Vintage Mego Robin restoration - Batman & Robin - Toy Polloi

[@ivane5110]

Cool video as always. These Mego figures were my #1 toy back in the 70s, even above GI Joe's later sci-fi phase. In the US back then every yardsale seemed to have a handful of heads and assorted clothing accessories letting us eventually piece together a figure (the precursor to build-a-figures in a way). But Robin seemed to be one of the ones never around. I had his maskless Dick Grayson head and maybe one of these heads and a glove or two. But that did lead to my early attempts at customizing. This head became a very dodgy Bucky and Zan from Space Ghost and then several generic domino masked adventurers. Really wish we'd had a show like yours back then.

[@waveart7974]

Love video. I'm going to share it on my Facebook.

[@Nonegffgg]

That turned out really nice love your work always.

[@TheTWRModeller]

Holy Restoration, Batman!

[@akdadevil]

Great job as always! The gloves look ridiculous - "Holy oven, Batman! - I forgot to take my cake out, before we left the Bat-Cave!" XD

[@rkscustoms8788]

Bbs Akdadevil yeah I thought they looked like oven mittens too lmfao

[@johnjones4935]

It was 1971 and Mego did the best they could. They made much better gloves later on but sadly, and perhaps oddly, they never updated the earlier figures. Batman, Robin, Superman and Aquaman were the first 4 figures but never got updated accessories.

[@rupturedguts7328]

I just don't have them on or tuck them in the belt cos the look that bad.

[@deadbeatdynamo]

Nice work. Looking forward to more Mego restorations.

[@toypolloi]

+deadbeatdynamo more to come. Just hunting down parts for the next few.

[@3dartistguy]

That cape is going to continue to unravel unless its hemmed.

[@davelane6176]

holy restoration Dave good job

[@toypolloi]

+David Lane Ha ha, very funny.

[@robkillingbeck2383]

Another great job Dave! I have a Batman and Robin on the way to me to restore so I'll make good use of those stickers! Thanks!

[@delvis7842]

Thanks for sharing the video! Great job, as always! Happy New Year!

[@mikebull1972]

Hobby Craft sell 'Fray Stop' for under a fiver which is brilliant for these Mego frayed capes. Love the channel!

[@toypolloi]

That's a great idea!

[@UNCVTTARCHIVE]

I can't wait for the rest. They're just as good as the action man videos!

[@toypolloi]

+Dr. BYx Thanks

[@GenXToysGeek]

how about re-enforcing the jacket where the button hole is with smthn like sticky tape on the inside?

[@sicilianotoronto]

I'm wondering why you didn't paint the face, though?

[@prmicrotech]

Very nice... I always hated the gloves, but what can you do... Putting them on the belt like you did in the other video is good.. Nice restoration...

[@djmips]

For frayed cloth, maybe one could use a measured amount of the glue that sewers use to help keep it from further fraying.

[@christopherramon-reid2000]

Love your work 😎👍

[@fictionfactory7458]

What is the best paint and color for painting mego heads/faces? I'm looking for a good flesh color for customs.

[@markgannett4104]

have you tried acetone to remove marks from the body?

[@3dartistguy]

Maybe hem the cape to prevent further shredding

[@johnjones4935]

FYI: One arm pops outward which stops the other from moving to emulate a karate chop. It is designed to do this. Push the shoulders inward, toward the chest to lock them together for "fist fighting" action. Great job as usual Sir.

[@toypolloi]

+John Jones Thanks. Someone else mentioned this as well. First of these figures I've had.

[@MD-1982]

He looks like he's ready to remove cupcakes from the oven; "Holy heatwave!"

[@christielove9694]

When are you going to fix the Chips figure?

[@Thehumblecollectoruk]

it looks good cant wait see next

[@The1queencollector]

I think if you got some matching plastic sheeting you could make those gloves.

[@tabithaprovan957]

I've been told gentle progressive applications of CLR can take away stains on vintage vinyl without leaving discolored spots the way the Benzoyl Peroxide does. This method is used on green ear that vintage barbies get so whether it works on everything I couldn't say.

[@toypolloi]

+Tabitha Provan What is CLR?

[@tabithaprovan957]

Toy Polloi en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_Lime_Rust

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. I will check that out.

[@tabithaprovan957]

Toy Polloi you're welcome, good luck.

[@TheNightBadger]

Robin's ready for action! I used to have the Batman, Robin and Spiderman. All hand-me-downs, but man were they great. I have no idea what happened to them. Lost to the toy thief in the sky. I managed to snag some Humbrol paints too - I thought you just used the matt black on Star Wars figures - which ones need the gloss mixed too?

[@AvengerII]

"toy thief in the sky" = Mom, the girlfriend, or the wife threw them out "for you" That's usually the reality of the situation... You DON'T lose things. Other people throw them out for you but rarely tell you they did that!

[@3dartistguy]

didnt Dr Mego sell a restored Robin outfit?

