Cracking Open WWE Elite Bodies Tutorial

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Sept 17, 2011 13:34:00 GMT -5 mase307 said:

with the waist you have to take a box cutter and put it at the seam and push down.





If it doesnt crack than put the figure in the hot water again for 3 mins. than put a screwdriver down the middle of the seam and turn right. You may have to take the boxcutter and slice the seam of the trunks on the side



Hope this helps out you customizer. Once again thanks to helsinkihellraiser and Apocalypse. I just took their ideas did a little tinkering and just wanted to share it with eveoyone else.

I make it to this step but I've now messed up two figures this way Any better tips? Also, does anyone have any daniel bryan esque crotches they can sell me?

[RybackV1]

Guys please please please help.


My basic 37 batistas arm fell off. The bicep swivel was ed. I have this old basic Batista that I really want to use to fix my b37. Is there any way I can take the arm off at the shoulder and put it on to my B37? So basically can I partially crack the torso at the arm socket only? I do not want to ruin my figure. But I need a fix. I refuse to ing pay for another one.

[MELO]

Anybody have any experience cracking diva torsos? I have a couple swaps in mind I'd like to do but wanted to check first and see it there are any issues with the diva mold.

[joesgonnakillyou]

Mar 3, 2014 11:17:59 GMT -5 RybackV1 said:

Guys please please please help.


My basic 37 batistas arm fell off. The bicep swivel was ed. I have this old basic Batista that I really want to use to fix my b37. Is there any way I can take the arm off at the shoulder and put it on to my B37? So basically can I partially crack the torso at the arm socket only? I do not want to ruin my figure. But I need a fix. I refuse to ing pay for another one.

I personally have never had any luck cracking basics. I always end up chipping the hell out of it or cracking it in half. Elites are much easier to crack

[mase307]

with basics i dont use a screw driver because they leave stess or even start bending the plastic. I use a blade and just slice dow the seams and cut the pegs. I still put it in heated water to make it more pliable.

[joesgonnakillyou]

If you do get stress marks on the torso, you can run a lighter under it for a few seconds and it will disappear

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Mar 10, 2014 19:07:48 GMT -5 joesgonnakillyou said:

If you do get stress marks on the torso, you can run a lighter under it for a few seconds and it will disappear

I always just put it back in my hot water on the stove and they go away

[wwextreme25]

[Slim]

Great tutorial!

[sharkmark21]

Any tips on removing jakks torsos?
Thanks in advance.

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Used this Saturday and it works real well with the boiling water.

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I tried to do it with elite 25 Brodus but it didn't work and he's got a hole/missing skin piece under his arm

[Lewscher]

are all these torso's a pain to crack, completely screwed up the upper half of a punk, and now just can not find a way to do an elite matt hardy saving him until i can fathom the elites

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Thanks a lot bro

[mase307]

Mar 10, 2014 22:34:58 GMT -5 @gottiboys2810 said:

Mar 10, 2014 19:07:48 GMT -5 joesgonnakillyou said:

If you do get stress marks on the torso, you can run a lighter under it for a few seconds and it will disappear

I always just put it back in my hot water on the stove and they go away

just run a blow dryer or low heat gun and the stress crack goes away

[Deleted]

This might help a lot

[Henchmen4Hire]

Sept 9, 2014 12:31:48 GMT -5 Lewscher said:

are all these torso's a pain to crack, completely screwed up the upper half of a punk, and now just can not find a way to do an elite matt hardy saving him until i can fathom the elites

The difficulty varies from figure to figure. Some have tons of glue or welded seams, those are toughest to crack without damage.

To be blunt, I don't believe heating up the figures does anything to make them easier to crack. If anything it makes them HARDER to crack, because if the plastic is more pliable you get less leverage when prying with the screwdriver, and increases warpage. I never heat up a figure before cracking it, and get the same results as that video up there, right down to the mini damage where the guy pried with the screwdriver. The advantage being that I don't have to wait for water to get hot, you can start any time.

However, if the glue inside is water-soluble, or gets brittle when heated, I can see how boiling water would break down the glue, weakening the bond, letting the pegs separate. That would be something worth asking Mattel if they still do Q & A sessions.

[kay44]

Oct 19, 2011 7:47:33 GMT -5 mase307 said:

for jakks figures i drill the hole under the torso

Im confused what u mean. What hole do you drill?

[RuthlessFigs]

Feb 2, 2020 13:35:22 GMT -5 kay44 said:

Oct 19, 2011 7:47:33 GMT -5 mase307 said:

for jakks figures i drill the hole under the torso

Im confused what u mean. What hole do you drill?

9 Years...

[Old Zeke]

Feb 2, 2020 18:48:38 GMT -5 RuthlessFigs said:

Feb 2, 2020 13:35:22 GMT -5 kay44 said:

Im confused what u mean. What hole do you drill?

9 Years...

He was waiting for Edge to return before asking the question, obviously.