1983 Cobra FANG Rotor Repair G.I. Joe Tips
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- This is my repair solution to the often-broken rotors on 1983 Cobra F.A.N.G. mini-copters. I present two ways to fix them (one basic and another advanced).
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Great video! I used the second method to fix my fang. I very carefully worked 2 thin screwdrivers to pry apart the housing and it worked perfectly. Can’t even tell it was ever broken. Thanks for the tips!
Kevin, thanks for posting this. I hope I never have to use it, but I'm glad it's here!
Great tips, and a nice look inside the FANG. Thanks!
OVER THE YEARS, US KIDS LEARNED ALL SORTS OF JANKY WAYS TO REPAIR OUR JOES....GLAD TO SEE WE THINK ALIKE, THOUGH YOU CERTAINLY HAVE IT MASTERED!
Thanks for this tip. I am looking on ebay now for a replacement Fang, and this may save me some money.
Great video about a fix for a very common issue! Any ideas on how to tighten up the F.A.N.G. nose turret? Most of the ones I see are very loose and makes it very difficult to pose the cannon and have it stay in any position.
+TVfanfanatic jose Miranda's idea is perfect! You might want to use white craft glue, since its easier to wipe off excess. I inserted a piece of clear tape into the seam between the turret and nose a long time ago. My old FANG has a gap between the turret bubble and nose, but the ones used in the video don't, so I'm not sure if tape would work.
Thanks for another helpful video. Love these!
Do you have any idea's on how to fix a broken zartan?
This method should work just the same on the 25th re-release of the FANG since it's only a slightly altered version of the original. The rotor assembly seems to be identical.
hey kevin, i just moved back home and came upon my old gi joe collection. I have complete figures from 1983 all the way to 1992. about 150 individual figures. even refrigerator perry. what do you think i should do with them?
+Nathan Eddings If you don't plan on keeping any of the toys (or giving them away to family), you should probably sell them. Ebay is a quick way of getting rid of them, but I would also suggest checking out the "want lists" on collector forums (like YoJoe, HISSTank etc.) and contacting members who live close to you. Many of the collector website sponsors are online toy shops that buy entire collections (like BriansToys, GuruPlanet, etc.).
What if you used a plastic pry tool like they use for ipod repairs/battery replacements. Would that help protect against damaging the plastic?
+athos1029 The engine & rotor shaft is friction fit together surrounded by a body that is friction and glued together - that's really tight and not meant to ever be pulled apart. I think a plastic tool would just bend. Maybe something as hard as a Lego brick-separator might work, but that might damage it just as much a metal tool?
My dad has done this to
I used to have the British version of this, which was repainted for the good guys.
+Stay Dread Sounds like you had the SAS "Hawk" copter. It came with a figure called Blades (a recolor of Tripwire) and all the red plastic on the FANG was yellow on the Hawk.
+formbx257 That's right, Kevin. The British line was called Action Force and consisted of original pieces with a lot of re-coloured GI Joe toys mixed in. From about 1985 onwards the line was entirely based on GI Joe pieces in the correct colours, but still released under the Action Force brand. I used to have most of them, but now all I have left is the Command Centre, troop transport and Hiss tank, and a few figures. Your reviews have been a great help in researching what I'm missing.
my dad kit bashed our broken fang with our like wise broken 1988 swampmasher.