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Post by MagicWazard on Aug 22, 2017 7:25:34 GMT
Thanks! That's so interesting that they didn't go with the ball-jointed head like the females. Don't know if that was for compatibility reasons or what. I'm actually a little disappointed with that because I purchased some cheap WWE Rumbler figures to use their heads for them. I wish someone would cast the ball joint peg on both neck joint styles. I was thinking of 3D modeling something that would do the job; I guess I should give it a try. Chap Mei, too, since they're already very similar to the swivel-type necks.
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Post by jknox33 on Aug 23, 2017 4:52:07 GMT
Thanks! That's so interesting that they didn't go with the ball-jointed head like the females. Don't know if that was for compatibility reasons or what. I'm actually a little disappointed with that because I purchased some cheap WWE Rumbler figures to use their heads for them. I wish someone would cast the ball joint peg on both neck joint styles. I was thinking of 3D modeling something that would do the job; I guess I should give it a try. Chap Mei, too, since they're already very similar to the swivel-type necks. That would be awesome. I've thought about designing something with green stuff, make a mold of it and find as many ways to replicate it as possible.
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Post by MagicWazard on Aug 23, 2017 7:57:57 GMT
That would be awesome. I've thought about designing something with green stuff, make a mold of it and find as many ways to replicate it as possible. Green stuff may work better for the ball-jointed necks, because it may take a lot of trial-and-error to get a snug fit using printing. I'll probably give it a try anyways. I did find that the neck plug size on Bolder was identical to a couple Chap Mei figures; however, I hear not all Corps swivel neck plugs are exactly the same, so I will have to test a bit more. Plus the Chap Mei figures' necks are generally thicker than Corps figures, so plug size notwithstanding, they don't always fit onto Corps bodies.
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Post by sageforsaken on Aug 23, 2017 17:34:02 GMT
That would be awesome. I've thought about designing something with green stuff, make a mold of it and find as many ways to replicate it as possible. Green stuff may work better for the ball-jointed necks, because it may take a lot of trial-and-error to get a snug fit using printing. I'll probably give it a try anyways. I did find that the neck plug size on Bolder was identical to a couple Chap Mei figures; however, I hear not all Corps swivel neck plugs are exactly the same, so I will have to test a bit more. Plus the Chap Mei figures' necks are generally thicker than Corps figures, so plug size notwithstanding, they don't always fit onto Corps bodies. Yeah I often have to shave a neck down to if on a corps body
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2018 11:11:09 GMT
If any one is purchasing the El-Jefe with Triceratops then be sure to check El-Jefe’s legs. All of the three packages I saw in the store El-Jefe’s knees appeared damaged due to the packaging. His legs are tied too tight around the dino’s stomach that the knees were bent. I was disappointed, as I don’t have an El-Jefe, and those axe weapons are very cool, but I didn’t purchase it. I regretted it as they went quickly and there are no more left now.
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Post by MagicWazard on Dec 21, 2018 9:36:46 GMT
If any one is purchasing the El-Jefe with Triceratops then be sure to check El-Jefe’s legs. All of the three packages I saw in the store El-Jefe’s knees appeared damaged due to the packaging. His legs are tied too tight around the dino’s stomach that the knees were bent. I was disappointed, as I don’t have an El-Jefe, and those axe weapons are very cool, but I didn’t purchase it. I regretted it as they went quickly and there are no more left now. Bent plastic can usually be reversed using hot water or sometimes a hair dryer. I use hot water. Put a plastic container of water in the microwave for maybe 30 - 45 seconds, put the item in the water so that the bent portion is submerged, and let it soak. The heat will revert the item back to its "correct" shape. The amount of soak time needed can depend on how deformed the plastic is, or how long it's been deformed, or how dense the plastic is. Sometimes you only need a few seconds. Sometimes I'll soak things for several minutes at a time. For something like this, I'd put the figure in a seated or flat position while soaking, so there's no pressure being put on his knees in any direction. To help prevent the item from bending back, run it under some cold water after removing it; the cold water will help it set back in its original shape. Also, maybe look for something you can use to keep it in the correct shape while it's cooling and setting, like placing a bent gun under a flat heavy object, or putting a rubber band/twistie tie around bowed knees to keep them from bowing back out (but not too tight that you counter-bend them too far--though if you do, you can usually repeat the process again).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 12:01:01 GMT
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