Vintage Ram Man Restoration guide from Masters of the Universe - Toy Polloi

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A figure I really wanted as a child but never got is now in my collection. But poor old Ram Man from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe needed some work to get him looking good.
It ended up being quite a lot of work, but he really looks great. Check out how I got on.
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  • @MiKeMiDNiTe-77
    @MiKeMiDNiTe-772 жыл бұрын

    Almost therapeutic watching you paint that Ram Man

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😌

  • @brendan722002
    @brendan7220022 жыл бұрын

    I got my Ram Man out after watching this and he had silver paint removed and scratches in the same places. Must be the headbutting action he did.

  • @GoldfirePrime
    @GoldfirePrime2 жыл бұрын

    I hate to say it but I keep on falling asleep when I watch your videos, not saying they're boring or anything, I guess I'm just that simple minded.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing wrong with that. I fall asleep watching things I enjoy. Just shows you are relaxed. 😊

  • @mrlurchAU
    @mrlurchAU6 жыл бұрын

    I'm properly impressed on how well that silver paint pen matched. Silver can be one of the hardest to match in terms of shininess especially.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Mr Lurch The silver can be very tricky to colour match. But these pens work perfectly on Ram Man. Not often I don't have to mix a couple of colours to match.

  • @MrDparker69
    @MrDparker696 жыл бұрын

    Is there no Toy that you can’t bring back to life? Great job as always. You are the Toy Master for sure.

  • @bikerscout7467
    @bikerscout74676 жыл бұрын

    Another fantastic restoration Toy Polloi! I think your toy restoration vids are the best on youtube! They have certainly helped me with my own numerous vintage star wars restorations! Keep up the good work!

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great comment! Appreciated.

  • @ThePandionknight
    @ThePandionknight6 жыл бұрын

    Ram-Man was one of my favourite MotU figures as a kid.

  • @richy12377
    @richy123776 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see you brought my old ram man to life! Amazing as always Dave, looks fresh off the shelf

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    +richy12377 Thanks again for sending old ram man in. He was great fun to work on.

  • @delvis7842
    @delvis78426 жыл бұрын

    I have found a couple of these figures in a local antique store in some grab bags with other figures for pretty cheap! Might pick them up and restore them for my little guy!

  • @bryonmcguinness8780
    @bryonmcguinness87803 жыл бұрын

    very nice work i have about 7 ram mans that need this done i thank you kindly sir.

  • @crusaderforchrist1686
    @crusaderforchrist16863 жыл бұрын

    If I do a restoration on my Ram Man, I think I may just use silver paint for his gauntlets instead of the tape. Either way, this was an awesome guide! I've recently gotten into collecting these toys and I have a LOT of restoration work to put into them.

  • @jonboldrey5339
    @jonboldrey53393 жыл бұрын

    Look brand new dave! Nice..just watched spring replacement also! On the 2do list 👍🍺👍

  • @greenlanternhg5141
    @greenlanternhg51416 жыл бұрын

    I still insist, there’s nothing you can’t repair! Great job man! 👍🏼✌🏽

  • @yznerf23
    @yznerf234 жыл бұрын

    That was the bombziggy, it relaxes you!.Ramman has to be the craziest Motu ever. Hes a shell of a master.

  • @IuriFiedoruk
    @IuriFiedoruk3 жыл бұрын

    My wife had a silver pen, and I had silver paper, so I just applied those instructions. Very nice :)

  • @MJFallout
    @MJFallout5 жыл бұрын

    It's always so interesting to see how just by getting all the little details back into shape a 'kinda daft, kinda rubbish' piece of plastic comes back to a lively state. (Seeing the illusion of life in them restored is great) I imagine it was interesting when these were first designed as well because then the designers would - of course- have hunted for the cheapest, most easy to apply solution for creating this transformation from hunk of plastic to engaging awesome figure. Edit: And you really get this type of satisfaction in all kinds of restoration work. It will so often go from, 'ugh, it's so bad, let's just chuck it' to 'wow, that's so nice, can I have that?' And often it hardly takes much: proper cleaning, proper lube of mechanical bits, sanding off or hiding some scuffs, coat of varnish, boom! done.

  • @GALAXIE67
    @GALAXIE676 жыл бұрын

    Great review & restoration👍👍

  • @Geek_Chorus
    @Geek_Chorus6 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on getting your Ram Man!! Great job!!

