Vintage Toy Restoration – Astro Smurf
I picked up this vintage Schleich Astro Smurf at a recent toy fair as I had stupidly sold of my childhood one. He was missing the space helmet as they all seem to be, but I have an idea on what I can use to make a replacement. Let’s see if it works!
Dave is the mastermind behind Toy Polloi, a YouTube channel established in 2014 to offer repair tutorials and restoration tips for vintage toy lines such as Star Wars, Transformers, Mego, Masters of the Universe, Micronauts, Six Million Dollar Man, Action Man, G.I. Joe, and more. Visit the Toy Polloi YouTube channel to discover the full library of tutorials for vintage toy collectors and toy enthusiasts.
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