1950's Steam Powered Boat "Pop Pop" - Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 1 фев 2025
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This is a rare vintage steam powered boat made around 1950 in Japan, quite popular in England and India.
The brand is C.K.
The engine was in very bad shape, eaten by the rust, I had no choice but to make a new one.
I spent an entire week trying to make that little engine, at least 1O attempts... with no guarantee that it would work well at the end :/
Please watch till the end to see this 1950's steam live power boat engine in action !
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I hope you'll enjoy this restoration.
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It looks fabulous and I love the sound it makes!
Ну как? Мне эту игрушку не игрушка, ну включи мне это, я буду и этим ещё.
What a lovely little toy! Excellent job bringing it back to life. The captain's turban and jaunty mustache were the perfect touches.
Thank you !! That little captain do the job !! 😅
😢😂😢❤❤😂😊😊😊😅❤😊
I love that you described the captain's mustache as "jaunty". It's a great word and great description
Without envy I must say this is maybe the most perfect restoration video ever. Such great work in the workshop as behind the camera as in post production.
Be proud of yourself 😊🎉
Thanks a lot mate ! Probably the most difficult project I’ve ever made. I would like to do better job painting tho…
No worries, your paintjob is just as fine @@TheFabrik . Key is the temperature around 20 degrees celcius. Spray two light coats and one final thick coat. And keep the recommended time in between coats as exact as possible. But I guess no news for you.
May I ask what cam and especially mic you use?
Nevermind, its all in video description
Nah info on mic is not up to date, so still would be interested to know what mic you use
@@NTRprojectsi used the integrated mic of the cam on that project 🙌 something went wrong with the paint. I don’t know what. It took ages to dry… Maybe too hot here, or too thick layers… I’ll do powder coating next time :) hey thanks for the tips I guess I just need to be more patient 😅
Sounds almost like a real engine when it's running. Kids today would never be trusted to handle something that involves actual fire! So cool to see stuff like this exists. Keep up the good work!
Heck, I wouldn't even trust their parent to handle this kind of toy!
The sound is real… I still remember the sound of the ship!
I'm so glad my dad introduced me to these in the 90s, many happy memories!
Which is stupid because children can be taught to cook before they reach double digits in age.
@@danielcolon979 Kids are a lot smarter and more capable than anyone gives em' credit for these days. Kids used to grow up fast because people used to treat them like young adults. People now only ever treat their children like braindead halfwits from birth, then they're surprised when that's all they ever grow up to be in this life!
Nothing impresses me more than the love of a craftsman and his skill . You Sir have outdone yourself . Thank you for such craftsmanship and the opportunity to watch you restore almost impossible relics . 👍
Thank you very much !! Glad you appreciated it 🙌
I am speechless. As many others say, it is probably your best restoration job ever. From a pile of rusty metal to a fully functional happily chugging vividly coloured little steam jet boat (love the noise. And the moustachoied marroon copper turbaned captain!)
Thank you so much 🙌 I thought it would be quick... I spent an entire month on that one 😅
Such a beautiful and sympathetic restoration. It's lovely to see someone with real skill bringing a once loved, and sadly forgotten item back to new and vibrant life. This video made me very happy indeed, especially the care you took to replace the little guy's turban.
Thank you so much for sharing. 👍👍👍
Thank you very much 🙏 It was supposed to be a quick and easy project :) it took more than a month 🤷♂️😅
😂so funny the Turkish man , love the video , you did a great work, but i didn't understood how is moving in the water 🫣
Thank you so much Tysy, I don’t know either 😂 it’s oscillation 🤷♂️
Water in the pan boils, becomes steam, is expelled and propels the boat forward. You now have a vacuum in the pipes and boiler, so water rushes in, is heated, and the cycle repeats. Now you might think that if water is coming in and out that cancels out and so no movement would be possible, but water coming in impacts the boiler front and transfers its momentum, so effectively the water coming in causes no change in the boat's velocity (water comes in, subtracting from the speed, hits the inside of the boiler, adding to the speed, then leaves, adding speed). The ones that have two pipes like this one do not have any water circulation, water comes in and out of both pipes at the same time.
@@Mariano.Bernacki🙌 thank you ! Now it’s clear 😌
The steam both pushes and pulls but the shape of the boat means that the push is more effective that the pull, so it goes both backwards and forwards to some degree but the effect of the shape means that it goes forward.
@@janskeet1382exactly 👍
The sound is beautiful, sounds like some diesel tractor 🚜😍 Good job!
