Removing Parts

[longddong]

hey you guys!!

A newbie question as I slowly trend into customizing...

How do you go about removing an arm or leg or other body parts to transfer on to another??

Do you cut it off at the joints and glue to the new body??

That option stops the arm from being movable now...so how do you make it moveable??

Thanks, Long.

[deadpoolandfriends]

Heat Pop! Heat up some water (i've been able to do it with just hot water from the tap, but warming it up in the micro wave for 60 to 90 works better). Drop the figure in there for about 45 seconds. Pulled it out and quickly get to popping it apart. But be careful. Watch the joints, if it looks like it is starting to tear, you might want to stop, and warm it longer. I've had to use pliers a few times to grab the pegs and pull them out that way. Some of the Older figures have hard plastic pegs that the put into the mold. Those almost always seem to try and pop out of the wrong part of the figure. Re-gluing does seem to work some times, but most of the times they just pop right off. Figure Realm has a cool article in their tutorials about joint repairs that i've used a few times. Good luck Long!

[floridaboy68]

NOTE: Sometimes the ball at the end of the "limb or head" removed does not fit into the new, desired socket.

You can CAREFULLY shave the socket with an x-acto knife and get a fit, sometimes. Other times, you will have to completely cut off the ball and glue it to the new figure.

If you have an older, duller x-acto knife blade this can be safer. Can't tell you how many times I would have ended up with stitches if I had used a new blade. The blades can slip when you least expect it.

SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL BROTHER!!!!

[deadpoolandfriends]

i Usually Dremel the ball instead of the socket. I find as long as there is even a slight edge on the ball joint, it should still stay in place.
But Yes! great tips on the X-acto blade.

[longddong]

awesome...thanks for the advice you guys...Ill try the heat pop soon!!

[tptbeyond]

I've also used a hair dryer or a heat gun to pop the joints. It takes some work, and you have to be careful to not warp the plastic with the heat gun, but it works nicely!

[deadpoolandfriends]

I've used a Glue gun to heat the joints up before reassembling them. But i stopped after it warped a few sockets. The few times i get it to the right temp (warm but not melting), it worked amazingly. Most of the time i just over heated it though.