Sing Along with Buck Again: Reviving Your Vintage Singing Deer Head!
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
- In this video, I take you on a journey to refurbish Buck the Animated Trophy, the singing deer head made by the same company, Gemmy Industries, that brought you Big Billy Bass. Buck was in need of some serious TLC, and I was up for the challenge. I completely took apart the mechanics and replaced a lot of the gears, and let me tell you, it was a lot of work. This was no easy feat, but the end result was worth it.
Follow along as I guide you through the process of bringing Buck back to life. I show you all the steps I took, from disassembling the mechanism to reassembling it. I share all my tips and tricks for making the process smoother, so even if you're not a seasoned DIYer, you can still give your singing deer head a second chance.
So sit back, relax, and get ready to see how I brought the magic back to Buck. Whether you have a vintage singing deer head of your own that needs some love, or you're just looking for some inspiration for your next DIY project, this video is for you.
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It must have gotten a lot of generation X families started, entertaining early 2000's dive bars. Many tiktokers owe their lives to Buck.
It's great to see your skills being applied to a broader spectrum of different stuff like this. Awesome job
Thank you
Insanely impressive. Easily one of the most difficult/complex repairs I've ever seen.
Scary..
This must been a nightmare to fix, amazing job
It wasn't easy.
God bless your patience. I was cursing for you for about half the video haha... Turned out great!
Thank you Randy for your videos. I have 8 omnibot 5402's and One 5405 I'm currently fixing up. Not to mention all the robots I still have to do your a big inspiration to get them done 😉
Glad to help
This is awesome!! Was just looking for one online, my grandpa had one in his car shop. I'm always so nervous to fix mechanical stuff like this, I'm so envious of your talent!!! Hope one day I can get just as handy as you.
Thank you.
If I'm ever stuck in a post-apocalypse, crossing the plains kind of situation, I want Randy Rain in my wagon train. Her aptitude to tear into and fix things is S-Tier. Plus magic tricks.
Oh no... I'm on my own. Don't come around. Everything is booby trapped.
What an amazing repair, you can hardly tell it was even opened! I do feel your pain as I’ve worked on a few of these. The first repair I did was the side to side movement. That did take awhile, but was successful. The second one was in much worse condition. Everything was broken except the up and down movement. When I opened it up, I had to use a putty knife to scrape the skin off the plastic. I took parts from the up and down movement to fix the side to side, which that was fine with me. Unfortunately the ear movement seemed to have fried on the circuit, but I did get the mouth working. I sculpted a piece of wood to replace the mouthpiece because the original one was completely shattered. Now my first one I mentioned still has some issues, the side to side is getting very loud and the mouth needs a new gear. I definitely like some of the methods you’ve used here, so I may take them I’m consideration if I decide to give it another go. Here is a short clip of my repair: ua-cam.com/video/lqFfmzun5rQ/v-deo.html
How do you fix loud motor issues.. just replacement?
Wow! I feel lucky to find this video!! I found a Buck at a garage sale and got it for 10$! I found a wire to make it work at a thrift store for 25 cents and now that I got it working, it has this same problem. The ears are not moving and it doesn't turn its head left or right. I'm going to try to open it up later but it's good to have a video like this that would help guide me through it.
Crazy thing, top marks for tackling that, well done!
Not an easy one...
Another great one! Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you very much...
Absolutely love your tablet!
I friggin love him I could only wish 4 one 😭😭😭
They ask a pretty penny for them on ebay.
@@RandiRain anyone wanting to trade an omnibot for him just tell me hahah 👿👿
Absolutely incredible what you can do.
Thank you very much
Congratulations. You did a good job. I enjoy your Toy.
that thing reminds me off the evil dead 2 laughing deer... and man with the joke it was telling no wonder it got beheaded
It sounds like Hank Hill to me.
Gemmy Industries also made a lot of Lifesizes too over their nearly 40 years. It's great that you can fix stuff like this because I'd have no idea what to do.