  • @Vadermods
    @Vadermods2 жыл бұрын

    i think this was on a lot of kids want list unfoutantly i did not know what this action figurs name was growing up in the early to mid 90's i repeadely watched the movie Indian in a cupoard, I am now a huge Motu fan!

  • @SylentEcho
    @SylentEcho3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! You made them look brand new.

  • @brotherroman340
    @brotherroman3406 жыл бұрын

    Excelentes review .te felicito por ser tan profesional con las figuras vintage de he man ...

  • @toy_room_of_insanity
    @toy_room_of_insanity6 жыл бұрын

    You continue to blow my mind! You are a true artist! Brilliant job!!!!!!!

  • @yunoyuluvit
    @yunoyuluvit6 жыл бұрын

    I'd bought some of the silver tape and was going to make a template from the one beaten up bracer I had already, but you've saved me a job. Thanks!

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    It is quite and odd shape you have to make. I was surprised no one else had made a pattern for it.

  • @joverbey123456789

    @joverbey123456789

    3 жыл бұрын

    What type of tape did you buy ?

  • @yunoyuluvit

    @yunoyuluvit

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aluminium tape

  • @joverbey123456789

    @joverbey123456789

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yunoyuluvit ok thank you so much

  • @EL_DRAGON_DORADO
    @EL_DRAGON_DORADO6 жыл бұрын

    Very good restauration, congratulations......LIKE

  • @The1queencollector
    @The1queencollector6 жыл бұрын

    Nice fix, left enough wear to give it that used feel but not straight out of the box.

  • @eltenda
    @eltenda6 жыл бұрын

    Quite impressive

  • @nicholasdickens2801
    @nicholasdickens28016 жыл бұрын

    Always one of my most favourite characters. Good old Rammie :)

  • @kg6qzx
    @kg6qzx6 жыл бұрын

    Masterful results! Sorry, I couldn’t resist:) Ram Man is a fav of mine too. Always enjoy your videos as you do a great job with your tips. Very Kind Regards! Pat

  • @ryanlesperance777
    @ryanlesperance7775 жыл бұрын

    I just applied this method to my vintage Masters of the Universe Ram-man with a Krylon silver leafing pen (purchased at Walmart) and the results were amazing! A perfect match to the manufacturer's silver paint! thanks so much!

  • @VirginiaTombstoneRevival
    @VirginiaTombstoneRevival6 жыл бұрын

    My kids and I call you “the mcguyver of toys”. Phenomenal job as usual.

  • @langlest
    @langlest6 жыл бұрын

    What a difference! I remember using his action feature to make him jump when I was young

  • @wwavyy

    @wwavyy

    6 жыл бұрын

    solide toy

  • @rocketcon

    @rocketcon

    5 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't actually a jumping feature, just a headbutting action.

  • @drawingbyhand
    @drawingbyhand6 жыл бұрын

    brilliant fix it guide on ram man toy polloi

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @LMUstacker
    @LMUstacker6 жыл бұрын

    BEAUTIFUL video and BEAUTIFUL restoration

  • @knuthamsun6106
    @knuthamsun61063 жыл бұрын

    so satisfying

  • @manukatana2915
    @manukatana29156 жыл бұрын

    Genial muy buen trabajo, felicidades!

  • @CuhShark
    @CuhShark5 жыл бұрын

    My dad used to have one of these when he was a kid and i remember playing with it when we lived with our grandparents, I'm pretty sure he should be in a football shaped toybox in their garage still lol

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    5 жыл бұрын

    Go find them!

  • @northwestwildcamperssj3671
    @northwestwildcamperssj36716 жыл бұрын

    Love he man vids...thanks again

  • @TheNightBadger
    @TheNightBadger6 жыл бұрын

    2 more castoffs brought back to life by Toy Polloi! 'Ram Man' - if ever there was euphemistic name... I also wanted him as a kid but never got him. Saw him at someone else's house though. I never managed to get the MotU Classic one either. I guess he'll always escape me...

  • @shadowgb
    @shadowgb4 жыл бұрын

    If you can get sheets of abs plastic you can liquify shavings in acetone and use that as a filler for pits and cracks in toys

  • @KidThomsonMediaProductions
    @KidThomsonMediaProductions4 жыл бұрын

    That is amazing, especially the guantlet work! You’ve earned yourself a new subscriber sir.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Welcome onboard!

