Comments on: SFIV Guile and a new HELLside comic! http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/ It's Scary-Crayon's blog, baby. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:59:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Wes http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62756 Wes Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:53:13 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62756 Thanks for the info, Clark! I'm familiar with the heat/pop method, but I wasn't aware that it worked for removing the NECA SFIV figures' arms completely. That's good to know! Too often removing arms requires torso cracking, and that's just not something I've had much luck at all with. I'll definitely have to grab some extra Guiles whenever they release the Survival Mode colors -- they'll definitely be handy for customs. Thanks for the info, Clark! I'm familiar with the heat/pop method, but I wasn't aware that it worked for removing the NECA SFIV figures' arms completely. That's good to know! Too often removing arms requires torso cracking, and that's just not something I've had much luck at all with.

I'll definitely have to grab some extra Guiles whenever they release the Survival Mode colors -- they'll definitely be handy for customs.

]]> By: clark http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62755 clark Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:44:45 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62755 Now I like the way the Guile's flesh colored pin looks in Ryu's shoulder so much, that I'm considering swapping pins with the other arm too (since Ryu's original arm has a clear plastic pin with spots of flesh paint on its ends). Now I like the way the Guile's flesh colored pin looks in Ryu's shoulder so much, that I'm considering swapping pins with the other arm too (since Ryu's original arm has a clear plastic pin with spots of flesh paint on its ends).

]]> By: clark http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62754 clark Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:28:11 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62754 Here is what I did. I have several of what I call "scotch glasses," which are short glasses that have a farely wide rim. So I take one of these glasses and fill them almost to the top with water, then I microwave it for two minutes (this will bring the water to a boil, or almost a boil). I then dipped the arm into the water just above the bicep swivel, for about ten seconds, the plastic is then soft and let me pop off the arm at the bicep swivel. Then I take the figure and dip the rest of the shoulder into the water for about 10-15 seconds getting the plastic soft at the shoulder and where the shoulder attaches to the body. Now I'm able to take the shoulder off of the body, (this is the most difficult part, because the post in the shoulder's swivel hinge joint goes in pretty deep, so you need to make sure that the plastic is very soft) so now I am holding the shoulder with the hinge joint in it. if I need to I will then throw the shoulder into the glass for another 15 seconds to make sure it's super soft, I then fish it out with a fork and shove the pin out of the shoulder using a small screwdriver (you'll notice that the pin is tapered, so you can push it out from the front). So I disassembled both Ryu's and Guile's arms like this, and then put them back together, always heating the plastic up again before pushing pieces back together. Also when I put it back together I didn't just reverse the steps above, I started by pushing the post from the shoulder joint back into the body (since is is the hardest part). Then I put the arm back together at the bicep swivel (just heat up the bicep), then I heat the newly reattached shoulder back up before placing it over the hinge joint and shoving the pin back through. So there are your very detailed instructions of what I did. Here is what I did. I have several of what I call "scotch glasses," which are short glasses that have a farely wide rim. So I take one of these glasses and fill them almost to the top with water, then I microwave it for two minutes (this will bring the water to a boil, or almost a boil).

I then dipped the arm into the water just above the bicep swivel, for about ten seconds, the plastic is then soft and let me pop off the arm at the bicep swivel. Then I take the figure and dip the rest of the shoulder into the water for about 10-15 seconds getting the plastic soft at the shoulder and where the shoulder attaches to the body. Now I'm able to take the shoulder off of the body, (this is the most difficult part, because the post in the shoulder's swivel hinge joint goes in pretty deep, so you need to make sure that the plastic is very soft) so now I am holding the shoulder with the hinge joint in it.

if I need to I will then throw the shoulder into the glass for another 15 seconds to make sure it's super soft, I then fish it out with a fork and shove the pin out of the shoulder using a small screwdriver (you'll notice that the pin is tapered, so you can push it out from the front).
So I disassembled both Ryu's and Guile's arms like this, and then put them back together, always heating the plastic up again before pushing pieces back together.

Also when I put it back together I didn't just reverse the steps above, I started by pushing the post from the shoulder joint back into the body (since is is the hardest part). Then I put the arm back together at the bicep swivel (just heat up the bicep), then I heat the newly reattached shoulder back up before placing it over the hinge joint and shoving the pin back through.

So there are your very detailed instructions of what I did.

]]> By: Wes http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62752 Wes Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:52:55 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62752 Huh! That's a good call... but now you have to tell me how you did that! I gather you swapped Guile's and Ryu's arms from the bicep down, but how'd you get Guile's shoulder onto Ryu's body? At any rate, those extra Guile parts would probably make great custom fodder. :mrgreen: Huh! That's a good call... but now you have to tell me how you did that! I gather you swapped Guile's and Ryu's arms from the bicep down, but how'd you get Guile's shoulder onto Ryu's body?

