ineyeseekay
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Post by ineyeseekay on Sept 30, 2014 2:41:01 GMT -5
Here are some fix ups I did today: Finally got around to doing a torso swap on my Pipe Bomb CM Punk and also added Nexus arm band, and taped hands with red X's took shirt off for photo purposes to show torso swap. Got E1 in the mail today and did a torso swap, a head swap, and added a Nexus arm band and white elbow pad. Put tapedbhands with black X's on E16 Punk. Got BOPPV Jim Ross CM Punk in the mail today. Did a head swap, added taped hands with red X's, added the white elbow pad, and long black knee pads to create Summer Slam 2011 CM Punk.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 2:47:57 GMT -5
I am kind of bad judge of torso sizes and skintones, but would anyone be able say for sure or not if Elite 25 Dean Ambrose had the same upper torso size and skintone as All-Stars CM Punk or Elite 11 CM Punk. Have a torso swap in mind for Elite 11 CM Punk to make younger CM Punk from when he cashed in his first Money in the Bank briefcase on Edge on RAW, June 30, 2008 in Oklahoma City. I was going to use the Elite 1 head on the body. I ran into some trouble cracking my Elite 1 recently. I think some of the earliest waves of Mattel figures used much stronger glue or more of it. It was okay though I was just cracking Elite 1 to put a more modern tattooed upper torso on, for a 2011 attired CM Punk. I was able to crack my All-Stars CM Punk with little to no trouble at all. I had kind of put off doing a torso swap on my "Pipe Bomb" CM Punk for a year or 2 now, mainly because the chest was covered with the Stone Cold shirt, I had previous acetoned the chest hair however and because of it some of the darkness of the chest hair had gotten into nooks and crannies of CM Punks cleavage and the torso became shiny. I was rummaging through my junk box and found what I believe was Dean Ambrose's torso which was replaced with a Rey Mysterio torso back in December. The Ambrose torso seems to fit nicely and rather flush with the CM Punk All-Stars back. Its tough to say about the skintone being the same though. Any who here are some fix ups I did today: [-snip-] lmaooooo this will be the next topless Foley. And yes, it should match.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 5:55:21 GMT -5
Also how do you guys fix stress marks on your figures? I partially cracked the neck on my Elite Bryan and now he has stress marks. Wasn't the trick to use a lighter or something?
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Post by Richikane on Sept 30, 2014 6:12:00 GMT -5
I put this Dolph together today. Real simple, I just found a tshirt series basic with a great paintjob and wanted an elite Ziggler in black. Still need to modify the boots to be flush but I'm not too worried about it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 7:12:57 GMT -5
Looks okay, but isn't this just essentially Elite 5?
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Post by kingnothing ~ Hardwired... on Sept 30, 2014 7:28:46 GMT -5
Also how do you guys fix stress marks on your figures? I partially cracked the neck on my Elite Bryan and now he has stress marks. Wasn't the trick to use a lighter or something? Yes. The trick is to hold the lighter steady and move the affected area of the figure above the flame closely but to not let the flame actually touch the figure. It will not take long for the stress marks to clear up so be sure to cut the flame off as soon as it happens or you're likely to singe the plastic.
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Post by Hal7300 on Sept 30, 2014 10:03:02 GMT -5
Also how do you guys fix stress marks on your figures? I partially cracked the neck on my Elite Bryan and now he has stress marks. Wasn't the trick to use a lighter or something? Yes. The trick is to hold the lighter steady and move the affected area of the figure above the flame closely but to not let the flame actually touch the figure. It will not take long for the stress marks to clear up so be sure to cut the flame off as soon as it happens or you're likely to singe the plastic. A hair dryer is a safer bet...