Hmm, screw gun. That’s a new one, gotta remember that.
Mother of God!!! I'm one to love a challenge and complicated machines, but holy shit!!! What a pain in the ass this one is!! Been there done that. I'll fix a million fish ones before I ever open another one of these again!! Hats off to you Randi for sticking through this complicated beast!! The end results is awesome though. Buck is one of my favorite of the Gemmy collection, but not to repair LOL.
Yeah, it was a tough one. Figuring out the ear trick was the secret.
Very lucky to find one with the latex still in such great condition. I had one I bought new when they came out and reluctantly got rid of it when the latex just crumbled years later. I wish I hadn't now, of course, those are going for crazy money now so I am probably not going to end up with another one. Awesome work as always.
Edit: Oh, it looks like there may have been two versions. I didn't remember it coming with a remote or microphone when I had mine. Maybe they used something other than latex on the later model. That skin does definitely look thicker than mine did. Mine was almost paper thin latex.
Interesting. There may sure have been. There are different versions of the fish. I pretty sure it was silicone. I could always be wrong, but I've used enough silicone to be pretty sure.
@@RandiRain I am sure they got several complaints of the latex rotting within a year or two and changed it. There is also a possibility that other companies tried to copy it and mine was not a Gemmy. It looked identical to this and the same size, but it only had a motion sensor and a button. No remote or mic. I am pretty sure of that.
@@RandiRain Now I have got to figure this out. I am sure I bought mine in the 90s, but internet says it came out in 2005. None of the ones I am finding on ebay have rotting skin and none of them have motion sensors on the front. So, what the heck DID I have?
Incredibly strange- nice work patching it up!
Many thanks!
Awsome Rand .
Iam glad it's you working on this
The plastic in this does not glue well
As someone who actively repairs gemmy animatronics, this is one that I am very scared of fixing
Mainly just a lot of stuff to get through. The mechanics aren't that different.
It look Bad this In there first 5 minutes
Di you have Problems gluing the plastic ,,,
@@georgemartinezjr no the main problem I run into is the size of the animatronic
Your amazing! Find me one to buy! After you’ve gone over it!😎
I'm getting one
So where do u get or find the small mechanisms like for the mouth to move where did u get/find the small plastic parts...
The gears can be bought from China. Here's a good package...
www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803092183598.html
Did you have to use anesthesia or just a local?
Mine won't go side to side. But I hear the gears spinning.
Where did u get the replacement plastic gears? Or whats proper name for them ?
Ebay... search something like "nylon plastic toy gears". There are several places that sell packages of random ones, or you can buy the exact ones you need.
@RandiRain thank u so much. U wanna fix this one lol ur a pro now 😂 🤣 😅
@@lisaloprestodehart1606 I don't want to touch another one of those ever again. Not going to lie. That's a tough one. Not that it's so complicated. It's that there is just so much you have to do.
The neck of the deer without the skin reminds me of the video game "Horizon Zero Dawn", where they have all those robotic animals. Very cool construction.
I had to look up Horizon Zero Dawn. Interesting. I can see the resemblance.
thats a fun game. a friend loaned me a copy to try and i ended up buying my own.
You have my sympathy, that looked like a tough one. :) I've never understood one-way manufacturing but more and more things are like that now Ie. few good ways to take it apart again. Neat product though, not a lot of retail animatronics out there.
See there is a good argument for brass gears strategically put in certain key spots of high torque like those small cracked ones you replaced, it's quite the elaborate machine to take apart for something so small. Sure you could call it a novelty item but not a cheap example heh.
Needs some clips from evil dead!
Honestly this was the creepiest thing I have seen you fix. It's very terminator / alien.
Someone else said that very thing about Evil Dead.
Hey Randi! I’m having issues trying to get the skin back on… do you think you could explain to me a semi easy way to get it back on? Thanks
EDIT: I know you need to remove the ears to put the skin on but you know the clip things? Wouldn’t those move when I put the skin on?
