My poor custome Mego

[TheVintageToyKid]

Recently I received a custom head for an 8" figure from My Face on a Figure... I attached it to an 8" male body from CTVT, but the poor guy just hasn't held up. The head was crafted with a pair of glasses (it's based off my friend who wears glasses), but his body came with two left feet and what appeared to be really loose ankle and/or knee joints. Needless to say, he had trouble standing up and yesterday he fell down and his glasses broke apart... they just crumbled, which is a real downer considering how cool the figure looked.

I have since ordered a pair of eyeglasses from CTVT. I doubt they will look as good, but it's all I can do. I'm thinking I should also get him a new body so he will hopefully stand up better. Anyone else ever have a problem with loose joints on your CTVT bodies and, if so, what is a good solution for tightening them up?

Thanks.

[thunderbolt]

The CTVT bodies tend to have a lot of issues, better off with a new or vintage Mego, Doc Mego or Castaway body. Contact CTVT, they are usually ok with replacing stuff.

[TheVintageToyKid]

Thanks! Also I've noticed with some of the CTVT bodies I have purchased (more so the smaller, "teen" bodies), the arms tend to have a mind of their own and won't stay in place when I attempt to pose them. What cold be causing this?

[thunderbolt]

too tight bands, all of the figures suffer from that and they don't seem to want to correct it.

[PNGwynne]

Sometimes, CTVT will pre-break your replacement parts. It's a method of customer desensitization.