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Nice to see the figure had all its parts after all. It had just swallowed its tongue and those pieces were retrievable. That's still a good outcome.
Yeah, I've become accustomed to finding all kinds of things inside these figures but I've never found someone's secret stash inside. I have handled a few that have had severe cigarette odor. Washing them and lying them unassembled in the sun for as long as possible helps. I've discovered an ancient arthropod civilisation inside one of them - or at least it being used as their burial ground. The figure was loaded with dried out body parts, chitinous husks and loose legs. I had another one that was thick with spider webs. Dust and fluff is the most common discovery. I found a nail inside one. Usually such figures have at least one detached limb so that an easy entry point is made into the torso for such things.
Often, I'll find a small piece of plastic debris inside the figure. This debris will be one of the 8 very delicate small pins that the arms rest upon inside the torso. Once broken, these things are useless. On a couple of occasions, I've found a small sliver of plastic inside the figure that was broken from the slot where the spinal crest is mounted. I've glued these back onto the slot at the back to complete the clean edge and screwed the crest back into place.
The best thing I ever found inside one of these figures was three American pennies. It sure had an unexpected rattle when handled. I guess someone was just toying with it and dropped the coins into the exposed slot on its back; but who knows? It did give me the idea of widening up and tidying the slot a little more on one of these figures to accommodate larger coins and transform it into a piggy bank. I haven't gotten around to doing this just yet but I am still toying with the idea. I'm guessing to do so I will need to remove some the internal posts to make more space inside to make the moneybox idea work. Possibly fill the legs as well so small coins won't potentially disappear into the thighs and become unrecoverable. Well, I'd just use a pair of repaired legs for that purpose, ones with improvised flanges made from an old DVD case that seal the opening. This way, good legs don't get wasted, either. It's all about a conscious economy of resources when it comes to these things and reusing appropriate parts where possible and reserving good limbs for more deserving figures. I'd also have to remove the mounting plate that the quad appendages are attached to and fix those 4 pieces internally to the torso to increase the figure's capacity. I'd use a set that's already broken for that task. I have a couple broken sets on hand. So, yeah. I might transform one into a piggy bank just yet. lol.
Later, though, as it will take some time and thought to do properly and right now I have too much on my plate. Nonetheless, the great thing about the idea of using one of these figures as a moneybox is ease of accessibility. Removing the 4 screws in the back will permit access to any treasure inside when it's full. Too easy.
Either way, yes. Opening up one of these things can be an interesting exercise. Any kind of detritus and crap can be found inside. I haven't actually ever found anything inside any of them that was actually useful. Well, aside from a 3c rebate on a $100 purchase, that is.
On the other hand, I guess the best thing I have ever found inside on of these vintage figures is an Idea.
-Windebieste.
Yeah, I've become accustomed to finding all kinds of things inside these figures but I've never found someone's secret stash inside. I have handled a few that have had severe cigarette odor. Washing them and lying them unassembled in the sun for as long as possible helps. I've discovered an ancient arthropod civilisation inside one of them - or at least it being used as their burial ground. The figure was loaded with dried out body parts, chitinous husks and loose legs. I had another one that was thick with spider webs. Dust and fluff is the most common discovery. I found a nail inside one. Usually such figures have at least one detached limb so that an easy entry point is made into the torso for such things.
Often, I'll find a small piece of plastic debris inside the figure. This debris will be one of the 8 very delicate small pins that the arms rest upon inside the torso. Once broken, these things are useless. On a couple of occasions, I've found a small sliver of plastic inside the figure that was broken from the slot where the spinal crest is mounted. I've glued these back onto the slot at the back to complete the clean edge and screwed the crest back into place.
The best thing I ever found inside one of these figures was three American pennies. It sure had an unexpected rattle when handled. I guess someone was just toying with it and dropped the coins into the exposed slot on its back; but who knows? It did give me the idea of widening up and tidying the slot a little more on one of these figures to accommodate larger coins and transform it into a piggy bank. I haven't gotten around to doing this just yet but I am still toying with the idea. I'm guessing to do so I will need to remove some the internal posts to make more space inside to make the moneybox idea work. Possibly fill the legs as well so small coins won't potentially disappear into the thighs and become unrecoverable. Well, I'd just use a pair of repaired legs for that purpose, ones with improvised flanges made from an old DVD case that seal the opening. This way, good legs don't get wasted, either. It's all about a conscious economy of resources when it comes to these things and reusing appropriate parts where possible and reserving good limbs for more deserving figures. I'd also have to remove the mounting plate that the quad appendages are attached to and fix those 4 pieces internally to the torso to increase the figure's capacity. I'd use a set that's already broken for that task. I have a couple broken sets on hand. So, yeah. I might transform one into a piggy bank just yet. lol.
Later, though, as it will take some time and thought to do properly and right now I have too much on my plate. Nonetheless, the great thing about the idea of using one of these figures as a moneybox is ease of accessibility. Removing the 4 screws in the back will permit access to any treasure inside when it's full. Too easy.
Either way, yes. Opening up one of these things can be an interesting exercise. Any kind of detritus and crap can be found inside. I haven't actually ever found anything inside any of them that was actually useful. Well, aside from a 3c rebate on a $100 purchase, that is.
On the other hand, I guess the best thing I have ever found inside on of these vintage figures is an Idea.
-Windebieste.
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