Vintage Star Wars Imperial Shuttle restoration - part 2/2 - Toy Polloi

[@JTMitchell87]

I'm always so impressed when I see toy pieces/accessories now being 3D printed and helping collectors complete their 30+ year old toys without breaking the bank. What a time to be alive!

[@brianstevenson2249]

Did I say you were a genius? You're a Rembrandt! Awesome video sir. I love watching these. Good job.

[@toypolloi]

+Brian Stevenson Thanks. I wouldn't go that far ;) Just like to have a go at fixing anything.

[@standepain]

lol I just check my shuttle. My mom got it for me for $12.91 on clearance back when I think I was the only person still interested in Star Wars. Still in great shape with the box and instruction sheet.

[@MeanJohnDean]

Scan the instructions in and post them so others can't print them out.

[@barney3983]

John Parisi then they could just scan the scan....

[@youngsick6091]

Hey just ordered the wing mechanism parts thanks alot👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bugler75]

What a fantastic restoration. I loved watching it take shape!

[@onjohns1]

You are incredibly talented.

[@autoneurotic]

Another great video. I love your restorations.

[@hijodelmarineroII]

Amazing! I love the ingenious and practical ways you manage to restore and resurrect these vintage toys. Great video.

[@geeksassemble8305]

The superglue trick...brilliant! Love the videos!

[@shadwxero]

if you add baking soda it hardens in seconds and adds mas that can be sanded down

[@eddielee7943]

Love the video can’t believe how good it turned out very impressed with the stickers🤓🤙🏻

[@justinreilly6619]

I love this ship, great restoration!

[@mkgtr10]

The super glue you used to build up shuttle cockpit can be alternately laryed with baking soda and that kind of glue, super strong.

[@bgddyphil]

genius fixes sir. fantastic as always

[@deccart5093]

Great video - I really enjoyed seeing inside the Shuttle.

[@amcaesar]

I feel like we've been on a journey through these two videos.

[@greenlanternhg5141]

you know, i just keep getting amazed with your work. Keep it up!

[@juegodecrios]

This was great man. It always is helpful instructive and inspirating to us who have the hobby of collecting customizing and restoring. Thank you sir

[@airric166]

I love your video, I recently found my original shuttle that I got brand new when I was a kid. The part of your video at around 5min mark discussing the front guns. Mine are the longer barrels guns but no holes in the ends and you said the originals were a bit longer with holes in the barrels. I've owned mine since new from 84 .

[@LMUstacker]

the acetate gave a fantastic result, better than the original!

[@Skycapten93]

Incredible job. Very inspiring

[@davemcafeeguitar]

Gorgeous 👏

[@ia5662]

Great job as always

[@greenlanternhg5141]

Excellent work!

[@DeepVeinZombosis]

loved these videos

[@jokerproduction5135]

there is a trick for drying supper glue quickly with baking soda or they sell an accelerator called zip quick or something like that

[@grinchycrumpet]

another great video, cool restoration and nice fix on the cockpit glass to, very well done

[@ryanbarker5217]

that came out fantastic. :) it's as if kenner never considered that these things would be played with given how cheap the plastic is. sure, i know it saved them money, but even the design sometimes didn't seem to take prolonged stress from heat and weight into consideration. i'd love to see a motorized wing mod. get on that, yeah? :)

[@tyrranos9688]

Surely they weren’t thinking about them lasting for 30 or 40 years or more. They were children’s toys and for all they knew Star Wars was a fad.

[@rezratnative4193]

that is a cool ship

[@allluckyseven]

Beautiful word, David. That is one of my favorite ships from the saga, and it looks great with your new stickers applied. It's a bit sad that, like you said, this is a quite fragile toy, especially the fin being so wobbly, which doesn't make it much playable. But still does look great as a displayable model.

[@toypolloi]

The Saga version is a lot more sturdy. This vintage one will be for display only as I don't want to risk breaking it as it's already been damaged.

I dream to have such a famous massive toy ... few days ago I touched the dream with a mini-rig ISP-6 to restore ;-) I am now looking for a good scan of the stickers for my Imperial Shuttle Pod ... or a Photoshop course by Mr Polloi to improve the horrible one I've found. Thanks for all your work !

[@toypolloi]

What one have you found so far? Have you checked Erik stormtroopers site?

Yes, I've checked Erik's but no ISP-6 sticker. I 've got poor scans from pic click.com (eBay) and from toy fixer.com ... and I'm afraid repro on sale are from this poor sources.

[@toypolloi]

I have a high res scan. Come find me on facebook, or email me via the website.

[@sid479]

Great video!

[@johnwild8336]

Could use heat and straight edge to crease plastic acetate on cockpit glass for a nicer fit. Very nice work on this classic toy that many of us dreamed of having. Best to you.

[@krisskywalker6325]

Hi toy polloi I made a Han solo figures have stormtropper belts I took some stormtropper belts from some of my vintage stormtropper figures for the Han solo figures and they fit great

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

Great work as always Dave, thanks for the tips on the guns etc. Have both of the Ships and never noticed that before. Am off to a massive toy fair at the end of the month will have a look out for you in regards to the canopy glass. BTW have you seen Rogue One yet? Saw it last night was Amazing.

[@toypolloi]

+No1.StarWarsFan Thanks. I expect it to take a while to find the glass. Patience. Not seen rogue one.

[@lawrenade]

You are correct, the canopy glass was tinted

[@kpz757]

I have a completely preserved original of this ship on my shelf at home it was passed down from my dad in the packaged but when I was a little boy I opened it and put it on my shelf and thats where it is to this day

[@steverino6954]

I wonder if filling that top wing with expanding foam, and then placing the weights back on it, to hold it straight, while the foam hardens, would work.

[@hinder57]

This has been so helpful as I have just bought and found a complete shuttle and wonderful excellent condition with instructions and a beautiful box and unapplied stickers with the sticker sheet however it does have some of that discoloration to the plastic. The only issue throughout the entire project is to work on the outer discoloration unlike what you have in the video it's more of a mud or yellowing. If you have any advice on bleaching or ideas on about 40 to 50% of the ship please let me know if you have the time and I've subscribed as you're a terrific source and once again I thank you! MTFBWY!

[@CrashHeadroom]

I wanted- nay...STILL want this damn shuttle to this day. I had to settle for the skyhopper back when I was a kid :'(

[@acrodave9287]

Very helpful video, especially the tip for getting the dorsal wing off without shattering it. Wouldn't it have been a good idea to have cleaned it before putting it back together? I got mine in the mid nineties boxed and complete, except for one of the fixed front guns. Luckily, I found one on Ebay, so now I don't have to stress about it being incomplete! It's always something minor that bothers you the most! Thanks again.

[@cheds1971]

love the show, finished building my son versions of palitoys death star and jawa sandcrawler. looking for a new project for the new year. any suggestions? was thinking of refurbing millenium falcon but unsure how easy/difficult it is to get parts?

[@YaboyDYLAN237]

Echo base has a post selling parts for the shuttle

[@toypolloi]

+retromanification I am not welcome on that fb page. But from what I hear the prices on those bits are high.

[@YaboyDYLAN237]

Toy Polloi £17 for two cogs and one cannon

[@YaboyDYLAN237]

Why are you not welcome, is it because you use repro parts

[@toypolloi]

+retromanification It looked like that was each bit when I saw the post.

[@toypolloi]

+retromanification because I repair broken toys. And show others how to do it. That is not something they think is acceptable to do.

[@RodChampers]

Any tips how to de-yellow the wings ?

[@thomashensel5645]

Hello toypollio, What do you think about, if you produce the Cockpit window, when you use a fan to bring the form back from the window? Cut out clear plastic and using hot air to bring that in form? Hope you unterstand my question. Greetings froh Germany Thomas I like your Videos, they are great for restoration 👍

[@originalzev1]

I have one of these that I found at a Goodwill Outlet it's in about the same condition this one was at the end of part 1 minus the repairs to wings coming apart and broken landing gear. lol.

[@doctorstork]

I am so surprised that super glue works on this plastic. Do you have the special super glue that you are using

[@toypolloi]

+doctorstork Nothing special. Just lock tight.

[@brianartillery]

Re-watching this, I would have used Plastic Weld to repair the main fin, and used 'Mr Hobby liquid putty' for the outer seam. I'm always wary about using cyanoacrylate glue on large areas - it works best in tiny amounts where it is trapped between two surfaces; indeed, that's how CA glue works - the exclusion of air causes the reaction to bond to occur. It does become brittle over time, too, which is why I would always use a plastic welding agent, where the repair is as strong as the surrounding plastic, and on these toys which were made of high-impact polystyrene, acrylic, and ABS plastics, that's a good strong fix that you don't have to worry about after it's done.

[@toypolloi]

I might have used plastic weld as well. But this worked just fine. The ships was pretty beaten up to start with, so it's never going to be a mint item. Just fun to own.

[@stevemilam9787]

Hi, I've been a fan of your videos for the past couple of years now and learned a lot about fixing my own Star Wars vehicles thanks to you! Do you have any tips on repairing the wing on the Imperial Shuttle that the gear connects to? The mounting pegs had broken off on both of my wings.

[@toypolloi]

If you have the pegs, then plastic weld them back on and add some support with a strong screw. If not, these 3d prints are very useful.

[@stevemilam9787]

@@toypolloi the pegs are now inside the gears. I didn't know if I would be able to crack open the gears to get them out.

[@toypolloi]

Drill a small hole in the broken peg and insert a small screw so you can use that to pull them out. Same as I did on my recent GIJoe leg post video. Cheers

[@GuardianDevils]

When using super glue, there's accelerant that you can buy and spray on that makes it set up instantly.

[@setialphasix]

My most excellent friend, I have the 2002 FAO Schwarz exclusive Imerial shuttle, and it's only missing the side door hatch and one of the front guns, as well as the sticker sheet. Any idea where I can find these parts?

[@toypolloi]

Ebay, or one of the many facebook groups.

[@christphern]

For making the cockpit glass flush, have you ever considered LOCA (Liquid Optically Clear Adhesive)? It’ll bind plastic to itself, so I’d imagine would be usable in an application such as this. You could then glue two layers of the plastic together to give you that extra depth you’re looking for. Also, if it’s not crystal clear (it should be close, but I imagine there’d be some loss in clarity) it might get you closer to the original, not to mention looking potentially a bit more vintage.

[@toypolloi]

I've not heard of that, I will check it out. Cheers

[@christphern]

Toy Polloi I’ve only ever heard about it from the handheld modding community. I’ve seen it used on GameBoy Colors to add a front light to them. Just thought it might be useful for some of your restoration projects. Might be fiddly considering the curvature of the cockpit, but nothing ventured nothing gained, as they say.

[@GeneralSantucci1st]

do you know of a plastic that has a tint to it?

[@markhockney3431]

What do the batteries power in the rear of ship? Thanks

[@toypolloi]

The sound, which is just a spinning motor like all other star wars toys of this era.

[@D2SProductions]

Why not use Plastruct Plastic Weld? In case you don't know what it is, you can find it at most hobby stores it's a chemical that melts plastic to fuse it to adjoining pieces of plastic. Personally I would've taking that dorsal wing apart, and fixed all of those cracks with Plastruct, then either glue it back together or use Plastruct to fuse it back together. I'd be tempted to pull that bent side wings apart and restraighten the bent wing one piece at a time using a flat surface and a heat gun, then Plastruct it back together once it's straightened out. The cockpit windshield should be darker, but that's not a bad temporary fix.

[@RodChampers]

Do you sell a spare cockpit glass ?

[@paulthomas6857]

After watching the 2 episodes of the fix I'm left wondering if the electrics worked Dave?

[@toypolloi]

They did. It's very simple, just a motor turning to make a noise like lots of other star wars toys. No lights so pretty dull.

[@glumpy6079]

Use a heat gun to straighten the wing.

[@KenshoBeats]

Thx for the vid. I want to put my shuttle back in the box but I have trouble detaching the grip/handle so it doesn’t fit. Would you by any chance have an idea what to do?

[@toypolloi]

It just pulls out, but takes a bit of wiggling.

[@KenshoBeats]

Toy Polloi thank you for your response, really tried but it has been attached for almost 30 years. Was worried I’d destroy the handle but I’ll give it another go 👍🏼

[@retroforce6919]

@@KenshoBeats I'm sure by now you got it out. To take it out effortlessly just use a hair dryer or heat gun around the area then pull it out.