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Post by Slim on Sept 30, 2014 11:38:48 GMT -5
Love this figure! Looks really cool, and nice poses
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Post by kingnothing ~ Hardwired... on Sept 30, 2014 14:01:11 GMT -5
Yes. The trick is to hold the lighter steady and move the affected area of the figure above the flame closely but to not let the flame actually touch the figure. It will not take long for the stress marks to clear up so be sure to cut the flame off as soon as it happens or you're likely to singe the plastic. A hair dryer is a safer bet... It's an alternative, but I'd still go with the lighter. It takes seconds, even if your figure isn't extremely close to the flame. It took me 10 minutes with a super high setting just to achieve the same results with the hair dryer. Electricity cost money dammit!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 14:48:51 GMT -5
I just recieved my first Punk Pepsi and Cobra tattoos in the mail today. Never done this becore
Any tips or advice? Would really like to avoid screwing them or the Punk Elite figure up
Any help would be appreciated
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Post by Richikane on Sept 30, 2014 14:50:53 GMT -5
Looks okay, but isn't this just essentially Elite 5? Pretty much, its a real basic fixup. I wanted something closer to current in black so I switched the arms, boots, and head. I was going to take the logos off since they're outdated but it looks alright so I left them.
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Post by perfectlyrude on Sept 30, 2014 18:53:15 GMT -5
Looks okay, but isn't this just essentially Elite 5? Pretty much, its a real basic fixup. I wanted something closer to current in black so I switched the arms, boots, and head. I was going to take the logos off since they're outdated but it looks alright so I left them. Can you do a face transplant onto Mr.perfect head/hair? I think that will look current and kickass
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 21:20:47 GMT -5
Gonna track down an E25 Deany, crack that shizzy and put the pillman head torso and arms on it to recreate this He's worn black jeans too with the shirt. Not planning on adding a jacket since this photo is the only time he wore it in ECW but the cane is a must. Is this a good idea, and is there any factory made glasses in the entire world (counting doll accessories) that would look like those, or would I have to do an insane sculpting job?
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Post by Richikane on Sept 30, 2014 23:13:06 GMT -5
Pretty much, its a real basic fixup. I wanted something closer to current in black so I switched the arms, boots, and head. I was going to take the logos off since they're outdated but it looks alright so I left them. Can you do a face transplant onto Mr.perfect head/hair? I think that will look current and kickass I've thought about that, I'm just holding out hoping the next elite Dolph is basically this but with the shaggy non slicked back hair. They said awhile back they wouldn't do the messy post match hair, but now that its always like that I think we got a chance.
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Post by xtremer18 on Sept 30, 2014 23:34:28 GMT -5
Gonna track down an E25 Deany, crack that shizzy and put the pillman head torso and arms on it to recreate this Several Walmarts (at least in my area) has restocked with cases of Elite 25. It does seem that each Walmart got different shipments of elite series, depending on where you are located, but it's worth a giving a look if you're in the market for Elite 25 at retail.
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ineyeseekay
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Post by ineyeseekay on Oct 1, 2014 1:55:47 GMT -5
Does anyone know how well the yellow from the Flashback Christian figure matches with the yellow of the kickpad boots of the basic Macho Punk?
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Post by Nick Maniwa on Oct 1, 2014 2:41:59 GMT -5
Gonna track down an E25 Deany, crack that shizzy and put the pillman head torso and arms on it to recreate this He's worn black jeans too with the shirt. Not planning on adding a jacket since this photo is the only time he wore it in ECW but the cane is a must. Is this a good idea, and is there any factory made glasses in the entire world (counting doll accessories) that would look like those, or would I have to do an insane sculpting job? I'd just get a pair of existing glasses, paint them black then paint the silver lines on there. You can use a piece of paper or thin cardboard, if you really wanted the one side to be open, and glue that on there.
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Post by mase307 on Oct 1, 2014 5:33:10 GMT -5
can anyone tell me if any of the undertaker or kane figures have the new ball hip joint?
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Post by n2jib on Oct 1, 2014 7:37:44 GMT -5
can anyone tell me if any of the undertaker or kane figures have the new ball hip joint? The first masked kane returns. Was it elite 19?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 8:57:47 GMT -5
Just got my legends Eddie. Torso has been cracked before but wasn't sealed properly and the shoulders are loose. Should I crack the torso again and seal it properly to get them normal?
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