Haven't received my full set yet but my free club figure stands just fine in a normal pose. I'll definitely check the others out closely when they arrive tomorrow.
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Perhaps some of us feel complaining is pointless considering that the Club is folding. In regards to recent club offerings, they've had good points and bad. I don't think Brian is in a position to improve quality as he did years ago with, for example, a reworked flocked head.
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I received all of my figures today. I had the most trouble posing the marine and pilot. There is definitely something messed up a bit with these bodies. Not sure if they're strung too tight or the parts just aren't made correctly. It was difficult to get them into a pose and to stand on their own. I eventually got them all displayed but any minor movement and you're back to square one. It's amazing that they could produce better quality figures in the 60's and 70's than in 2018.
The frogman suit appears to be made of real rubber. I was assuming it would be neoprene or something similar. Hopefully it won't suffer the same fate as the originals.
Later,
--Mark
"Only GI Joe is GI Joe"
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I kinda like the gray. The outfitted sets look good. I don't like the construction.
The first step is to relax the elastic that they crimped way too short.
cut the stitching, pull the elastic back through the crimp to the end (they don't crimp them that tight. That puts the elastic at the proper 6" length.
remove and straighten the buggered thigh pins caused by the excessive tight string job
heat and spread the thigh /hip opening for a better fit over the hip ball
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Stupid amount of work for a brand new item, but I don't want them snapping or stress cracking in a year or two because of the bollocks job HasBeen did with these.
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Originally posted by ATC View PostHow did you get the thigh pins out without scraping the paint off?
Old pic of regular Joe, illustrates process
Last edited by lookforjoe; 05-17-2018, 12:54 AM.
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That's another cool "how to" photo at lookforjoe..
For anyone who doesn't own a proper punch, they can use a large heavy-duty woodwork nail, just slightly blunt the pointed tip outside with a hammer on a solid surface, like the edge of your patio, or on a concrete paving slab.. also i've done a few AM pins in the past like your method, but I used a thin rubber/vinyl surgical glove folded twice to buffer any marks made to the AM limb from the wrench socket (place between the limb and socket) I did this as a precaution.
Clive.Fall in A, fall in B, fall in all the company!
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