Vintage Action Man Tom Stone Repairs

Vintage Action Man Tom Stone Repairs - Toy Polloi

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Күн бұрын

Tom Stone is one of the harder to find vintage Action Man figures from Palitoy. He suffers with perished rubber so if you do find him he will most likely be in pieces. Today I rebuild a Tom Stone doll, replace the hands and badge and get him back together.
Replacements parts from VAMAN: www.vaman.co.uk/
0:00 Introduction
2:06 Removing old rubber
4:30 Cleaning
5:43 Tom Stone repro body version
7:03 Re-stringing Tom Stone
17:53 Replacement hands
18:59 Tom Stone Uniform
21:01 Replacement Badge
22:05 The finished figure
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@toysbackzen Жыл бұрын

I knew this figure was going into the right hands. It was really fun watching you repair a toy that I had at one time on my possession. He looks amazing, enjoy!

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for the trade. He turned out great in the end. Cheers

@Lestat_luar Жыл бұрын

Action man is one of the best toys series ever. Thank you for the video!

@sneakyskunk1 Жыл бұрын

I love watching him restring Action Men. It is the best part of the restoration process for me. Also, I swear it looks like one of those Tom Stone figures is taller then the other. I hope he keeps going with this one. It already looks great, and I am sure he can make it look even better.

@toyrescuer Жыл бұрын

With the elastic if you take a lighter and melt the tips it will be easier and it keeps it from fraying

@jasonduplock3832 5 ай бұрын

The key to getting 4 strands of elastic through that neck piece is to have each piece slightly longer than the last... so you are only feeding one through and then adding another single strand to the previous strand, it wastes a couple of inches of elastic but it is so much easier!

@loganjorgensen Жыл бұрын

Always such an irony that the bendy rubber hands get hard and brittle with age, severe toy arthritis heh. Same here, fingers snapped right off while cleaning them. Very nice completed restoration. ;)

@kieronball8962 Жыл бұрын

Great repairs / restoration, Dave. This vintage Tom Stone now looks amazing.

@alexandraleigh Жыл бұрын

Dave a Tip from a Doll maker Fabric glue, in the end, will be a better choice most superglues will eventually discolor or flake but a Good Fabric glue like Tacky or even a Washable glue from a Drapers or fabric dept of a craft store won't discolor and can handle a quick brush up if the fabric needs a light clean I did a few beading repairs with super glue and eventually had to replace the outfit due to color fading on the glue spots. and As Always Great job on Tom!!

@martinseel2837 Жыл бұрын

Great job. Gives my an idea what i had to do. Got 3 Tom Stone figuers to restore. (and another 8 from the bluepants era. Lets see how far i will get. My problem is that i am still searching for coloured hands. Again....great work !

@markshellard5894 Жыл бұрын

Action man was my favourite toy

@ActionMenWorldPeacekeepers Жыл бұрын

Same here I do animation with them

@jackfarthing3513 Жыл бұрын

Great toy line

@eltenda Жыл бұрын

Great toy line and repair

@matthewh5862 Жыл бұрын

I have a Tom Stone needing a complete reattaching. Great figure, had him as a kid.

@Tim-57 Жыл бұрын

Hey Dave Thanks so much. Happy weekend

@robertshadbolt3056 10 ай бұрын

I'd recommend using a lighter on the frayed parts of the elastic. This will melt the end and make it neater, and easier to pole through gaps.

@toypolloi 10 ай бұрын

It depends on what the thread is made of. As this is elastic it doesn't really melt.

@daverage4729 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job Dave. Just a tip: whenever I'm using superglue (or paint, etc) I use surgical rubber gloves. Always handy to have a box of them handy (I buy mine from Boots).

@juanjosemunozgarcia1276 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work mate

@nickthomas181 Жыл бұрын

Tom Stone was modelled on actor John Kani who played Sgt Jessie Link in The Wild Geese . This information came from him personally.

@andycam1 Жыл бұрын

I did find putting the head in warm water was best way to remove neck piece

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

It does work well. You just have to be careful with the flocking that it does loosen and lift up.

@portland-182 Жыл бұрын

Another great fix! Military berets typically have a short and long side. Short on the soldiers left side, with the longer side over the soldiers right ear. You could probably persuade it into shape?

@kalobhunt9001 Жыл бұрын

Man pls give us a collection tour one day would love to see your collection

@antman2919 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave, enjoyed watching that. Looks like new again.

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@sugarfree1223 Жыл бұрын

Great repair! If you can't find 2mm black elastic maybe use a sharpie on the white. 👍

@brianartillery Жыл бұрын

Great fix, Dave. I always wanted one of these figures as a kid - but you never seemed to see them anywhere. You might find a set of dental picks/probes useful in removing that rubber. I'd be afraid of bending the tips of my tweezers. Those picks are good for any job that needs a bit of precision in a tight space.