At any rate, those extra Guile parts would probably make great custom fodder. :mrgreen:

]]> By: clark http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62751 clark Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:44:42 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62751 Well, the epoxy was supposed to be really strong but didn't bond with the plastic very well (the package said it would only bond to most plastics) so after I got the arm back together it worked for about one minute before it broke, not just in the original place, but the whole loop came off of its pin, so now it is in three pieces. Finally I bit the bullet and bought a Guile tonight for $15.00 and just swapped all the parts between the two of them. For some reason Ryu is really expensive online (as I thought about just buying a second one), so I figured this would be the cheapest way to fix it ,and it works now. Well, the epoxy was supposed to be really strong but didn't bond with the plastic very well (the package said it would only bond to most plastics) so after I got the arm back together it worked for about one minute before it broke, not just in the original place, but the whole loop came off of its pin, so now it is in three pieces. Finally I bit the bullet and bought a Guile tonight for $15.00 and just swapped all the parts between the two of them. For some reason Ryu is really expensive online (as I thought about just buying a second one), so I figured this would be the cheapest way to fix it ,and it works now.

]]> By: Wes http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62748 Wes Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:24:55 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62748 Ohhhh... that's probably the most difficult kind of break to fix. The problem is that the motion of the shoulder works in the direction of the break. With some <i>super</i> strong glue you could probably pull it off, but otherwise even replacing the pin could break it anew (as you've said) -- to say nothing of actually moving the arm once everything's back together. I'm not sure epoxy would work for that sort of break, but then I'm not familiar with it. Is it really strong? Ohhhh... that's probably the most difficult kind of break to fix. The problem is that the motion of the shoulder works in the direction of the break. With some super strong glue you could probably pull it off, but otherwise even replacing the pin could break it anew (as you've said) -- to say nothing of actually moving the arm once everything's back together. I'm not sure epoxy would work for that sort of break, but then I'm not familiar with it. Is it really strong?

]]> By: clark http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62740 clark Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:41:38 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62740 The hinge in his right should broke. Where there is supposed to be a solid loop of plastic for the shoulder pin to run through, there is now a half of a loop. I hope that makes sense. I've tried to fix it with super glue, but that did not work out (for one thing the pin that goes through the shoulder is not straight either, so trying to get it back through ended up breaking it again), so now I'm thinking of getting some epoxy and giving it another go. In the mean time I can still get him to hold his shoulder in all the poses that he would be able to if it were fixed, so I'm not going crazy over it. The hinge in his right should broke. Where there is supposed to be a solid loop of plastic for the shoulder pin to run through, there is now a half of a loop. I hope that makes sense. I've tried to fix it with super glue, but that did not work out (for one thing the pin that goes through the shoulder is not straight either, so trying to get it back through ended up breaking it again), so now I'm thinking of getting some epoxy and giving it another go. In the mean time I can still get him to hold his shoulder in all the poses that he would be able to if it were fixed, so I'm not going crazy over it.

]]> By: Wes http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62645 Wes Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:31:52 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62645 Hmm... how'd Ryu break? You could probably fix him, and it's less worrisome to experiment on broken figures since they're already broken. But yeah, the NECA Guile's not a <i>bad</i> figure, and I'd probably choose this one over the SOTA version if it weren't for that figure's accessories. That's largely because of the NECA Chun-Li, though -- she's so amazing that I'd add an inch to my entire 6" figure collection just to have them fit with her! DISCIPLINE, JUSTICE, COMMITMENT!!! Hmm... how'd Ryu break? You could probably fix him, and it's less worrisome to experiment on broken figures since they're already broken. But yeah, the NECA Guile's not a bad figure, and I'd probably choose this one over the SOTA version if it weren't for that figure's accessories. That's largely because of the NECA Chun-Li, though -- she's so amazing that I'd add an inch to my entire 6" figure collection just to have them fit with her!

DISCIPLINE, JUSTICE, COMMITMENT!!!

]]> By: clark http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-62594 clark Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:12:19 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-62594 I appreciate the detailed review you've got here. I won't be getting Guile, because I already have the Sota figure, and I don't really like the looks of this one too much. The only NECA figures I've picked up so far are RYU (who broke, but is still poseable) and Chun-li. Well, maybe I should get this one just so Chun-li has someone in-scale to kick around (I'm tired of her beating up Tri-klops and Teela). I appreciate the detailed review you've got here. I won't be getting Guile, because I already have the Sota figure, and I don't really like the looks of this one too much. The only NECA figures I've picked up so far are RYU (who broke, but is still poseable) and Chun-li. Well, maybe I should get this one just so Chun-li has someone in-scale to kick around (I'm tired of her beating up Tri-klops and Teela).

]]> By: Wes http://www.scary-crayon.com/blog/10-12-2009/sfivguile/#comment-60122 Wes Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:02:13 +0000 http://www.scary-crayon.com/?p=1528#comment-60122 Really? Lots of figures have ab crunches! All of the DC Universe Classics figures have them... but then, considering how awful Mattel's distribution has been with those, it would be completely understandable if you've never seen them. But yes, they can be quite useful. Punched in the gut, hunkering down for battle, crabwalking backwards -- the possibilities are numerous and diverse. :) Really? Lots of figures have ab crunches! All of the DC Universe Classics figures have them... but then, considering how awful Mattel's distribution has been with those, it would be completely understandable if you've never seen them.

But yes, they can be quite useful. Punched in the gut, hunkering down for battle, crabwalking backwards -- the possibilities are numerous and diverse. :)

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