Yay. My final rite of passage

[pixletwin]

I broke my first buck today whilst swapping heads between Yavin Luke and ANH Luke.

It doesn't look like any part was actually broken but the neck post cam apart from the screw post thingee...

Anyone got any suggestions on how to fix this?

 

[BadMoon]

I broke my first buck today whilst swapping heads between Yavin Luke and ANH Luke.

It doesn't look like any part was actually broken but the neck post cam apart from the screw post thingee...

Anyone got any suggestions on how to fix this?

A little bit of tape and a lot of patience.

Penguin
Batman Returns

 

[The Craw]

throw the buck in the trash and get a nice fresh truetype.

 

[Darth Waller]

throw the buck in the trash and get a nice fresh truetype.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Buy a new body. There ain't no coming back from that one.

 

[customizerwannabe]

Use a Dragon body.

 

[DarthNeil]

I broke my first buck today whilst swapping heads between Yavin Luke and ANH Luke.

It doesn't look like any part was actually broken but the neck post cam apart from the screw post thingee...

Anyone got any suggestions on how to fix this?

I wondered what was taking so long for those ANH in ceremony dress pictures to be posted.

 

[The Craw]

hey stupid. i think you're supposed to boil those heads first.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Probably the hardest thing to repair on the Buck - I'd try to get another body. The truetype will be too tall for Luke though. Get a Real Guy.

 

[King Darkness]

I have broken 3 or 4 buck bodies. One of which was a big boy body, which really sucked.

 

[King Darkness]

Get a Real Guy.

What type of body is this Dave? Do you have pix or a link?

 

[pixletwin]

Thanks everyone. Like King said Dave, can we get a link for that?

 

[Darklord Dave]

You'll have to drill out the hands, I'm in the midst of modifying one for Jedi Luke. But the height is adjustable.

I bought a half dozen from this guy -

https://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-12-ACTION-FIGURE-REAL-GUY-BODY_W0QQitemZ290245791411QQihZ019QQcategoryZ348QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[galactiboy]

You can fix the neck... but it is a pain in the ass. I had to do it when I was making my Dr Frankenstein custom.

You basically need to completely take apart the neck adapter (breaks into two halves) and start over. I spent a long time f'n with it, but eventuall it was back to normal. And if you distressed the bottom of the neck adapter (bent outwards) you may need to cut away the offending plastic or your neck articulation will be completely shot.

Sadly I don't have any pictures as I've only done the procedure one time. But feel to PM me and I can try and walk you through it.

 

[pixletwin]

Thanks for the link Dave.

Galactiboy, you have PM.

 

[galactiboy]

And replied...

 

[DarkArtist81]

You can fix the neck... but it is a pain in the ass. I had to do it when I was making my Dr Frankenstein custom.

You basically need to completely take apart the neck adapter (breaks into two halves) and start over. I spent a long time f'n with it, but eventuall it was back to normal. And if you distressed the bottom of the neck adapter (bent outwards) you may need to cut away the offending plastic or your neck articulation will be completely shot.

Sadly I don't have any pictures as I've only done the procedure one time. But feel to PM me and I can try and walk you through it.

Yep, Joe is right... It's a painful process, usually stumbled upon by doing exactly what you did. I've had to do this at least 3 times already.

 

[Amanaman]

The buck stops here.

 

[galactiboy]

Eh, broken necks can happen with any figure... but the extra hard resin (or whatever the heads are made of) can make breaking a buck more likely. The one I broke was after a very long soaking in boiling water... which I moved to after the hairdryer didn't work.

 

[pixletwin]

Using an exacto knife... pain in the butt..