Vintage Japanese Popy DX Thunderbird 2 repairs - Toy Polloi

[@kingoftheperforations]

Lesson learned. No short cuts in fixing vintage stuff. ^^

[@BarefootPacific]

Dave, I absolutely LOVE that you kept all three tries to repair that launcher in the video. You could've easily simply shown the final repair but by leaving in the first few attempts, it demonstrates how patience and re-thinking a project can lead to a successful result. You are an inspiration! Such a delight watching you repair these toys with such genuine care and patience. Thanks for everything you do.

[@toypolloi]

Thanks Paul. Most people assume I get things right first time, and that is often not the case, especially one something I have never worked on before. So I thought I would show the whole process, warts and all.

[@byteme6620]

I so miss the old anderson shows, captain scarlet, stingray, thunderbirds, and terra hawks. They were before my time in the 60;'s but still enjoyed the reruns. Terahawks was from when i was a child, that time it was more hand puppets vs string. TY Dave, this was awesome.

[@tntsk868]

Fun ship to repair. I love diecast sci fi vehicles, I will grab them when I see them in the wild for a fair price.

[@aaronarmstrongaa]

Best channel on YT

[@HayabusaTaichou]

Thunderbird 2 was always my favourite.

[@korydoe4813]

This is a test of a person's patience. Cheers to you Dave for your patience!

[@hendrytennisin4]

Thunderbirds is one of my all time growing up

[@robotsretrosspaces]

Thanks for taking the time to bring my TB2 back to life!

[@toypolloi]

You are most welcome. It was a fun challenge. Lots of small bits to deal with, but I think I got it in the end. Cheers

[@derpdiggler7619]

With all the quality content Dave produces I’m shocked this channel doesn’t have more subscribers. I recommend it to anyone I meet who likes toys. Thanks for the entertainment Dave 🙂

[@toypolloi]

Thanks Jason. I totally agree! My goal for this year is to reach 50k subs. I keep my fingers crossed I will get there.

[@daverage4729]

Fantastic job Dave. Very clever cutting the spring down.

[@toypolloi]

It's a trick I've used before on vintage transformers as they often suffer with weak plastic and overly strong springs.

[@grimmace2131]

Quite a rollercoaster, this repair.

[@samuzamu]

To add extra strength to the missile launcher tabs, you could maybe bridge the glue joint with a thin piece of styrene on either side, in the gaps between the tabs and the other side pieces of the launcher "neck". Would be pretty fiddly but might add another strength axis. Weakening the spring was a good call though.

[@georgegolston5417]

I recently used the Lego antenna trick to fix my Dinky Toy Thunderbird 2. Thanks for your info. Love your channel.

[@AllysonA8281]

Another Stellar Repair, Dave!!😃👍 I really enjoyed seeing the trial and error process unfold and the finished product was well worth the patience and effort. Cheers!🍻

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. It was quite a process.

[@leroysgamesandmore2226]

Wish I could have him fix my display cruise ship another amazing video

[@artdearcos]

Love this repair,Thunderbird 2 is a beautiful looking Toy....

[@toypolloi]

It sure is!

[@robertobuenrostro2781]

FAB 🚀🌴

[@goldennugget5680]

This is so cool

[@toysbackzen]

When that piece flew I gasped and lucky find. I just found a broken crotch piece from an 83 cobra soldier that I lost in a similar way, now I can’t find the waist it belongs too. Great video and cool toy!

[@toypolloi]

I loose many parts in my room. I'm sure there are plenty of key parts hidden behind figures. I'll find them in time.

[@alkydaklown]

I really enjoy your videos. Have you ever thought of using a small screw as a latch. Drill a hole screw in the screw maybe shave one side with a file and the remaining screw head would stick out and you wouldn't have to worry about it not being strong enough.

[@rgc85]

Wow ! I didn't know this version. I had the 'blue' Dinky Toys when I was a kid, a now the green Matchbox version.

[@boblowes]

Thunderbirds is absolutely huge in Japan, to this very day. It was more recently a prime market for Thunderbirds are Go! Merchandise (the rather excellent modern rebooted series). It's also why there's an entire anime series that had enough similarity to be dubbed and retitled in English as Thunderbirds 2086.

[@JTMitchell87]

That experience/sound of the tweezers pinging off the piece and hearing it hit another part of the room is one of my most hated experiences to go through. At least you managed to find it!

[@Miru_Man]

Even if not accurate to the show I really like the lettering and stripes they gave it

[@Thelonious456]

Great perseverance, Dave! Loved the video!

[@toypolloi]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikesmith2718]

Standard repair for the leg and it's amazing how well that works when you add steel to reinforce inside. I've been using this method for years ever since I seen it on the channel a long time ago . Great video

[@archangel5627]

I absolutely love the Popy/Bandai toys. Most of there toys are of high quality and you can never have too many die-cast toys especially if they’re Gatchaman in my opinion. It’s always so much fun watching you repair vintage toys and bringing them back to their former glory. Im constantly amazed by how you can find an individual Lego piece that looks and fits so perfectly for repairing a broken bit on a pre-existing toy. I always wonder if Lego knows that they make the best pieces as an alternative to whatever original part is broken on a random toy. Anyways, this was a great video and I look forward to seeing the next one! Cheers!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. I have contacted Lego before to say how useful they are, but with no response. I guess they don't like to see their toys cut up.

[@y2bogus]

Excellent work

[@callumireland2757]

Please do a video on the dinkey fab 1

[@eltenda]

Great project and toy!

[@gstag100]

Great video (as always)! Really enjoyed the seeing the process and different attempts, that was great. Thanks for all your fantastic content!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. I have a rough idea what should work, but you always come across new issues when fixing a toy for the first time.