Hey thank you so much for the support !!! It was supposed to be a quick project I spent more than a month 🤷♂️😅
It's incredible that there were industrial models of this toy! As children, we made these steam boats from thick metal rods from ballpoint pens and tin from coffee cans. And it worked just the same!🙂
Cutos for taking care of items important for our history! Remember these boats from when i was a kid, true value in a toy that was not just beutiful, but had fun features. We use to build these out of wood and run them, speed competition, with carosene. Great skills, good eye for details, "the mustasch.." and solid choice of item restaured. You Sir, are a true professional!
Thank you very much🙏 Always touching to bring the memories back 😌🙌
As a kid, a million years ago, we could buy one of these for 15 cents at the variety store… days gone by.
A friend of mine just came back from India and brought me two Pop-Pop boats made frm Cola cans. Kids and I had great fun running them around the pool
No way a million years ago dam did u come over on the mayflower lmmfao
I remember that a billion years ago you could buy a planet with only 1 cent. Those were the good days man 😔
You can make your own using a coke can, straws, and milk carton or tin for the hull. There are numerous videos and webpages that show how, just google "Make your own pop pop boat." I helped my son make one for a science project, it was a lot of fun for us both.
I just bought one for 25PLN from flea market, looks half as old as here and im having a time of my life, I used to say good days are gone but its the simple things that make you smile
Im 68 now ,I had a steam powered boat like that when l was a little boy me and my dad used to play with it. Gee you brought back lovely memories.
Thank you so much for watching and also commenting 🙌 It’s very touching to bring the memories back 😌🙏
Your attention to detail, as always, is outstanding. Thanks for also showing all the steps on the engine and I am happy that unlike the live steam locomotive you restored, the heat did not affect the paintwork
Thank you very much ! The painting on the loco was heat resistant too. The decals were a bad idea 😕 I should have painted the letters. Mistakes are the best way to learn 😀
I was sitting here in Houston, Texas watching this video on You Tube, when I realized my sister and I had one of these boats in the fifties. I contacted her in Bristol England and she vaguely recollected it. Neither of us recalled who gave it to us, or who bought it as we were spending our summer holidays as usual at our grandparents in North Wales.
The boat we had was silver in colour and didn't work all that well in rough seas, so we only ran it in a large bathtub. The fuel we used was Methylated spirits, though I do have a recall using Mothballs/ Naptha, but that is rather vague.
Anyway thanks for showing it and bringing back memories of our childhood.
Regards,
Nick Jones
Thank you very much 🙏 Always touching to bring the memories back 😌🙌
You made some very good calls. The pickling, even going to so far as to make new parts of some of the pieces that were too damaged to fix.
Its crazy that he was able to build a pop engine himself ❤ super underrated channel
Hay thank you !! I was surprised to see it working so well :)
Very nice job! Very Impressive! Thank you for showing some new techniques.
Increíble restauracion ! Tuve una idéntica, solo le faltaba el hombrecito, hace 45 años, cuando era un niño. Genial el trabajo que hizo con esa lancha a vapor. Felicitaciones 👏 👏 👏
Glad to bring the memories back 🙌
Great restoration. I can remember my father buying me one, back in the late 50's but the thing I'll never forget is the smell given off, from the fuel cell you set alight, loved it.
Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙌
Impressive workmanship making the new motor and everything else.
Thank you !!!
That was a lot of work to rebuild the heart of the little machine. Very fine metal bending and soldering. Impressive.
Nice touch with the electroplating, under paint & varnish. This little ship will have a long life now. Awesome project!
Protip; take a burnt wick (very short) from a common tea candle, to put in the parafin tub. It will concentrate the heat.
Also, you might experiment with slightly different length tubes. Maybe a small extension on one side, just 2-3mm or so 🙂
Thank you very much 🙏 I noticed the original tubes had different lengths so you’re right it must be useful🤨 thanks a lot for all these precious tips 🙏 I really wanted to try a candle but it was such a windy day, it was very difficult to light the fire 😣 Thanks again 🙌
Interesting to watch your attention to detail is amazing nice to see old things being brought back to life keep up the great work
Sometimes what you do is beyond words, breathing new life into something that could easily have been thrown away, you certainly have a very special talent 👏👍🙂
Thank you 😌🙏
A hatvanas években játszottunk vele.Köszönöm hogy felidézted ezt a szép emléket.
Thank you very much 🙌 Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙏
A Sunday afternoon ride around the lake.
Job well done. You are great craftsman
Thank you 🙏
Truly excellent work. Making a new motor was impressive, but you did it without a press and dies, and without a commercial tube bender. The captain's turban was a nice touch.
