Awesome video, I just picked up Maskatron, and going to follow some of these techniques to restore him.

@ToyTinkerTim

5 жыл бұрын

Maskatron is another awesome figure (on my list for future episode!). I hope this video is helpful, good luck and thanks for watching!

My brother Billy had the first version and we always kept the boxes from our toys!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!!

always pull arms straight when removing the arms , don't angle remove them , you can crack the arm at the shoulder or break off the mounting spars on the body.

I still have a Steve Austin and Jamie Summers in storage somewhere from the 70's when we were kids, Although i'm sure they're not in as good a condition as this figure was. Used to have Maskatron and a Sasquatch as well from that toy line but those have long been gone.

Very nice job, looks fantastic

Very helpful video.

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@ToyTinkerTim

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment and for subscribing! I appreciate it-

i'm digging the music!

Hello Could you please post how to repair the bionic grip on this figure? Mine has the hand closed and it doesn't open anymore. The yellow button doesn't work either. Thanks.

@ToyTinkerTim

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Charles, At this moment in time I haven't had to make a repair on the bionic grip action on this figure and don't have any first hand experience opening it up to look at the mechanism in the arm. Sorry I couldn't be of more help -

@charlesbaxter9969

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToyTinkerTim no problem. Thanks for your quick response and helpful videos.

@francoisregis2155

5 ай бұрын

Got the same problem

just to let u know new replacement SMDM arm skins are available on ebay for about 8 bucks ,I myself hav purchased 3 skins and their awesome and I purchased 2 for my bionic woman figures

I bought one,lil while back,for my older brother (bc i ruined his as a small child in the bathtub 😞)-but the action hand,was missing -can i fix this?

@ToyTinkerTim

10 ай бұрын

Hello - I'm not sure about replacing the hand on this particular arm type. I haven't come across that issue before . If you can it's probably best to switch the arm out, I'm not too sure what the odds would be to find only the hand itself. Thanks for watching the episode, and try to keep it away from water this time😊 😊

Do you have any advice on how to repair the Bionic Grip action, I have one and the button does not work

@ToyTinkerTim

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't run into that yet, does the button stick or is it loose?

@marceloillanes175

3 жыл бұрын

@@ToyTinkerTim Same question here! The button doesnt move

@francoisregis2155

5 ай бұрын

Got the same problem Im wondering how to repair it Im looking around youtube to see if someone fixed that problem and I still haven’t found anyone who repaired that problem

@chesteryoutubeactorsclub

5 ай бұрын

@@ToyTinkerTim stuck- sorry for late response lol

nice, do you have a scan of the bionics decal uploaded anywhere, so if others, like myself are interested in restoring our SMDM figures? really nice, job!

@ToyTinkerTim

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gordon! Developments for that and more are already in the works so stay tuned! ✌️

I love the video definitely. But it's kind of a bummer you took the skin off. Because believe it or not finding finding examples that still have great skin on them are far and few in-between. I have a couple in my collection that have fantastic skin still covered from the shoulder all the way to the hand with the decal completely in place. I've been collecting both The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman for over 30 years now..

@ToyTinkerTim

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great collection! I definitely saved the arm rubber skin, which was my reason for carefully removing with cornstarch. It has fine holes from age, but no tears from removal. It's a keeper for sure. Thanks for watching!

@bioniccop40

5 жыл бұрын

+Toy Tinker Tim yes indeed I love my recollecting of my childhood collection. I lost my original collection quite a few years ago which really bummed me out. but I have replaced every major key of my original collection in spades and in a very short amount of time. Mainly because of my 30 years of expertise related to the two perspective television shows. Lately I've decided to collect other similar related items such as Pulsar Man and he is pretty cool looking.

@ToyTinkerTim

5 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a pretty immense recovery for your collection. Pulsar is a pretty unique but not well known figure. I have a couple in the different body types as well. Thanks for sharing and stopping by!

to clean the eye use a q tip

Do you have a fix for the wobbly arm? That’s a very common issue with these figs. I have some that are so loose, the arm often pops off when I put the shirt on, etc.

@ToyTinkerTim

5 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking it's the design of the connector, the piece attached to the shoulder that has a 'split' peg look. The figures were designed to have the legs and arms come off, so with age the plastic doesn't spring back. Without looking at the figure, I would suggest either try wedging folded paper into that wedge piece in shoulder to help spread it out further (without too much force), and then see if the fit on the arm is any tighter. If that works, maybe go with a material more permanent or a bit heavier to make it even snugger.

@billymac72

5 жыл бұрын

Toy Tinker Tim Thanks for the reply! I’ll try that wedge approach and let you know.

1977 plastic 6 million dollar man action figure ~\