Yeah will try sand it down if I can, the ankles can be removed to put something else instead but will test it
Threezero TWD Season 7 Rick Grimes
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LeonThePro
Freakalicious
What a nightmare with the body swap. After heating up the boots with a heatgun I tried pulling the original ankles pegs out from the boots and one end of the pegs snapped off. In the other boot I was able to get the peg out but the socket inside the boot snapped in half. After 2 hours of dremeling out the stuck peg, dremeling down the Worldbox pegs, the job is now complete.
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Nice, good job although it sounded like a pain lol. How did you sort out the socket inside the boot that snapped in half?
Yup! Doing a body swap for a 3Z figure is just that, a nightmare. They're ankle ball joints are ever so slightly smaller than standard, so that alone causes a headache when trying to body swap. Then, depending on which of their bodies they're using, it may have the more unique wrist joints as well (like the Rambo, Storm Shadow and Roadbock figures) that don't work with standard bodies either so again, you have to do some modifications to get them to work. They make it way too difficult. Not looking forward to the shenanigans I'll need to do to make the new Thor arms work with the Storm Shadow figure.
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So more questions about doing a body swap for this.
Im sure people have way more experience with changing the bodys for 1/6 scale figures with clothes than i do.
But for the people that changed the body on this Rick Grimes figure how did you get the shirt off because the top button section area is actually sewn shut so i do not see a way to get the arms out without damaging the shirt?
Im sure people have way more experience with changing the bodys for 1/6 scale figures with clothes than i do.
But for the people that changed the body on this Rick Grimes figure how did you get the shirt off because the top button section area is actually sewn shut so i do not see a way to get the arms out without damaging the shirt?
LeonThePro
Freakalicious
I used Gorilla Super Gel glue and glued the socket back together. It was tricky getting the half broken socket to line up correctly with the other half inside the boot. Had to use tweezers to hold the broken socket and be able to get it inside the boot.
LeonThePro
Freakalicious
You have to pull his arms all the way back and then you can pull up and pull off the shirt. This YouTube video shows the disassembly of the figure.
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Chopper Face
Super Freak
That’s actually a pretty great headsculpt. I’m surprised.
The Green Goblin
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Finally got mine in hand, and I actually don't mind the body much. Only times it looks dumb is in a museum pose, but even then I can futz it enough to a point where I'm fine with it.
Omnishredder
Freaked Out
Finally got my Threezero Rick!!, took literally months. Here's him next to my custom.
I like the Threezero offering, might change the headsculpt and the body TZ used is abit weird, the body has no traps so it makes the neck look short. Body swap is needed to improve it.
I like the Threezero offering, might change the headsculpt and the body TZ used is abit weird, the body has no traps so it makes the neck look short. Body swap is needed to improve it.
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Nice custom! What body did you use for your custom?
I used the worldbox AT020, slightly modified around the thighs and arms with added torso padding.
Chopper Face
Super Freak
Love me some Murder Rick
I think thisheadsculpt will look great on the present toys one that they're coming out with.
Yeah nice picture that looks good,the headsculpt, maybe with the present toys body???