I still hold some hope that you'll do a video or a series on your Terrot.
Thank you very much. The Terrot is in the workshop still. Unfortunately I need more space, my place is too small. I will restore it someday ! For sure 🙌
@@TheFabrik Same, there's never enough space for the really big projects. Some day!
@@carver7689believe me I want to ride it so bad !!
Respect to those who invented the toy!
Respect to the craftsman who restored it.
I am glad that there have always been, there are now and there will be such people in the future.
Thank you ! Glad you appreciated it 🙌
I like it. You refurbished that little boat perfect. And it sounds great too... Thumbs Up!
This is such a beautiful and satisfying video. Your attention to detail, your videography and restoration talent are amazing.
One of my favorites!
The intricate tools and work you do is so excellent, I love your color combos and how relaxing and meditative it is for us to watch( i view mostly in the middle of the night) when I having trouble returning to sleep.its like a nice balm..thank you!
Thank you very much 🙌 Glad to know my videos can have some therapeutics effect 😃🙏
I used to play with these boats when I was a kid in India in the late 80's and early 90's, seeing it being restored brought back some fond memories.
Thank so much 🙏 Always touching to bring the memories back 🙌
I love this! I have seen steam powered trains, but never a boat. My favourite part, as always, was creating replacement parts -- in this case, the engine.
Thanks a lot William 🙌 I didn’t even know these motors existed… It was supposed to be a quick project, I spent more than a month 🤷♂️😅
How pleasant it is to watch a restoration!! It's like a second existence!! Congratulations one more time!!! 😊👏👏👏
Thank you very much !!
Would lovd to have a toy like this honestly. Love thosr older metal industrial type toys dealing with actual engines and stuff. Awesome work!
Thank you !! I didn’t know these pop pop motors ever existed 🙌
Incredible craftsmanship, better than when it was new.
fantastic restoration , your ability to rebuild parts is incredible,great result
Thank you very much 🙌
Very good. Not just a good repair but very good filming and editing along with thematics and drama. I loved the turban for the captain. A great touch. You have come a long way. I can see there was a lot of hard work here and it does not go unnoticed. Go well darling and blessed be. 💖
Thank you so much 🙏 It was supposed to be a quick project… I spent more than a month 🤷♂️😅
Hola.
Tus trabajos de restauración tienen en mí un efecto terapéutico.
Me alivian del estrés, me relajan y devuelven la armonía.
Además de ser grandiosas restauraciones, cada uno de los detalles, de gran reto por la dificultad que presentan de su estado de deterioro,
tu los resuelves con admiración.
Se agradece y por favor no me envíes un corazón de respuesta.
Muchas gracias ! No sabía que mi trabajo fuera terapéutico 😌🙌
Probably someone else would have looked at it and just tossed it in the trash. Marvelous restoration.
Thank you so much 🙌
Beautiful as always my friend! Your attention to detail (the turban was priceless!) was spot on as usual! Thank you so much for the entertainment, the maiden voyage across the pool was great!
😃👍 Thank you very much !! I thought it would be a 15 days restoration I spent more than a month 🤷♂️😅
AMAZING AND BRINGS back lots and lots of memories! I use to own one… I will now show this to my kids!
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS, nothing but smiles! Arigato from Japan…
Looking forward to the next one
Hi and thank you so much for watching and also commenting ! I hope your kids will enjoy 😃👍
Wow thats so cool! Although a toy like that in this day and age would be considered hazardous/ dangerous. It's important that toys like this are preserved
Absolutely fantastic, well done sir, your skills and imagination are first rate.
The boat is so neat looking! Your restoration was fantastic and it looks brand new. I am really impressed by your fabrication skills as the engine looks just like the original. Thanks for sharing this tutorial.
Thank you very much 🙌 It was supposed to be a quick restoration, only 4 parts…. I spent an entire month 🤷♂️😅
Excellent workmanship, fantastic restoration
I love seeing old things brought back to life. Some kid would love it 👍
I used to have one of these as a kid in the 70's What joy it brought me during the monsoon season. thank you for taking me down the memory lane :)
Thank you ! Very touching to bring the memories back 😔🙌
You made me return to my chilhood. I had one like this in Brazil, by the 70's. I was about 10 years old. It was called "Pop-Pop" boat, made by "Estrela Toys". Once, playing with that, I had a litlle cut, in my finger open the cap. Thank's for the memory.
Thank you so much for watching and also commenting 🙌 Always touching to bring the memories back 😌🙏
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I also pay attention to the little man in the boat
Happy wife, happy life. 😅
I'm flabbergasted ! A clever boat , fallen out of favor and time , rejuvenated to its former glory . A tour de force !