  • @camcordernonsense5264
    @camcordernonsense52646 жыл бұрын

    I do remember the mysticism of these figures with the mini comics. The show took them a different direction and kind of solidified the FeeL of the figures for me

  • @FraDonaghyMusic
    @FraDonaghyMusic4 жыл бұрын

    My favourite part of all these restorations is the "hot soapy water" :-)

  • @Fnordathoth
    @Fnordathoth6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome restoration job!

  • @Maratletoso
    @Maratletoso4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!!, also interesting because I never knew that Ran Man have silver stickers for gauntlets. I never own that figure when I was a kid, only saw what friends have, so I never saw it when it was new. That means only one thing... I NEED TO RESTORE MY RAN MAN!!! Thank you for the video.

  • @garym6315

    @garym6315

    4 жыл бұрын

    I owned this since childhood but even I couldn't have told you that about the gauntlets. I assumed they were always skin coloured in error.

  • @MelodicMizeryPs3Vids
    @MelodicMizeryPs3Vids Жыл бұрын

    30 years ago or so my cousin gave me ram man when he noticed i was playing with his toys that he had no interest in. i still have him to this day hes on my ledge in my living room

  • @kitudiaz3460
    @kitudiaz34602 жыл бұрын

    I wish to see a Ranman custom with regular He-Man arms...

  • @isragu6186
    @isragu61866 жыл бұрын

    Pretty awesome work!

  • @mjbeezer
    @mjbeezer6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome job! Love that you used paint pens

  • @ZombieKG
    @ZombieKG3 жыл бұрын

    I have a vintage one from childhood and thinking about using the Molotow chrome marker for his gauntlets. Never really liked how the chrome stickers didn't cover the gauntlet molding lol

  • @Yoseikan1979
    @Yoseikan19796 жыл бұрын

    very nice! ;)

  • @8Robua
    @8Robua4 жыл бұрын

    Genial!!, thanks..

  • @HelloImMiltonWaddams
    @HelloImMiltonWaddams6 жыл бұрын

    are those pens oil based pens? im looking at the sharpie brand and not sure which to get.

  • @calumryan6328
    @calumryan63286 жыл бұрын

    this is great, i need to fix my ram man

  • @calumryan6328

    @calumryan6328

    6 жыл бұрын

    never mind, guess you can't fix the spring inside.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    I think it would cause too much damage to the toy. If I get another Ram Man I may have a go at cracking it open. But these two just needed the outside fixing.

  • @tomlevier3615
    @tomlevier36156 жыл бұрын

    Paint Markers - great idea!

  • @Allspark
    @Allspark6 жыл бұрын

    Some guy: Here, take my garbage figure and do with it what you will Toy Polloi: *turns it into a masterpiece* Some guy: Awwww... my Ram Man!

  • @sarahblonstein6515
    @sarahblonstein65156 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your videos. I did a retouch on a Roboto for his boots, it came out great! I would like to do something similar to a He-man Stridor. Do you think a similar silver marker will work for that?

  • @apessimist2365
    @apessimist23656 жыл бұрын

    Always loved Ram Man great job well done !.

  • @JamieMoakes
    @JamieMoakes5 жыл бұрын

    OMG you did Rammy!!!!! I love it. Now the question is should I fix my whole collection. I slightly like all their marks and scraps of wear over time its the only way I can distinguish between them all. I can still spot my cheapest one, which has cellotape all over him that I haven't peeled off

  • @foamyone101
    @foamyone1016 жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to say - you're very talented. Thank you for making these videos.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    +foamyone101 Thanks.

  • @gavincole914
    @gavincole9146 жыл бұрын

    wow love this video, well done. How about a Teela restoration next as they are always very battered!!

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'll try and find one to work on.

  • @Lastluke
    @Lastluke4 ай бұрын

    I doubt Hanna Barbera or Mattel even put this much work into Ram-Man originally!

  • @TheTrueDecepticreep
    @TheTrueDecepticreep6 жыл бұрын

    Great resto. I always hated this figure though. He always reminded me of a chinsey happy meal toy.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    +TheTrueDecepticreep He is a pretty rubbish toy compared to the other he-man figures. But I think that is why I always wanted one. The spring action must have pleased me.

  • @BullseyesComicBooks
    @BullseyesComicBooks5 жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite video of yours.

  • @stueyr5755
    @stueyr57554 жыл бұрын

    These paint markers are a great match and so easy to use, however I'm finding they are either taking an age to dry or they are leaving a sticky texture after applying and leaving for a week or so ?

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Might be you didn't shake the pen long enough to mix then properly.