[@heybudthenamesmaurice6290]

A truly inspiring video, my friend. Keep trying and eventually you will succeed. Awesome video, brother. Keep doing what you're doing! You are truly blessed and gifted!

[@toypolloi]

Thank you, I will

[@heybudthenamesmaurice6290]

@@toypolloi You're welcome, my friend!

[@leebush4053]

This was an International Rescue. I think Brain's would have worked the spring fix out earlier. Great work. FAB.

[@toypolloi]

Thanks 👍

[@Wast1980]

Definitely one of the most wholesome channels on youtube! Thank you Dave, so much to learn, so much to see (all the toylines I never heard of). Just one thing, what is this great eighties inspired music you use, please tell us!

[@toypolloi]

Wow, thanks! I have three tracks that have been written for me. I think the one you mean is this soundcloud.com/the_hexagons/futures-of-yesterday

[@Wast1980]

@@toypolloi Thank you so much! Greetings from Germany.

[@captainobvious9233]

3:08 ... Yeah.. that drives me batsh*t insane.. happens to me all the time when building models. I am surprised that you actually found it too.

[@thetworoos]

‘It was just on the floor, next to a stormtrooper.” 😂 Where else would you find something at Toy Polloi? Great video!

[@toypolloi]

Exactly! Either by a trooper, or Action Man has it.

[@Thehumblecollectoruk]

great video

[@petesmith4498]

How about making a Thunderbird 4 out of styrene?

[@Tim-57]

Hey Dave I really like the parental guidance videos...haha Great fix🙂 Thank you for leaving in your different attempts to get it done. Take care of Yourself

[@toypolloi]

My pleasure!

[@Tim-57]

@@toypolloi 😃

[@andrekramer6608]

It's nice to see you do some work on Popy toys. I bet, the anime show Captain Future wasn't as popular in the UK as it was in Japan, Germany, France and Italy? It ran from 1978 to 1980 and it still has a fan boys. I'd love to see you restore the Captain's spaceships Comet and Cosmoliner and the action figures of the show from Popy.

[@toypolloi]

I do know the show, but I don't think it was shown in the UK. Starzinger is another set of toys I would love to get in my collection.

[@andrekramer6608]

@@toypolloi I have a Mazinger Z on display next to my Captain Future toys. Good stuff! Thanks for taking the time to answer, Dave.

[@paulbickley7962]

I think the metal roof dampens the springs force 🤔

[@tylermartin2958]

Would you ever try to make replacement missiles to fill in? I would be interested to see what you would try for this. They look tiny.

[@toypolloi]

If I had an original to work from I'm sure I could sort something out.

[@b-retrogamer2324]

3rd times always the charm

[@greensun5998]

The dreaded ping of small but vital parts. 🤣

[@brian7367]

Great video Dave, do you have any plans for TMNT projects?

[@toypolloi]

I only just got my first few TMNT figures. I still need to find Raphael.

[@torquetheprisoner]

you should keep the spring's out of the clicky pens that can help with the toys that need a weaker spring

[@larrychilders6599]

And for fixing Walther P38s

[@torquetheprisoner]

@@larrychilders6599 cool

[@squirrelkilla7371]

You should have added a piece on the backside of the clip to give it even more strength

[@brianartillery]

The skinny legs that snap, was a problem on the early versions of the Dinky Toy Thunderbird 2 model. It was retooled to accept thicker, less fragile legs.

[@nickolaswilcox425]

having to neuter the stock spring because its too strong for the aging latches, well aint that familiar, unicron and his chest missile come to mind, doesnt launch very well anymore but i dont tend to use missiles anyway and i just want him to stay together which unfortunately the missile and resulting spring compression is a requirement for

[@kennybacchus6400]

Vintage thunderbird 2 repair 👩‍🔧

[@ultramanz4006]

I love those old popy toys! I have a chogokin Great Mazinger and Getter Dragon! EDIT: IF ANYONE HAS ANY SPARE PARTS FOR EITHER OF THE FIGURES I JUST MENTIONED MESSAGE ME!

[@Spottedfeather]

I'm not sure which company, but I have a Thunderbird 2 just like this, except it's about half the size. It doesn't have the little missile launcher, though.

[@kennybacchus6400]

Vintage thunderbird 2 toy

[@andrewtaylor940]

Just to add a bit of clarity for something that often confuses toy collectors. Popy is and always was Bandai. It was Bandai’s diecast toy division in the 70’s. Somewhere around 1980’ish Bandai simply rebranded everything to the parent name “Bandai” as it was felt it was getting international brand recognition. Bandai didn’t buy out or absorb Popy. Popy was always Bandai.

[@chrismayer3919]

Well, third time’s the charm…

[@haroldellis9721]

Imagine Thunderbird 2 in 1:6 scale. Imagine.

[@daviddunn4538]

Rocket launcher: After gluing, try drilling a #76 hole and add a 20 thou wire pin.

[@Laura_M-16]

It's alright. Those Legos were evil! At least this way they will contribute to the greater good!

[@boblowes]

Brains completely lost the plot the day he fitted Thunderbird 2 with missile launchers that were stored immediately behind the pilot. The Health & Safety Executive had obviously not got as far as Tracy Island.

[@rolandkatsuragi]

8:20 What rotten luck

[@Brian_is_Not_Sus]

I'm a patron of yours but you never list my name. Why? I'm Brian Stevenson.

[@toypolloi]

Hi Brian, thanks for being a Patron! I film/edit/upload about 2 months in advance so it takes a couple of months for new Patreons names to appear in my videos. You're name is on the list and will be appearing soon I promise. Cheers

[@JoseMedina-hs9st]

They do not make toys like that no more