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Do you guys ever discuss action figure modding here?

gastrof

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I'm wondering how difficult it'd be to change the heads on two of the 3 3/4" figures being released in connection with the new movie. McCoy and Chekov are only being released in their cadet uniforms, and I want to put their heads on Spock and Sulu figures. My display would look better if they were all in their ship uniforms.

Crazy idea? Doable?

Anyone know?
 
Don't rush it. I'm sure they have figures of them planned in their regular uniforms for a later wave. Give it a chance.
 
I'm wondering how difficult it'd be to change the heads on two of the 3 3/4" figures being released in connection with the new movie. McCoy and Chekov are only being released in their cadet uniforms, and I want to put their heads on Spock and Sulu figures. My display would look better if they were all in their ship uniforms.

Crazy idea? Doable?

Anyone know?

I was thinking just an hour ago of doing the same thing with the same exact figures lol. But as said, there probably will be figures made of McCoy and Chekov in their starfleet uniforms soon enough.
 
I don't know that we've ever talked about it here, but it's certainly possible. Just get a few figures to practice on till you refine your technique. You'll no doubt totally ruin one or two as you figure out the best way to take in apart and get it back together again. I loved the old (vintage 1980's) 3 3/4" G.I.Joes because they were held to gether with a screw and a rubber band. I figured out as a kid how simple it was to unscrew it and mix-n-match the body parts. Somewhere I have a cheap knock-off guy that my cousin took apart and swapped the arms for the legs! It's a weird looking little guy but it's pretty cool. I had him standing on my desk for years before i got married.

Anyway, having not actually seen how these figures are assembled, I couldn't give you any specific advice. But if their like the older playmate Trek figures of yore then they are hard-ish plastic parts with the limb joints secured by virtue of the fact that the torso front and back halves are stuck together. I'm not sure if it's with superglue or some other adhesive or if it's by means of sonic welding (which I suspect but haven't really looked up, so I don't know). Either way, the torso is closed pretty tightly and you'll have to figure out the least destructive way of separating them. That's why I recommend getting extra toys to hack and slash and figure out what you're doing.

Good luck!

--Alex
 
Yeah, material and construction will be a big factor in what's possible and how to do it. FFURG is all about Star Wars figure modding, creating better versions of existing characters and filling out the line with other characters. Their main method of swapping parts is "boil and pop". You literally boil the figure in a pot of water for a few minutes. This softens the plastic enough for you to pop the parts apart and make your transplants.
 
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