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  • noelani72
    27inaleon
    • Jun 25, 2002
    • 4608

    Batman's belt position on FTC figure

    I've seen others mention it rides too high - doesn't cover the trucks/shirt seam.
    I've compared it to a vintage belt, and the lengths seem consistent.
    So is the body suit not right or the torso not right?
  • PNGwynne
    Master of Fowl Play
    • Jun 5, 2008
    • 19445

    #2
    IMO, this must be a figural problem. On the Type S-proto pix, the belt was lower, and it may well be on Emce or vintage, too.

    Also, what is the belt material--perhaps it varies in flexibility from a vintage one?
    WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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    • The Bat
      Batman Fanatic
      • Jul 14, 2002
      • 13412

      #3
      I've wondered this myself Chad. And since the body my Batman is on, is one of the crappy ones where the feet point inwards....I plan to buy an original Mego body for him and see how that works. If it doesn't, then I'll know it's the body suit.
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      • Figuremod73
        That 80's guy
        • Jul 27, 2011
        • 3017

        #4
        Originally posted by noelani72
        I've seen others mention it rides too high - doesn't cover the trucks/shirt seam.
        I've compared it to a vintage belt, and the lengths seem consistent.
        So is the body suit not right or the torso not right?
        I think it might be the material used. I asked this question of the FTC Batman on the S-body and they said you still have to "work it down". http://megomuseum.com/community/show...e-S-Body/page3

        The first thing i'm doing when I get one I order is change the body to a T2

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        • Brown Bear
          Still Old School
          • Feb 14, 2008
          • 7057

          #5
          More complaining..... meh
          Check out my website: Megozine Covers - Home

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          • noelani72
            27inaleon
            • Jun 25, 2002
            • 4608

            #6
            Originally posted by Brown Bear
            More complaining..... meh
            Real constructive post.

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            • Brown Bear
              Still Old School
              • Feb 14, 2008
              • 7057

              #7
              Sorry, just growing tired of reading all of the nick picking when such awesome mego toys are being released. Continue on with YOUR constructive complaining. (just teasing you)
              Check out my website: Megozine Covers - Home

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              • jayraytee
                Career Member
                • May 27, 2011
                • 724

                #8
                Trying to figure out how to solve a problem is not complaining or nit picking, discussing the details and figuring out solutions is kind of at the heart of this forum.
                My posts were needlessly deleted ...

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                • The Bat
                  Batman Fanatic
                  • Jul 14, 2002
                  • 13412

                  #9
                  Originally posted by jayraytee
                  Trying to figure out how to solve a problem is not complaining or nit picking, discussing the details and figuring out solutions is kind of at the heart of this forum.
                  Exactly! It's what we do...find ways to fix the little problems.
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                  • Boywonder0
                    Persistent Member
                    • Dec 29, 2007
                    • 2411

                    #10
                    I know the Mattel Retro Action Batman came with its belt attached to its costume with a tad of vinyl glue. Based on that, I'll have to conclude that a plastic belt will always have the tendency to slip over a cloth outfit unless there is enough friction between them. So the materials these are made of highly influence the belt riding effect...

                    What I will do with mine is attaching the belt to the suit by sewing some loops over the belt at the suit/brief seam area using clear thread...

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                    • noelani72
                      27inaleon
                      • Jun 25, 2002
                      • 4608

                      #11
                      I did forget Dave took pics of his on the TypeS prototype. Hmm.
                      If i get a chance this weekend, I ought to try the FTC outfit on a mego body and one of those CTVT made in India bodies and see how it fits.
                      My first assumption was the belt being about 1/16th of an inch too short, but it is identical in length to a mego belt.

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                      • mego
                        Veteran Member
                        • Sep 16, 2012
                        • 429

                        #12
                        I'm curious about your findings!

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                        • Figuremod73
                          That 80's guy
                          • Jul 27, 2011
                          • 3017

                          #13
                          Is it the belt the same in thickness and bendability?

                          Sewing it to the costume could work.

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                          • Wasimhosen
                            Veteran Member
                            • Apr 23, 2011
                            • 258

                            #14
                            Mine is on a Doc Mego buff swivel arm body and it rides high too.

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                            • dr_cyclops
                              One eyed, wonder
                              • Dec 17, 2009
                              • 2138

                              #15
                              Belt position problem is the result of the new FTC male's torso-waist-plug sitting too deep into the pelvic-waist-hole. This, combined with the new pelvic-waist being wider is leaving no room for the belt. Causing it to sit higher on the torso. The new S-type body has a wider waist as well, but the torso-waist-plug sits up higher out of the pelvic-waist-hole, creating a area at the waist that is slimmer. CTVT India male body, eliminates belt position problem.

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