Very cool upgrade. This is why I really enjoy your channel. This Slave 1 could have been a junker, but now it is a interesting variation on the original. Using parts readily available makes it a project that most anyone can complete. Come to think of it this LED technique could be used on so many vintage Star Wars ships. Inspired. Thanks for all of your time and effort that you put into your channel.
Smart looking, for sure! Great job, I would also add that you could find some clear red plastic discs, or bike reflector-like material, to put over the red LED engines to kind of widen or disperse the glow. Might be a cool last touch! It also KILLS me that we are in 2016 where LEDs are $4, like you said, and yet Hasbro refuses to put electronics in the smaller ships where they are so sorely needed and would be much more appreciated. It would probably cost them next to nothing to add them in, but once again, they are cheap and only care about one thing - PROFIT.
Very cool little project, David. It looks really lovely already. If you'd accept some suggestions, I'm thinking the engines could look even better if there was a way to fit some mini dichroic lamp reflectors there, or anything that would resemble the back of a jet engine. Even something like the grills at the top of a Millennium Falcon. Or some radial grills, model car wheels with lots of thin spokes... If you can find ones that would fit there. Paint them black, file some rounded pieces of plastic to act as diffusers in between them and the LEDs... And if you had a fifth LED, I'd put it behind the pilot console to shine some light from under little Boba. I'm a sucker for little lights like those. They add so much to the look of the toys. :D Have you ever worked with fiber optics? I believe you could find some pretty cheap on Ebay.
agree wholeheartedly with the engine diffuser idea, maybe you could find a way to do the same for the cockpit light? it seems a tad too harsh and bright in there at the mo (just my opinion). really looking forward to the "screen accurate" style finish too. the old girl aways looks too clean :)
RE: THE COCKPIT GLASS DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT USING SANDPAPER TO BUFF OUT THE FOGGY IMPERFECTIONS INSTEAD, FOLLOWED BY USING UV PROTECTED CLEAR COAT POLYURETHANE SPRAY ?
I want to correct something... I HAD the original Kenner X-Wing and the stickers did NOT display battle damage. Maybe a later edition DID but not the original release. It was a pristine-looking play vehicle. Most if not all original release toy sets/play vehicles of the Kenner Star Wars line were pristine. It was later on they added "battle damage" to re-issues. Perhaps people are thinking of the 1990s reissues but I can assure you the original releases were pretty much "pristine condition" vehicles. I had virtually every set and play vehicle from the first film. I kind of lost interest in getting these toys after the second film and never had as much from Empire and next-to-nothing if anything from Jedi. I pretty much got rid of all my stuff by 1983/1984. I was never that big an action figure fan. I find these videos very interesting from a "Do It Yourself" POV. I find all the suggestions for customization and rescues VERY clever. My hats off to Toy Polloi! You have a fan from the States, an original Star Wars fan who did grow up with these toys for a few years. They weren't all fantastic, btw. I had a remote control R2-D2 and the stupid toy broke within 2 months! I constantly played with it and the motor or something in it broke and we pitched it... Oh boy -- I wish I had kept it!
This man knows his toys and brilliantly knows how to repair them.
Very cool upgrade. This is why I really enjoy your channel. This Slave 1 could have been a junker, but now it is a interesting variation on the original. Using parts readily available makes it a project that most anyone can complete. Come to think of it this LED technique could be used on so many vintage Star Wars ships. Inspired. Thanks for all of your time and effort that you put into your channel.
This is outstanding
looks good mate, looking forward to the complete product 👍
+Retro Force Cheers. That's next weekends video.
Smart looking, for sure! Great job, I would also add that you could find some clear red plastic discs, or bike reflector-like material, to put over the red LED engines to kind of widen or disperse the glow. Might be a cool last touch!
It also KILLS me that we are in 2016 where LEDs are $4, like you said, and yet Hasbro refuses to put electronics in the smaller ships where they are so sorely needed and would be much more appreciated. It would probably cost them next to nothing to add them in, but once again, they are cheap and only care about one thing - PROFIT.
awesome idea, cant wait to see it finished, keep knocking these out
brilliant! now I've got to put lights in the sandcrawler I'm building my son.
+crawford niven Good idea. They add a lot.
brilliant custom for slave one. awesome toy polloi.
Can't wait to see next week's video!
