I always appreciate the confidence you have in your skills. Week after week, you jump right into another project head-on, always seeing the finished project in your mind's eye, but never hesitating over how wrong it could go. Another factor in that would be your love of toys and the passion you have for the hobby. Thanks for another great video.
Excellent job on this Dave, they look great. I actually took a bit of a leaf out of your book recently and bought one of those Liquide Chrome pens. I've re-chromed all the worn away bits on my original G1 Optimus, Devastator and Huffer, then took your advice about just making sure you then don't touch any of the re-chromed bits - so far they're looking excellent. I even used a smidge of PVA glue to re-stick all the curly edges of Optimus's slightly peel-ey stickers back down.
Excellent, I truly enjoyed this video. Great results aswell. Maybe you can try using Rit synthetic dye, next time instead of spraying. It take really well to polycarbonate sheets. I'm curious how the fin would have looked if you tried that. Although, I have to say the yellow spray paint you had actually worked really well. Anyway just a suggestion to add something new to your arsenal of toy restoration. Cheers.
Good stuff that plastic weld and i thought dave had printed the pattern on to the styrene sheet as he stuck it on so perfect i have to try the de burring with the metal ruler such a good idea
They truly turned out, amazingly! My only gripe would be that the yellow needs to be brighter because it makes the fan tend to blend in with the orange parts and not stand out like it should. Otherwise, wouldn’t know the difference if I saw it next to the original. Great job, Dave!
i watch more or less every video you put out, mainly because i love seeing how you go about fixing things, but this might actually be the first item you have done a video on that i own with the same issues, i might have to track down some styrene and give this a go.
16:23 the shields are indeed double-sided, but with a different, double “X” pattern on the reverse. Your reproductions are quite impressive, particularly not having real examples on hand.
I'm confused - Did you own an original shield thing as well, or what was the piece you contoured from? Looks great anyhow, probably the project where you've come closest to the original I think?
@@toypolloi Ok thanks. I guess I didn’t understand how to took the images you found online and properly sized them for print. Unless you did it by measuring that peg.
They are an odd design as they only work in one mode and there is nowhere to store them when in vehicle mode. Which I guess is why they always get lost.
Thanks! 1 question....You make your own stickers.... What printer and stickersheet do you use to print on? Because if you apply this with a inktjet printer the stickers wil fade over short time due to uv sunlight.... Thanks in advance ..
This looks great. I'm excited too because this is the first bot you've done that I have the same one with the same missing pieces and can try it myself!
Hi Dave - first project attempting a G1 Galvatron respray and custom ‘crown aculpt’. What spray paint brand would you recommend, and what mouldable plasti?. Keep making the awesome vids 👍
There's a vid on UA-cam somewhere, where a guy says he thought that when Hasbro stopped licencing TF's from Japan and started making their own - around the time of Transformers The Movie - the quality dropped noticeably. As an illustration, he showed Optimus Prime compared to Rodimus Prime. Looking at the two together it's hard not to see his point... a friend had Rodimus as a kid, and while I wanted him (and still do), I felt even then that the toy had a kid of disappointing cheapness to him. He only looked any good in vehicle mode. Good work on this as usual, Dave!
This came out absolutely phenomenal. On film you cant tell the difference between yours and the Original Another amazing repair. As always Thanks for the video Dave, and what you do.
OUTSTANDING! You really did a fantastic job on the shields and especially the fin! Personally, I like the camel yellow better than the original colored plastic yellow piece. That camel yellow look somewhere between yellow and orange really ties this figure together quite well! Nice going!
I just realized you have your skeletor army and I have a piper force have three alternate versions figures of the wrestler Roddy piper . And I know some one has a Vader strike squad not darth vader the wrestler called Vader .
I never liked Rodimus because it's such a lazy effort at a figure, everything about it is disappointing from the lack of articulation to the extremely basic transformation but your work on it is fantastic, almost too good for that figure.
