Faulty Corgi Truckertronic Convoy REVISIT
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- Hi, in this video I revisit the faulty Corgi Truckertronic Convoy R/C truck. I use the advice I received in the comments of the original video to see if 2nd time round it is fixable or not :-)
Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things.
I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series.
Many thanks, Vince.
Where ever you get your patience from you need to bottle it and sell it. I think I am a patient person but you are another level. But then getting things like this to work is a real reward. Well done!!
Excellent work Vince and for persevering
Great video, loved the nearly but never quite give up attitude.
The inner child and boyish joy I hear in his voice made me subscribe. Keep it up man!
Great fix Vince! It's so hard to keep going with repairs like these. Really cool to see it working though!
Thanks Steve, on this one more than any other it was really hard to stick with it, glad and relieved to see it move once again :-)
Honestly I could feel your pain through the screen. I've had a few of these vintage style repairs that didn't want to be fixed. I admire your perseverance.
I had this !! One of the toys I loved as a child. Thank you had a few tears watching this and I’m 51. I have told my daughter all about this toy
so glad you went back to it was really hoping you would try cleaning the motors and take another stab at the gears i didn't know if you could get it working but i was excited to see you try those things and i am so glad you got it working in the end that is quite an accomplishment imo, very happy for you on a job well done.
Nice heart warming message at the end there, nice touch, thanks Vince!
Your videos have inspired me to order a soldering iron and finally get this useful skill practiced! The amount of times I've watched a video and as soon as it says you need a soldering iron I have to switch off.
Absolutely brilliant, WELL DONE!!!!!
That took me right back to 1980 when I got mine!
Yours is running a little better than I remember mine, I think batteries are better today than they were back when I had this toy!
The steering was never tight at the best of times so I think yours perfectly resembles what mine did.
The light on the top is to help you know what state the tail gate catch is in. When the light is off, the trailer catch is up! When the light is on, its down!
Absolutely brilliant, hope it gives you as much fun as mine did!
I had one of these for Christmas in about ‘81 or ‘82 (I would have been 6 or 7 years old), though mine had a silver cab, not red.
I got to play with it a grand total of twice because the batteries were so expensive and a brand new set would only last a few minutes.
I am sort of tempted to try to get ahold of a none working one, and fit it with hobby grade parts. Just for fun.
There's this great feeling when you see an old toy come back to life! Glad you kept at it. Learned a gret deal with this follow up.
The superior man has perseverance. Well done on revisiting this, even though it chewed up many hours and led you to despair you got there in the end.
Now who get the Bill
Vince your motivational comments towards the end of the video have given me the kick up the backside as I try to get my business off the ground all what you said can be applied to lots of things and situations!
Excellent, do it, bit by bit then is doesn't seem as daunting :-)
Bravo Vince! I may be a mental case, but I got more joy out of this fix than any of my Christmas gifts! I realize it was torture for you, but I really felt that “yes!” When you finally got it! Forever grateful!
Great achievement, I think its great. You brought this old, destined for a town dump somewhere, broken to the point of near no hope and actually got it back working. If you have a man cave or a little workshop I think this one should have a place on display as one of your more proud fixing achievements.
got so excited when you started on this, was a toy i always wanted and your excitement on first opening was my excitement when i saw one of theses as a kid ,bringing my childhood to life when you repair items like this
Excellent, I like the way the one trailer converts into 3 :-)
That was pretty amazing,never realised that about it
Bought back all those sweet memories of the good ol days, I want one of these now
Ooh man, once again your seemingly endless patience was needed to get this done. top job fixing this Vince. kudo's
Thanks so much :-)
Wow! That's perseverance. I'd have chucked it through the window by now. Well done!
Persistence can pay off.With all that work you put into it nice to see you fix it in the end.
Great work Vince... you didn’t do it half ass and you didn’t cut corners, you are a perfectionist and it’s people like you who’ve made the USA and GB great countries. When you said you’ve got ten stone to lose what does that mean?
Thanks for the great videos.
Means he's fat
Keith Whisman . I believe he was referencing the parallels of somebody trying to lose a lot of weight, as an analogy of succeeding in all difficult challenges. So someone who has a lot of kilograms or imperial Stone in weight to lose , would find it much easier if they set a smaller , more achievable target to get to. By breaking down a big challenge into smaller goals, eventually you’ll reach your your target.
Thanks Keith Whisman and thanks Matt for explaining what I meant in a perfect succinct way :-)
Great Britain is not a country, it's the name of an island.
Honestly, I cannot describe the happiness of seeing you succeed after all this.
