I Restored This Cinderella StarCastle From 1996
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- I found not one but two of these gorgeous Polly Pocket-like Cinderella Castles around the same time. One was terribly yellowed and grungy but had all the pieces. The other looked great but was missing a few things. So I Frankenstein-ed them into one beautiful sparkly Cinderella Castle.
Apparently I deleted footage I'm so sorry guys. So here is a list of things I used to pull this off:
- Toothpicks
- Paintbrushes
- Toothbrush x2
- Baking soda/salt and water paste
- Rubbing alcohol
- Mini screwdrivers
- Baby wipe
- Paper towels
- Lots of time and bravery
Real Polly Pockets to come soon.
Also for anyone who is interested in collecting the real Polly Pockets or needs help fixing up old ones, check out
onlypollypocket.com (I think I said it wrong in the video).
Super great site to help you with all your Polly Pocket needs.
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When I was a kid my sister had one of these. She would keep it on her dresser and it would light up. I’m totally sharing this with her. Love you
It makes for a pretty night light! I wish you could have the towers lit up but not have the chimes... As an option, that's make it look so pretty in the dark.
Oh my gosh that's awesome. Let me know what she thinks.
I would love to see more restoration videos like this! I love seeing toys from my childhood it makes me so nostalgic
Love pole en you
Oh my god I remember playing with this thing as a kid and I totally forgot about it but I clearly remember this castle, I didn’t even know what it was called or what it was from I think it was like a hand-me-down from my older sister or something. Either way this was a huge nostalgia trip for me.
Last time I was this early, that castle wasn't yellowed
🤓😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Oof
OH GOSH. I had the Under the Sea Starcastle.......they got glitter EVERYWHERE.
I’m definitely gonna need more of these videos! 😍
This takes me back. I used to have one I loved and played with so much. It was my favorite toy
omg i had one of these when i was a kid! mine didn't have all the pieces, only the cinderella and prince, but i have very fond memories of it.
I used to have one of these but ended up selling it for $40!! Ik it’s weird but I miss it so much. Please do more of these to remind me of when I was young
My hubby bought me this one as well as the Beauty and the Beast castle for our first Christmas about a million years ago. Thanks to you I will be dragging them out of storage 😊🙌. Thank you Queen Bebut!
This brought me SO much joy. My mother had one of these that sat on a shelf in my childhood home. She use to let me play with it from time to time. This took me back to childhood that I completely forgot about. Thank you so much for this.
Love it . I managed to restore a Barbie bed set from the 80s just cause I was curious . I love the stuff this castle does when it strikes midnight.
Oh my goodness that'd be amazing. Did you take photos. I'd love to see.
Gorgeous restore! So amazing that you were able to save and "have" such a fantastic creation. it is a shame that Cinderella and one of the other figures turned out so.. scary while the others are quite wonderfully made. YOu did a fantastic job- :)
Hahaha I know and the Cinderella that's going to the ball looks like she's about to tackle someone. 🤗 I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.
My daughter had one and we’ve just reclaimed it when she moved and didn’t want it any more.. We couldn’t even remember how it worked so looked thru UA-cam and found you! Wow, thanks so much. We even have the key and then found most of the little figures, minus one of the horses. All 4 batteries were still there but think have removed them and the corrosion. Very happy. Now to clean it thoroughly and I’ll be following your tutorial with many thanks! It’ll be put aside for grandchildren. 😀
I would love to see more restoration videos :D polly pockets were my childhood and i have quite fond memories about them so seeing someone post the older polly's make me very happy :D
A friend of mine had this castle and we loved playing with it. This video really took me back. Amazing! Thank you Jen.
This was one of my favorite toys as a child omg I remember getting it from a yard sale. I was obsessed with keys so I wore the key that it came with around my neck to school & everyone would ask what they key unlocked & I would say “it’s a secret” lmao wow what fun memories!
Love when people give old toys some much needed love
I was a Polly Pocket purist when I was a kid, but the more I see of these Trendmaster sets, the more I regret skipping out on them! You did a great job with the restoration!
I had one of these!! I loved it and it went on many road trips with me. I had completely forgotten it until today. Thank you.
I had this castle as a child. Great memories. I had a good bit of Polly Pocket toys, but this was my all-time favourite one.
