly starting to work my way into toy repair and have a box i wanted to clean and remove a large amount of tape from. Would isopropyl alcohol work the same as lighter fluid ? Or is it not a good idea as it may remove color? I am on the look out for lighter fluid , but figured I would ask one of the best :) Again, amazing video! I look forward to your next full of excitement!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. I can't say I've ever used isopropyl alcohol, so can't give you an answer. Lighter fluid is always my go to. Cheers

[@JomasterTheSecond]

In case someone hasn't already said this - the three outfits in that pamphlet are WWII American, WWII Deutsch (German) and as far as I can tell, just a generic at-the-time American (not Japanese, as the katakana says "America").

[@brianartillery]

Would it be possible to use parts from a 12" Henshin Cyborg, to create a hybrid figure with a Combat Joe? That would look awesome, I think.

[@toypolloi]

It would if you can find one. Henshin cyborgs are so expensive.

[@mlight6275]

@@toypolloi recently found a "grail" item for me, a denys fisher cyborg online, listed as 60's action figure, for £25, even had few accessories with it

[@brianartillery]

@@mlight6275 - Just to make you aware, 'Cyborg' figures, by Denys Fisher, which I had, in the 1970's, were eight inches tall (they often encountered my 'Fighting Furies' Captain Pegleg figure😆😆😆), and the original 'Henshin Cyborg' figures are 12" tall. I'll be 60 next year, and I still want a proper Henshin Cyborg 12" figure. The Denys Fisher Cyborg and Muton (I was very fond of his horrid organic weapons, the 'Venom Injector' and the 'Scorch Bore') figures were awesome. If you ever get the chance to buy them in good condition, I urge you to do so.

[@Michelleledent]

I love the video

[@Michelleledent]

I bought a 1970 G.I. Joe for $30 off eBay and had a little bit of red stains in the hair. Can you please do some more restoration on action and videos so on the watch I’m very young collector. I love your video so much please I love you.

[@aaronwolfe7707]

Toy ventures has videos on combat joe if you are looking for info on it

[@UnicronsLeftNut]

I still don't get why some people get so psychotic about you fixing toys. I'm happy you do it, though. If someone can help me repair something I can't replace easily then that's a great thing. 👍

[@MatthewOfLondon]

At the risk of being burnt at the stake, may I suggest that the Combat Joe German uniform looks a lot more accurate than the original Palitoy version? 😄😄

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

I agree. It pre-dates Dragon too but is almost as nice as Dragon

[@michaeljames6748]

Very nice. Have ever repaired the 1970s female G.I. Joe figures, Sandy or Peggy?

[@toypolloi]

Not yet!

[@notyourbizzsham4343]

I have number 3 I think they call him modern soldier I was told its from 1984

[@michaelmatthews2759]

great as always dave, are these uniforms expensive? I like that german one and my childhood gi joe stormtroopers uniform has seen better days

[@irvinelawrence2733]

Oh and if there is no objection, the Combat Joe's German Officer's pants are useful for your Action Man Officer as the pants are "jodpur"/riding pants correct...just my obeservation...and what medals etc from the stickers did you use?

[@chesterisblue6174]

I actually got ahold of one of these by accident, found it in an antique shop for like 30 bucks under the tag "knockoff Gi joe Takara"

[@gamerhawk2376]

Any suggestions for a vintage MPC Model kit still sealed that has somewhat "collapsed" in on itself. Aside from the obvious of tearing off cellophane and opening it up to iron the box. I'm trying to keep it sealed for collectible reasons. Thanks.

[@toypolloi]

No idea. Cheers

[@garyhaskins7482]

Hi Dave have you got any toy biz robin repair videos?

[@toypolloi]

I have one on making capes for them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnmYamOmdrF4obs

[@destinycaptain247]

Wonder why they felt the need to reengineer the figure?

[@toypolloi]

To make it Japanese. Their toys are always way better made than what you get in the rest of the world.

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

Tamara didn’t want to pay Hasbro for licensing so they created their own version

[@acrodave9287]

Good video! Did you notice that neither figure came with a gun? I think Japanese toy companies have an aversion to 'real world' weaponry, sci-fi weapons being perfectly acceptable. At least it's what I've observed. I might be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time...probably won't be the last!👍😂

[@toypolloi]

The guns came in separate packs. A good way of making you buy more. Cheers

[@acrodave9287]

@@toypolloi Told you I wasn't done with being wrong! Cheers for the info.

[@toypolloi]

No problem. The leaflet I showed in the video has the gun packs on them. Early action man didn't come with guns either. Just a basic figure. So must just have been the way to sell them early on.

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

The German had a MP40 carded set. The US WWII soldier had a Thompson sub machine gun and the US 82nd Airborne had a M16. So your Japanese don’t like guns observation is pure fantasy lol.

[@acrodave9287]

@@Redwhiteblue-gr5em Didn't I say in the comment that I might be wrong? If there's anything worse than a bad loser it's a swaggering winner. And the observation that the Japanese don't like guns isn't fantasy isn't 'fantasy', there is virtually zero gun crime in Japan. Lol! Lol at your ignorance! Are you American? You use children for target practice! Yah boo, sucks to you!

[@inthelionsden6335]

My guess is that the second figure is Vietnam War era. The M16 rifle is a clue.

[@michaelmatthews2759]

definently not vietnam, much later uniform, 85 or so to dosert storm

[@rosskwolfe]

Wait... you were banned from forums for fixing toys? Why???

[@jingizu149]

Never underestimate the psychotic behavior of hardcore collectors. There are certain groups and individuals who will remain nameless (if you name the devil you summon him) who label any toy repair that uses anything but 100% genuine original parts as heresy and "illegal" reproductions. In the Starwars community I've seen swearing, racial slurs, and threats of violence all because someone used plasticard to make a repair on their own toy. Not something to resell, just fixing a childhood toy. As if repairing your toy somehow invalidates their uber rare, never been played with, prototype figure kept in an airtight vault to prevent UV damage and oxidation. In other words, assholes exist in every fandom.

[@rosskwolfe]

@@jingizu149 That's... Very odd of them.

[@markshellard5894]

Don’t mention the war 😉🙂

[@batter8178]

Huh

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

Japan has a law they can’t manufacture Japanese WWII figures, uniforms and gear. So they make WWII German and US stuff lol. Germany’s Action Team was in same situation as they were not allowed to make WWII German stuff so they made WWII American, British, French and Russian stuff.

[@irvinelawrence2733]

The vest is olive like the olive drabs or fatigues lol...we men are notoriously horrible with colours