Repair Help

[Den82]

I had a Penguin with detacted arm and leg. I took the rubber band out of a Superman body. The leg and arm is loose. It looks fine since he has clothes on and stands and moves fine, but it's still annoying. Maybe I just stretched the rubber band too much or are they different for those figures?

I am also worried about what a pain it's going to be to repair that Superman later.

[piecemaker]

The old band you used is probably stretched out of shape over time. I think Doc Mego sells replacements.There is a Tips and Tricks section in CustomMego that covers some repairs like restringing etc. http://www.megomuseum.com/custom/t2repair.shtml

[Mego Magyar]

I might be wrong but with the Penguin body being a "fat" body with the torso in one piece there might be a difference in the length of the elastic compared to a normal body and that could be why it's loose.

[Den82]

That T2 repair page comes up blank for me.

I fixed a Shazam and when I was done, same thing. Loose, so it must be stretching of the rubber.

[piecemaker]

I might be wrong but with the Penguin body being a "fat" body with the torso in one piece there might be a difference in the length of the elastic compared to a normal body and that could be why it's loose.

You may be right,i compared some fat body torsos i have and one is shorter than the other.I think Mego made three different types of fat body torsos,if his Penguin is a short torso version like the one i have, then it looks like the bands off the T2 Superman would be too long.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

I've had original elastics seem perfectly fine with their original location and as soon as I "transplant" it, the age just gets to them and the extra stretch to put them onto the new leg or arm, etc.; it just doesn't come back with the same snap it had.

[BATMAN89]

Good and Bad rubber bands


Obviously the bottom rubber band in this pic, is the better one.
It measures about 1-1/8 inches.
This is one that I would reuse.
The top one is probably too loose.
Just check and see if it is stretched out.
Hope this helps!

[Den82]

I've had original elastics seem perfectly fine with their original location and as soon as I "transplant" it, the age just gets to them and the extra stretch to put them onto the new leg or arm, etc.; it just doesn't come back with the same snap it had.

This.

I fixed my Superman tonight with a regular O-Ring, like the ones found in GI Joes. Works pretty well. In time when I find beater bodies, I will replace them.