MOTU Origins Thread

Discussion in 'The Toyark' started by Pharoid, Feb 21, 2020.

  1. RyanCharlie

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    I guess when I say "with ease" i mean "without fear of breakage" but they do stay in place without fear of falling off like the vintage.
     
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  3. Jedi Kermit

    Jedi Kermit I try to save a life a day, usually it's my own...

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    I take it that you are not going to demand that Amazon and UPS make it right and send a replacement...
     
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    I'm right there with you, brother!
     
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    So got back from wal-mart. Miles of shirtless stratos, jitsu, sorceress, stridor and that's it. But we got--gasp leach and snout spout also.

    And they are on sale for $4 each! Not sure if it's only our wal-mart or others also but $4 for he-man deluxe figures? Got one each for me and one each for my nephew!
     
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    I'm hoping that will be happening everywhere. Those have been pegwarming for so long where I am.
     
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    If only those prices were present online. To my knowledge only Sun-Man and Skeletor have reached the $4 mark on Amazon in the past.
     
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  8. Smitty.1981

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    "With four of the six known Serpent Staffs in my possession I will soon free my children and rule Eternia!" 20230531_200818.jpg
     
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    I already got a full refund from Amazon.
     
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    $4 for Snout Spout and Leech? Yeah I'll have to check locally.
     
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    Same I have an idea for Eternian Frire and Rescue...
     
  12. RyanCharlie

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    and Hordak's new breakthrough in cloning tech
     
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    My Snake Face just shipped from Amazon, arriving Friday.
     
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    @Skreeonk Here's what it looked like after I used the acetone to take the bubble off. BTW, down at the bottom of the bubble where you see the larger pieces that came up, those were already torn because the card was crushed and bent to hell. My only other advice if you try doing it that way is to try not to get the acetone on the card for too long because it can take a little bit of the gloss away. Nothing major but something to be aware of. Also, be patient doing it so you don't rip anything off.

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    They didn't make you return it? They've always made me return the item to get a refund.
     
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    Oh that doesn't look bad at all, certainly better than my Xacto hatchet job ha ha. I'm going to try this with my next retail MOTU purchase. Thanks!
     
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    I used a hollow tip syringe to get the acetone under the edges up the bubble and it slowly started peeling up after the glue let go. So find a spot where the bubble has come up a tiny bit and start there. Go slow and you'll be fine.

    Here's the type of syringe I used. I used the smallest tipped needle that I had. They're what I usually use to get silicone oil into tight spaces on my Transformers.
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    What I do with mine is just cut around the bubble, can still display in package nicely.

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    why you got so many syringes around man...
     
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    Injecting floor polish into my veins is a 24/7 job.
     
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