Vintage Kenner M.A.S.K. Raven repair - Toy Polloi

[@garym6315]

As a kid I used to use this as a Back to the Future Delorean. It was the only car toy of this scale I had and the pop up engines and reverse gull wing doors felt like it could be a variation of the actual Delorean (I always wanted the Thunderhawk but this was the only big MASK vehicle I got). The wheels flipping under also looked like the BTTF2 flying Delorean. I used the Brad Turner figure as Marty (wearing yellow radiation suit and shades) and Alex Sector as Doc Brown as I had a yellow coat version that was like his BTTF2 costume. Now I have the ReAction figures of BTTF and a die cast Delorean, but it's funny ro remember what we had to do back in the days before official movie merchandise.

[@andybewes]

The one I’ve been waiting for: Raven was one of my favourite childhood toys. Great to see you breath new life into these classic toys, especially ones like this I have such fond memories of👌

[@TypicalTonk]

Dave you should be able to load two discs into Raven before cocking the mechanism. The circular springloaded plate in the front was to allow you to have two discs inserted.

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. I will give it a try.

[@daverage4729]

One of my favourite mask toys. Also, loved Calhoun's mask 'Gulliver. That whole Black and Orange look was simple yet stunning. Great job Dave!

[@sithcarebear1]

This was always one of my favorite toys in the line. They do break easily, but like with the rest of them, they are a joy to play with. Thank you for another excellent video!

[@agcacustoms2852]

Moisture is the Mask toy lines biggest threat due to the spring mechanisms rusting and sticking. Glad to see another great fix in these vintage toys instead of them being thrown in the garbage. So many great toy lines of the past like these, a shame they don’t make them like they used too.

[@lipranditoys]

This was a fantastic toy in a fantastic toy line. It's fascinating to see how complex of an assembly it had to be, to display all those mechanical gimmicks.

[@zarnistastudios]

It’s kind of incredible the engineering involved in the mask line. And tracking Kenner’s mechanical innards from 78-Mask you can really see the progression of the mechanics. It must have been so fun to be apart the the development teams

[@TheNightBadger]

When I took my Raven apart a few years ago to fix the firing mechanism (and failing to do so), I found it insanely difficult to put back together again. This video inspired me to give it another try...

[@TheNightBadger]

EDIT: I used this video and went back to my Raven - it now works! Minus the un-needed seatbelts, I have a complete, working MASK Raven!

[@ClunkerSlim]

Dave, invest in a jug of Evaporust. It should be available in UK hardware stores and it’s safer and more reliable than vinegar. Scrubbing all those springs with a fiberglass pen is insanity. Just drop them in a shot glass full of Evaporust. The tool community has been using it for years.

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

Hi Dave, hope you all are having a wonderful day!

[@toypolloi]

I am thanks 👍 hope you are to.

[@KS-sy9gr]

Had this one back in 1986…great one to restore!!! Hard to find these without a lot of rusty screws in the States…

[@BrynSmith76]

Brilliant. Maybe a custom raven would be cool to have for one of them. If you used the alternative colour suit for Calhoun Burns you could paint the wavy lines on the car to match. I might have a spare door, I'll check if it is the correct side to the one you need.

[@lostonwallace1396]

I'm glad that you finally got around to doing a video on repairing the Raven. I remember commenting on one of your early MASK videos about the struggles that I had trying to fix the one I had. Putting it back together was nightmarish to me, yet you made it look so easy. I felt like I needed two extra hands to hold everything in place! I managed to get mine back together, but the firing mechanism doesn't work well. Sometimes it fires a disc, and sometimes it doesn't. Either something is out of alignment, or I have the work spring on the firing mechanism, or something. Now that I have your video to watch and pause though, I may give it another go to see if I can fix the darn thing up properly! Thank you for this video, Dave! I'm sure it will prove invaluable to me during the second attempt!

