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  • Neutron X
    Persistent Member
    • Dec 22, 2007
    • 1803

    Charlie Flatt Style Shoulders advice-Best way?

    I need some answers that could save me a lot of time. I reread the old Toyfare Charlie Flatt How to article and had a few questions. Does someone make the rounded Flatt slotted Gijoe type shoulder joint for Megos? Or would it be best to make them myself.

    In the article Charlie puttied the shoulder joint round, then molded it. After casting it he sanded off excess flash, drilled hole for for wire and cut a slot for hook. This gives the figure greater pose-ability with the arms. Results are great just trying to figure easiest way to go about this.
  • BlackKnight
    The DarkSide Customizer
    • Apr 16, 2005
    • 14622

    #2


    "Swivel arm Buff Body"
    Is the Closest your gonna get.
    You can then probably finish the rest with the Directions at hand.
    ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


    always trading for Hot Toys Figures .

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    • HumanWolfman
      Type3Toys Has Transformed
      • Oct 5, 2011
      • 1574

      #3
      Originally posted by BlackKnight
      http://drmego.fatcow.com/store/page10.html

      "Swivel arm Buff Body"
      Is the Closest your gonna get.
      You can then probably finish the rest with the Directions at hand.
      What Jason said. 99% of Flatt customs are this exact body, a type 2 with LJN arms. Still one of the finest designs to date.
      View My Customs
      www.type3toys.com
      or check here
      http://megomuseum.com/community/memb...5-HumanWolfman

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      • Neutron X
        Persistent Member
        • Dec 22, 2007
        • 1803

        #4
        Thanks for the info guys. For the chest did he do his own design or use the He-Man chest to start from?

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        • BlackKnight
          The DarkSide Customizer
          • Apr 16, 2005
          • 14622

          #5
          I don't think he used the He-man Chest ... often ? .
          I know later he used a similar He-manesque Torso for certain projects.
          ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


          always trading for Hot Toys Figures .

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          • Lord Mongo
            Member
            • Mar 12, 2013
            • 49

            #6
            In the article he is referencing, it was a casting of a He Man upper body

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            • kept back
              Persistent Member
              • Aug 2, 2002
              • 1203

              #7
              Flatt's go to for torsos was a remco wrestler. They are similar to the He-Man torso but just a touch slimmer.
              Of all the souls I have encountered his was the most...human.

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