Please. Need help with cracked torso!

[Mawni]

I have a type-2 torso that is cracked on both sides of the neck hole. I have tried glueing and clamping it with Krazy Glue and then later with Gorilla Glue. Is there any hope?

[jessica]

You could probably just find another beater Mego and replace that cracked torso. Or you could probably use fiberglass and epoxy resin...but it's easier to replace that to repair.

[Mawni]

Thanks Jessica,

I already have a line on a replacement part. This place is great!

[scoth70]

there is a way i repair them..which works most of the time..it is easier to get a beater..but...if you have a steady hand use a very thin sharp blade.. heat it up until glowing red hot then while pinching the cracked body joint together push the edge of the blade in between the seam/cracked joint then back out again in order for the melted seams to heat and join back together..any excess plastic can be trimmed away..its a bit fidly but i love messing about with things

i have salvaged many bodys that would normally have been thrown away..

[Mawni]

Thanks!

You must have posted this before b/c I vaguely remembered it. I was too scared to try it though. I will try it now!

Thanks so much!

[jessica]

Oh yeah! I forgot about that fix. Have not tried it before...but I will definitely keep it in mind.

[jessica]

there is a way i repair them..which works most of the time..it is easier to get a beater..but...if you have a steady hand use a very thin sharp blade.. heat it up until glowing red hot then while pinching the cracked body joint together push the edge of the blade in between the seam/cracked joint then back out again in order for the melted seams to heat and join back together..any excess plastic can be trimmed away..its a bit fidly but i love messing about with things

i have salvaged many bodys that would normally have been thrown away..

Do you think that would work for the tear in this plastic????

[Mawni]

I'm gonna try it on a POTA figure knee that is cracked. I'll let you know.

[Mawni]

It totally worked. You're right though, you must have a steady hand!

(I used a little propane torch to heat up an old-fashioned razor blade and a pair of pliers to grip the blade. Slid it in between the crack for a split second and then squeezed the plastic togeher as soon as I removed the blade. It worked like a charm!)

[jessica]

So awesome! I'm going to try it with that split knee, when I find the plastic bag I placed all the parts in for safe keeping.