For anyone interested I started pulling the articulated gauntlet apart to see if it can be reworked into a snap:
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With a bunch of dremeling around the thumb, and some on the finger they will reach each other.
Will def need fill a few spots to help it look a bit better, but I think it’s a good start.
Will def need fill a few spots to help it look a bit better, but I think it’s a good start.
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I dont want this taken the wrong way but he was kind of plain looking in the actual film. Bending his arms for short periods is ok if you are looking at them from the front but otherwise, yeah the bunching up is really bad from the side, cant believe there wont be a 3rd party that comes with bent arms and snappable gauntlet.
As far as articulation, he was about what i expected after playing with the previous hulk figures. He can move a bit, yoga posing is definitely out so he wont look like he is joining the rest of my dolls. Namiste.
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Nice, will it need some paint app for the dremeled area or is it only the exposed (cut) edge which is perhaps not so visible ??
I guess you have a hole on the other side of the thumb where you've achieved more thumb travel towards the finger right ? I guess that's the price you have to pay to make the snap work properly. But if it's not so visible then that's also OK I reckon.
It could be reassembled without needing paint. The piece that holds the time stone will cover that gap by the thumb once it’s adjusted too. The places that are dremeled are hard to see as is.
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Great work. I would love to see more pictures. Thanks for exploring this.
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Yep, he looked like your typical purple mad titan-about-town. Well, maybe with just a tad more bling.
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I put the marvel legend fig in boiling water. The plastic gets very loose. It should come right off with a little tug. And no damage to the paint/structure of the gauntlet
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I will be adding more pictures as I work further, kinda rushed those photos right before quitting in favor of a few hours of sleep last night.
You beat me to it I'm in the middle of dremeling myself! Been busy lately haven't had much time to finish besides the snapping arm, and I didn't completely finish that!
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Well you did beat me to the burnt arm look, I’ve been thinking about getting a second one to maul the left side up and bury a Stormbreaker in.
I had to forgo the articulation of the fingers this morning, they will be glued stationary:
I had to forgo the articulation of the fingers this morning, they will be glued stationary:
The arm is tough to work on. The "skin" is over the frame of the arm. Can't Dremel any damage onto it because it's so soft, can't cut into it because it's way too soft, so I just simply painted it. The glove needs a ton more work. I feel bad destroying it but, hey.
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What happened to the articulation in the fingers?
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There’s a T shape at the end of each finger for it to move slightly. I dremeled those down and dremeled the angles onto the bottom to get the fingers into the correct positions for the snap. I had to get to work, but after work I’ll snap a photo of these in place with some double sided tape so you can see how they now sit.
I’ve been thinking about the damaged arm and how to achieve the right look. Even just painting it seems to get it close.
Also Creg Customs is making a “burnt” gauntlet. You can order through Facebook.
Also Creg Customs is making a “burnt” gauntlet. You can order through Facebook.
If they are not able to pull off the snap with the given articulation, can you fabricate something else to hold them into place? Like melting rods of plastic?
Hard to explain...
I'd hate to sacrifice articulation to achieve the snapping gesture, you know?
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I know what you mean, but if you want the snap pose, you’re gonna lose the articulation. The MCP(knuckle) joints just aren’t designed to move enough. I bought a second articulated hand to do this, otherwise I probably wouldn’t be ripping it apart. The middle, ring and pinky fingers don’t close anywhere near far enough. The thumb required a lot of material to be removed, I’ll probably end up patching a spot. The only one I could’ve maybe left stock was the index finger. I will make sure to take some pictures next to the stock hand when it’s done.
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