[@rosshoffmeyer5074]

Looking to get Two cowls for my early Mego? Batman's, any suggestions? Thanks R

[@m.i.bmastertoymuseum1979]

AWESOME VIDEO GREAT JOB BROTHER

[@squirrelkilla7371]

Omg! I'm having flashbacks from Batman: Death in the Family. Oh dear lord, Robin!

[@toy2O3]

Those stickers look really good. What kind of printer do you use?

[@toypolloi]

A pretty cheap Canon Ink jet printer. But it does the job. You can get way better ones as this is now a few years old.

[@lordmalvada8212]

I would stitch a hem on the cloak to prevent the fraying and any were else it was possible.

[@toypolloi]

Not really possible on this type of fabric. You would end up making the cape very small to get enough to sew into. Or at least I would.

[@lordmalvada8212]

I suggested it cause I had the same issue when I was a child with my Superman figure and that is what my Grandmother did.

[@yunoyuluvit]

What do you use for fixing the plastic discolouration? I could quite make it out. Also, going back to your quest for some slime for the MOTU slime pit, the stuff that comes with Hot Wheels Slime Racers from DeAgostini works really well, as it's very fluid. They're only small pots, so it would need 3-4 to have a worthwhile amount. I went with the flourescent yellow, as I think that's the closest to the original colour, seen in the old commercials.

[@toypolloi]

The ink removal is covered fully here kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpqVlqmBeqiXrpIOthers have mentioned the hotwheels sets as well. I will take a look. Cheers

[@yunoyuluvit]

At 10:07 you say that the greying plastic is fixable using something that you did haven't have - Plasti-something

[@toypolloi]

Plasti dip. There is plenty of information around on how to do it. But I have not tried it yet.

[@yunoyuluvit]

Thanks, Dave!

[@rupturedguts7328]

Great video subbing now 👍

[@toypolloi]

Thanks

[@Badgers0710]

What brand, type and number paint brush do you use? You get such flawless results and I'm jealous

[@toypolloi]

+Ben Elgar They were dirt cheap from a shop called the works. Ten brushes for £2. So not great quality. But good enough.

[@Badgers0710]

Toy Polloi I have one of those next to my work. I'll have a look in there

[@joseantoniogarcia1921]

stickers can you put url for buy? thanks

[@joseantoniogarcia1921]

and to buy belts'''

[@toypolloi]

Head to toypolloi.com You will find them there, Cheers

[@greenlanternhg5141]

Damn! I tried to do something similar...does not look like that 😓

[@viningscircle]

If only Robin's hands were green and gloved with finger separation it would be looking far more realistic, as Sideshow Toys has. But Mego is less detailed and less priced, so that has to be taken in consideration. Nice restoration.

[@Badgers0710]

Hey, is that a new intro? Keep up these high production values c:

[@toypolloi]

+Ben Elgar It is. You will see some new themed intros depending on what the video is about. This is the superhero version.

[@johnbockelie3899]

Of course the oxy will work, Robin is a teen ager.

[@davymartini64]

I rather like the action feature, I wish they implemented that mechanism in more toys...

[@GoliathAngelus]

Everything looks excellent again!!. If you ask me personally i feel that the the gloves don't fit right. They are a bit overly large and look like oven mitts. Looks a bit funny and telling us a story from the tv show

[@darthphasalis9724]

What year is the figure from?

[@toypolloi]

+samuel jack doe 74 I think.

[@GALAXIE67]

Robin must have been K.O.ed for awhile after that knock to the chin. lol but the toy Dr. fixed him up👍👍

[@AvengerII]

I imagine this is the Jason Todd version of Robin after the Joker beat him up...

[@fictionfactory7458]

Great videos. Where can I find the files for the stickers and cape patterns please? www.toypolli.com isn't online. Please do a restoration on a Star Trek figure. Trek and Batman are my favorite Megos. A restore on a mego Batmobile would be cool too. ;0) thank you! Cheers

[@toypolloi]

www.toypolloi.com/ is up and running. You typed the address wrong.

[@AvengerII]

This is the ULTRA-RARE Jason Todd/half-beaten MEGO variant of Robin...

[@HIELOKING]

Mayweather or McGregor?

[@toypolloi]

+HIELO KING Macgyver!?!

[@HIELOKING]

+Toy Polloi hahahahaha !!!

Hey, new intro

[@ArtOManiasheenuJain]

good nice 👌 but gloves are not very good.

[@alliethierry2573]

humm... seems to be "washing dishes" robin action figure...lol.

[@gxbouncer1]

I have a batman you can restore if you want him you can have him

[@toypolloi]

+gxbouncer1 I'd certainly be interested. Send me a message via Facebook or other social media.

[@hdjdjdjdjs272]

Great job. But, the green oven mitts do nothing for him, unless he's baking cookies.

[@toypolloi]

+Outland Customs They are terrible. But that is what he came with originally.