Thank you !! It was supposed to be a quick project… I spent more than a month 😅
Incredible work, comme d'habitude, very well done! I like pop pop boats, I have often wondered if their efficiency could not be improved by fitting a one-way valve (basically just a hinged flap) to one of the exterior pipes and whether that would not ensure a unidirectional water flow through the boiler, increasing efficiency?
Thank you ! Well I still haven’t figured out how this motor works 😂 it’s my very first. Some people build very powerful motors so I need to check:) You noticed it was a windy day on the video and it the boat was always going around in circles 🤷♂️
Not quite sweety, The motor both pushes and pulls. Steam is expelled and the boat is driven forward but then the water is pulled in and the the boat is pulled backwards. the shape of the boat with curves at the bow and a flat end at the stern mean that the boat is more efficient at going forwards that backwards.
@@janskeet1382exactly 🙌
@@TheFabrik YAY !! 💕
@@TheFabrik Does the force of the water sucked from the water inlet pipe hitting the barrier of the boiler cancel out the backward pulling effect of the indrawn water?
Thought this one would be quick and easy but it took more than i thought. True artist in your craft, it made me smile with you creative new effects and music.. and the turban😂
Thank you ! I thought it would be quick too 😅 I spent an entire month 😰🤷♂️
Ahh Mr. The Fabrik! You really treated us this time around dude. Fantastic fabri-k-ation skills to make that new engine 👏👏👏, and the Captain's turban as well 👍👍👍. Thanks man 🙏🙏🙏. 😎
Thank you very much !! I thought it would be quick, only a few parts… I spent an entire month 😮💨😅
New to the channel and I’m finding these steam engines fascinating! Such a simple concept but lots of fun
Amazing technique 👏🏻👏🏻❤
Very good video, I like restoration. You can "Sand Blast" with soda bicarbonate. It's mostly dustless and won't pit the blastee. Also, in the 60s I made motor cycles and put sand in the handle bars to bend them without collapsing them. Sand or salt could be used in small things like the putt putt tubes. I have 3 styles of Putt Putts.
Thanks a lot for the precious tips ;)
Прекрасная работа! 👍 Лодка наверно изначально не так красиво выглядела, как выглядит сейчас! И двигатель оригинальный. Мастер - золотые руки! 👍👍👍🤩
Thank you very much 😌🙏 Glad you liked it 🙌
Incredible! The precision and attention to detail is awesome !
So good! Nice work on remaking the engine… and of course his turban. Very creative 👍
Thank you !!
Hi, I really enjoyed watching this transformation from a rusty old toy into a beautiful working boat. Cheers, Paul.👍👍👍🙏
Thanks a lot Paul, I thought it would be quick. I was wrong. I spent one entire month on that one 😮💨
Extremely satisfying paint remover wow
Hey TF
Awesome outcome; a new engine, the paint scheme and custom driver are great. Thank you for sharing🙂
Take care 😊
Thank you !! I thought it would be an easy project but I was wrong 😰 I was expecting a better painting result… I did my best
@@TheFabrik
It certainly did not look easy.
I thought the paint was was great, did not see any high spots at all.
Home made tube bender = a tool maker. Bravo. Loving this. all the best
Thank you ! Sometimes you have no choice 😉👍
Wow, nice job.
The Sound of the Boat really surprised me😮.
👍Wow enjoy full video & Boat Captain looking nice ♥ My Big Salute To Captain 😊
I played with such a boat in my childhood
From India
Thank you ! Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙌
Wooow was für eine tolle und perfekte Arbeit, Kompliment. 👏
that is a really clever way to bend the new engine tubes without crimping/kinking the pipe!
Most satisfying I enjoy my small collection of pop pop boats
What a lovely little toy! Excellent job bringing it back to life.
Thank you !!
Beautiful work: you did a great job making another boiler for it, and I thought your paint job turned out great.
I have a larger pop pop boat than this that was made to resemble the Titanic. It was made in India, which is apparently where production shifted to when labor in Japan became too expensive.
You can also build one of these using a soda can and straws for the boiler and a milk carton or muffin tin for the hull. I helped my son make one for his science fair project; it worked just as well as the Titanic one. I have them both still.
Thank you !! I didn’t know those pop pop engines… First time. I’ll catch some other ones !! 😜
@user-tw9uf9pn3gmore like Ponyo’s boat ;)
Interesting use of the solder to assist bending the tune without kinking. Fine, dry sand is also very useful.
