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Post by poindizzle on Feb 28, 2013 11:43:44 GMT -5
This is a question for the customizers. How exactly is the ankle constructed on a Mattel figure? Does anyone have any pics of a split calf? I was wondering if the ring part of the ankle that allows the pivoting forward and back was an actual ring, with a peg passing through it, or something else entirely.
The reason I ask, is that I'm refocusing my efforts on getting all the Daniel Bryan figures, and it's always bugged me a little bit that the ankle on my E12 Daniel Bryan is constructed wrong. The ring part is not all the way up into the shin. I can't force it by hand and don't want to boil it if it's not going to fix it for fear of messing it up worse. When I stand him straight up he leans to his right because almost a millimeter of the ring is poking out.
Any help is appreciated, if anyone knows any tricks for fixing, do share!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 11:56:42 GMT -5
Its like the shoulder joint that goes in the body. I have cut open a shoulder and can post pics later.
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Post by poindizzle on Feb 28, 2013 12:04:33 GMT -5
Its like the shoulder joint that goes in the body. I have cut open a shoulder and can post pics later. Cool, I'm looking forward to being able to fix my figure. It's the only one I've ever gotten with this problem. I tried to overlook it for a while now, but it bugs me. The paint and everything else is pristine, it's just that damn ankle. Do you prefer a + or - for karma? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 12:07:02 GMT -5
- please
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Post by poindizzle on Feb 28, 2013 12:19:36 GMT -5
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Feb 28, 2013 13:45:10 GMT -5
what part are we talking about? the piece of the upper calf that goes down, into the boot that allows the shin swivel?
sorry. i re-read the initial post a couple times and may've confused myself. the ankle articulation is one thing while the calf articulation is another. to me, anyway.
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Post by poindizzle on Feb 28, 2013 14:03:26 GMT -5
what part are we talking about? the piece of the upper calf that goes down, into the boot that allows the shin swivel? sorry. i re-read the initial post a couple times and may've confused myself. the ankle articulation is one thing while the calf articulation is another. to me, anyway. It's the piece that connects the calf-piece to the ankle-piece. It's not in all the way, and I was wondering how it was constructed, as a piece that was shoved via pressure into the calf or if it is a ring that was placed over a peg and then the leg was sealed together. If it's a piece crammed in by pressure I am confident I could fix it. If a split is going to be the solution, I don't know what to do. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 15:13:04 GMT -5
Ok I think this is what you are asking about. I know its a shoulder, but its the same as the piece that connects the ankle to the foot. I did this because my goal is to successfully mold and cast my own parts so I had to know how they worked lol. anyways the peg is molded in you have to cut it out, but could always drill through and put a new one in like they do with the prototypes in the pictures I have seen. hope this helps and was what you were asking about.  |
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Feb 28, 2013 15:57:56 GMT -5
Ok I think this is what you are asking about. I know its a shoulder, but its the same as the piece that connects the ankle to the foot. I did this because my goal is to successfully mold and cast my own parts so I had to know how they worked lol. anyways the peg is molded in you have to cut it out, but could always drill through and put a new one in like they do with the prototypes in the pictures I have seen. hope this helps and was what you were asking about. do you know what you're going to cast the pieces that you traditionally "boil-and-pop" with? the stuff i currently use to cast heads with doesn't expand/loosen when heat is applied to it. so i couldn't use it for arms/legs as there'd be no way to re-assemble the figure. or are you going to use a different technique to re-assemble everything? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2013 18:36:41 GMT -5
actually I already have the material and have casted some heads and mattel belts in it. It worked better for the belts since it was softer, but they have one a step up in firmness like the arms are in comparison to the belts. I also casted some plates for the belts too. good stuff since they make dyes and can change the colors of the material you are casting. I made a white winged eagle just to experiment and it came out ok, but I need to remold the straps and plates since I had a air bubble issue.
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Post by Torn Quad Trips on Mar 1, 2013 16:00:57 GMT -5
actually I already have the material and have casted some heads and mattel belts in it. It worked better for the belts since it was softer, but they have one a step up in firmness like the arms are in comparison to the belts. I also casted some plates for the belts too. good stuff since they make dyes and can change the colors of the material you are casting. I made a white winged eagle just to experiment and it came out ok, but I need to remold the straps and plates since I had a air bubble issue. what are you using? pm me. |
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