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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 11:21:18 GMT -5
Mattel knee pads and elbow pads. They are so restrictive. I usually just take them off.
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Post by marino13 on Aug 25, 2013 11:30:37 GMT -5
I really like em, but that's mostly due to the fact I only pose mine on a shelf. I used to hate when I would have all my Jakks set up and someone's knee pads slid down their leg. With Mattel that has never happened.
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Post by RollinsFan44 on Aug 25, 2013 11:31:30 GMT -5
 But honestly, yeah they are really bad. The kneepads are so hard to pull off, the Jakks kneepads used to just slide of their knees. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 11:32:09 GMT -5
I do wish they were more flexible. I prefer the smaller pads vs the larger ones specifically for play. For display, the big ones are perfect
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 11:33:03 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 11:33:39 GMT -5
I always heat them up in boiling water. Makes them really really soft, then I just twist and pull at the pads to make them loose. Takes only about 5 minutes to do a 100 knee/elbow pads. So when I do go to play with them, there arms and legs can bend freely without to much restriction from the pads due to the process I did.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Aug 25, 2013 11:40:19 GMT -5
Agreed.
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Post by SuperJimmy12345 on Aug 25, 2013 11:43:08 GMT -5
I don't mind the elbow/knee pads.Even for play they're fine to use
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Post by JHTB® on Aug 25, 2013 11:54:44 GMT -5
Everything is fine yo me except the large knee pads. Those things freaking suck! But it did get better and as stiff.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Aug 25, 2013 12:56:42 GMT -5
I don't like the knee sleeves, but the small knee and elbow pads are both fine by me. I've also found that turning the bigger elbow pads upside down makes them less restrictive.
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Post by joesgonnakillu on Aug 25, 2013 13:08:57 GMT -5
I kinda wish more figures had sculpted pads. I like the range of motion they get. Obviously for customs it would be a pain, but since pads seem to be the one point that get a lot of criticism on the figures, that might make it easier to get the right look with the stiffness that comes with sleeves.
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Post by BCizzle on Aug 25, 2013 13:13:04 GMT -5
I always thought someday they would fix up the pads. Jakks changed their pads later in their run. Maybe someday Mattel will give us something a little softer, because those pads are too damn stiff!
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Post by naparo01 on Aug 25, 2013 13:32:30 GMT -5
AGreed. The knee "sleeves" as I have seen other members refer to them are restrictive. The smaller classic style pads (like seen on Rick Martell for example are fine. Wish Mattel would use some softer plastic. Or rubber like on their belts.
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Post by CodebreakerDX on Aug 25, 2013 13:35:48 GMT -5
Mattel's are too tight, Jakks' are too loose. there's never going to be a inbetween and it sucks...
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Aug 25, 2013 13:40:34 GMT -5
They're fine. If they made them too flexible/loose, they wouldn't hold position at all. The Jakks ones were awful at staying where they were supposed to. I'd much prefer the pads to be sculpted onto the figure, but that would mean a ton of extra molds -- small arm with no pad, small arm with small pad, small arm with long pad, small arm with pad with a hole in, etc etc. So it's not gonna happen.
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Post by Nivro™ on Aug 25, 2013 14:35:55 GMT -5
Ive never had any problems with them. With the exception of leg sleeves, Ive never been restricted at doing any pose or anything with them
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Post by Rattlehead on Aug 25, 2013 15:30:46 GMT -5
Yeah they limit certain poses
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 15:52:26 GMT -5
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Post by poolshostage on Aug 25, 2013 15:55:06 GMT -5
Hate the big ones that are on punk's knee's
but don't mind the others as much
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Aug 25, 2013 16:08:08 GMT -5
I don't really mind them except for the leg sleeves of doom, those things should be redesigned. They should use a softer rubber and not make them as large. I've actually had some of them break due to the restriction of the knee. Mattel should also give Orton/Del Rio/Rock the right knee-pads they use the open HBK/Steve Austin ones but that's a minor issue.
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