Thanks for the tip 🙌 I usually use sand for larger tubes ;) thanks anyways, glad you appreciated it 😌👍
Excellent restoration. It is not often I use that term, but you restored that toy superbly. Thank you for a good post. 👍
Thank you very much, it was supposed to be quick project, it took more than a month 🤷♂️😅
@@TheFabrik I'm a retired mechanical engineer, one of the best attributes for engineering and restoring is, patience. You've certainly got that 👍
Encore une belle restauration ! Bravo pour la création du petit réservoir... et pour les belles moustaches !!!
Merci !! Ça semblait simple au départ. Finalement un mois de travail…😮💨😅
So satisfying to watch this childhood toy work again and really u done great work
The oscillation effect is really neat!
The engine generates steam in the boiler, which expands and travels down the exhaust pipe (with a pop) that shoves water out of the pipe (or pipes in this design). This pushes the boat forward in accordance with Newton's Third Law. As the boat moves forward under momentum, the pressure inside the boiler drops and sucks water back in (the boiler also contracts, producing another pop). This water is boiled, more steam is produced, and the cycle repeats. It also has to "burp" occasionally to release air accumulated in the boiler (water contains dissolved air).
Thanks a lot for these explanations 🙌
Nice job fashioning that new engine 👌 Boat looks awesome. And it runs too! Super cool 😎
Thank you 🙏
I've never seen a toy that works like that. Very cool. Excellent job on the restoration.
Thanks a lot 🙏 I didn’t know these toys existed either 🤷♂️
Well done. In fact very well done. I remember those from my childhood and I think they were old then. Lovely job. Makes me wabt to make one.
Glad to bring the memories back 😌🙌
This reminded me of one of my favorite anime films from Hayao Miyazaki called Ponyo. A magical tale about a little boy who meets a magical fish and falls in love with her. They have one of these boats--super-sized by magic-- and they use it to sail around trying to find Ponyo's mother. Voices by Liam Neeson, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Betty White, and Tina Fey. Great film. Great restoration.
Looks like Ponyo’s boat definitely !!
@@TheFabrik There’s a metaphor in there somewhere amidst the vinegar baths and sandblasting. Ponyo’s love for his magical friend restored and transformed her. He risked the pop boat journey over the troubled waters to connect with his family and protect his new friend. You take the discarded and broken things in the world and restore them to life with your own special magic and you inspire others to do the same. It’s a noble pursuit.
beautiful work,you have nice choice of colours,good job
That restoration was absolutely fantastic!
I use Wilesco solid fuel for my steam engine. Nice restoration. Nice touch with the turban!
Wow! Absolutely perfect. Your fabrication skills are so fun to watch. Thank you!
Thank you 🙌
Genijalno... svaka čast na super obnovi. Pohvale na detaljima...
Amazing restoration and the final turban for the cap 💯💯❤️❤️😍😍👍👍👍👍😅😅
I didn't realize that the boat didn't need propellers till the very end. Very cool craft. (Say "toy boat" fast 5 times)
Absolutely wonderful. Maybe it would go slightly better if the captain was wearing a ‘wind turban’ 😋
As always very well done....... Love how you were able to remake the motor..
Thank you !! It was supposed to be a quick project :) I spent more than a month 🤷♂️😅
very detailed restoration...loved it...great work
Simply incredible!!! 😮😮😮
Awesome restoration and a beautiful result.
Nice job, always love to watching your videos, iam indonesian, in my country there is a similiar toys like this, the shape of the boat Itself was different, but the mechanism of the toys was exact same, and we called it "otok otok" Because of the sound was "tok tok tok tok tok"
And it was still produce until now and the price was affordable
The recreated boiler turned out amazing. That must have been a pure pain to get right. Really cool little toy, though.
Thank you ! A pure pain indeed 😰😂
Bonjour The Fabrik, encore une restauration au top ! Avec la qualité de votre macro, on est au niveau opération chirurgicale ! Et j'apprécie aussi, comme d'autres internautes, l'absence de musique et les sons réels ! Bonne continuation !
Merci beaucoup ça fait plaisir !! Si je pouvais filmer encore plus près je le ferais ! 😅
This is simple example of science. Great
Great workmanship
Sir: you are indeed a very dedicated, skilled craftsman. A great video. Thank you.
Thank you very much 🙏 Glad you enjoyed 👍
As always, great attention to detail, and you play with it at the end! That is part of what makes your videos the best
Thank you very much !! 🙌
Waouh ! Je n’avais pas vu que ce petit jouet fonctionnait à la vapeur..😊 Encore un beau travail impeccable
Merci beaucoup 😀