Vintage STAR WARS Kenner R2D2 action figure RESTORATION using hydrogen peroxide
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
- In this video I'll show you how to completely restore a vintage Kenner R2D2 action figure in easy steps. We'll get rid of all the yellow discolouration and get Artoo back to his shiny self again. Join me as I restore this beloved Star Wars icon back to his former glory.
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I really enjoy watching restoration videos of the old Star Wars figures they not only give the figures new life but also helps with preservation in some way and even though these figures are way before my time I really have a great liking to these figures because they set the standard for action figures for years to come and on top of that my dad gave me his personal collection from his childhood and I still have a few of them
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed. Star Wars was my childhood and these restorations feed my nostalgia so much😀
It’s always pleasure to see a vintage SW figure restoration video ,l myself hav restored two telescope R2 unit and a pop up saber one
Good stuff 😃
British Summer? LOL! That was funny!😂
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4:55 too funny! 😂
Glad you liked it😄
💪🤓 Thanks for the Tip
Always glad to help😃
nice, thanks; I think it's always worth reminding people that unfortunately the (awesome) effect of hydrogen peroxide only lasts about 2 years, after which the yellow comes back.
Thank you.😃 I find it varies wildly. I've got stuff that is still good years later. I think it depends possibly on how yellow it was to begin with and, of course, how you then store it afterwards.
@@geeklunchmeet oh, that's interesting, good to know. In my case, it was an AT-AT driver. Fairly yellow (possibly 30-50% less yellow than your R2D2), back to white, and then in about 2 years yellow again. Then I heard a similar experience from Toy Polloi, so I thought that was always the case. I guess the people who use peroxide, then store their toys in the dark, being collectors. Who knows if it depends on the plastic then.
@@LMUstacker yeah I think it's massively random. Just like how some figures never seem to yellow and others go like bananas 😆 Must be something in the different plastics.
It's the bromide in the plastic that causes the yellowing
I did some Stormtroopers and after about 5 years they started to yellow again.
I still have my R2 kenner toy from 1978.
I should price it on the market one day
Nice work!
Thank you👍
I don't know if you knew this but the clicker piece is a deeper well than in the original solid dome
I did not know that. Thank you😀👍
@@geeklunchmeet I learned that recently while I was swapping parts.
Bravo 👏
Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Where did you get the Big Trouble in Little China funko pops?!?!
I think it was ebay. I bought them quite a while ago.
Good job on the video. Does the hydrogen peroxide do anything to the paint on R2D2 legs
No it doesn't but I suspect it could if you left it in for a prolonged period. Thank you for watching 😀👍
That R2D2 SURE has a lot of carbon scoring there.1:47 Looks like he has seen a lot of action...🤔
He's made to suffer, its his lot in life😁
R2 was my very first SW figure back in the 70s and loved him ever since.
I've restored a couple over the years but the chrome dome is problem. My recent go i used a chrome pen but it wasn't great - any ideas?
Yeah I've always loved the R2 figure too. I've never had one that needed the chrome touched up I'm afraid. I imagine any metallic paint is going to look a lot different to the actual metal plated finish. Maybe a gloss black undercoat and one of the Alclad paints airbrushed on top?
Can you use a glass for this or does it have to be air tight ?
I believe it should be airtight for it to work so I'd definitely use something with a lid. Freezer bags or something similar work well if you use the cream instead of the liquid.
@@geeklunchmeet thank you 😊
What percentage hydrogen peroxide do you use or will any do?
Sorry I was on holiday 😃 it's the 12% 40 vol stuff
Two questions, who is the navy blue Droid on the left at the end of the video, and anyone have a source for his and R2's scoping antenna?
Reproduction 3d printed or real
The droid on the left is the power droid or "gonk" droid. I got his reproduction antenna on ebay. There's a bunch of R2 sensorscopes on there too. Thanks for watching 😀
Who else put marbles or gum balls in their R2 and used him as a cannon.
Brilliant, you just reminded me that I used to turn Artoo into a cannon. He's the perfect shape!😃
It’s too bad most the other figures were sonic welded together
Yeah it's only really R2 and R5D4 that come apart easily