@kalobhunt9001 Жыл бұрын

Wow I really didn’t think that doubled up 3mm was gonna fit through the small arm hole on the body.

@deopersad2915 Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍🏻👍🏽😀

@macorourke2222 Жыл бұрын

Great video Brother. Great Respect for Vintage Toy's. Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures 😀 👍 ♥️ 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸🌎🎉🎉👏👏👏👏🎉🎉💯💯💯💯💯

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@Thehumblecollectoruk Жыл бұрын

you cant beat a bit of action man

@sylvanyoung Жыл бұрын

Great repair . 👍🖖

@manko8852 Жыл бұрын

Use a brown marker on the white elastic.

@sithcarebear1 Жыл бұрын

Is it just me or does the Tom Stone with the original body look slightly taller than the one you had before? He turned out looking great in the end. I’m so happy you were able to get him, Dave!👊😎🔥

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Could be. The bodies are very different in construction and shape. The neck is much longer on the classic body. Cheers

@davidneal9368 2 ай бұрын

What about adding rucksack holster pistol and what about finishing touches like knife and holder and binoculars?

@MarvelDcImage Жыл бұрын

I bet a Lego traffic cone can be modified to look like the neck cone if that part is missing.

@MeanJohnDean Жыл бұрын

I napped today so I'm guessing I'll be good for tonight. Though I am tired. We'll see.

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Was my video that soothing?

@TheDarthMushroom Жыл бұрын

Might it be easier if a lighter was put to the end of the elastik

@davidneal9368 2 ай бұрын

Brickle cheap plastic. Pallitoy Action man were built to last and take beating. In saying that I would still like to get hold of this figure hopefully boxed. I'm only just starting collecting. Thing is it's like an addiction. Once you bought 1 or 2 figures you want to go out the next day to pickup other ones

@davecardoza4762 Жыл бұрын

Hey Dave! Great to see another restoration video. Always amazed by the awesome ideas that you create in your head when it comes to restoring vintage toys such as that action figure. I've got to ask you my friend, Can you restore the hands of the Steve Austin SMDM action figure the same way that you did on this video or there's more difficulty in the process? My Steve action figure has his hands all crewed up & I purchased a new set of arms to restore it, but I just wanted to know if it could be possible to change only the hands without having to change the whole arms. Cheers my friend.

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have not tried fixing SMDM hands as I always seem to have spare arms. I don't think they would be that easy to replace as the hands are made of a hard plastic and the fixing to the arm is not designed to be removed. Cheers

@carlosmontenegro6835 Жыл бұрын

I looked but couldn't find the link to the store for Action Man replacement hands. Does anyone know if they ship to the U.S.?

@sizoromero2269 Жыл бұрын

Another great video as ever Dave. Would this repair process be the same for a blue pants dynamic body action man?

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Should be as they have the same construction if I remember correctly.

@ActionMenWorldPeacekeepers Жыл бұрын

I like your accent that's what drives me to your videos because your accent is like awesome it makes you want to listen to everything that you're doing you know I mean it's awesome man

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's very kind of you.

@Phantasia_Workshop Жыл бұрын

I wonder if you could dye the elastic black?

@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269 Жыл бұрын

👍🏽

@MeanJohnDean Жыл бұрын

We don't have Tom Stone in the states that I know of.

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

He was released in the US first I believe.

@paulclow3398 Жыл бұрын

Hi dave great video as always that Tom Stone figure looked awesome. I have a mego question tho, one of my pota figures has a broken/missing thumb, I've got a replacement hand and wanted to know if the hands can be "pulled" out at the wrist like an action man or do I have to do something else?

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Thanks. On the mego figures, push the pin out that holds the hand on, put the new hand on and push the pin back in. It's a really simple process on those figures.

@paulclow3398 Жыл бұрын

Thanks dave

@leeharvey8544 Жыл бұрын

Another really enjoyable restoration, thanks. Did you come across any deterioration of the head plastic? Like the blue mould that other vintage Action Man head-sculpts suffer from? Just wondered if you know what causes the blue marks? Can anything be done to prevent them getting worse?Thanks.

@toypolloi Жыл бұрын

Thanks. No issues with this head apart from a few areas of flock missing. The blue on other heads is most likely the plastic degrading. Unless it's pen marks.

@leeharvey8544 Жыл бұрын

@@toypolloi thanks so much for the answer - I really appreciate the way you take time to answer questions in the comments section. Thank you. 🙏💫

@MrDrokkul Жыл бұрын

You would more than likely have to order it online, but that elastic cord can be gotten in brown colors as well. I know the clothes are going to cover the joints, but just as a mention in case there are any "stickler" repair-ists out there

@ActionMenWorldPeacekeepers Жыл бұрын

I am still waiting for Cotswolds to get them body back in they take forever smh