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Post by bourno on Feb 21, 2012 23:29:43 GMT -5
Won a Combattler a couple weeks ago and got it in already. So, tonight I took a few photos of it and started a restoration / customization page to hopefully keep up to date and track that progress. It needs some work, but not too bad overall. www.teambac.com/shogun_warriors/Combattler_restoration.htmlI have some fellow Robot Japan members ready to give me a hand on this jumbo for fixing it up. Would like to thank Toyseeker2010, WillOhio, and Eyeone for ready and willing to loan me parts for copying and assist in any other way with this jumbo. Thanks guys. And of course, I have a list of things to fix and make custom parts for it. - Reproduction left cuff to work with my modular fists
- Reproduction yo-yo for the missing one (I took one off to look at and didn't place it back on for the photos)
- Reproduction antennas for the head piece
- Custom yellow piece for the center, lower torso red piece
- Custom back piece to look more like Earth Mover 3 for treads and such
- Custom yo-yos at the ankle area, held on by magnets
- Clean up or replace the rusty headed screws
- May look at a custom piece for the knee area to look more like the comic or SOC version
So as you can see, there will be some cool things in the future for Combattler.  |
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Post by wtfunks on Feb 22, 2012 0:19:48 GMT -5
cannot wait to see what you pull off!
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Post by willohio on Feb 22, 2012 11:17:33 GMT -5
Hey Bourno... you're only 1 Jumbo away from completing your childhood Shogun Warriors Comic book Triumvirate!
Man I cannot wait to see this restore take shape! Combattler is an awesome Robot toy!
~Will
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Post by bourno on Feb 22, 2012 14:18:22 GMT -5
This restore shouldn't be too bad. A good cleaning, and some parts and stickers.
The yo-yo looks pretty easy to copy. I plan to clean up a copy, then make a final good reproduction. Kinda the same with the arm, remove the rough stickers and make a mold of the arm, then modify, clean the resin copy and make a nice mold of that then. The cuff may end up being a 2 separate piece mold; the upper arm, and then a cap piece at the wrist area for easier reproducing.
I am quite certain, the custom pieces, will make it look even more sweeter. I am not sure at this point, if I will replace the red chest piece.
Yeah, getting a Danguard would be cool to get at some point. Right now, I have plenty going on, but come mid-Summer, I may be scurrying around for one then.
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Post by 1oldrobot on Feb 22, 2012 15:10:24 GMT -5
are we all in competition for a danguard ace if one ever dares rear its head on ebay?
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Post by tekn0hazrd on Feb 22, 2012 17:19:30 GMT -5
Bourno, what are your antenna plans?
If you come up with a good fix, you could run a antenna replacement service for all the busted Combattler antennas I've seen.
;D
We need some quality repro decals as well - Will I'm talking to you ;D
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Post by bourno on Feb 22, 2012 20:55:30 GMT -5
Bourno, what are your antenna plans? If you come up with a good fix, you could run a antenna replacement service for all the busted Combattler antennas I've seen. I will be borrowing a Combattler head from one the members for casting the antenna. I plan to make it "plug" fit. Something in the manner of this shape.  are we all in competition for a danguard ace if one ever dares rear its head on ebay? I hate to say it, but that ended up being today. Which was much quicker than I anticipated. But, I made a 'best offer' on it, and the seller accepted it. Here was the auction www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-POPY-JUMBO-MACHINDER-DANGUARD-ACE-/180827030439?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a1a2183a7Figured some would be wondering if one of the members of RJ ended up with it. I didn't anticipate the seller to accept my offer and was surprised that they did. It needs some fixing, which I can justify at the price I got it for, but wasn't gonna be able to dish out their BIN price. I am sure there are plenty of us out there that want the complete trio from the Mavel comics. Besides doing some fixing on Danguard and making some reproduction leg swords, I don't have any custom ideas for him. |
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Post by willohio on Feb 22, 2012 23:13:37 GMT -5
Gratso on the Dangard mate! I don't know if the needs any custom work he's pretty decked out. But you never know...
I like the plug-in style antennea for Combattler...
~Will
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Post by tekn0hazrd on Feb 23, 2012 0:18:10 GMT -5
That was a incredible deal!!!
Best deal I've seen in 5 years at least.
