xtremer18
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Post by xtremer18 on Apr 26, 2017 15:08:30 GMT -5
I was curious if anyone has been able to take kickpads off the new mold of figures for guys like Seth Rollins and BP 46 Miz.
I can't seem to get them off of Basic 71 Rollins, using the boiled water method. Has anyone been able to do it successfully for BP 46 Miz? I'm trying to give it smaller kneepads. |
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Post by TheChamp420 on Apr 26, 2017 15:50:27 GMT -5
The new ones seem like hard hollow plastic as opposed to thick hard rubber, not a fan of any of the new molds
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Post by PJ on Apr 26, 2017 20:07:09 GMT -5
The kick pads need to be split like torsos as they are two pie es glued together.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Apr 26, 2017 21:25:12 GMT -5
....what is this garbage?
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Apr 26, 2017 21:32:17 GMT -5
The kick pads need to be split like torsos as they are two pie es glued together. Gdammit. They just had to make pad swaps difficult didn't they? |
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Post by TeamratedCDS on Apr 27, 2017 10:05:21 GMT -5
The new molds are absolute garbage
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 27, 2017 14:41:15 GMT -5
I had like the hardest time of my life getting the kickpads back on Elite 47 AJ Styles after I took them off to put the kneepads on. Was a real struggle. I actually had to shave down the peg to get it back in.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Apr 27, 2017 14:58:47 GMT -5
You can put kneepads on without removing the boot. Its a pain too, but its possible.
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Post by PJ on Apr 27, 2017 15:33:11 GMT -5
I just pop a the knee pin out when putting on pads.
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Post by jfinnomore on Apr 28, 2017 0:18:13 GMT -5
I had like the hardest time of my life getting the kickpads back on Elite 47 AJ Styles after I took them off to put the kneepads on. Was a real struggle. I actually had to shave down the peg to get it back in. I lived through this nightmare as well didn't understand it till this post |
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Post by BadGirlRyleigh on Apr 28, 2017 6:19:53 GMT -5
Mattel better step up their knee pad game if we're gonna have to sand down boot pegs just for swaps
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Post by legendsguy on Apr 28, 2017 9:27:51 GMT -5
what makes no sense to me, is why make it harder? you think since alot of us do swaps , customs, fixups, etc.. they would start making parts easier...just my 2 cents.
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Post by TheChamp420 on Apr 28, 2017 11:41:32 GMT -5
I hate the hollow feeling
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Henchmen4Hire
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Post by Henchmen4Hire on Apr 28, 2017 12:08:35 GMT -5
what makes no sense to me, is why make it harder? you think since alot of us do swaps , customs, fixups, etc.. they would start making parts easier...just my 2 cents. Based on none of my emails regarding figure construction/painting ever being answered, Mattel doesn't give a fig about customizers and will never take us into consideration when making their decisions. And why would they, we basically ask them to make figures easier to disassemble while they spend thousands researching ways to make them harder to disassemble, for safety concerns. |
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on May 2, 2017 2:29:31 GMT -5
I just pop a the knee pin out when putting on pads. I just thought of something. The new figures dont have pins in the knees or elbows anymore. Some still do, but b60 and 68.5 Seth didnt have the pins so Id imagine the new ones the same... They just had to make things difficult |
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Browser Brody
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Post by Browser Brody on May 2, 2017 9:20:53 GMT -5
I personally like the new molds. But, I don't part swap or customize.
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Henchmen4Hire
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Post by Henchmen4Hire on May 2, 2017 15:38:15 GMT -5
I just pop a the knee pin out when putting on pads. I just thought of something. The new figures dont have pins in the knees or elbows anymore. Some still do, but b60 and 68.5 Seth didnt have the pins so Id imagine the new ones the same... They just had to make things difficult Here's Asuka who doesn't have pins in the elbows, I boil n' popped them as usual. i.imgur.com/drUbC3u.jpgIf the knees don't have pins anymore either, maybe they're also built like this. I hope they aren't built like old GI Joes or DCUC figures where the whole thigh is hard plastic that needs to be cracked. |
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on May 2, 2017 16:21:46 GMT -5
I just thought of something. The new figures dont have pins in the knees or elbows anymore. Some still do, but b60 and 68.5 Seth didnt have the pins so Id imagine the new ones the same... They just had to make things difficult Here's Asuka who doesn't have pins in the elbows, I boil n' popped them as usual. i.imgur.com/drUbC3u.jpgIf the knees don't have pins anymore either, maybe they're also built like this. I hope they aren't built like old GI Joes or DCUC figures where the whole thigh is hard plastic that needs to be cracked. I alteady know thats what im talking about. The new knees dont boil and pop. The elbows do, but it osnt compatible with old ones which there are more options for part swapping. Pisses me off because if theyre going to do this then they need to make their product better. We shouldnt have to fix them but at least we used to be able to.... |
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