Favourite video for a while. Love the Star Wars stuff
This is awesome. I need to find a beater at a flea market and try a version of this. Love your videos.
Another great video, great work Dave :)
Brilliant! (no pun intended) I love the idea of adding lights to things!
great vid as always....im on the hunt for a slave 1. lights are fantastic.
+Jonathan Stokes The finished ship looks even better. That's next weekend's video.
Very cool little project, David. It looks really lovely already.
If you'd accept some suggestions, I'm thinking the engines could look even better if there was a way to fit some mini dichroic lamp reflectors there, or anything that would resemble the back of a jet engine. Even something like the grills at the top of a Millennium Falcon. Or some radial grills, model car wheels with lots of thin spokes... If you can find ones that would fit there. Paint them black, file some rounded pieces of plastic to act as diffusers in between them and the LEDs...
And if you had a fifth LED, I'd put it behind the pilot console to shine some light from under little Boba.
I'm a sucker for little lights like those. They add so much to the look of the toys. :D
Have you ever worked with fiber optics? I believe you could find some pretty cheap on Ebay.
fantastic. I hope you can find something to diffuse the lights from the engine
Great job TP!!!
Those wings are still hella wobbly..
agree wholeheartedly with the engine diffuser idea, maybe you could find a way to do the same for the cockpit light? it seems a tad too harsh and bright in there at the mo (just my opinion). really looking forward to the "screen accurate" style finish too. the old girl aways looks too clean :)
Well done
I always like your Star Wars repairs and decal fixes. Any chance of seeing your Imperial Shuttle as a review? .
+John Leightell I only have a modern version, nothing much to show with that as they took all the good bits out.
great video as usual.
lowes sells a battery holder for 9 volts in the hardware section
This looks amazing. I can't seem to find the led kit you used. Damn!
Just search for RC light kits on eBay. There are plenty of sellers.
wonderfull work. my Friend has a dirty Ship from 1996. But no Cockpitglass. The Sidedoor is missing too. sooo sad.
Great video!
*goes to eBay to find a slave 1 hull....great video!!!!
I like it! Good luck finding a ramp, they can get expensive.
+jack goff (Nexus) Yeah. I'm patient, so am happy to wait. Prices are crazy at the moment.
+jack goff (Nexus) Yeah. I'm patient, so am happy to wait. Prices are crazy at the moment.
RE: THE COCKPIT GLASS DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT USING SANDPAPER TO BUFF OUT THE FOGGY IMPERFECTIONS INSTEAD, FOLLOWED BY USING UV PROTECTED CLEAR COAT POLYURETHANE SPRAY ?
I guess it must be something we Brits have in common calling him Bob-a Fett rather than Boh-ba Fett! I thought it was just me!
awesome
nice video and should of had lights when it came out
Can you use hot glue to hold the wires in place?
+Liofa could do. Tape was easier for this.
I couldnt find that specific wiring kit? Link?
Search for RC lighting kit, there are plenty.
@@toypolloi i did..for hours..there are no rc lightning kits like you show..
On eBay UK there are loads. RC buggy lighting kits.
NACE
I want to correct something...
I HAD the original Kenner X-Wing and the stickers did NOT display battle damage. Maybe a later edition DID but not the original release. It was a pristine-looking play vehicle.
Most if not all original release toy sets/play vehicles of the Kenner Star Wars line were pristine. It was later on they added "battle damage" to re-issues. Perhaps people are thinking of the 1990s reissues but I can assure you the original releases were pretty much "pristine condition" vehicles. I had virtually every set and play vehicle from the first film.
I kind of lost interest in getting these toys after the second film and never had as much from Empire and next-to-nothing if anything from Jedi. I pretty much got rid of all my stuff by 1983/1984. I was never that big an action figure fan.
I find these videos very interesting from a "Do It Yourself" POV.
I find all the suggestions for customization and rescues VERY clever.
My hats off to Toy Polloi!
You have a fan from the States, an original Star Wars fan who did grow up with these toys for a few years.
They weren't all fantastic, btw. I had a remote control R2-D2 and the stupid toy broke within 2 months! I constantly played with it and the motor or something in it broke and we pitched it...
Oh boy -- I wish I had kept it!
MY ORIGINAL RETURN OF THE JEDI KENNER SCOUT WALKER CAME WITH BATTLE DAMAGE DECAL STICKERS!!!
Favourite video for a while. Love the Star Wars stuff