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HOW IT HAPPENED THAT… these two MEGOs returned to their original splendor!
Hello guys ... in this post I will tell you how I fixed two MEGO figures thanks to the pieces recovered from a third damaged body...
INTRODUCTION ...
1 . I find myself with a mint Human Torch that I extracted from a broken PinPin card. Unfortunately the Torch (red T2 body) has a cracked right knee pin!
2 . One of the many Spider-Mans (T2) of my collection has some problems : the costume is very nice, but the head is damaged , the hands are flesh-colored instead of red and the elastic band that hold the left arm and right leg is broken .
It must be my lucky day or the attraction law, but in an italian toy forum I found a Human Torch red T2 body with a mutilated leg and a Spidey head... in one swoop and with $15 I fixed two minty loose MEGOs!
And voila here's how I did it!
0 . I have mutilated and disassembled fairly brutally the red body…and I got what I needed : the Spider-man’s head , two red hands (in 3 parts), two elastic bands and two knee pins.
1 . TORCH
I took one of the two red pins and with some effort I put it back into the knee slot using a pair of pliers to snap it into place ! It sounds easy but it is not, but , I now have a Mint all-original Human Torch !
2 . SPIDER -MAN
A. As you know, T2's are strung together with two thick elastic bands, cris-crossed through the torso and pelvis connecting each arm to the opposite leg with small metal hooks. First of all, I took the elastic band, coupled it to the left arm and with a clip and a little effort I hooked the leg to the elastic band! Mission accomplished: the body is like new!
B. I Prepared some hot water to soften the Spider-Man’s head and to facilitate its insertion into the body!
C. I used this guide to replace the two flesh hands with the correct red hands: http://www.megomuseum.com/custom/handrepair.shtml
It was hard work, but it was worth the pain! Now my two MEGOS are back to their original splendor!!
I hope you'll like a fictionalized visual version of my operation
CIAO!
FEDERICO - ITALY
INTRODUCTION ...
1 . I find myself with a mint Human Torch that I extracted from a broken PinPin card. Unfortunately the Torch (red T2 body) has a cracked right knee pin!
2 . One of the many Spider-Mans (T2) of my collection has some problems : the costume is very nice, but the head is damaged , the hands are flesh-colored instead of red and the elastic band that hold the left arm and right leg is broken .
It must be my lucky day or the attraction law, but in an italian toy forum I found a Human Torch red T2 body with a mutilated leg and a Spidey head... in one swoop and with $15 I fixed two minty loose MEGOs!
And voila here's how I did it!
0 . I have mutilated and disassembled fairly brutally the red body…and I got what I needed : the Spider-man’s head , two red hands (in 3 parts), two elastic bands and two knee pins.
1 . TORCH
I took one of the two red pins and with some effort I put it back into the knee slot using a pair of pliers to snap it into place ! It sounds easy but it is not, but , I now have a Mint all-original Human Torch !
2 . SPIDER -MAN
A. As you know, T2's are strung together with two thick elastic bands, cris-crossed through the torso and pelvis connecting each arm to the opposite leg with small metal hooks. First of all, I took the elastic band, coupled it to the left arm and with a clip and a little effort I hooked the leg to the elastic band! Mission accomplished: the body is like new!
B. I Prepared some hot water to soften the Spider-Man’s head and to facilitate its insertion into the body!
C. I used this guide to replace the two flesh hands with the correct red hands: http://www.megomuseum.com/custom/handrepair.shtml
It was hard work, but it was worth the pain! Now my two MEGOS are back to their original splendor!!
I hope you'll like a fictionalized visual version of my operation
CIAO!
FEDERICO - ITALY
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