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: How To Guide
GI Joe Torso Splitting Guide (easiest method)
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09-21-2009, 11:50 PM
zeplin0325
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While I agree it does warp the shoulders a bit, but I sort of found a way to do it without warping the shoulders, at least, not too much.
I used a vice before, and it resulted in warped shoulders, which was sort of ok, because I would sand the shoulder joints anyway. But one time, I lent the vice grip to friend, but at the same time I was itching to do a custom. So I decided to try out a pair of locking pliers. I just adjusted the width of the jaws to the width of the shoulders of the figure. Then I put the figure in a thick wool sock, and roll the sock around it twice. Then I gripped the whole thing with the locking pliers, and wrap the handles of the pliers in a towel.
Now this is the tricky part. You have to apply a sudden force on the pliers, or at least apply enough force that the figure breaks apart in a few seconds. I think it is the extended application of force on the figure that ruins the shoulders. I usually place the whole contraption (figure, sock, pliers, towel) on the sofa with the pliers on its side, hold the pliers, and throw my weight down. You have to be careful though, because once I caught a bit of my finger between the handles of the pliers, and I can tell you, it wasn't a nice feeling (which is why I wrap it in a towel before I apply force).
So far, this method has worked very well for me, with no ruined or warped shoulders. It does ruin some of the pegs inside the torso, but that's nothing a little super glue can't fix.
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