You're right: the fact that it was teasing you with tiny bits of progress every few attempts can be a very strong, addictive force, pushing you to continue.
But if it feels like it's taking too long (or you're getting nowhere fast), set it aside and come back later (or the next day). That often helps us to not only reignite our interest, but also to come up with new strategies.
As well, if you want, you can post videos of a _"first attempt"_ that fails, and let *us* assist you with advice/suggestions/possible solutions (if they exist), so you can tackle it in a _"second attempt"_, etc. (which you did with this toy).
Of course, it all comes down to whether it's worth *your* time and effort, so it's always *your* call.
Remember: *We're here to help. At all times.* _(or at least while we're not sleeping :P)_
Glad you found the activator helpful and the baking soda trick works wonders . Did a quick fix with it myself today. Great work and glad to see you kept going and got something wonderful back to a working state again. Look forward to your next video
Thanks for the tip. It is really useful to know :-)
Glad you got this working again! I watched the last one hoping this truck would live again, but thankfully in the end you got it working. I enjoy these fix-it videos and time flies by so quickly when I watch them because they really are so much fun to watch!
Glad you went back to this! I imagine the personal satisfaction at getting it working was immense AND, as you say, teaches everyone a valuable lesson that anything can be fixed if you keep at it! Well done! :D
Good for you Vince a lesson learnt never give up
A countryman of yours, Richard Dawkins, calls it "Climbing Mount Improbable". Great job, and great perseverance, mate! Congrats!
Although he would scorn anyone saying that, because your quest was deliberate, while evolution is totally not. Anyways, cheers!
Excellent work on both videos..... patience is a virtue.. well done
I remember this happening to me when I was 6.I took it apart never too be in one piece again.The truck cab ended up being modded and put on my Tamiya Hornet.Ohh sorry I forgot to say Well Done.Fantastic job.
Vince you're my hero for sticking with it!
Amazing result! I'm so happy to see it working! It was a long journey but we did it!!!!!
So glad you revisited this fix, glad you got it running, excellent video. Keep up the good work Vince.
Great job, Vince!!! So happy you stuck with it and got it running! Just remember, you don't have to fix it all at once! Take breaks! Put it up and work on it later! Amazing video as always! Keep it up!!!
i couldn't help but laugh and and agree with you! you have no idea how many times i felt this way while fixing things too! and the bottom line is, Never give up! you can walk away for a breather and clear the mind, but giving up is never an option because not fixing something is worst as it acts like a splinter in you mind!
Congratulations on another good fix Vince! I also like your inspirational message about perseverance and "small steps". This used to be referred to as trying to eat an 'elephant burger' in that it was possible if you ate it one bite at a time.......not that anyone should want to eat an elephant of course.
The thing I like about your videos is you branch out from just phones, gaming, computers etc! .... I'm tearing apart a Radio Shack Armitron, made in Japan, crazy simple (electrically) while being complex/creative at the same time in the mechanical sense....One quip- Lord Chesterfield - ALL things are possible which are attainable.
Fair play to you Vince, God loves a tryer lol. Glad you also fixed the trailer hitch as I always remember this was the part i really enjoyed as a child. Good Job Well Done. Mick Northern Ireland 👍🍻
Glad you stuck with it and got it working, great job. Also I bet you are glad this wasn't one of the toys for the current contest.
Great fix Vince, glad you got it sorted. I agree you just got to take your time and work at it to sort things out
Well done. Persistence paid through in the end
I want Vince to get the most amount of views possible on this due to the sheer amount of work and tedium put in!
Share it, like it and comment on it!
My brother and I rarely get to spend time together (other side of the country) and if I'm honest he never watches YT. We sat down and watched the first vid and i was bigging you up saying 'he will fix it' and you never. I said he's like a dog with a bone usually. Then I saw you had done a second vid. We both sat down and watched it and wow. Awesome vid
Haha, brilliant, I am glad I uploaded the 2nd vid otherwise your brother might have thought I was a quitter :-)
Glad you revisited this toy. Success! Also, you have great hands, but it would me nice if you show yourself on camera occasionally like you did in your early startup videos. Love your videos and the go for it attitude.
I knew you could do it Vince!! Great work once again! I do very much enjoy watching these more mechanical oriented fix it videos. Keep up the amazing work and wonderful content! Cheers!
Thank you so much :-)
Nice one Vince, glad you fixed it and brought back some fond memories for me. Hope you do more r.c. in the future. Well done 😊
Massive hats off to u Vince for perservering with this one, nicely done! I suspect it was always slower in reverse to give u a chance to line it up with the trailer u know👍
Hey Vince,
I had one of these, ( might still be at my parents ( loft )) in Bristol. I live in Florida US these days.