OMG I REMEMBER HAVING THIS AND IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YEARS TO REMEMBER THE NAME THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Ah, toy restoration. One of the most nerve wracking and relaxing things I've ever done. I've restored over 100 my little ponies and it's one of my favorite things in the world to do! You did a really great job on this castle, it's beautiful!
I had this when I was a kid. I'm 31 now and forgot all about this until I saw this video. It brings back so much nostalgia. It almost makes me sad knowing how distant my childhood memories are.
Thank you for uploading this video.
Oh my gosh. I had one of these, but it was smaller. (My cousin had the bigger one) I lost it outside when I made it Into a fairy house after watching tinker bell and I forgot where I put it.
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Aaaah that was always my dream toy when I was a child 🥰
Welp, now that the prices‘ve exploded; for some reason it ain’t anymore.
I love restoring old toys it is amazing what a little paint some cleaning and time can do.
Omg!! I still have mine from when I was little! For some reason I remembered with the mice having painted clothes.. maybe thats just a weird imagined memory hahaha
Oh it’s just perfectly perfect! Cinderella was/is/will always be my most favorite princess. Wow you’ve really got a great collection item!
I love this channel; it''s so genuine! I often play your videos to fall asleep to because you're so wonderfully descriptive with everything your're doing/seeing!
My castle that my dad bought me when I was 7, is sitting across the room from me. This is awesome to see!
I have a particular fondness for miniature toys so and I appreciate how thoroughly you review items and give description of what you're doing 😉
I am only 15 and I remember my grandmother had one of these and I used to play with it a lot , I saw the this video and man it was a blast from the past !
Ahhhh I use to have this when I was little and absolutely loved it !!
Oh my god I'm crying!! I had this as a young girl and have always wondered if I would ever see it again! I am only 13 and think about it often! Thank you for this video
Yess! I love restoration videos, and was so great to watch
I have one of these from my childhood!! It needs a refurb, so thank you for sharing!! 💙
This was SO satisfying to watch. I'd love to see more restoration videos from you if this is something you enjoyed doing and would be interested in doing more of them!!!!
So cool! Amazing job on the restoration. Toys from the 90s are from my childhood, so this was so nostalgic for me. I'd love more of this type of video too.
Recently found your channel and I love all of your Polly videos. The nostalgia 💕. I’d love to see your vintage Barbie collection too.
I forgot that I had this as a kid and all of my play memories came back. Thank youuuu
My mom got me that when I was 8 and I absolutely loved that thing. We found that one at a goodwill a couple of years ago. :) great vid.
I love miniature stuff and so far this is the best i have ever seen! Ty!
I would also love more of restoration vids. And I would also love seeing your crafts! ❤️
Nice restoration, Jen. Couple of things. You don't need to add salt to your paste, baking soda is a great cleaner all by itself. Add a couple of teaspoons to the water you clean your fridge with...it's amazing. Do keep a pencil eraser around when you have battery powered items to clean. Simply "erase" the flat pad the battery sits on. It removes light corrosion without damaging the electrical box, plus it gives a slight lubrication. Great things to have around, pencil erasers.
One last thing. I know you hate Play Doh, but it's a great cleaner. The grit you feel is from the baking soda and salt. Just moosh your play doh onto it and it will absorb into the clay. After all, play doh used to be wallpaper cleaner! Historical fact! It sill does great cleaning stickers without taking them off.
Woah thank you!!!
Seeing your Polly videos has made me remember so many of the toys I had as a kid! I didn’t have this toy but I did have the mansion play set you showed and I lost my mind when you spun the tree cx
Omg! Nostalgia, my cousin and I played with this set all the time! 💕💕💕
Great job girl This Cinderella StarCastle From 1996 looks good as new for 2019
Hi Jen I love your channel and please do more of these videos LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same i love her vids
My grandpa bought me one i may still have it in the storage room thanks for sharing this it brought back a lot of wonderful memories
More restoration videos definitely please loved it 😍 Xx
That turned out FANTASTIC!!!! EEEEEEEeeeeeee! Love the restoration video! 💖💖💖💖💖💖
Loved loved loved this! Please do a video of your Polly collection!
I started to tear up
My cousin had one and we use to play with it every weekend ♡ good childhood memories
These things are my childhood!!! I wish they still made them
You did a great job with that. Congratulations on the awesome finds.
Oh my God the nostalgia!!! I had this castle!! Did not know the cottage opened lmao, and mine was missing everythinggggg
Love this Jen, beautiful restoration!
