Elite feet? (boil in water first?)

The feet usually suck. They're one of the worst designed feet among modern figures. I like almost everything else about the elite.

Never had problems with feet. Now torsos and hands that's a different story... Still looking for a basic Paige to replace the one I have with a broken Hand peg right outta the box.

Yep, looks like it.

In Year 1 of Mattel's, the feet on all figures were bad. Elite Cena & HHH were the worst. During a q/a, someone asked Bill if there could be something done to make sure the figures, again, particularly Cena & HHH, didn't fall over anymore. Bill said he'd look into it. And two years later E17 came out and the feet were sturdy and locked in place. They aren't meant to be moved anymore, and I believe there is a locking latch in the boot to prevent it from moving by itself and falling over.

Basically, Bill Pillmanized all the figures starting with E17

Weird. I have Elite figures, current and old, and the boiling method did enable the feet to move up and down. The only one who's feet can't move is a recent Brock Lesnar figure (forget which one), but they did move initially after taking him out of the hot water. The feet on most of the figures are still a little stiff, but they do move. I'd advise everyone to be careful when moving them though.

So I hardly think they aren't meant to move. Note: I'm not just talking about to the right and left, which they all seem to do right out of the package. I'm talking about moving them up and down, like a lever, which most current Elites seem to be stuck out of the package.

If they aren't meant to be moved, why do they still have a rotating joint in that area? It gives the impression that they are totally meant to move. I'd bet there are many young kids who got fooled on this and broke their figures, and their hearts. Seems like a bad idea on Mattel's part. Reminds me of most Jakks BCA figures who's heads would snap off if you tried turning them, even though it looked like they were meant to turn.

As for Rick Rude's leg being locked in position, I'm betting the hot/near boiling water method will fix it. I just had what I believe to be the same problem with an HHH and Stone Cold, and it fixed their legs. I'd just advise to use caution when moving the leg after taking it out of the water and until you get the hang of it. I do believe that if I had boiled my old series 6 CM Punk, the leg would have been fine and would not have snapped off.

It's so strange because I have around 20 Elites now, and almost every one of their feet were so stiff that if I had forced them to move, they surely would have snapped off. That's why I used the near-boiling water method, and they're still quite stiff.