Cracking Open WWE Elite Bodies Tutorial

Anybody have any experience cracking diva torsos? I have a couple swaps in mind I'd like to do but wanted to check first and see it there are any issues with the diva mold.

with basics i dont use a screw driver because they leave stess or even start bending the plastic. I use a blade and just slice dow the seams and cut the pegs. I still put it in heated water to make it more pliable.

I always just put it back in my hot water on the stove and they go away

Great tutorial!

Used this Saturday and it works real well with the boiling water.

are all these torso's a pain to crack, completely screwed up the upper half of a punk, and now just can not find a way to do an elite matt hardy saving him until i can fathom the elites

just run a blow dryer or low heat gun and the stress crack goes away

The difficulty varies from figure to figure. Some have tons of glue or welded seams, those are toughest to crack without damage.

To be blunt, I don't believe heating up the figures does anything to make them easier to crack. If anything it makes them HARDER to crack, because if the plastic is more pliable you get less leverage when prying with the screwdriver, and increases warpage. I never heat up a figure before cracking it, and get the same results as that video up there, right down to the mini damage where the guy pried with the screwdriver. The advantage being that I don't have to wait for water to get hot, you can start any time.

However, if the glue inside is water-soluble, or gets brittle when heated, I can see how boiling water would break down the glue, weakening the bond, letting the pegs separate. That would be something worth asking Mattel if they still do Q & A sessions.

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