Thank you so much
I use to have them omg I use to love it! My mom have it in storage with all my Polly and all my toys. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I remember the top use to glow and the front circle to!
Oh my gosh I still have mine that I picked up from a flea market as a little kid!! I didn't know anyone else still had this.
Man, the details and quality of this old toy is incredible! Nowadays lots of toys are of a much poorer quality and no detail and there are some that is good but it is pretty hard to find amongst all the crappy ones.
Nice pp restoring! Love this vid
Oh my god, I had one of these! I used to love making the dancers spin around. Wow, I'd totally forgotten about it.
Oh my gosh, I used to have one of these when I was little! I completely forgot about it until I saw this!
omgosh I had one of these when I was little!! I got mad at my brother and used it as a battering ram through his door.. worked very well!
Starcastle OMG I had so many castles like this when I was young
Great job!!!!! I love how thorough your videos are!!
Thanks for posting that website. After your first polly pocket originals video I couldn't remember what came with mine. I had the purple heart from 1993 with the bunnies. I'm shocked my mom let me have it since I was only three years old at the time. I wish I knew where I had it I'm sure my mom put it in a yard sale. Now I'm on a googling spree for old toys I had.
This video went straight to my heart with those chimes of midnight!!!! I'm not crying, you're crying! Nice job
It looks great, good job :D ~
I've been fixing up and restoring mine and my sister's old dolls from the early to late 90's, and yes, research is important; I learned how to fix those nasty neck pegs (YOU ALL KNOW THE ONES,,,).
The midnight bell scared me- but this is super nice! I've never seen someone attempt to restore an older toy like this?? I really enjoyed it.
This brings back memories 😢 , my nana had one and always let me and my sister play with it, but she moved since she had a fight with my mom.
This was so satisfying to watch 😍 I love restoration videos
I use to have one and I was little I love this so much
Congratulations Jen, you did a fantastic job and I think you have a lot of patience.
Ahh!!!! LOVE THIS! Wow, so nostalgic... also, thank you for the onlypollypockets.com referral! I foresee myself spending way too much time over there in the near future! 😆
I barely remeber this item when I was a kid (I was 6 in '96). Totally looks like something I would have loved to play with lol
yes, more restoration videos would be awesome to see.
I know the younger viewers might not care as much but this has been a fun bit of nostalgia for me. I'd love to see more videos like this.
More videos like this please ❤️
This is awesome! Always look forward to your creative and awesome videos 😄
I have that exact one. Still in good condition. Still lights up.
Usually I watch videos on 2x speed, but this was so cool I watched it on regular speed. Please make more content like this
Love your videos❤️ hope you had a wonderful day/night💕
That castle is just MAGICAL
That's amazing! I would never be able to do such a thing!
Cinderella is my favorite! Nice job!
Omg I had this castle when I was a kid! It's such a nice one! 😍
I just purchased one n waiting for it. I believe I will paint it because it doesn’t have much color. The castle does look much brighter n really nice.
OMG I STILL HAVE MINE WITH MOST OF THE PEICES. You did such an amazing job!!!!!!
AAAAH! I had this castle as a kid! About everything was missing from it, but It suprisingly worked still. I am so shocked about the cottage tho, because I had NO idea you could open it, and I am now worried if some of the people might still be in there..
I didn't have any dolls in the right size, but I do remember I had some old tiny dog figurines. So my Cinderella castle has become the Puppy Castle.
Omg I had that when I was a kid. I used to play with it and on my grandma back porch it was one of favorite toys. I think we got ours from a garage sale at the time. This just brings back so much memories 😭
Cinder-Jenny comes to the rescue cleaning the castle!
More restoration videos!!! This was great♡
I'd love to see more of this!
Omg I used to have one of these! I played with it all the time. I loved the fountain ⛲️
please consider making more videos like this!! love them !
Amazing! I had one but lost it in a fire. you did an amazing job of restoring the castle.
You should check out this stuff called RetroBrite. It's specially formulated to remove that yellowing from aged plastics. Mainly meant for old computer casings.
Retrobrite is a process, I don’t believe it’s the name of an actual product. It’s done with peroxide, most just use hair developer because it’s really cheap. As long as this is made of ABS plastic, it should work.
This was such an incredible treat. Please do more like this!!
wow! that was awesome! you did an amazing job and i love that castle! it is so pretty and detailed! ♡
also i love that you used the jenergizer pun XD