The right leg on mine has been longer since day one. Thankfully I like the Contrapposto pose, but I've been looking at it for a long time, and it would be nice to get the leg to it's correct length some day.
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^Nice pic and awesome custom cape, Maglor! The length is definitely an improvement! Really like your wall shelves too! Do you make those shelves yourself or do you have to buy them?
Even though my figures are all on floating wall-mounted shelves, I'm still too paranoid to not use a stand. Worried that if someone slams a door, the walls could shake enough to cause a figure to take a tumble and get damaged.
Even though my figures are all on floating wall-mounted shelves, I'm still too paranoid to not use a stand. Worried that if someone slams a door, the walls could shake enough to cause a figure to take a tumble and get damaged.
That's a custom made shelf made by a member here by the name of Cocoboloboy. He does amazing work and is reasonably priced. I have 6 shelves by him.
Here's his thread with all the info you need: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...0959-Figure-Display-Shelves-TAKING-NEW-ORDERS
Here's his thread with all the info you need: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...0959-Figure-Display-Shelves-TAKING-NEW-ORDERS
I always do a tip test before walking away from a figure (I actually do repeatedly through a re-pose). That means I give the figure a push from the front and (more importantly) from behind. If I can see that it wants to rock further in one direction I make adjustments. I can tell if it's off balance. I don't walk away from a figure until it has satisfactorily passed my tip test. And no slamming door will be as jolting as that test.
This is why ankle design is so important to me. It's mainly those slight adjustments to ankle position that bring a figure into the correct center of gravity. That's why a strong ball jointed ankle will always be my preference, and why I hate the wrist joint style ankles.
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Cool man! Thanks a lot for the link!
As for uneven legs, mine unfortunately has the same problem. I tried the "knee bend trick" on the shorter leg (which has been shown to work on the terminator figures) and I think it made a subtle improvement. I think the reason it didn't work completely was because I was too worried I'd damage the suit if I kept trying to bend the knee any further. I'll give it another go one day, but for now, it looks good enough.
As for uneven legs, mine unfortunately has the same problem. I tried the "knee bend trick" on the shorter leg (which has been shown to work on the terminator figures) and I think it made a subtle improvement. I think the reason it didn't work completely was because I was too worried I'd damage the suit if I kept trying to bend the knee any further. I'll give it another go one day, but for now, it looks good enough.
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Hahahaaa I love how you've got this hobby down to a science, Maglor. I'll have to put my figures through your tip test and see how they perform. But like you said earlier, those NECA 1/4 scale figures will shift spontaneously with time due to design flaws, so the tip test doesn't really apply to them.
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For my high end stuff I would first need to have a mathematical engineering balance equation diagnostic done on the room and shelf for precise leveling and to account for any deviations that could lead to a negative geometrical impact on the counter balance variances before I went without a stand.
I really need to get on that.
I really need to get on that.
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^I'm asian, and even I couldn't calculate that for you, jye4ever Looks like we'll have to stick with stands for now.
Looks like we'll have to stick with stands for now.
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Maglor's cape probably helps keeping him planted perfectly.
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Yeah, the length of the cape definitely helps broaden his base and probably does help with stabilizing the figure.
How many inches did you end up adding to your cape if you don't mind me asking, Maglor? My custom cape is pretty long too, but mine flows off the shelf. So if anything, it makes my figure more front-heavy and he'd likely fall without the aid of a stand.
How many inches did you end up adding to your cape if you don't mind me asking, Maglor? My custom cape is pretty long too, but mine flows off the shelf. So if anything, it makes my figure more front-heavy and he'd likely fall without the aid of a stand.
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I think I may have posted these pics before, but here are a couple pics of my custom cape. Like I said, the cape's pretty long, but I like how it makes him even more beastly.
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Now that is a cape!
Reminds me of Crocodile Dundee....Now that's a knife.
Reminds me of Crocodile Dundee....Now that's a knife.
All you need now is a fan going on that cape!
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Now that is a cape!
Reminds me of Crocodile Dundee....Now that's a knife.
If I put a fan to that cape, I'd definitely be asking for a shelf dive!!
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Saigon, I think he would take off like a hot air balloon.
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^LOL, you might be right... I'd actually like to see that. Would be pretty cool to see the beast take flight
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Both my legs are the same length thank god
I have a slightly less annoying problem of one arm doesn't sit as close to his body as the other does
It's like there's a positional click that keeps one arm really close to the body and the other won't get close enough to click and stay so it slowly pushes back out. Tried everything but i think it's just the way the put the body together, it must be on the inside connection
Not a big deal but when your trying to get a more straight on stood pose you can tell the difference. My front facing cowl is slightly warped and more glossy too
I have a slightly less annoying problem of one arm doesn't sit as close to his body as the other does
It's like there's a positional click that keeps one arm really close to the body and the other won't get close enough to click and stay so it slowly pushes back out. Tried everything but i think it's just the way the put the body together, it must be on the inside connection
Not a big deal but when your trying to get a more straight on stood pose you can tell the difference. My front facing cowl is slightly warped and more glossy too
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One of my arms is the same way, one click too short than the other.
But that's a much easier thing to fix than the short leg.
The arm I just fix by twisting the forearm closer to the body.
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For my high end stuff I would first need to have a mathematical engineering balance equation diagnostic done on the room and shelf for precise leveling and to account for any deviations that could lead to a negative geometrical impact on the counter balance variances before I went without a stand.
I really need to get on that.
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