@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Nov 8, 2018 22:17:10 GMT -5
I was looking to do some swaps and wanted to know ahead of time if it would be at all possible.
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cmpunkguy
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Post by cmpunkguy on Nov 13, 2018 9:57:51 GMT -5
It has worked well for me so far. Here is a James Ellsworth one I did using a Mattel elite head on a Jake Roberts Hasbro body  I just had to doctor up the neck a little so he didn’t look so funny |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Nov 26, 2018 9:35:01 GMT -5
It has worked well for me so far. Here is a James Ellsworth one I did using a Mattel elite head on a Jake Roberts Hasbro body I just had to doctor up the neck a little so he didn’t look so funny Keep Ellsworth away from that computer! Haha |
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Post by mrh on Nov 28, 2018 18:15:20 GMT -5
Ouch. Has anyone noticed that the heads on the new retros are rubber-like, not hard plastic?
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Post by hulkjoegan on Jul 21, 2020 6:16:08 GMT -5
It has worked well for me so far. Here is a James Ellsworth one I did using a Mattel elite head on a Jake Roberts Hasbro body I just had to doctor up the neck a little so he didn’t look so funny I know this is from quite a while ago; but just wondered how you went about attaching this head? Did you need to extend the peg? And did you sculpt a neck to the shoulders? Or to the head? Any tips and/or pics would be much appreciated! |
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Post by cmpunkguy on Jul 21, 2020 14:19:12 GMT -5
It has worked well for me so far. Here is a James Ellsworth one I did using a Mattel elite head on a Jake Roberts Hasbro body I just had to doctor up the neck a little so he didn’t look so funny I know this is from quite a while ago; but just wondered how you went about attaching this head? Did you need to extend the peg? And did you sculpt a neck to the shoulders? Or to the head? Any tips and/or pics would be much appreciated! If I remember correctly the Jake Roberts figure has a cone shaped peg. It was hard to put the Mattel head over it without shaving it down a bit. But I liked the way the Ellsworth one sat, so I just sculpted a neck for it on the shoulders and glued the head in place seated on the top of the peg. The putty I have is from Games Workshop and works really well. I’ve had a few that I just glued the head in place, I figured losing the head pivot was a small price for a figure that lacked a neck and looked like the head had sunk into the shoulders. |
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Post by hulkjoegan on Jul 21, 2020 15:29:14 GMT -5
I know this is from quite a while ago; but just wondered how you went about attaching this head? Did you need to extend the peg? And did you sculpt a neck to the shoulders? Or to the head? Any tips and/or pics would be much appreciated! If I remember correctly the Jake Roberts figure has a cone shaped peg. It was hard to put the Mattel head over it without shaving it down a bit. But I liked the way the Ellsworth one sat, so I just sculpted a neck for it on the shoulders and glued the head in place seated on the top of the peg. The putty I have is from Games Workshop and works really well. I’ve had a few that I just glued the head in place, I figured losing the head pivot was a small price for a figure that lacked a neck and looked like the head had sunk into the shoulders. Ok, cheers for the reply. I’ve been trying a bit of customising hasbros and am still figuring out what works best for me - but I 100% agree that the sunken head/no neck look is not good! I’ve just been trialing an extension to the hasbro neck peg; kind of mullered it & had to glue it as it is settle for this, but seems to have worked for this head...  |
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Post by cmpunkguy on Jul 21, 2020 17:50:36 GMT -5
If I remember correctly the Jake Roberts figure has a cone shaped peg. It was hard to put the Mattel head over it without shaving it down a bit. But I liked the way the Ellsworth one sat, so I just sculpted a neck for it on the shoulders and glued the head in place seated on the top of the peg. The putty I have is from Games Workshop and works really well. I’ve had a few that I just glued the head in place, I figured losing the head pivot was a small price for a figure that lacked a neck and looked like the head had sunk into the shoulders. Ok, cheers for the reply. I’ve been trying a bit of customising hasbros and am still figuring out what works best for me - but I 100% agree that the sunken head/no neck look is not good! I’ve just been trialing an extension to the hasbro neck peg; kind of mullered it & had to glue it as it is settle for this, but seems to have worked for this head... That’s looking like a nice work around. I also did a Samoa Joe using an old Jim Duggan figure. It turned out pretty good (one of my personal favorites) though I found out that model has the peg built in as part of the head with a disc inside the body for rotating. I don’t usually crack open the body’s as I find I usually damage them doing so. So I just used a hack saw and cut it off. Then molded a neck for the Joe head and glued it on.  |
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Oct 21, 2020 15:59:43 GMT -5
How do you remove the Hasbro heads to begin with?
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Post by hulkjoegan on Oct 22, 2020 12:03:27 GMT -5
How do you remove the Hasbro heads to begin with? Put the figure in boiling water for 2 minutes, take out with tongs & hold in a cloth & pull it off! If it won’t come of easy just keep repeating the 2 mins in boiling water until it comes off 👍🏻 |
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Post by cmpunkguy on Dec 3, 2020 15:05:43 GMT -5
I’ve used a couple of Jim Duggan figures for my customs. His head is on a peg with a disc that sets inside the torso. You’d have to split the torso to get it out properly. I don’t like splitting the torsos as I haven’t had much luck doing it without damaging the figure. So for the Jim Duggan ones I did, I just cut off the head using a hacksaw. The irony of that is definitely not lost on me LOL
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Post by hulkjoegan on Dec 4, 2020 13:06:51 GMT -5
I’ve used a couple of Jim Duggan figures for my customs. His head is on a peg with a disc that sets inside the torso. You’d have to split the torso to get it out properly. I don’t like splitting the torsos as I haven’t had much luck doing it without damaging the figure. So for the Jim Duggan ones I did, I just cut off the head using a hacksaw. The irony of that is definitely not lost on me LOL 😂 If you boil a Duggan long enough, the head will pull straight off of the peg. Likewise with the heads which have their ‘peg’ molded as part of the actual head, heat them enough & the whole head & peg pull out. |
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 21, 2020 15:11:08 GMT -5
I'm surprised that they fit a Hasbro body
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