How do you do this exactly?
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How do you do this exactly?
jayveeeusebio
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LOL! It's a problem I can't control haha
As for how to do it I did...
1) Order that flexi Locolite super glue from some place in the UK, i think this is a european brand or something.
2) Strip your comedian... the rubber will probably fall apart when doing this mine did glue what breaks back together.
3) Coat the ENTIRE inside of the tank top. ESPECIALLY around the shoulder area. coat the entire inside of the bandoleer. Coat the body itself... all parts that the tank top will be touching... This will probably make this tube of glue almost empty.. coat it thick
4) take a bit of water and water down the glue and lightly coat the TOP of the shoulder areas. if it makes it white touch it up with watered down flat black acrylic.
5) assemble and check ver y so often.. mine is surprising holding up fine.
Other notes...
1) Coat this with a brush you do not care about. it will be ruined it will also get hard as a rock halfway through the process.
2) when i did mine the rubber was way too stretched out for his body, i heated, then cooled, squeezed, heated, cooled... tried to get it to contract It did a bit. still a little stretched but it looks good when he's all armored up.
As for how to do it I did...
1) Order that flexi Locolite super glue from some place in the UK, i think this is a european brand or something.
2) Strip your comedian... the rubber will probably fall apart when doing this mine did glue what breaks back together.
3) Coat the ENTIRE inside of the tank top. ESPECIALLY around the shoulder area. coat the entire inside of the bandoleer. Coat the body itself... all parts that the tank top will be touching... This will probably make this tube of glue almost empty.. coat it thick
4) take a bit of water and water down the glue and lightly coat the TOP of the shoulder areas. if it makes it white touch it up with watered down flat black acrylic.
5) assemble and check ver y so often.. mine is surprising holding up fine.
Other notes...
1) Coat this with a brush you do not care about. it will be ruined it will also get hard as a rock halfway through the process.
2) when i did mine the rubber was way too stretched out for his body, i heated, then cooled, squeezed, heated, cooled... tried to get it to contract It did a bit. still a little stretched but it looks good when he's all armored up.
amusedjester
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I just used duct tape on mine. I think the most important thing to remember is to prevent the plastic harness from touching the rubber suit. I cut up a narrow strip of tape and doubled it up for thickness, taped it underneath the harness so that it's in between the harness and suit and done.
Still going strong with no sign of leaks or rots other than what was repaired already. BUT I tried a different kind of glue on my brothers this was less crazy glue like and more rubbery almost like a silicone skin. Anyways that DID NOT work, the leaks was back in a few days. the kind of glue makes all the difference.
Mine is still good for 2 month now, no sign of leaking.
Loctite flex gel is the way to go.
Loctite flex gel is the way to go.
olbertfrog
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Awesome news guys!
The muscular body also has to be brushed with glue?
The muscular body also has to be brushed with glue?
I didn't apply any glue to the body but i changed mine with the flamma body, closer to the comedian built IMO and the torso is plastic rather than rubber.
olbertfrog
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Thanks...
MMM well i'm gonna see if i can get a flamma body, i' don't like the idea of putting glue on the muscular HT body.
Great find Elvis it should be pinned on the first post ^^
MMM well i'm gonna see if i can get a flamma body, i' don't like the idea of putting glue on the muscular HT body.
Great find Elvis it should be pinned on the first post ^^
Here's the pics of mine on the flamma body again.
olbertfrog
Super Freak
Looking good!
Is the neck smaller than the HT muscular?
Is the neck smaller than the HT muscular?
a little bit yes but the head fits pretty well.
Any reason why? Just curious, the trick is to put it where the suit covers it up. There are muscle bodies in abundance in the near future and the way i look at it is the figure is oficially ruined anyway, might as well go for trying to fix it as best I can. and when your replacement armor comes in it will cover the body anyway.
the flamma body looks pretty good there. To me though I;d like him still to bend at the neck and the flamma body looks a bit too shiny for my liking.
How does Elvis the customizing master have a comedian with no smiley?
you are right I will change that
olbertfrog
Super Freak
I did not want to make it shinny just in case i use the body for something else or to sell it. But it was just my first reaction to the idea i'll probably end up doing it.
BTW anybody has Comedian boots to sell?
. I love this figure
hehateme23
Super Freak
Looks fantastic elvis!!!
I was considering using this body for Thor, but it looks like the arms may be a bit too thin for him.
I was considering using this body for Thor, but it looks like the arms may be a bit too thin for him.
olbertfrog
Super Freak
Tried the flexgel trick.
Worked great for the interior of the armor but i think i made the mistake of not putting it on the body before applying some on the exterior.
Result when i tried to put it on the body i had the glue streching and leavin white marks...
So i guess i'll be using the plastic replacement after all... When it's done...
Worked great for the interior of the armor but i think i made the mistake of not putting it on the body before applying some on the exterior.
Result when i tried to put it on the body i had the glue streching and leavin white marks...
So i guess i'll be using the plastic replacement after all... When it's done...
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