You got the Helmet and the Wings which are almost never included in a loose Danguard and on top of that now you have to do the repro lancers I wanted ;D
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Post by 1oldrobot on Feb 23, 2012 2:14:58 GMT -5
huh? whuh? i didnt even see it in my saved searches. man, if i was 7 id say that id hold my breath to kill myself. im all jealous n stuff. damn. well congrats to you. me and my big mouth in print. ill be more careful not to jinx myself next time around. any ideas why it didnt show in my searches? awesome deal.
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Post by eyeone on Feb 23, 2012 13:11:05 GMT -5
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Post by bourno on Mar 4, 2012 0:05:29 GMT -5
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Post by Gettershadow on Mar 4, 2012 13:52:10 GMT -5
Im gonna make everyone cry on this thread ... I bought that Combattler from Pinocchio's Toy Store in around 1978 or 79, I had the box and everything! I even had the treads that stowed in the back compartment. One day, when I was about 16 or 17 I went out to the dumpster and chucked it in.. box and all!
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Post by Dragonclaw on Mar 4, 2012 16:24:07 GMT -5
When you start making parts LMK because I will definately want some leg shields and wings from you to complete mine  |
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Post by bourno on Mar 4, 2012 16:58:30 GMT -5
Im gonna make everyone cry on this thread ... I bought that Combattler from Pinocchio's Toy Store in around 1978 or 79, I had the box and everything! I even had the treads that stowed in the back compartment. One day, when I was about 16 or 17 I went out to the dumpster and chucked it in.. box and all! Well, I hoped you kept your baseball card collection  So, I take it, you were at the age where you decided you didn't want kid toys around anymore? Oh, I couple tears  When you start making parts LMK because I will definately want some leg shields and wings from you to complete mine I have a borrowed reproduction leg lance. I will try my best to keep you in mind when I get around those. |
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Post by Gettershadow on Mar 4, 2012 20:23:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I got to that age where all toys were thrown away to make room for girls! ..it was a really good trade for the time.
I threw out a bunch of chogokins, 3 Jumbos, an X-wing fighter,a TIE fighter, Darth Vaders TIE fighter, about 50 Star Wars figures... I was an IDIOT! .. but how could I have known at that time? hahah
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Post by willohio on Mar 5, 2012 6:38:03 GMT -5
Girls come and go but toys are forever. Will Yeah, I got to that age where all toys were thrown away to make room for girls! ..it was a really good trade for the time. I threw out a bunch of chogokins, 3 Jumbos, an X-wing fighter,a TIE fighter, Darth Vaders TIE fighter, about 50 Star Wars figures... I was an IDIOT! .. but how could I have known at that time? hahah |
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Post by eyeone on Mar 5, 2012 12:23:01 GMT -5
just sharing a little anectdote re: girls and toys: a girl onced broke up with me because i was too 'immature' (i.e. i collected toys... never mind that we started dating when i was 16 LOL!) i lost the girl but kept the toys. i didn't know it at the time, but it was one of the best things that could ever have happened to me! |
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Post by 1oldrobot on Mar 5, 2012 14:29:54 GMT -5
eyeone, thats a pretty good one. my gf now rolls her eyes when every other day i get a 2 foot box in the mail and i hop around "its my rodan! its my mazinga in the box!" etc.
she laughs, calls me dork, asks me if im even sensible enough to be embarrassed that while pushing 40 years of age my free time priority lately has been to rebuild, play with and talk about rare toy robots.
my answer is "no."
after they re all cleaned up, shes the first that wants to play with them. but theyre mine and no one else can touch them! lol.
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Post by bourno on Mar 10, 2012 23:19:51 GMT -5
Just a quick verbal update. I have been traveling for work the last week and really cuts down on my shop time then. For current items I am doing. On Combattler: - I have the yo-yo mold done. Am working to dial in the color for the plastic
- Still working on the antennas
- I made a yellow round piece for the torso, but the first one looked a little big, so am working on version 2 for it
- A reproduction cuff is about 3/4 done and hoping to start a mold of it in a couple days
Combattler still has a list of more custom parts that I want to get around on yet. On Dangard: - Am just getting around to start a mold to be a copy of a borrowed reproduction lance. I plan on doing my own thing on the backside to make it less weight and custom method for the piece that either holds it in place to the leg or to the hand.
- Took some photos of the stickers for WillOhio to hopefully add to his increasing reproduction stickers
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