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Post by FWE on Oct 22, 2014 14:51:18 GMT -5
i hope you can help me here, this problem happens to me a lot when i try to make customs, the head just clicks awkwardly on the body which result a giraffe like neck, do you know probably how to fix this or make it look right? it would be much appreciated. i created this thread since my searches lead to nowhere and that's the only place where people can help me. im desperate. i have many weird looking hybrid back there that i call "Dead figures" because of this.  ignore the fact rvd has no arms. wade barrett came this way but it annoys me. thanks in advance!     |
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Post by Roman Bellic on Oct 22, 2014 15:11:40 GMT -5
heat it up with boiling water and try to push it in further
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Oct 22, 2014 15:34:12 GMT -5
Some figures have a longer neck peg than others, so it occassionally ends up like this. Gotta rip apart the figure and switch the peg to the shorter one.
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Post by Rob7274 on Oct 22, 2014 16:16:23 GMT -5
I think you could also deepen the hole in the head but I could not give you instructions.
The head that comes with the basic looks great on the Elite! Am I right?
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Post by Nivro™ on Oct 22, 2014 16:33:49 GMT -5
Make a very close cut between the "stem" part of the neck peg and the "ball" part. Then sand down the "stem" part, hollow out the ball part a little so you can put the "stem" part into the ball. Once you get the right height, use some 2 part apoxie and glue the stem part into the hole thats in the ball. Should be secure enough to play with or display and you dont have to take the figure apart.
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Post by FWE on Oct 22, 2014 16:47:41 GMT -5
Make a very close cut between the "stem" part of the neck peg and the "ball" part. Then sand down the "stem" part, hollow out the ball part a little so you can put the "stem" part into the ball. Once you get the right height, use some 2 part apoxie and glue the stem part into the hole thats in the ball. Should be secure enough to play with or display and you dont have to take the figure apart. i dont think i totally got what youre saying |
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Post by FWE on Oct 22, 2014 16:48:35 GMT -5
The head that comes with the basic looks great on the Elite! Am I right? looks amazing actually.. im just stuck with the figure in the picture. i want to make it right so i could sell it to a friend |
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Post by Nivro™ on Oct 22, 2014 18:45:01 GMT -5
Make a very close cut between the "stem" part of the neck peg and the "ball" part. Then sand down the "stem" part, hollow out the ball part a little so you can put the "stem" part into the ball. Once you get the right height, use some 2 part apoxie and glue the stem part into the hole thats in the ball. Should be secure enough to play with or display and you dont have to take the figure apart. i dont think i totally got what youre saying You basically cut the ball off of the stem on the peg. The hollow out the ball some so that the stem goes INTO the ball. With it going into the ball, the head will sit lower because the ball is lower on the stem. |
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Post by FWE on Oct 22, 2014 18:48:06 GMT -5
i dont think i totally got what youre saying You basically cut the ball off of the stem on the peg. The hollow out the ball some so that the stem goes INTO the ball. With it going into the ball, the head will sit lower because the ball is lower on the stem. How do you cut the ball part? When you do that does it leave a hole in the ball like you said? I dont need to crack torsos or something right? |
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Post by Nivro™ on Oct 22, 2014 18:52:00 GMT -5
You basically cut the ball off of the stem on the peg. The hollow out the ball some so that the stem goes INTO the ball. With it going into the ball, the head will sit lower because the ball is lower on the stem. How do you cut the ball part? When you do that does it leave a hole in the ball like you said? I dont need to crack torsos or something right? Use a saw or knife. You could probably cut it off with some wire cutters but it might mess up the length of the stem. It wont have a hole in it as the peg is one piece. You're basically separating it into 2 pieces, stem & ball. You hollow out the ball some so that it fits over the stem and lower the neck a few millimeters. Just get a hold of a scrap figure to practice on first. If you've got the tools, it shouldnt be too hard. |
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Post by kingnothing ~ Hardwired... on Oct 22, 2014 23:23:18 GMT -5
Here is my method, although I cannot point you to a specific sized drill bit at the moment:
I take my drill (not Dremel) with a bit that is just wide enough for the ball that enters the figures head and drill a hole that is deeper than the existing one. The tricks are to go at a slower setting and to stop short of plowing straight through the roof of the head. This stops you from having to crack the torso if you're not comfortable with that. You lose "some" range of movement, but not enough to really notice.
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