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10-07-2007, 09:43 PM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
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I see how Redline and others swap parts on Sigmas to customize, but I've not had much luck. I read in another post a suggestion of the boil and pop method. I tried that with MOTU figures, but never could get 'em to pop. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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10-09-2007, 01:37 AM | #2 |
needs his S6 fix.
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Location: Alexandria, VA
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Redline? He's here? :p
There's two methods that I use. 1. Hot water. 2. Hot lamp. The hot water technique, I put a bowl of water into a microwave and heat it up for about 2-3 minutes depending on how much water is in the bowl. Some people prefer the water to be boiling but I personally have had success without it reaching a boiling point. Submerge the area of the figure that you want to pop off in the water and let soak for about 5 minutes. Remove the figure and with towels, hold the body part in one hand and the rest of the body in the other and simply pull. When doing the head, make sure you don't submerge it to the point where water will seep into the joint area. Just submerge it from the top of the head to the eyes. The hot lamp technique I prefer when I'm done painting the figure. I don't like the paint job getting wet with hot water so what I do is I get a hot desk lamp and position it right above the areas of the joints that need to be popped back together. I normally put the parts of the figure on something elevated so the light bulb can be mere centimeters away from the body parts. Once the parts heat up about 10 or so minutes later, gently and slowly pop the bodyparts back into the joints. After I do that and the figure cools down, fix any paint that might've been smudged or scratched and then paint on the final clear coat.
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10-09-2007, 08:24 AM | #3 |
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Not that I want to redirect traffic to another site, but Mysterious Stranger did a pretty nice tutorial over on Sigma 6 Central:
http://joebattlelines.com/phpBB3/vie...php?f=45&t=845 That's the typical method that seems to work for a lot of folks! Justin |
10-09-2007, 08:12 PM | #4 |
Cobra Viper
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Originally Posted by Razerwire
Redline? He's here? :p
Thanks for the link General. It's a very good read.
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