I've only done the one, and it's been a while. The ears you had to unscrew to get off, but you screw the bottom part back on and the ears snap into place. Use baby power or something to help get the skin on.
@8:04 How did they get the Screw in before you cut it?
I show at the end. That part get screwed in before, then ears click in afterwards.
How does this hang on the wall? We can’t get ours off the wall please help!
I think it needs to be pushed up and off the bracket. However, I didn't have that part when fixing it, as it wasn't mine. So I am guessing.
@16:28 Why is it only the Motor type Gears that get Damaged?
It's the small gears that go first. Usually the 8, 9, and 10 tooth.
Crazy mine is having the same issues! But mines ears work and the mouth does not. I might try to brave repairing it now 💀
It's a beast, but doable.
I was expecting this thing to start screaming “DEAD BY DAWN”
20:10 😅😅
I have one that doesn't move it's head from the left to the right how can i fix that
Reminds me of the deer in evil dead 2.
You are the third person to say that.
They always say no user serviceable parts inside.
Did you ever offer your flea circus for sale?
Never!
Can't wait til you work o a Android
I had my uncle try to fix the side to side move and he litterly left it and now it just sits all broke
It is a beast.
If I send you mine, will you fix it?The head doesn't go side to side. I will pay . Who can I send it to.. to get it fixed? Do you know?
Sorry. If I fixed everything people asked me, I would be booked up for the next 20 years. I don't have the time to do it. There are hobbyist groups on facebook of toy collectors that you might could find someone, but that's about it.
@@RandiRainMy mother always told me that I was Mechanically incline. I've always been able to fix things easily.Or come up with quick easy fixes I figured if you could do it.I probably could do it too. So i'm going to try and fix it myself. I'm just gonna take a video of myself taking it apart.Making sure all the parts go in the same spot and not backwards. Anyway
Could you help me fix mine if i get another bord
I can't take on your project, but if you have questions I can always help.
Way to many parts for me. would have lost of them and only had 2 screws left after. Great video!!!!!!
Lots pf parts and a lot of processes to get to those parts. This is definitely a tougher one.
So you repair the last part you took off first .then the Last and work backwards
20:12 20:12 😂
Is it me, or does Buck sound like Hank Hill?
It's not you.
DOE!!
I need another bord for mine
The wires just unplug from their Molex Connectors and will click back in.
22:53
Could you help me look for one
There's a few on ebay right now. I don't have any special source.
Do you still have buck
It wasn't mine. It was for a friend.
I wonder if there's going to be a Part 2
Good thinking Rand.
Using talcum Powder .
I was think Heating up n the
Rubber in the oven at low temperature.
Or using Soray Silacone.
Bug yours works fine
I have a Question in the early dissembly.
You Mark the Wire
Did youbuse Nsil Polish ir Metalic Sharpie
And did you mark the location ir the Function?
Regular sharpie just making some tick marks. The IR was the wires I cut.
Looks more complicated than the Armitron.
Possibly... I have an Armitron video coming soon.
eeee..the head deer evil dead house..🙄🙄
Hi, might have been an ex dear as I have not got your patience.
This is Aaron who while ago you helped me figure out what was wrong with my Robie SR and Heariod robots why don’t you they resurrecting that dirty old Tomy hearoid robot by your omnibot 2000
Because it needs a new face plate and I haven't come up with a good idea on how to recreate them yet.
That's a... weird thing.
It is...
I Know Why You Got A Copyright Because It Was From Buck! You Can't Use The Music Of It!
There's no copyright strike. I don't even know why you would think I have one.
@@RandiRain Because I Heard You Said One In The Video When You Were Fixing Buck!
@@hotelbobjohnston6794 I did? I don't remember that. I wouldn't have known until after the video was up. Was I just guessing there might be? I've done many videos since that one. All I remember about that one was how much work it was. There's no copyright strike or anything. The music clips are probably under the license of youtube, and a lot of others if it can be used with the deer.
Thanks!
Thank you very much.