I love your videos. They are fantastic, clever and extremely relaxing. You should be hired by Santa as the esteemed toy repairman for the world.
Wow, thank you!
Dave , the turret shields actually have totally different patterns on each side. The reverse sides have two boxes with crosses on them.
Thanks. I'll see if I can find some photos of the other side.
I have what I thought was a mint condition Rodimus, but I'd completely forgotten about the shields. I'll have to have a rummage in the storage boxes
They look GREAT, Dave! These scratch-built parts are becoming some of my favorite content! Keep it up! Thanks!
Thanks 👍
I found that my cricut works amazingly for cutting styrene when I'm making star wars style grating/paneling. Didn't trust myself to do it by hand 😅
I always appreciate the confidence you have in your skills. Week after week, you jump right into another project head-on, always seeing the finished project in your mind's eye, but never hesitating over how wrong it could go. Another factor in that would be your love of toys and the passion you have for the hobby. Thanks for another great video.
Thank you 👍
Excellent job on this Dave, they look great. I actually took a bit of a leaf out of your book recently and bought one of those Liquide Chrome pens. I've re-chromed all the worn away bits on my original G1 Optimus, Devastator and Huffer, then took your advice about just making sure you then don't touch any of the re-chromed bits - so far they're looking excellent. I even used a smidge of PVA glue to re-stick all the curly edges of Optimus's slightly peel-ey stickers back down.
Excellent, I truly enjoyed this video. Great results aswell. Maybe you can try using Rit synthetic dye, next time instead of spraying. It take really well to polycarbonate sheets. I'm curious how the fin would have looked if you tried that. Although, I have to say the yellow spray paint you had actually worked really well. Anyway just a suggestion to add something new to your arsenal of toy restoration. Cheers.
Good stuff that plastic weld and i thought dave had printed the pattern on to the styrene sheet as he stuck it on so perfect i have to try the de burring with the metal ruler such a good idea
They truly turned out, amazingly! My only gripe would be that the yellow needs to be brighter because it makes the fan tend to blend in with the orange parts and not stand out like it should. Otherwise, wouldn’t know the difference if I saw it next to the original. Great job, Dave!
You are like a plasticard/plastic weld Jedi.
i watch more or less every video you put out, mainly because i love seeing how you go about fixing things, but this might actually be the first item you have done a video on that i own with the same issues, i might have to track down some styrene and give this a go.
Stunning work Dave! I’m going to have to try and make the nose come/shield for blur! Cheers mate!
G1 is the best!
16:23 the shields are indeed double-sided, but with a different, double “X” pattern on the reverse. Your reproductions are quite impressive, particularly not having real examples on hand.
Thanks. I'll have to see if I can find some images of the back side of them.
@@toypolloiI sent you a DM on Instagram.
Brilliant result as always
Thanks 👍
I lost the gun armour when I was a kid, I replaced them with cardboard (From a cereal box).
This is a better way!
Rodimus prime is my favorite autobot… great video
Thanks. He's a fun figure that I have a lot of time for.
Nice job Dave. I actually liked the shields in the black and white (pre painted)
Absolutely masterful work mate!!
Great fix Dave👍🏻
Thanks for sharing your work. Appreciate it 😊
My pleasure 😊
Loving the transformers content!! These are super interesting figures to fix.
Glad you like them!
Another successful repair 👍🏻👌🏻
Thanks 👍
I'm confused - Did you own an original shield thing as well, or what was the piece you contoured from? Looks great anyhow, probably the project where you've come closest to the original I think?
I have an original fin, but no shields. So I made the shields using photos I found online.
@@toypolloiHow do you get the photos you find online to be the proper, real life sizes? That part puzzled me.
@@lunarvision For this I measured the hole on the side of the gun mount as I knew the clip on the shield had to fit into that.
@@toypolloi Ok thanks. I guess I didn’t understand how to took the images you found online and properly sized them for print. Unless you did it by measuring that peg.
