chris "5-13 " black helmet saints question
 

Hey chris,


I noticed your awesome black helmet saints in the photo gallery section. I have a quick question. Number 37, is that a miggle or haitro repro figure (THE FIG WHO'S ARMS STICK OUT ) with the arms repositioned. If so, how did you do it.

Is there a way to reposition the arms on that kind of figure without cutting and gluing. Especially if it's a miggle big man already painted (DONT WANT TO MESS UP THE UNIFORM). But i wont mind repainting just the arms.


****CAN YOU JUST HEAT SOME PLIERS AND BEND THE ARM A LITTLE INTO DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

THAT FIGURE (NUMBER 37 ) LOOKS AWESOME


MANTARAYHDRE

hiya dre. that figure is a '67 bigman repro. to make weight, i cut opff the head, drilled out the body, and placed a smaller, miggle figure head in it's place.
if all that you are concerned about are the arms, i simply heated up the arms a little bit with a lighter, and twisted the arms inward. very simple. i also added fingers and thumbs, but the most of the figures pose was obtained by twisting the arms a little bit.

chris, you are the king.
 

hey chris,


I alway's hated that pose until you just gave it new life. it's always been the arms that annoyed me. YOU MADE IT INTO A COOL LOOKING FIGURE. !
I MUST TRY THIS. Cutting off the head and placing a smaller on the fig give it a newer look also. I was wondering how you got that sort of hunched up look.

MY ONLY WORRY IS ARE YOU SURE THE ARMS WONT SNAP OFF DURING TWISTING.


THANX
MANTARAYDRE

you should be fine as long as you heat them up first with a lighter. don't go so far as to melt them, but run a flame along the entire length of the arm for a few seconds before twisting. keep the flame on the arm, don't burn the hand, if it is a haiti repro that you are using, you might melt the fingers off.:eek: