Finally some good video about flocking. Thank you❤

That’s flocking brilliant, you can’t tell he’s been restored, top job yet again Mr Polloi!!!

that flocking job was amazing.

Flocking hell! Good job with the new beard! There is so much detail in the Action Man stuff. I took it for granted when I was a kid. It really was a golden age for toys. Did you hear that they are reissuing some of the classic Action Men this year? I forget what company was doing it, but they seemed pretty pricey when I looked.

You've had a great idea for the re-flocking!

The flocking repair is brilliant! Well done.

I'm mind blown. Absolutely incredible!

Great job Dave! Hes a proud sailor once again. :)

Your videos are a wonderful source of information for repairing these old 12 inch gi joe/action man figures! exceptional stuff!

I Left some of the grime on my figs and clothing in some cases where it gave him more character. It's Nice to have minty fresh stuff, bit it's also Nice to have some veterans in the collection.

Another brilliant video and thanks for sharing 👍

THATS GREAT INFO!!!

That flocking was amazing. Great job!

Dart holes. My action men were full of them.

I think I found some static grass, I think I need some repairs on some Adventure Team guys, need dark brown though! Good job on this!!

GOOD JOB!!!!! The Dirt on his face actually looks good,realistic,like he's been in A Sea Battle on A PT BOAT OR SOMETHING!!!!!

I really want to get into collecting Action Man and Geyperman. So far I only have a few fuzzhead gi joes. They're fun to restore

What the flock...??!! I didn't know it would be so easy to do the flocking....thank you so much...!

great work on the re flocking, it looks way better than I expected

"He comes with a bottle of rum... let's take his clothes off..." Reminds me of shore leave when I was in the Navy. Saw it enough times. I *did* stay sober and away from the shenanigans. :D

Great !

Looks like someone decided to use a set of Darts to "play? " with the poor old boy. ..!

I love that you clean your pieces first before anything else. 😌

Excellent vid the flocking looks amazing and surprisingly simple. :D

Excellent outcome!!!

That’s sick 😮😅

Nice vid. I like to state that the discoloured life vest resembles a real, life size one more the the bright orange new one. I know, I'm an inland sailor. Most life vests look pretty dull after years if use.

Pretty amazing

great job as usual

I am not surprised that the sailor seems to be absolutely drunk, at the beginning of the video. The poor fellow was clearly tortured by a sadist! I'm glad he was able to count on you to, literally, put him back on his feet again. And that part where you teach how to flock heads, will help me a lot! Thanks!

The pinholes can be made less noticeable and unsightly, by taking a burner gun (either a chefs one or a blowtorch on a lower flame) and gently passing it over the affected areas, making sure nit to leave it on one spot for two long. It should slightly melt the holes, causing them to either close up or at least encourage the plastic to spring back to a less noticeable state. It is also good for bringing back the shine to old, dulled plastics as long as its done correctly. Its best to practice on old broken parts first. But impirtantly, remember, you are not trying to melt the plastic or burn it, you are trying to just slightly heat the plastic up to a state where the plastics original shape-memory kicks in. Its not a perfect repair but better than leaving it. Another way is to rub baking soda in to the holes, blob a bit of superglue over each hoke, then place it under a uv lamp for a minute, then scrape the excess off with a stanley blade, and paint if needed.

I’m impressed.

excellent job re flocking that head 10 out of 10

Parabéns pelo vídeo! Belos action figures!

I liked it better when you sprayed the flock through the hole, but that looks bloody good!!! I was going to make an ionizing flocking box...not now! Thank you!

Really enjoyed this video, I still have three of my Action men that were bought for me back in the day, I've recently bought my sailor a life jacket, flare gun and a set of binoculars.... He still has his original sailors outfit....

That flocking tip is great! Did you use "wood glue"? I'm not from England and I do not know exactly what "PVA glue" is. If I'm not mistaken it is the glue that they use in school and for wood...

impressive results with the flocking! And as he's a sailor, a bit of dirt on the face is expected...

Poor soul, he looks like someone you'd see in a Seamans Mission.

You probably could get some miliput/something similar and press it into the holes and scrape away the extra then do some repainting

To be honest I'm not sure I'd have restored that one so much, the drunken sailor looked good i reckon.

Wow the is action Man #actionman

Toy! I dont know wether it works on a head or body but I had some heavy red ink AM Hard hand , I put it in boiling water with a bit of Asda washing up liquid left it watched a film and went back to the hand in tea cup when cold, took it out( the ink was still on the hand) gave it a rub with kitchen towel and it came off!! Result. The inked hand was a write off so in for a penny in for a pound and the water and washing up liquid did the job...hope this helps I future restorations

I remember my action figures would get absolutely destroyed during playtime, however instead of throwing them out I would beg my mom or dad to help me fix it

Funny how so many have Dart holes in them(guilty as charged) then again I sold fifteen Actionman in various condition back in the late 70s early 80s for Shock! 50p each to a collector in Berkshire. He had hundreds. I wanted more but at the age I was Vinyl was more a draw back then and hey I still have every vinyl I bought.. Currently sourcing an Eagle Eye beard Actionman 😁

brilliant video, very helpful..

I'd suggest the pin holes are from Darts. Sadly i did the same thing to my action men.

Its "What do you do with a drunken sailer". And the answer is Toypolloi takes him home and cleans him up. Hey, dont ask dont tell. We're not judging. Lol

I'm thinking how about making him a ships wheel out of wood mounted on wooden stand?

Nice flacing,do a video on a derdy one and preserve it in its aridnel content.

fantastic video, you are amazing at this... have you made a video of taking the head off?? I have this kind of VAM and I am too scared of damaging the neck, head.

You should have put some flock hair on Joe's forearms and chest- making him a more manly sailor. LOL.

nice job mr polloi, personally I would have gone with a professional re-flock but I normally get 9 or 10 heads done at a time so it saves a huge amount of money on posting so its not no cost effective sending 1 or 2 but I did say I'd like to see you re-flock it yourself so a very good attempt! hurry up and get that sea wolf video done! ;)

Hi I’m just getting into collecting action men I’ve ordered a talking action man

Hello could you tell me where you bought the package with flocks please. Tnx

A l’eau, c’est l’heure!

I come back to this video often and I just noticed this watch that this figures feet are what are referred to as "baby feet" in the US, in the US that mold was only used verry early in 65 was it used forever in england?

voodoo doll !

Hi, where did you get the replacement buttons from?

Do you know of a good website to order Flocking? I just got 6 or 7 different figures. I need black, dark brownish, and the blonde hair. Thanks!

Hello where you bougth the hair ?

hello I'm 16 years old action man is my life I got 1 action #toypolieisthebest

Great flocking but what if he's dark brown. Any ideas?

Hi Toy, what colour flock did you use on the figures head ? As there's lots of shades of dead grass ? Did you manage to flock the Brown haired Action man ?

If you're going to recommend us to watch another one of you're videos to the actual repair, could you please add a link in the description?

Is it 1 or 2mm flock that you used? Great channel by the way ;)

Wow...one pound for a vintage lifejacket??? Prices have really gone up bc there's no way you can get that for the same price nowadays.

Can you fix modern Star Wars Figures like Clone Wars etc ?Because I would be interested in a restorartion for my figures ?What do you think ?

Cant get the hands off, very tight fit. Any advice please?

What is the best way to fix the cracks on an action man's limbs ?

Hi i would like to try flocking myself but i don't know where to buy the flocking fibre from can you HELP PLEASE. Regards Lee.

You took away the old boy's bottle of booze. I guess restoring the toy means he had to sober up.

Wow, that's probably been used as a voodoo doll! He looks fantastic all restored, David. Good job. I was curious to see what would you do to fix his beard, and it did not occur to me that flocking would be just the perfect thing to use!

That's not pin marks on his bod ....... it's dart marks. Somebody used him as a target.

Do all the U.K. Action Man have the Kung Fu grip?

I really have enjoyed your restoration videos. You sir are very creative. What are the LEGO rods you used, Do they have a part number? I'm not familiar with LEGOS. Also would you know what color acrylic paint would match Mike Power's hair? I'm working on restoring two, one to the way he originally was made, and the other with two atomic legs, arms, thanks to Cotswolds, and a working LED eye, but both have considerable hair and eyebrow rubs. Did you ever come up with a good solution to repairing talker shoulder joints? I purchased the Cotswolds kit, but they didn't come with new rods and I don't know where I could source them. Plus since this is a talking astronaut, I'd like to have him as much original as possible.

He has been reflocked before. Because only brunette figures had blue eyes. You need to change his eye color to brown. And not trying to be too picky the blonde figures are for the air not the sea. He should have been the red head.

I am a GI-JOE fan the 1960's are in bad shape I go for the repros not collecting just wanted a few for memories

First haha

Wow, someone used it as a damn voodoo doll. Let us know if you start having any paranormal issues with it.

Thats not action man, thats oliver reed in castaway, try and find an amanda donoho doll to pair them together, her doll doesnt have much clothes though 😂😂

Looks like someone really wanted a dart board for Christmas but got an action man instead...