[@kaidzaack2520]

Great job - as expected. Whenever it comes to removing rust on old screws or springs, I drop them into concentrated vinegar (25%) overnight and it does the job. No muscles needed 🤗😉

[@burtreynolds2969]

Just what I needed Dave. Have had this one sitting around for a while needing repairs to the firing mechanism.

[@Gripen90]

I love the Raven, it is my favourite MASK vehicle. I did the same about 14 years ago restoring 4 Ravens. I managed to repair all 4 into working order, albeit one missing one seatbelt. It was a pleasure watching you restore one.

[@jenkinsjara8467]

another Toyrific restoration Dave. Really love your videos.

[@toypolloi]

Many thanks!

[@MichaelHeffner-ky6pc]

Dave, once again great vid you are like a master ninja in regards to toy repair thank you I love these vids man

[@toypolloi]

Thanks 👍

[@Tim-57]

Hey Dave Cool little car and great fixes, hope you find more parts for the other ones. Happy Weekend to you and MrsTP, take care😊

[@toypolloi]

Thanks 👍

[@Retrotoyguysi]

Great restore video sir, I restored my Raven awhile ago and also experienced the spring explosion. It must have been fun in the factory when they were building them 😂. The coil spring that spins the front had me scratching my head for sometime before I worked out I was putting it on backwards 😅. Most examples of the Raven have scratching on the front and most have damaged tampos as I guess kids would flip the front and then scrap it across the floor, I know I did 😊

[@rickesau1065]

Yes I have been waiting for you to restore this one!!

[@heroesytumbas]

I thought the main issue with these was the tires rotting, haha. Pretty cool.

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

Ah, I always like it when you repair a toy I used to have. The spinning mechanism on the front of that car was really chonky and satisfying! I never really understood why it was called Raven though, it was designed to go underwater and had kind-of manta ray type wings so Manta would have made much more sense. Weirdly they then did use the name Manta for a later vehicle... that turned into a plane! I do wish Hasbro would do something with MASK but the problem is nowadays the market has pivoted toward action figures where MASK was a very vehicle driven line with the figures being secondary. You could do super-poseable 6" MASK figures but the line just wouldn't feel right without vehicles and they'd be prohbitively expensive.

[@TheColonelSponsz]

For the springs, screws and other rusty bits: if you put them in a zip-loc baggie with a few drops of 3-in-1 oil, give it a good shake and smush around, and leave it for a few hours then that will help with the last bits of rust and go some way to stop it spreading in future. Enough oil for a seasoning but not a marinade - you don't want it spreading everywhere.

[@davidJones-mx7yw]

be cool if dave made an attempt at making his own disks

[@Jones-ff9rd]

Another great video, I was just thinking about your spares pile... You could make a custom Kitt the car from Knight Rider.

[@GreyHulk2156]

I still have my childhood Raven, in comparatively great conditioin. However, it's still fascinating to see how this toy functions.

[@bttfdmc1984]

I have one of these Ravens and the one part that is broken is the button on the side that flips over the front of the car. I had it fixed for a while by grafting on a part of a plastic fork but it fell off the shelf and re-broke in the same way. As much as I've avoided it i might have to resort to a trip on ebay to find a broken one that still has that button and do a swap on it. Also find the driver as well.

[@matafuko]

I love MASK toys, I have a load of the later ones.

[@manlystranger4973]

Great video! With the remaining two Ravens, since they are already missing doors, I suggest you turn one into a custom battle damaged KITT the supercar and the other into a custom Mad Max apocalyptic survival vehicle.

[@toypolloi]

Cool idea!

[@Pooby1000]

Why can't I stop watching this?

