Papi Joker
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Post by Papi Joker on Mar 21, 2023 23:01:04 GMT -5
whatever you feel comfortable with, however i would recommend leather gloves too.
I use a short flat screwdriver I find it leverages better
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Old Zeke
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Post by Old Zeke on Mar 22, 2023 1:45:14 GMT -5
What kind of tools do you all use for splitting torsos? I keep seeing people say screwdrivers or box cutters, but those aren’t working well for me. It feels like it needs the sturdiness of a screwdriver, but with a finer blade. I use wood carving tools. The blades are thin enough to get into the seams, and nice and strong too.
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Post by The Madness on Mar 23, 2023 7:41:01 GMT -5
What kind of tools do you all use for splitting torsos? I keep seeing people say screwdrivers or box cutters, but those aren’t working well for me. It feels like it needs the sturdiness of a screwdriver, but with a finer blade. I use wood carving tools. The blades are thin enough to get into the seams, and nice and strong too. Thanks, that’s very helpful! Is there a certain type you’d recommend?
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RuthlessMartin
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Post by RuthlessMartin on Mar 23, 2023 11:37:26 GMT -5
Hey guys can i see what formula you've used for a chris masters elite? I was thinking the fan central Triple h as he has red trunks which i need. But i also would like an elite that can have interchangeable double jointed hands. Anyone have any recommendations? Pics if u have a custom?
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ComicHaulics®
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Post by ComicHaulics® on Mar 23, 2023 12:37:16 GMT -5
Hey guys can i see what formula you've used for a chris masters elite? I was thinking the fan central Triple h as he has red trunks which i need. But i also would like an elite that can have interchangeable double jointed hands. Anyone have any recommendations? Pics if u have a custom? I don't have a picture handy but I used the original Paul Ornforf Legends figure since it had blue trunks. Used the blue Chris Master basic and basically combined them. Worked for me!
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Old Zeke
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Post by Old Zeke on Mar 23, 2023 13:36:44 GMT -5
I use wood carving tools. The blades are thin enough to get into the seams, and nice and strong too. Thanks, that’s very helpful! Is there a certain type you’d recommend? I use these ones which you should be able to get on Amazon US, I should think. They're really sturdy.
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Post by joes7164 on Mar 23, 2023 14:20:58 GMT -5
whatever you feel comfortable with, however i would recommend leather gloves too. I use a short flat screwdriver I find it leverages better I would definitely recommend using gloves. It could be easy to slip/slice your hand if you’re not careful.
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kinnikuman
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Post by kinnikuman on Mar 23, 2023 16:10:22 GMT -5
Hey guys can i see what formula you've used for a chris masters elite? I was thinking the fan central Triple h as he has red trunks which i need. But i also would like an elite that can have interchangeable double jointed hands. Anyone have any recommendations? Pics if u have a custom? I used the Masters Jakks head that is screaming because it's awesome.
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kinnikuman
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Post by kinnikuman on Mar 23, 2023 16:12:06 GMT -5
whatever you feel comfortable with, however i would recommend leather gloves too. I use a short flat screwdriver I find it leverages better I would definitely recommend using gloves. It could be easy to slip/slice your hand if you’re not careful. That's why I chop them at the waist. No cracking needed ... at all. And no danger. But people don't see eye to eye with me on that one.
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Post by The Madness on Mar 24, 2023 9:01:05 GMT -5
I would definitely recommend using gloves. It could be easy to slip/slice your hand if you’re not careful. That's why I chop them at the waist. No cracking needed ... at all. And no danger. But people don't see eye to eye with me on that one. How do you chop them?
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kinnikuman
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Post by kinnikuman on Mar 24, 2023 10:25:10 GMT -5
That's why I chop them at the waist. No cracking needed ... at all. And no danger. But people don't see eye to eye with me on that one. How do you chop them? It's very easy actually. You heat the figure at its waist. Get a chef's knife and put it in the slit between the torso and waist. Hit the knife with a hammer. It will cleanly give you the torso and the legs/trunks.
Now of course, you'll have to do this with a second figure to get the corresponding torso or legs you need. Then simply glue the two pieces you want to use to create your new figure.
YES ... you can't rotate the torso at the waist anymore, which is what most people have an issue with. But, as I've always said, how often do you actually rotate a torso? Almost all of us display our figures with the torso and legs lined up. So IMO you really don't need the 360 degree rotation unless you play with them.
But the end result is a custom job with a perfect torso on a different set of legs/trunks. And it only takes a few minutes.
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Post by Apocalypse on Mar 24, 2023 15:24:51 GMT -5
whatever you feel comfortable with, however i would recommend leather gloves too. I use a short flat screwdriver I find it leverages better I would definitely recommend using gloves. It could be easy to slip/slice your hand if you’re not careful. My hands have looked like ric flairs face on so many custom jobs for that exact same reason
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Post by The Madness on Mar 24, 2023 21:39:05 GMT -5
It's very easy actually. You heat the figure at its waist. Get a chef's knife and put it in the slit between the torso and waist. Hit the knife with a hammer. It will cleanly give you the torso and the legs/trunks. Now of course, you'll have to do this with a second figure to get the corresponding torso or legs you need. Then simply glue the two pieces you want to use to create your new figure. YES ... you can't rotate the torso at the waist anymore, which is what most people have an issue with. But, as I've always said, how often do you actually rotate a torso? Almost all of us display our figures with the torso and legs lined up. So IMO you really don't need the 360 degree rotation unless you play with them. But the end result is a custom job with a perfect torso on a different set of legs/trunks. And it only takes a few minutes.
This does seem like a much easier way to get a torso, at the expense of the trunks. I might give this a go some time, but I like doing figure photography, so poseability is a high priority, unfortunately.
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Eric
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Post by Eric on Mar 25, 2023 23:18:45 GMT -5
Anyone know whose skintone matches Ultimate Edition Goldberg? Is it lighter than Warrior and Luger?
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Mar 26, 2023 5:59:56 GMT -5
Anyone know whose skintone matches Ultimate Edition Goldberg? Is it lighter than Warrior and Luger? He has the basic white tone (Bryan, Edge, Cesaro)
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Eric
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Post by Eric on Mar 26, 2023 10:53:30 GMT -5
Anyone know whose skintone matches Ultimate Edition Goldberg? Is it lighter than Warrior and Luger? He has the basic white tone (Bryan, Edge, Cesaro) Thanks! The pictures I've seen made it look darker.
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Post by rastlinfigures on Mar 27, 2023 15:17:03 GMT -5
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Post by jjh1292 on Mar 27, 2023 16:32:41 GMT -5
Anyone know what ultimate edition figures with bigger arms match the new Razor ultimate? I’m gonna do an arm swap as soon as I get him. Thanks.
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Post by The Assassin on Mar 28, 2023 5:28:08 GMT -5
"Appreciate you wearing the mask kid, but wearing my face too is kinda weird"
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Post by Eric on Mar 29, 2023 19:42:06 GMT -5
"Appreciate you wearing the mask kid, but wearing my face too is kinda weird" Especially cause the scale works haha
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