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Configuring shapes of plastic troops
umustb
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Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 12:31 PM UTC
Help... I got this idea while I was in the bath room. :-)

I want to change the way a soldier stands. Making his left leg bend at a 90 degree angle. Like standing with one leg on a rock.

Can someone tell me how I can go about doing that? I was thinking of heating the joints till they become bendable (not burnt) and then do what I want to do to those legs.
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Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 03:07 PM UTC
This is an extremely trick thing to do.

I suggest you not heat it openly with a naked flame. Instead submerge the part where you want to bend into a bowl of hot water. A few min is good.

Then slowly bend, but this is extremely tricky!

good luck

umustb
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Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 08:00 PM UTC
Oh, there's another way of doing this. Chop off the limb, sculpt the shape I want, then cement it back on.! :-)
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Posted: Friday, May 20, 2005 - 02:45 PM UTC
Or just buy another kit with the leg that you need.
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Posted: Friday, May 20, 2005 - 06:57 PM UTC
I'll soon have lots of figures with legs all over which doesn't fit their actions
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Posted: Friday, May 20, 2005 - 09:56 PM UTC

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I'll soon have lots of figures with legs all over which doesn't fit their actions



Early models from dragon have legs that are almost identicals and fit any model. i know, i have clock a total of 15 1/35 models already
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