The hitch on the back of the truck does go up and down ( loud click / spring ( upwards )) in reverse to lock / release the trailer as mentioned. Yes it kills batteries, during your first video I mentioned all this to my wife.
Another great video sir
Thanks for letting me know. When you are back in Bristol on a visit you will have to get it out the loft to see if it has the same problems....I bet it does :-)
I have been watching and enjoying some of your videos. This one motivated me to subscribe. Not only because of your persistance and determination to fix it, but also because of the motivational speech near the conclusion of the video. I enjoy a lot of vintage items and have really been enjoying watching your videos! I know thia is an older video, but it turned out really awesome!
Great vid again, I'm glad you stuck it out, and a great analogy at the end too :)
That man Percy verence does it again lol, excellent job there,I think yes going back to it was the idea, especially waiting to get other ideas first, most things need a rethink at times and in the end it comes good, that truck is amazing, so nice to see it going at last, well done yet again. Await the next one. 😀
Great job Vince! That was a very enjoyable series to watch. Cheers from Minnesota.
Only 2mins in and I really hope u gets this going mate cause its really really cool,never miss any of your videos and ive been watching you right from the start,keep up the good work
Thanks for the support :-)
Well done Vince, I thought that was a project doomed for the scrap heap, especially when you showed us all those Ebay listings that all had identical faults.
Baking soda, glue and activator is marvelous stuff and you can never seem to remove it afterwards, so I think this might be a lasting repair.
I really amaze with your dedication vince. Sometimes I do revisit to fix my faulty stuff, to try a different solution. Btw im happy you manage to fix this vince. Great job
Never give up, never surrender. To infinity and beyond!
I love how humble you are Vince! keep it up! By the way, 4h videos would be great, believe me!
What a thouroughly satisfying fix to watch Vince. Thanks for sharing.
It does become a pain when one has to revisit something they attempted to fix a while ago. Had a transforming car that i had started to fix at the beginning of last year, postponed it because i got stuck at a certain part but just 2 months ago i went back to it got it done!
Nice to see the old truck getting a new release of life
Well done SIr!!! Your enthusiasm is awesome when tyou get to the end of your Fix It videos. Succeed or fail, you have gumption and don't kid yourself, you are very talented. I can't get enough of your channel. Very informative as well. Have a blessed 2020 Christmas!!!
I’m so glad for this revisit so soon! Keep it up, Vince.
Im glad you got it working Vince,👍 thats Awsome you deserve 🥇
Breaker 1-9, breaker 1-9, good numbers to mate vince, was having shutter trouble watching this, big eagle 10-7.
Really glad you didn't give up :D
I enjoyed both videos even though I sometimes saw your frustration.
Perhaps, however, deliberate withdrawal is slower because otherwise the cart could be quite challenging.
Continue to make great videos because I really enjoy watching them ... especially when you get something to work on and get excited about it :D
YAY i was hoping you would manage to fix this. A lot of effort gone into it.. Great Video. I too love to fix things and take stuff apart from a very young age, everyone i know chucks stuff at me and asks me to fix it, and 90% i do... I feel we are twins lol. Great work and really glad you sussed it :-)
Well I have learned from the videos watched about the motors gosh this was such a challenging fix but well done Vince it`s a beautiful truck
Thanks for coming back to this!!!!
So happy you came back to this, i think its working really good :) well done dude
I'm so glad you did the motors, i was getting angry at you for not cleaning the motors out on the last video lol
I knew you were completely able to fix this! Nicely done mate!
Fixing old bits and pieces myself I know that "YES!" sense of achievement. It's the best feeling us sad middle aged married with kids blokes can get anymore. 😜
I bet you excitedly told your wife and the reply was something like "oh did you...that's nice. So when you going to get around to decorating the kitchen". 😂
I liked the perseverance lecture at the end. I've done the same thing with my kids after doing the same stuff. They dread it. 😜
Haha, one day they will understand that their dad was correct :-)
In my household, it's myself the Missus, who likes to repair things both trivial and practical.
It's my husband who gives lackluster comments when I've fixed something. Also..all the painting and decorating in my home is done by yours truly. As well as the yard work and gardening.I also manage a homemade soap.shop in a small tourist town. My husband works a 3rd shift job and when he's any spare time he mainly plays cards and computer games.
I'm the one tinkering or DIY ing
As I work a day job. We've 5 sons and I've designed elaborate costumes for Gencon and Halloween, including a brilliant Dalek for my youngest when he was about 11.