[@GreyHulk2156]

Not sure, is the video continually buffering? ;P

[@toypolloi]

Toy Polloi is addictive! 😎🤗

[@steammachine3061]

Quite literally the video iv been waiting on. I picked up a very complete raven a few years back thats displayed on my shelf or nerd tat. (£1.35 in cancer research, bargain) but like 90% of them has a weak action probably due to being immersed in water during its lifetime. I dont have de-oxit but I imagine a resonable vinegar soak might give similar results. I never owned many mask toys as a kid. But I do remember getting a worse for wear switchblade in a swap back when I was a kid. It was missing a rotor and had the incorrect figure with it. But stilll scored me a few brownie points with another kid that was had a big collection but not switchblade lol

[@RandiRain]

You're going to put an eye out with that thing.

[@ArgentLost]

Thank you Dave. Inspiring as always.

[@toypolloi]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@realadamberry]

Nicely done, been meaning to strip my down and do similar etc - I’ve always held off because I’ve heard you need like 2 sets of hands lol, it did look like that at times too lol

[@christopherlacher3544]

Ah ha I have that same pair of snips Dave LOL!! I kept looking at them the whole video going man they look like my pair haha

[@RedneckOgre9000]

The MASK toys were one of my favorites, only behind GI Joe.

[@mikedragneff6804]

Great job, but a little disappointed you didnt craft a replacement door with polystyrene sheets.

[@impossiblepie]

My raven has that same problem a broken piece off the body that keeps the door from staying on.

[@ras79r]

Wow mate good as new!

[@toypolloi]

Hey, thanks!

[@ras79r]

@@toypolloi you’re welcome, that is a really cool MASK toy, and you did a great job lovingly restoring it. I love watching your care and skill restoring. Please keep uploading your channel is one of my favourites! Ryan from Australia

[@ras79r]

Ps I love the cleaning music, kind of trans funk, it’s really good! I generally listen to progressive rock such as tool, but I really like what I will call your cleaning trance lol

[@GreyHulk2156]

As those discs are pretty easy to buy, I wonder if they could be printed in different colours? I wouldn't mind something a little different for mine. What colour, I wonder?

[@toypolloi]

I got them on ebay. There are a few sellers so it maybe worth messaging and asking them.

[@backstept]

MAN I borrowed my friend's Raven in second grade and I hated giving it back to him! I had no idea what it was and it's been bugging me for 30 years!

[@MadTheDJ]

"Calhoun Burns," both being my aunt's last names, which we always found to be an amusing coincidence (her maiden name was Calhoun and her married name is Burns).

[@darryllharden9141]

"Personnel Selected...Dave, Toy Restoration Expert and KZbinr...Channel Codename,Toy Polloi!."

[@scottytoohotty7979]

Seems like my Raven was able to hold all four disks from what I remember.

[@gerryocallaghan7939]

Where these originally hand made by keener in factories or machines did it in the 80s does anyone know?

[@toypolloi]

They would have been put together by hand I reckon.

[@scottytoohotty7979]

I was wrong. Just two at a time.

[@JoseMedina-hs9st]

That's a Corvette C4.

[@samuelwilliams8575]

Do you have another link to plastic weld? Cant see the stuff you use in 7 mobile browsers and 3 browsers on my laptop (adblock disabled).

[@toypolloi]

Looks like the affiliate links have been changed. I'll sort out fixing them as soon as I can. Cheers

[@samuelwilliams8575]

Phew! I'm not going mad then!

[@toypolloi]

Should all be fixed now. Cheers

[@LCFC81]

The plural of Raven is Ravi.

[@nicolasmarinus]

Can you imagine that Mattel had a year to design and engineer these toys? And get the factories ready for production? Plus packaging, marketing, ... How?

[@toypolloi]

There are many old toys I wonder how they got created. It's amazing

[@ClunkerSlim]

I wonder if all MASK toys are just doomed? As the plastic ages will these springs and gimmicks eventually just tear the toy apart? If I were some big MASK collector looking to preserve the collection after I’m gone then I might create a whole set of these toys where the springs and any other stressers have been removed. Just so that 50 year old plastic isn’t trying to hold back the force of these springs.

[@toypolloi]

All toys are doomed. Entropy will get them in the end. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gou6iYedj5d7apY

[@MiamiMillionaire]

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