Restoration of a Palitoy 12 inch talking R2-D2 - Vintage 1970s Star Wars
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Published 2024-08-04
This poor R2 came as a pile of bits. Jawas were ready to scavenge its valuable parts before it was rescued.
Will we hear this R2 talk again? Will Gav be reunited with his droid?
Gav can be found at www.instagram.com/one_eyed_yakface/
#vintagetoys #restoration #starwars
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All Comments (21)
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This was a really enjoyable restoration for Gav (@OneEyedYakFace on Instagram). Thanks for watching and your support as always! 👍
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Excellent restoration, saving this r2d2 so we can hear him once again the way it was intended. 100% agreed about your repro parts point of view.
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Very cool Dave! Thanks for sharing!
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Lovely job VTR. Another vintage toy saved! Repro v original, that's an interesting and a very divisive discussion! Things, like you say, are never black and white. What do you want, a toy that's almost broken but factory 'fresh' or a toy that's been repaired with new parts that make it work. For me, I'm with the latter. You'd certainly be a brave man to do a video on the subject!
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Another great one Dave! Keep em coming!
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I myself don't care what other people think or say. I always used reproductive parts if I couldn't find or afford original parts for restoring my toys as long as you get it to work properly and you are happy with the results. That's what counts. It turned out great, Dave!....
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Brilliant job, as always!
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Dave! This video was a pure delight. So satisfying to see your restoration project. I was very entertained to watch you work. R2 looks as good as new. Those Jawas could learn a thing or two from you. Five Star Video, my friend ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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I agree with your decision to replace the rubber band 👍
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A lot of work but great results with the restoration of R2D2 Classic. Nicely done, Dave! Sounds good.
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Dave I think you have the perfect voice for audio instruction manuals. So pleasant when you speak.
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Fantastic video yet again Dave. R2 is looking great.
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Brilliant . Looking forward to sandcrawler video.
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Great video Dave, and I agree on the repro grey area. It's all about context, you can't just sit in one camp with your fingers in your ears, which seems to be the case with vintage star wars.
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brilliant stuff
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Really fascinating watch, thanks Dave. Interesting debate about the elastic band - reminds me a little of the ship of Theseus!
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This is genuinely so relaxing watching this, I’ve often found fixing and repair toys relaxing but tend to only tackle smaller jobs. Why did I never know that they had mini record players in these things lol. Amazing stuff Dave as always Also no harm in replacing the electric band etc, it’s like people going crazy over new o-rings in Gi Joe figures, nothing wrong with it imo etc, for me I’ll rather have a working item or Gi Joe that actually stands etc
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An absolutely fascinating video, Dave. Incredibly entertaining to watch and also very relaxing. Very well produced, sir. I would love to have seen what you might have done had you not had yours to use as a template for repair. 😂 And as far as the repro or original parts thing goes, I think you should do whatever you want and other people should just mind their own damned business. It's just toys. Thanks for a great watch and sharing the journey with us on this one. You have way more patients than I do!
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Dave 💪🚬🤠
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If folk are losing their minds over swapping a laccy band out you really all need to get out more!
