LEFT HAND MODIFICATION
Tools Needed: Wire Cutters (or any cutting device), Krazy Glue (I use the Gel Krazy Glue) & Possibly Paint (For Touch-ups if they're needed) and Pliers (Since Step 4 is Optional).
If you're like me, then you were pretty disappointed that the P2 Kit only came with a wide open left hand. I had planned to display my P2 like how I have it now (after the Mod) which is a pose inspired by this pic:
Even the HT box art shows the P2 figure holding his Combi-Stick in his left hand while holding the bloody skull in his right. I just figured I swap the Combi-Stick for the bloody skull and I'd achieve the look I wanted. Well you know how that turned out. Oddly my P2 had a crossing guard left hand for stopping traffic. smh.. But he also had something else.. something useful. P2 comes with 4 hands. 1 Open Left Hand and then 3 Right Hands. 1 for holding the Combi-Stick. 1 Open like the Left Hand. And 1 for holding the Smart Disk.. but hey.. that 1 that's for holding the Smart Disk is perfectly shaped for holding that bloody skull. Hmmm.. if only THOSE fingers were on the left hand.
*grabs cutters*
OK HERE WE GO. PREPARE TO SHUTTER!
STEP 1
Take the Right Hand that has the really bent fingers used for holding the Smart Disk and cut off every single finger (including the thumb) ABOVE the finger armor.
STEP 2
Do the same exact thing to the open Left Hand.
STEP 3
Now rearrange the fingers and thumb from the Right Hand to the Left Hand. If there's minor gaps or problems with the paint don't worry it can be fixed later after glueing it all up. I suggest placing each finger individually one by one leaving the thumb for last. As you glue down each finger test fit the Skull to see where the fingers are falling to make sure it looks good and looks like it's gripping the skull. Remember this is 100% visual and well differ from Mod to Mod based off of preference and skull placement. For me, I didn't like how all four finger had an even bend to them (because the fingers are set up to hold the Smart Disk) so I gave the pinky finger a slight slant cut before re-attaching it so it has a deeper bend than the other 3 fingers. I did this because the other 3 fingers are gripping the jaw bone and the bottom of the skull.. but the pinky is near a section of the skull that has an indentation. So I gave that finger a deeper bend so it wasn't hanging out gripping nothing, which looked stupid to me. Anyways, once you have the 4 fingers attached to your liking place the Skull into the hand and figure out the final position you want it in BEFORE attaching the thumb. If you don't, the thumb might be too tight or too loose and not look right. Again.. just visually inspect it before glueing.
STEP 4 (OPTIONAL)
Depending on how you place the fingers and your display set up you might not have to bother with this. I HAD to because my Preds sit on top of an entertainment tower that moves quite a bit. Especially with my son banging into them. lol. What I did was I placed a very small nail with a nice size head directly into the part of the skull that will eventually be hidden underneath the palm. I just pushed it in enough to mark it so I'd know where to place the nail later. Next I heated up the nail head over the stove and burned the impression directly into the P2 palm. That way once the nail is attached to the skull the head will fit snug in the palm directly into the hole I burned. After that I inserted the nail into the skull (the skull plastic is very soft so it goes in really easy. Use some pliers to get it all the way in, depending on what size nail you use). Then I glued the nail head and slid it into the hole in the palm and that's that. I did this just to make it easier to glue because I tried to glue the skull to the hand as is and it didn't go so well, the paint came off both the skull AND palm. Like I said though, if your set up doesn't move much you can probably just skip this since the skull will probably sit fine in the modified Left Hand. I wanted to make sure mine didn't constantly fall out.
STEP 5
Once you've attached all the fingers and thumb, do a visual check for any problems with the paint. If you need to do touch-ups now's the time. I used fabric paint which is thick and dries like elastic for my touch-ups since it helps to fill in any gaps (which regular paint WON'T do). Once you're done with any touch-ups.. place the skull into the hand and enjoy!!!
Real simple and all together it took me probably 1/2 hour to an hour.. I'm not really sure since I was doing other stuff in between. Again. lol. Here's some more pics to illustrate the end result and one pic that shows where I cut the fingers.
P2 & WOLF (Why Not)
Well.. that's it. Thanks for looking.
