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Author:  GunMunky86 [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:29 pm ]
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hey is there anyway someone can do indepth explain the 25A torso removal with wood block method. id like to get all the facts straight before i tear into my figs. thanks for the help
Author:  roguetiger [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:34 pm ]
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viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2530 vid and some explanations in that thread.
Author:  GunMunky86 [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:57 pm ]
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yeah ive been over that about 12 times, but still, id like to see a more indepth summary if anyone can help id appreciate it
Author:  roguetiger [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:24 pm ]
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GunMunky86 wrote:
yeah ive been over that about 12 times, but still, id like to see a more indepth summary if anyone can help id appreciate it


PM Chief and ask him how he does it would be my best advice then.
Author:  Chief [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:28 pm ]
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I still haven't tried that method yet -- all I've done is jam a screwdriver into the armpit of a Roadblock and pry him apart - it wasn't pretty :(
Author:  MUNDO [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:34 pm ]
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I'll see about doing some tutorial pics tomorrow.
Author:  C_Money_Collins [ Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:13 pm ]
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Did you ever upload pics? I need help with this too. I got a Gung Ho who is hurtin'!
Author:  AdrienVeidt [ Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:55 pm ]
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I *still* think this official method is the absolute stupidest thing I've ever heard. It's also not gonna be of any help with figs like Serpentor that don't have an armpit divot of any significant depth. I just turn the chest 90 degrees, and work my x-acto up the seam using the spine on the abdomen to get leverage. Works every time and I don't have to go to the lumber yard and explain why I need a 1-cubic-inch cube of wood. Plus, I've yet to have run into the risk of whacking my figure's entire neck off like Richard the Designer warned against at the Con. :roll:
Author:  viperlord [ Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:13 am ]
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Basically you just turn the upper body so that the arms face the front and back of the figure. Then you put the corner of a wooden block in the small divot under the arm and whack the shoulder on the other side next to the neck post. Some of the newer figures like Serpentor don't have as pronounced a divot, but there's enough there that the block can split it. 2 or 3 good smacks and it falls into 2 pieces. Just be sure not to hit the neck post or it might break off.

This method sounds crazy but works really REALLY well. I've done if a few times now and it's amazingly easy as opposed to something like trying to pry it open with an exacto or a screwdriver or something. I tried that with a Storm Shadow and screwed the whole torso up and carved a nice notch in my index finger. Much easier and cleaner to just pop it a couple times with a hammer. Unless you just want to do it the hard way :)
Author:  AdrienVeidt [ Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:52 pm ]
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Right on, right on. Do what works for you. I just don't see how forcing people to go buy lumber and a mallet to do a completely new way of simply taking a figure apart while running the risk of busting the neck off completely can be defined as 'customizer friendly'. I'll stick to the methodologies I've long since mastered working on RAH ArmorTech and SW figs.
Author:  MUNDO [ Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:14 pm ]
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Basic tutorial for torso separation:

Today's subject is diaper crotch Firefly
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Firefly's harness comes off easily. The separation is in the back where the pack plugs in. Just use your knife to grab an edge and pull up.
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Pop the head off
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Twist the upper torso 90 degs. with one arm forward and one back.
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Notice the indention under the arm. That's where the point of the wood goes. I use the corner of my work table--it's the same thing.
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With the indention over the wooden point, whack the shoulder with your mallet.
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Your figure will separate easily and look like this.
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To put it back together, just add a little super glue on the seams.
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Joe fan
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Author:  AdrienVeidt [ Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:04 pm ]
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From your pics, this method doesn't seem to keep the internal engineering of the chest from breaking pins off into their corresponding holes any more than the x-acto method. So, from your pics, the official method does not one single solitary thing an x-acto does - except raise the risk of breaking the neck off entirely as Richard the Designer said himself at the Con.

And I'll have you know I only have one chin, thank you very much!
Author:  viperlord [ Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:31 pm ]
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Wait: Diaper crotch Firefly? I thought all Firefly's had the new design crotch?

Son of a [LASER BLAST]. ANOTHER variant.
Author:  C_Money_Collins [ Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:04 am ]
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Thanks. BTW, if you got extra Firefly's I'll will take them. PM me if you have something you need.
Author:  joemichaels70 [ Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:58 am ]
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that was awesome (best office-kevin voice)

the photos are instructive and funny, and the creme?

that mole-y cobra.

you rock!
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