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Post by Bandalero on Mar 27, 2012 23:41:23 GMT -5
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Post by jpickard on Mar 27, 2012 23:50:39 GMT -5
I can't do torso swaps without f'ing it up so I'm envious of the people that do a great job like this. Very nice work, that looks great.
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Post by Bandalero on Mar 28, 2012 0:02:10 GMT -5
I can't do torso swaps without f'ing it up so I'm envious of the people that do a great job like this. Very nice work, that looks great. 1. Heat water up in a cup in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes 2. Take out and soak the figure for about 1-2 minutes 3. Start prying with a wide flat head screw driver at the back of the shoulders 4. If it doesn't give, re-soak and repeat, it will give eventually 5. Same with the lower torso, but use a utility knife to get the seam open a bit and stick a finer tip flat head screwdriver and pry away gently 6. Remember if the parts aren't splitting, just re-heat the water and re-soak, you're melting the glue each time. Almost forgot, if you do end up with stress marks around the shoulder, hold a flame close to the plastic and it will disappear. This was a 100% perfect split: I broke two pegs on this one but it was a clean split overall: This is the other Bret:
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Post by bharrisfan on Mar 28, 2012 0:11:03 GMT -5
awesome. i wasnt sure which i preferred black top or pink top. but after seein ur pics definitely dig the black top/pink tights combo i still hope mattel releases a version of this with like a diff pattern down the leg
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Post by Figure Addict™ on Mar 28, 2012 0:23:06 GMT -5
Man, that looks freaking awesome. Thanks for the pro-tips on how to split. I may end up not selling off some of my figures and using them for spare parts.
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Post by BoneCrunchingCustoms on Mar 28, 2012 1:05:46 GMT -5
Looks awesome!
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Post by ckhybrid on Mar 28, 2012 2:16:54 GMT -5
wow, that looks great, seriously might consider doing this, gonna have to buy an extra DM Hart on my next Ringside Order
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Post by thefezz09 on Mar 28, 2012 3:24:07 GMT -5
Great!!!, It lOoks amazing
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Post by BURNING HAMMER on Mar 28, 2012 4:33:34 GMT -5
Was waiting to see you do this, Bandy. Looks awesome, I'd love to do that myself but I just know I'd end up having to order a whole new figure to replace the one I mangle.
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Post by PJ on Mar 28, 2012 5:38:30 GMT -5
Looks great. My 2 figures I ordered to do this should be here either today or tomorrow. The black pads look good, but did you try cutting down the pink pads? If so how did they look?
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Post by Bandalero on Mar 28, 2012 6:12:43 GMT -5
Looks great. My 2 figures I ordered to do this should be here either today or tomorrow. The black pads look good, but did you try cutting down the pink pads? If so how did they look? Nah, left the pink leg sleeves untouched. I used to cut down L5 Macho Man's yellow leg sleeves until Alberto Del Rio came out with perfect medium-sized yellow knee pads, so I figure I'll wait if Mattel releases hot pink medium knee pads heh. Either way I'm okay with the black pad alternative.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2012 7:06:48 GMT -5
Very Nice Bandy, always love the pics you take.
to add on the torso swaps, ive been finding latly that if i soak the figure for 5-6 minutes the crack goes much easier and sometimes just spreads apart because the glue melts
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Post by Cammi Oh on Mar 28, 2012 8:11:42 GMT -5
Nice photos of the "guts" of the figure. Yeah, I too have always struggled with getting clean splits and have kinda given up on swapping torsos. Nice work, though!
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Mar 28, 2012 8:14:34 GMT -5
WOW awesome, I wish Mattel would have made one of those, I just dont have the money to be buying extras.
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Post by Chip on Mar 28, 2012 8:30:34 GMT -5
that is ing awesome bro...seriously. i wish the DM figure looked like that
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Post by Chewdeezy on Mar 28, 2012 10:30:26 GMT -5
Very impressive!
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Post by wyleecyotee on Mar 28, 2012 11:05:27 GMT -5
Thats awesome, the more i see it the more im tempted to buy 2 Brets and try it.
Love it!
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Mar 28, 2012 13:27:18 GMT -5
the black top and pink bottom is the perfect and most iconic look for bret!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2012 13:34:15 GMT -5
Nice! And congrats on winning Ringside's Bret Hart Contest on FB.
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Post by muccguy88 on Mar 28, 2012 14:00:53 GMT -5
I wish I could take pics like you. My Brets are pretty much the same but your Brets look 10 times better.
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