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Post by @Chair.Shot on Aug 19, 2015 10:00:40 GMT -5
I've never worked on fixing up or customizing a Mattel figure. Any tips? Are elites any different than basics?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 10:07:43 GMT -5
No differences between Basics and elites. Only real differences are between length of neck pegs that protrude from the torso/neck hole. If you change a head and it sits too low then push 1-2 cotton stick ends in the head hole and pop back on the body.
To remove the heads I use the water method:
- Boil kettle, poor in cereal bowl.
- Dunk figure head first up to shoulders/top of chest so neck joint is properly submerged.
- Submerge for 30seconds.
- take out by feet, shake off any excess water
- Get a tea towel and pull the head off.
- If putting a head on then just submerge at the same time for the same time and use a tea towel to push the head on with so you don't burn yourself.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 10:14:00 GMT -5
Figures from the same person usually match up. If not you would have to swap parts or paint them which would require expertise of other posters to explain  I can swap heads and boots, that's about it for me, anything beyond that and I'm stuck. |
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Post by 0y2jericho0 on Aug 19, 2015 10:17:03 GMT -5
Is swapping boots the same method as the head?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 10:17:47 GMT -5
Yeah pretty much
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 10:32:17 GMT -5
My limit is head, arms and boots. All are pretty easy and involve hot water.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Aug 19, 2015 10:43:57 GMT -5
Is swapping boots the same method as the head? They arent the same between elites and basics though. Arms from bicep down, hands, heads are the easiest most universal swaps. Most everthing else requires much more effort or torso cracking |
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Aug 19, 2015 10:57:47 GMT -5
Check out the fix up threads. Lots of help/ideas/and other things related to customs there.
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Post by cmiller79 on Aug 19, 2015 12:38:08 GMT -5
Elite heads and basic heads are the same
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Post by cmiller79 on Aug 19, 2015 12:39:40 GMT -5
Is swapping boots the same method as the head? no the pegs are different and the holes in the boots are different |
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Post by customania on Aug 19, 2015 12:51:31 GMT -5
The only time I thought about a headswap is Elite 25 Rollins as I didn't like Rollins with short hair but thankfully that was solved by Elite 33 so I didn't bother with a headswap. I'm also interest in how the Mattel figures work with eachother.
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Post by ZDB on Aug 19, 2015 13:07:12 GMT -5
I can do heads, arms, hands, and boots
Upper thighs are a challenge but I've done it before
Next step is the dreaded torso swap
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Post by Daniel F'n Bryan on Aug 19, 2015 13:51:08 GMT -5
Boil Water in a pot. let it heat up for 15 minutes. Put the figure in and take it to in a couple seconds and swap them  |
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Aug 19, 2015 13:57:38 GMT -5
Hairdryer. Aint no one got time for boiling water
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 14:00:14 GMT -5
No differences between Basics and elites. Only real differences are between length of neck pegs that protrude from the torso/neck hole. If you change a head and it sits too low then push 1-2 cotton stick ends in the head hole and pop back on the body. To remove the heads I use the water method: - Boil kettle, poor in cereal bowl. - Dunk figure head first up to shoulders/top of chest so neck joint is properly submerged. - Submerge for 30seconds. - take out by feet, shake off any excess water - Get a tea towel and pull the head off. - If putting a head on then just submerge at the same time for the same time and use a tea towel to push the head on with so you don't burn yourself. Another question, Does the water have to boiling hot when you dump the figure in or does it have to be medium hot? I just do it straight from the kettle after it boils, just be careful. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2015 14:47:17 GMT -5
do the jakks heads fit on mattel body?
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Aug 19, 2015 18:12:40 GMT -5
only done a few headswaps, but i just hold the figure under the hot water faucet for a minute or 2. mite make it harder to pull off tho.
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Post by 0y2jericho0 on Aug 20, 2015 8:28:39 GMT -5
Do the BAF Heads have the same port as Basics or Elites? Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 8:52:08 GMT -5
I use a hairdryer to heat up the parts for 1-2 minutes, then they pop right off the pegs. Nice and simple, and less messy than the water method. |
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Post by maske2g on Aug 20, 2015 9:12:23 GMT -5
15 mins to boil water? Get the hairdryer out? Bloody hell, hasn't anyone heard of a kettle?!?!? I recommend a good Dualit!! Kettles |
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