I also taught myself how to play and read piano chords at age 40 and did live music( and still do) for 7 years.
When you want to persevere, you have to find that inner strength and want to prove to yourself that you CAN do it. Discouraging thoughts are little demons for certain, but rising above that allows you to reap rewards you cannot replace.
Tinkering about may seem a very male dominated trait, and possibly a very British male one too.
But this Irish mammy can testify that the spirit of making old things come back to life, and learning new skills is only limited to those who still have a pulse.
Cheers darling, ya did gtand
Amazing Video Vince. It was amazing. Gonna watch all your vids one by one mate. A bit emotional at one point. Great stuff mate. Keep it up!!!!!
Im soooo happy you got it fixed congrats
great job getting it working again. love watching your videos. you do great work.
if this was me i would of smashed it up in the first hour you have serious patience
Happy you got it working. Well done
Hahaha I'm sitting here watching a grown man play with his remote controlled toy on UA-cam. MY LIFE IS AWESOME!!!
Your comments section is the only place on UA-cam where people don’t hate each other
Great job with sticking with it....
I’m so happy to see it work. Awesome man. Good job.
Thanks Josh :-)
Nice to see it finally working Vince. Hope you have more luck on the next item you try to fix.
Thanks mate :-)
@@Mymatevince You're welcome.
so glad that you managed to fix it
Great video it certainly is not worthless in non working worse condition they fetch around £50, Yours in in excellent condition and now fully working so must be worth at least around £80. Also I had one of these they are supposed to go slower backwards to make it easier to hitch up, Also when reversing you need to pull forward when the light is off as that is when the hitch is engaged.
Love these videos Vince, I know you don't want to make them too long but maybe you can upload the long version and put in a link in the description, then if people want to watch it they can. Think it might be handy to someone on how to take apart and put together fully. Great work as always!
Thanks for the idea :-)
I'll buy that for a dollar. Good work Vince
The old trucks (lorries, for you UK people out there), when you had to drive them it was like this: You first go into the gym to warm up/workout for a bit, then get into the truck and basically use your whole body on that huge steering wheel to turn it while the truck was stationary.
Yes! I really wanted you to fix this one. Not sure what it is about it but itz just still so cool even though it is nearly r0 years old!!!
Great job Vince! Ian so happy for you. Though you may have to park that rig until we are sure you have a proper cdl. 😄
I do injoy your music Vince it was really good and keep up the great vlogs 😊👍
Glad you got it running , if you ever try to fix small motors again that act like that , after you clean it try to move the brushes to a different location on the armature or possibly add a small washer to cause the brushes contact in a new location then give it some lube not much just a small drop and give the gears some lube also , I always used silicone oil and grease when I fixed these kind of toys
If I could give this video 10 thumbs up I would love your videos and keep up the awesome entertainment
Awesome Vince. I really like your message and I enjoy your videos.
vince'll fix it! good job. that truck makes a right noise
Hi, I had one of theses as a kid, got it for Christmas (came from boots for about £35). I had wanted the Tamiya Sandscorcher Baja bug but was way to expensive. Issues i had playing were it ate batteries and the ground clearance was shocking is you didn't have a floor like yours. Wouldn't mind having that rig again to just remind myself what it was like. Best thing from it was learning how to drive with a trailer. I used to set up all sorts of challenges. Let me know if want to get part with it!
First off well done, I have this exact same truck that needs fixing, watching your video has given me the push to leave it in it's box 😋
Joking aside I may try and tackle it though I have this horrible feeling it won't end well.
I love watching you attempt to fix / fix things =D
You did good Vince, that looks like a cool toy to play with. Just missing two "modern" gizmos that you should have fitted: a reversing buzzer (ALL trucks have that annoying "beep beep beep beep" thingy when their backing up, and the other one, each trailer should hold a mini air compressor and air horns so you can frighten yr son when he plays with it, and discovers the added button on the remote. :)
Ten Four rubber ducky. Looks like we got ourselves a convoy. Yee-haw!
Excellent!!! So pleased you revisited this! Regards the steering - something crossed my mind - the alignment of the gear with the notch - the one that moves the thing left or right. If that gear was perhaps not "centralised" with regards to the notch, it would maybe go more one side than the other?
Thanks Chris, perhaps. You can spin the potentiometer to move the central position but this can effect the travel so maybe I need to fine tune it to get move travel. The problem is when the truck is off the ground the wheels go nearly lock to lock but on the ground it loses the movement. I think because of the resistance and wear the movement is being lost to tiny movements in each and every part of the steering that all add up to taking 1cm or more of steering away.