Kiss Figures: 8" bodies question

[CrimsonGhost]

I just strung it like a type 1 with the knot at the waist.

[MIB41]

Cool. Many thanks. I'm going to do that as well with Series One. Series two and the others after that work okay on my end.

[CrimsonGhost]

Alright, I found a solution to the wave 2 body that makes them at least stand up straight. If I didn't like the hands and the slim build of these bodies, I would have just put them on original Megos and called it a day.

First, I took the whole thing apart and ditched the rubber bands.
Then I shaved off the tabs on the torso and scraped off the bumps on the front and back of the waist ball. (notice that the ball is misshapen now. The wave 1 were round, but wave 2 with the notches are angled so the back appears arched. Weird.)
Then I scraped around the inside of the pelvis in the front and back. It makes the contact of the waist ball with the pelvis more even. Then I restrung them with elastic the way you would string a T1.

And they stand up now!! They're not perfect still, the arms kinda want to pop out some, but it's a vast improvement.

I can take pics of the process if anyone is interested.

[jimsmegos]

What I did with my Wave 1's was to just make the rubber bands vertical i.e. left arm / left leg - right arm / right leg .. worked really well.

[K]

Thanks to all of you: you were right on about the series 1. I just got a set from BBTS and I knew ahead of time what to expect, thanks to you fine folks. I wanted the series 1 costumes. I may try your suggestion, jimsmegos of just altering the rubber band orientation. Is it tough to do?