  • @atlekristiansen4975
    @atlekristiansen49756 жыл бұрын

    7:38 - Hey... that looks better already...

  • @TheClaudeHopper
    @TheClaudeHopper6 жыл бұрын

    Always look forward to the MOTU restorations. I still have a RamMan with only one Gauntlet, I was not sure how to make another one but you solved that for me ....Awesome ...I have been looking for another RamMan while at Toy shops and Flea Markets. I want to re-paint a beater one in the Filmation colors with an Orange top and red legs. I love the Filmation stuff and I have my mind set on that. Also another great intro keep up the great work as always. Thank you sir

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    I had a look around before I filmed this video to see if anyone had made a guide for the gauntlets and couldn't find one, which surprised me as they are always missing. Hopefully it will help a lot of people.

  • @rocketcon

    @rocketcon

    5 жыл бұрын

    The orange and red Ram Man was the colours of the unproduced prototype toy, not the Filmation cartoon. That version was also seen on the back of the figures blister card packaging. On the cartoon he was red & green, just like the original toy.

  • @He-Man_Master_of_the_Universe
    @He-Man_Master_of_the_Universe2 жыл бұрын

    I have my childhood Ram Man, he looks good, only thing is that he lost his metal arm strings.

  • @lamondjack4349
    @lamondjack43496 жыл бұрын

    What’s the sandpaper’s grit?

  • @burtreynolds2969
    @burtreynolds29696 жыл бұрын

    Great work! May I make a suggestion? Maybe the Benny Hill theme music playing during the sped up parts. It's just a little too quiet.

  • @masterfarr8265
    @masterfarr82654 жыл бұрын

    you remind me of the Geri from Toy Story 2

  • @wumpus976
    @wumpus9763 жыл бұрын

    Have any ideas on how to repair the actual spring that makes Ram Man, well... ram?

  • @chaddicus
    @chaddicus2 жыл бұрын

    What exactly does lighter fluid do when cleaning? Is it a more safer method to clean than rubbing alcohol?

  • @enriquebandalabazan6121
    @enriquebandalabazan61214 жыл бұрын

    Hola ojalá puedas traducir tus vídeos a español porque son muy Buenos saludos

  • @savatoex
    @savatoex5 жыл бұрын

    How durable is the paint after it cures?

  • @scottjohnson388
    @scottjohnson3885 жыл бұрын

    Wow. [hits subscribe button]

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    5 жыл бұрын

    And tell your friends! :D

  • @allluckyseven
    @allluckyseven6 жыл бұрын

    Interesting. Never knew the original had anything wrapped around his bracers. I thought they had nothing in them, like the He-Man figure. Have you considered painting them like the newer MOTU classics figures are? I understand you may want to make them as close as the original as possible, but for me they would look so much better fully painted instead.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    I've not looked at the classics version. But you could easily paint them if you wanted. For me I like the simplicity of the vintage toys best.

  • @Mrjimnarious

    @Mrjimnarious

    6 жыл бұрын

    Must have been a variant. Mine didn't have anything around the bracer

  • @geobasket
    @geobasket4 жыл бұрын

    too young to have ever had these in the past, but is there a reason you didn't just paint the wristbands like you did the helmets/belts?

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    4 жыл бұрын

    The original wristbands were made like this and I was wanting to make the figure look as it did when it first came and out. Cheers

  • @mustangjones67
    @mustangjones674 жыл бұрын

    You should make the axe

  • @TeslaEmperor
    @TeslaEmperor6 жыл бұрын

    Could you use isopropyl to get off most blotches?

  • @ARMEN-wb7ve
    @ARMEN-wb7ve2 жыл бұрын

    Nice work on Rammys know how to fix the legs on the motu classics figure

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. What is wrong with the classics version? I don't have him, so don't know. Cheers

  • @BlackieNuff
    @BlackieNuff5 жыл бұрын

    Why fuss with the fancy foil for the gauntlets? Just use the paint pens. Maybe not be a "authentic" but it will be a lot more permanent. You could even be "original" and paint the gauntlets black (to match his boots) but paint the trim and the rivet silver (to match his armor). If you really wanna go crazy, paint the rivets either red or green (to match his other colors. Make one red and one green for a "holiday Ram Man"... glue some cotton baton on his chin for a white beard, lol.

