bigjohn8
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Post by bigjohn8 on Jun 6, 2016 18:48:37 GMT -5
Can someone please tell me the easiest way to replace ball joints in pelvis. Do I have to crack entire torso and pelvis region to replace them. Or am I able to just crack the pelvis.
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inevitabledeth
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Post by inevitabledeth on Jun 7, 2016 8:11:39 GMT -5
I guess that would depend on how the hip joints broke. If one of the sides broke off (meaning the ball amd some peg is in a leg and the rest is still inside the pelvis), you could try what I did to revive an elite 18 Undertaker and use a thin pointed metal piece to reconnect the halves. Of course, I would only recommend this if you can remove the ball and partial peg from the severed leg first and if you have the right tools.
Other wise, your best bet would be to crack open the figure and replace the hip joints entirely. Just keep in mind, not all mattels have the exact same type, so be sure to get your spare joint first and then you can usually tell what kind of joint the figure uses once you look where the figure's leg connects to the hip joint. (The small part above the thigh swivel. When the legs are opened in a "V", this part of the leg has a open section which exposes the ball of the hip joint)
To make things a bit easier, which figure are you trying to repair? If it is a custom, what base figure?
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bigjohn8
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Post by bigjohn8 on Jun 7, 2016 10:59:07 GMT -5
I guess that would depend on how the hip joints broke. If one of the sides broke off (meaning the ball amd some peg is in a leg and the rest is still inside the pelvis), you could try what I did to revive an elite 18 Undertaker and use a thin pointed metal piece to reconnect the halves. Of course, I would only recommend this if you can remove the ball and partial peg from the severed leg first and if you have the right tools. Other wise, your best bet would be to crack open the figure and replace the hip joints entirely. Just keep in mind, not all mattels have the exact same type, so be sure to get your spare joint first and then you can usually tell what kind of joint the figure uses once you look where the figure's leg connects to the hip joint. (The small part above the thigh swivel. When the legs are opened in a "V", this part of the leg has a open section which exposes the ball of the hip joint) To make things a bit easier, which figure are you trying to repair? If it is a custom, what base figure? Long story short my P.O.S. Elite 43 Samoa Joe broke so I still wanted to try and make a sample Joe figure with the left over parts. I have an elite lord tensai. His ball joints are huge balls and Samoa joes are normal sized lol |
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Post by inevitabledeth on Jun 7, 2016 12:07:35 GMT -5
If you just want to restore the original figure, I suggest trying to use the metal pin idea...
However, it may not be 100% play proof. My Undertaker is only on display atop a motorcycle and I only decided to use a metal pin because it was only $1 and glue didn't hold to well. As I said, depending on the type of hip joint (most likely smooth because he is a new figure/ mold), you can pull his legs off the hip joints after heating them up a bit and then you can either try to pin the joint back together or crack it open to replace the old one with a spare.
My guess is Tensai has the old hip joints that arent smooth and requires cutting the legs open at the upper thigh swivel. This is what happened when I tried to use Kozlov's hip joints for my undertaker.
Basically, any older elites or reused molds from this timeline have this annoying hip joint...
Ex. All CM Punk and Triple H figures as well as elite Finn Balor and Daniel Bryans have the annoying hip joints.
The shield figures, current Ambrose, and biker/WM 32 Undertaker have smooth hip joints, which you can heat and pop the legs off of. (These are the only examples I have at the moment)
You can usually tell the type of hip joint at a glance.
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