Has anyone tried using the FTC Type S Grapple Hands on a New Mego Body. I have an extra pair of the hands I thought I would use on a TNG Riker kitbash so he can hold his phaser better.
Has anyone tried using the FTC Type S Grapple Hands on a New Mego Body. I have an extra pair of the hands I thought I would use on a TNG Riker kitbash so he can hold his phaser better.
I haven't tried them on a New Mego body, but I have used regular CTVT hands on Type S bodies. The fit is rather loose, so I usually use plumber's tape to make the connector piece on the hand thicker or, if I am feeling lazy or when I run out of plumber's tape, I often use Gorilla Glue to hold them in place.
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It looks like the peg on the Type S Grapple Hand is incompatible with the forearm hole on a New Mego Trek body. :(
what's the problem?
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So the castaway hand peg is bigger? Maybe they will swap between hands? Use the Mego peg and the castaway hand?
I've used dozens of Grapple Hands with the New Mego Bodies.
My Recipe:
Boil and Pop off the New Mego Hands off the Figure with Microwaved boiling water ( A 12 oz coffee cup, on 4 mins works)
Cut a piece of heat shrink tubing ( home Depot, Harbor Freight, etc) and place over the end of the Gripper hand Peg.
Dip the now covered gripper hand peg in the still hot water
Dip the forearm of the New Mego figure into the boiling water
Insert the gripper Peg into the New Mego figure, done.
Picture of My Black Hood Figure, built on a New Mego 2018 body, with dyed FTC Gripper Hands, using my method,
for "Picts or it didn't happen" algorithm.
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Very nice Black Hood figure. I am in love with the jumpsuit.
JediJaida
thanks Jaida, I had to hard hunt David Lee for one back when he had the 8inchsuperstore up and running.![]()
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