Cool vid & yes my Rodimus is missing the exact same parts DOH!!!
I always thought those gun shields were pointless. I wish they gave him some movement in the legs instead. Nice work!
They are an odd design as they only work in one mode and there is nowhere to store them when in vehicle mode. Which I guess is why they always get lost.
The fin looks good in shape but color is too far off. I would try to drybrush it with a lemony yellow to lighten it then varnish.
Amazing! I am a big fan of transformers (and gobots) I like the tf repairs!! Hoping you do more! 🤟🏼🙌
Thanks. There are more to come for sure. And I've covered a few in my 'on the cutting mat' series for Patreons and YT channel members.
Thanks! 1 question....You make your own stickers.... What printer and stickersheet do you use to print on? Because if you apply this with a inktjet printer the stickers wil fade over short time due to uv sunlight.... Thanks in advance ..
@stephsunny3673 I do use an inkjet and have not had any issues. You can always spray a clear lacquer onto the stickers before applying them.
@@toypolloi Ahhh thanks for the tip!!!
I Like It. Well Done.
Woah! 😮
Hey Dave
Very well done.
Take care of Yourself 😊
Thanks 👍
Fantastic work really enjoyed this vid 👍🏻🙌🏻
Thanks 👍
This looks great. I'm excited too because this is the first bot you've done that I have the same one with the same missing pieces and can try it myself!
Hi Dave - first project attempting a G1 Galvatron respray and custom ‘crown aculpt’. What spray paint brand would you recommend, and what mouldable plasti?. Keep making the awesome vids 👍
There's a vid on UA-cam somewhere, where a guy says he thought that when Hasbro stopped licencing TF's from Japan and started making their own - around the time of Transformers The Movie - the quality dropped noticeably. As an illustration, he showed Optimus Prime compared to Rodimus Prime. Looking at the two together it's hard not to see his point... a friend had Rodimus as a kid, and while I wanted him (and still do), I felt even then that the toy had a kid of disappointing cheapness to him. He only looked any good in vehicle mode.
Good work on this as usual, Dave!
I'll have to check it out. There is certainly a prime era of TFs for me. Rodimus is at the very end of what I collect.
Transformers generation one part or really expensive. Shockwaves battery door is expensive. That goes for almost $50.
Great work as usual.
Thank you! Cheers!
This came out absolutely phenomenal. On film you cant tell the difference between yours and the Original Another amazing repair. As always Thanks for the video Dave, and what you do.
Wow, thank you!
Honestly, I think the colour you ended up with on the fin piece suits the rest of the toy better than the original.
Thanks. I like the more golden yellow look as well. I just used what I had in my supplies already.
OUTSTANDING! You really did a fantastic job on the shields and especially the fin! Personally, I like the camel yellow better than the original colored plastic yellow piece. That camel yellow look somewhere between yellow and orange really ties this figure together quite well! Nice going!
Thank you very much!
Me too! That yellow is great! 😅
where can you get styrene sheets and how much they cost?
and also... the big fin... if you already had one, why make another?
You can get styrene from most model shops, or online. Check out the tool shop section of toypolloi.com
I made one to show others how to do it.
Love the vid Dave, would a 3D printer work for these kind of repairs?
It would for sure. But it's not something I will be using. You can find out why here ua-cam.com/video/0126LgtKDwU/v-deo.html
why are the sides on his roof white ?
I just realized you have your skeletor army and I have a piper force have three alternate versions figures of the wrestler Roddy piper . And I know some one has a Vader strike squad not darth vader the wrestler called Vader .
Eyy
you have anymore masters of the universe figure
Lots of videos lined up including some MOTU projects. Cheers
I never liked Rodimus because it's such a lazy effort at a figure, everything about it is disappointing from the lack of articulation to the extremely basic transformation but your work on it is fantastic, almost too good for that figure.