[@KenshoBeats]

Retro Force I managed to wiggle it out without damaging. It's boxed again now. Good to know about heating it a bit in case I want the ship out again. Good advice 👍🏼

[@retroforce6919]

@@KenshoBeats 😉👍

[@garybarrett4841]

Great video. My cock pit glass is smoked colour. I need to source a side cover too.

[@nosommer9470]

can you do restoration on a twin cloud car

[@robertlasalle5473]

When buying that repair kit, do you get the actual parts, the printer plans to print your own, or both?

[@toypolloi]

You buy the models to print yourself. Or send to a print place that does 3D prints.

[@andrewquew2167]

i have a saga version imperial shuttle i got cheap on ebay a few years back. Im looking for a side hatch.. any chance you could help?

[@banzaibobA7V]

Crikey. That toy creaks more than a man o' war at full sail 😂

[@sturmwind1180]

Hi, does anyone have any advice for storing loose star wars action figures? There are about a thousand figures in closed plastic tubs in my loft, each figure individually wrapped in toilet tissue. I suppose my real question is, will the toilet tissue affect the plastic of the figures over time. Also, there are a number of star wars vehicles, covered with black bin bags, are bin bags likely to have a negative affect on the plastic over the long term? Hope someone can advise and thanks very much in advance for your time.

[@superCisco]

Is there a link to the 3d printing specs?

[@kleverstudios]

So I recently bought a Gi Joe plane from a vintage store, and it had all of the original stickers. But it's filthy! So that's kinda hard to clean, are the stickers going to peel if I wash it with the sticker in the soapy warm water thing?

[@toypolloi]

+KleverStudios You'll need to wash it carefully, and not submerge it fully. Watch my recent Pippa restoration to see what I do.

[@kleverstudios]

Toy Polloi Ok, thank you.

[@blacker6667]

how did you remove the central wing

[@toypolloi]

Push the clips from the inside, and pull the wing from the outside.

[@blacker6667]

@@toypolloi Thanks my friend, I already did it. I hope you can see my videos later. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5ikpWWjfryLo5I

[@aaronornelas8571]

Yeah, but does the battery compare work!?

[@toypolloi]

It did. I just didn't show it.

[@Mecustoms17]

Hi! I couldn't find the 3D printed front guns... is there any way to find them?

[@toypolloi]

I can only suggest contacting the guy through Turbo squid.

[@paulavram6314]

Don't have access to a 3D printer. Does anyone know where to buy the printed copies of the parts?

[@toypolloi]

There are plenty of places on line that will print them and post them to you.

[@darthdurf9611]

I noticed when you were super glueing the shuttle fin, you were using just the bottle....i repair guitars, and stewmac's website has all kinds of specialized disposable super glue tips and pippets, along with different viscosity superglues....not insulting your technique, i wasnt awair of them either till i was into my hobbie

[@markoconnor1186]

are you not going to show the motors working etc ?

[@toypolloi]

No, it's the same as every other SW toy. A motor that spins a gear onto a piece of plastic. I have covered this in a lot of my previous vehicle restorations.

[@ia5662]

I do agree though, it's always a more complete review once the electronics are used, even if they are the same. Even if it's the same as previous ships, it's cool to hear how it sounds inside each individual ship. Some sound different just because of how much plastic they are surrounded by. It's rare to ever hear the electronics function on any of these, so it's fun for us that have never gotten a chance to hear it in action.

[@xenaluck]

Are the stickers on your website?

[@toypolloi]

Yes.

[@xenaluck]

@@toypolloi i see others but no shuttle great custom work btw

[@toypolloi]

They are there.

[@drewzilla5477]

What,no battle-damage stickers? lol

[@toypolloi]

Not this time. This one needed to be all original.

[@empirelego6881]

Anyone notice he said " outer rim " when he was working on the cockpit.

[@MeanJohnDean]

To bad you can't silence the creaky plastic sound.

[@kek23k]

That's the authentic sound of my Star Wars childhood :)

[@warbrick5855]

r u engish

[@toypolloi]

+war brick Yes.

[@warbrick5855]

Toy Polloi cool do u have a website

[@toypolloi]

+war brick And yes again. All details are on my channel or in the video description. Cheers

[@warbrick5855]

Toy Polloi when u do star wars fixing tutorials you could buy guns and accersiores from a website called star wars collectables

[@toypolloi]

+war brick I have looked at there website before but they never seem to have much.