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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2011 17:57:42 GMT -5
I've had my series 8 maryse since Christmas when open it every thing was good on it expect the left knee. it seems like when they were making the fig the plastic got stuck to the upper part of the lower part of the knee and the wont bend at all. and if i try it seems like it will break any one else have this problem with a figure
tips will be helpful
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2011 18:15:03 GMT -5
Boil some water. soak the leg for a few minutes, Soften it up real nice and then fix it.
Boiling water will soften the plastic up tho.
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Post by mrhoss on Mar 29, 2011 18:32:46 GMT -5
Boil some water. soak the leg for a few minutes, Soften it up real nice and then fix it. Boiling water will soften the plastic up tho. This usually works for me. But first try warm or hot water from the sink. Stuck joints are a common problem among all kinds of action figures. BTW, some people freeze their figures then move the stuck joint. I never tried this. Seems like it might make the plastic brittle and easier to snap. |
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Post by "Original Broski" jonjon535353 on Mar 29, 2011 18:35:16 GMT -5
Boil some water. soak the leg for a few minutes, Soften it up real nice and then fix it. Boiling water will soften the plastic up tho. This usually works for me. Stuck joints are a common problem among all kinds of action figures. BTW, some people freeze their figures then move the stuck joint. I never tried this. Seems like it might make the plastic brittle and easier to snap. Yea I wouldn't try freezing it, at all. Try the normal boiling water trick. Soak it in there for about a minute or so. Most people say around 15-30 seconds, but I prefer the whole minute, just to be safe. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2011 19:14:53 GMT -5
thanks for helping the boiling helped a little
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Post by Neos on Mar 29, 2011 19:17:06 GMT -5
This usually works for me. Stuck joints are a common problem among all kinds of action figures. BTW, some people freeze their figures then move the stuck joint. I never tried this. Seems like it might make the plastic brittle and easier to snap. Yea I wouldn't try freezing it, at all. Try the normal boiling water trick. Soak it in there for about a minute or so. Most people say around 15-30 seconds, but I prefer the whole minute, just to be safe. Freezing a figure sounds more like you are trying to break it, not fix it up. I would go with hot sink water first, then resort to boiling water. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2011 19:34:08 GMT -5
Yea I wouldn't try freezing it, at all. Try the normal boiling water trick. Soak it in there for about a minute or so. Most people say around 15-30 seconds, but I prefer the whole minute, just to be safe. Freezing a figure sounds more like you are trying to break it, not fix it up. I would go with hot sink water first, then resort to boiling water. freezing? that does seem like it would make it break.  |
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Post by apalewhitechrist on Mar 30, 2011 7:12:48 GMT -5
Return it, or just buy another one. Crap it's a 9.00 toy.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Mar 30, 2011 11:15:45 GMT -5
You must be ballin'. Even if it's 9 bucks, doesn't mean that it deserves to be crap. Return it, or just buy another one. Crap it's a 9.00 toy. |
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Post by charles79 on Mar 30, 2011 16:12:23 GMT -5
"Return it, or just buy another one. Crap it's a 9.00 toy."
Why even post that?
The OP wasn't being hysterical or slamming Mattel. He was asking for similar experiences and some assistance. Good grief.
Where exactly are any of the basics figures 9.00 Even?
Secondly, $9.99 for a BASIC figure is pricey no matter what B.S. Mattel uses to justify the pricing.
I fully think that one of the OLDEST and LARGEST toy companies in the WORLD......SHOULD be able to consistently deliver figures without the same repetitive problem over and over again. Basic figures or not.
Thirdly, Maryse is not an easy figure to find. I've personally seen FOUR total since December.....period. All of those at one Super Target restocking four cases of that wave to fill the post Holiday empty spots. It's not like he can just walk into any random store and find the figure.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2011 18:05:32 GMT -5
charles79 i respect what u said and it is a hard fig to find but when i ordered it off ringside a few hrs later it went out of stock ill probably buy a new one if i see it
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Post by charles79 on Mar 30, 2011 18:46:23 GMT -5
You should call Mattel's 800 number. they're basically useless at replacing defective figures but they might be able to help you out somehow. As often as not they'll just send you a voucher for you to use in stores and hope you get get lucky at finding the figure again.
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Post by bkbrawler on Mar 30, 2011 23:26:23 GMT -5
Charles, the reason we are "Basically useless" in replacing figures is that we produce such short runs in order to ship new product every month.
It gets so bad that even here at the design center we have a hard time getting figure samples for our own use and reference.
When we get a request for multiples of a figure to send to a superstar for example, we sometimes have to go on line or even Fleabay and buy product. We are trying real hard to produce just the right levels of figures so we can clear the pegs every month to make room for the new product. Bad news is we can't always replace returns. The good news is you won't see as much inventory building up on the shelves as you may have seen in the past. Hang in there with us, we are working on being the best ever at this and we won't stop till we get there.
Bill
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