Shoulders on the 8" figures.

[DavidCoppola]

Not sure if it's been discussed, but the shoulders on these figures are bad. At least the 5-6 I have are.
Trying to move the arm, the shoulder pops out and has to be put back in place.

[thunderbolt]

Yup and they seem to get worse. My Moleman is horrible.

[LonnieFisher]

Good thing that these bodies are being fazed out?

[Nostalgiabuff]

yeah, looking forward to getting some of the new bodies to play with and see how they pan out

[MegoMam]

I had this problem classic bodies back in the 80's all the time the hulk bodies were the worst. Modern ones do seem problematic to.

[apes3978]

I had this problem classic bodies back in the 80's all the time the hulk bodies were the worst. Modern ones do seem problematic too.

In regard to the arm popping out on vintage T-2 bodies: I found that restringing them helps that a lot...

I only did it to T-2 bodies that were already broken apart, or veering toward it (I try to leave them as original as I can otherwise), but I found they don't pop out that easily when restrung.

[CrimsonGhost]

One of the things I do that helps is to flip the hook over inside the arm joint. The way they are connected from the factory, the metal hook goes in the arm hole from front to back. When the arm is brought forward, the gap in the hook flops over the edge of the shoulder hole in the torso and allows the arm to pop out.
If you flip that hook, so it comes in from behind the arm hole and out the front, then the gap in the hook is pointing up when you raise the characters arm forward and doesn’t flop out. It will still flop out if you raise the arm backwards, but since that’s an unnatural pose, you probably won’t be doing that very often.

[apes3978]

One of the things I do that helps is to flip the hook over inside the arm joint. The way they are connected from the factory, the metal hook goes in the arm hole from front to back. When the arm is brought forward, the gap in the hook flops over the edge of the shoulder hole in the torso and allows the arm to pop out.
If you flip that hook, so it comes in from behind the arm hole and out the front, then the gap in the hook is pointing up when you raise the characters arm forward and doesn’t flop out. It will still flop out if you raise the arm backwards, but since that’s an unnatural pose, you probably won’t be doing that very often.

I may have to try your hook flipping technique...

[thunderbolt]

Mego can’t get the factory to do that?

[CrimsonGhost]

Mego can’t get the factory to do that?

I’m certainly not going to tell my secrets to someone who’s going to blab it to a whole factory!!

[thunderbolt]

I’m certainly not going to tell my secrets to someone who’s going to blab it to a whole factory!!

Which would result in happier customers

[CrimsonGhost]

Which would result in happier customers

You’re over evaluating my clout. I have zero.

Besides, it’s easily done at home.

[thunderbolt]

You’re over evaluating my clout. I have zero.

Besides, it’s easily done at home.

I shouldn't have to do Mego's work for them.

[CrimsonGhost]

I shouldn't have to do Mego's work for them.

You’re going to have to do it now! You won’t be able to sleep at night, wondering which direction all those hooks are going!

[ToyBob]

Thanks so much for the tips, see I'm not alone. My Locutus popped apart while I was articulating him, and nothing too acrobatic heh.