  • @awkwardboy
    @awkwardboy4 жыл бұрын

    I may be crazy but were the arm bands ever silver? I remember them being always flesh coloured.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    4 жыл бұрын

    They were just like I made them in this video. Cheers

  • @meinemeinungzuxy
    @meinemeinungzuxy25 күн бұрын

    Hello :-) I have bought the Edding pens, but the color don't get dry. I have waited 5 hours but the color was still wet. What went wrong? Do you have an idea?

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    25 күн бұрын

    Hi, not really. Did you shake them well? Maybe they changed the formula?

  • @meinemeinungzuxy

    @meinemeinungzuxy

    25 күн бұрын

    @@toypolloi Yes, I have shaked it very long. Maybe your are wright and they changed the formula. Thanks for your quick answer.

  • @kaijukojin4371
    @kaijukojin43713 жыл бұрын

    .... I'm staring at my Ram-Man who is just as bad of shape... mind if I attempt a restore using your technique?

  • @TheTWRModeller
    @TheTWRModeller6 жыл бұрын

    Did you know that the wrist-cuffs are the same colour as his flesh? Maybe they could be painted as silver to match his armour.

  • @rocketcon

    @rocketcon

    5 жыл бұрын

    You could do that, but the original action figure had silver stickers over the wristbands.

  • @EP1C_GHOSTMSMYT
    @EP1C_GHOSTMSMYT3 жыл бұрын

    If it wasn't for Dave I'd never have restored my WWF figures back to a display standard. Jiraiyaplays

  • @missionpassed4584
    @missionpassed45846 жыл бұрын

    I had a ram man years ago but it went missing i actually believe a so called friend stole it as well as other thigs, sadly the only thing i have left is his axe as evidence i did own it! gutted, oh and great job

  • @XCATX25

    @XCATX25

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sell it, probably it's worth something for the MOTU collectors

  • @MeanJohnDean
    @MeanJohnDean6 жыл бұрын

    Why don't you use the lighter fluid first so it's washed off when you clean them?

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    Because most of the marks will just wash off with water. This is just used for certain marks that need a bit of extra work.

  • @ChristopherExplosive
    @ChristopherExplosive Жыл бұрын

    hey, is there a way to fix ram mans legs? Mines broken.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I have a video on just that and better! kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yp6dx6aeptrZqLw.html

  • @ChristopherExplosive

    @ChristopherExplosive

    Жыл бұрын

    @@toypolloi thanks,toy polloi.

  • @joverbey123456789
    @joverbey1234567893 жыл бұрын

    We’re can I find that tape ? Can den send me a link ?

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ebay, Amazon. There are lots of sellers all over the place. Cheers

  • @joverbey123456789

    @joverbey123456789

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@toypolloi thanks so much

  • @zekegarzaiii2012
    @zekegarzaiii20123 жыл бұрын

    How much for ram man goes for.

  • @martinrealtattoos
    @martinrealtattoos6 жыл бұрын

    I love your toy love. I hate annoyings comercials in middle of your videos.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's the ads that make it possible for me to keep making videos. Cheers

  • @martinrealtattoos

    @martinrealtattoos

    6 жыл бұрын

    yeah!! nice work always always! impressive!

  • @80sfreak42
    @80sfreak423 жыл бұрын

    I just won ram man on Ebay complete for 8 bucks...missing the wrist bsnds

  • @camcordernonsense5264
    @camcordernonsense52646 жыл бұрын

    I don't remember the silver tape gontlet

  • @rolandkatsuragi
    @rolandkatsuragi3 жыл бұрын

    I've never heard of lighter fluid being used for cleaning

  • @ericstoverink6579
    @ericstoverink65793 жыл бұрын

    Anybody else yelling "Vambraces! Not Gauntlets!"?

  • @jermainekennedy7937
    @jermainekennedy79373 жыл бұрын

    Ed

  • @tarek3702
    @tarek37023 жыл бұрын

    Post the links for the stuff you use be easier and you will get more subscribers

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Listings to the items come and go all the time, so it's better I just give you all the details in the videos. Otherwise I would be updating links on my videos every month. And with over 800 videos that is just not possible. All the details for what I use is mention in the videos. A quick google search is all you need. Cheers

  • @Hoertalker
    @Hoertalker6 жыл бұрын

    I restored my Ram Man with Citadel Model Paint. I Think that woud be easyer. And the Paint is an Acylic paint. Thats is better for the Plastic i think.

  • @toypolloi

    @toypolloi

    6 жыл бұрын

    I try to show ways that anyone can copy with limited skills. If you watch my videos you see I will try to show a variety of fixes.

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