On the Workbench
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Dude, I literally cannot crack torsos!
Can someone please let me know how todo this properly? I have wasted way too many figures!!
Look at the first pic... used a vice in the woodwork department... used a towel to prevent tool marks on the figure, does require a small amount of glue when putting back together.
I was under the impression that you couldn't operate a machine gun on subsonic ammo. Apparently the AEK-999 (which that actually is) can. Interesting stuff.
would take a hell of a lot of work to make me find any redemption in those CC torsos.
Oh yes, some of your haul is on the chop shop slice n dice table
I've done what I can with the figures so it's time to recycle aka customise.
Challenge accepted... or I'll post the lot to my personal customiser *cough* MMorelock *cough* to work his magic
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Tried it man! maybe I should soak in boiling water, that usually fixes shit lol
also tried the old slice down the side - Nope
slice down the inside of the shoulders to swap arms - nope
FML i'll stick to kitbashing!
Cracking a torso has never worked for me.
I use: razor blade (mine is flip style metal Husky blade holder), hammer, and vise grip. Line the blade up with the seam, a few good whacks on the blade handle, and repeat on other side. Just be mindful not to plunge the blade into the arms or the lower waist.
Only one torso gave me trouble. It was a Retaliation Firefly (3-pack) that was all fucked up anyway (and the reason I used it for a custom), but that was fixed with putty and paint.
The newer torsos are made from a softer plastic. I destroyed the fuck out of a Retaliation Roadblock (wave 1) and I've only destroyed 3 other torsos in all my customizing. One was a female torso that I simply cranked too tight, and the 2 others had some excess glue that I wasn't aware of.
If it's the newer plastic, be careful, as it just mushes.
If it's the newer plastic, be careful, as it just mushes.
The newer torsos are made from a softer plastic. I destroyed the fuck out of a Retaliation Roadblock (wave 1) and I've only destroyed 3 other torsos in all my customizing. One was a female torso that I simply cranked too tight, and the 2 others had some excess glue that I wasn't aware of.
If it's the newer plastic, be careful, as it just mushes.
Yup. The Retaliation torsos are a nightmare.
Putting on the finishing touches
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Those are awesome! You wanna paint some webgear for me?!?!
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I use a utility knife. I cut into the seam below the armpit, and sometimes pry a little, using the blade. Unlike an xacto blade, it's really hard to break.
Those two things are so drastically far apart, that I'm not even sure what the end goal would be...
Ah. So not actually combining the two...gotcha...
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Hey Man,
I only managed to get these two to fit:
Couldn't get night adder vest/resolute roadblock vest to fit at all
Cut the kata crap off the bottom and replace with cast pouches of your choice. I am not able to post pics right now...but that is what I did...
How about one of these oldie but goodies?
Other than that, Desert Ambush Duke is one of the only other ones not mentioned above that with mods might look remotely good on his hulking body. You'd need to mod the sides and probably cut under the arms and maybe even glue it closed. Everything else just looks like a belly shirt on him, or won't even fit.
To be honest though, this is probably the best fit.
Less trouble too, I know you said you didn't like it, but all it takes is a run under hot water or a dip in boiling water or a blow with the hair dryer to soften it up and then put it on him, and I personally love how it looks on him.
Other than that, Desert Ambush Duke is one of the only other ones not mentioned above that with mods might look remotely good on his hulking body. You'd need to mod the sides and probably cut under the arms and maybe even glue it closed. Everything else just looks like a belly shirt on him, or won't even fit.
To be honest though, this is probably the best fit.
Less trouble too, I know you said you didn't like it, but all it takes is a run under hot water or a dip in boiling water or a blow with the hair dryer to soften it up and then put it on him, and I personally love how it looks on him.
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If you're talking about the green one, it's from the Jurassic Park Prototype figure that was all over eBay a couple years ago -
Gi Joe 25th Anniversary 2009 Jurassic Park Prototype JP Figure Set M12 | eBay
Gi Joe 25th Anniversary 2009 Jurassic Park Prototype JP Figure Set M12 | eBay
Same vest, but mine's from the Resolute RB box set:
Roadblock (v20) G.I. Joe Action Figure - YoJoe Archive
Roadblock (v20) G.I. Joe Action Figure - YoJoe Archive
I edited my post with another pic above. I believe it's a BBI Elite Force swat vest.
I have that figure, and the Rockblock shown isn't sporting it.
yeppers... here ya go..
Intoyz Armed Forces SWAT Lot of 4 Complete Set of 4 SWAT Figures | eBay
Look at Elliot in the lot.
OOOH... KT stuff too:
Intoyz Armed Forces World War II Lot of 4 Complete Set of 4" Military Figures | eBay
Intoyz Armed Forces SWAT Lot of 4 Complete Set of 4 SWAT Figures | eBay
Look at Elliot in the lot.
OOOH... KT stuff too:
Intoyz Armed Forces World War II Lot of 4 Complete Set of 4" Military Figures | eBay
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