TYPE 2 HAND SWAP
YOU WILL NEED:
A 'Pin Tool' - This is the basic tool that you will use.
Pin Tool:
A precision screwdriver or alan wrench is perfect for this - though you may need to file the point off of a screwdriver..
1mm diameter is best, plus you can use it on elbow and ankle pins.
You can also make a Pin Tool from a push-pin, or a nail.
Take a wooden push-pin, nip off the pointed tip, then pull out the pin with pliers, and re-insert backwards.
To make one from a nail, nip off the tip with pliers, and file down the raw edge.
Place the tip of your Pin Tool against one end of the Wrist Pin of the hand you wish to remove - the damaged one.
Now push out the pin using only as much force as necessary to move it. Try not to push the pin all the way out - just push so far that the hand will slip off the Wrist Plug easily (this way you don't need to worry so much about loosing the Wrist Pin).
Repeat for the donor hand. .
Now place the donor hand onto the figures Wrist Plug, and push the Wrist Pin back in all the way.
There may be a little resistance, and if you push too hard you could bend the Wrist Pin.
TYPE 2 FOREARM SWAP
YOU WILL NEED:
A 'Pin Tool'
In some cases, you may wish to use a matching color Wrist Plug (Spider-man, Chips, Joker, etc), and the simplest way to do this is to swap out the forearm (you could also swap the entire arm, but lets assume the shoulder joint is damaged).
Place the tip of your Pin Tool against one end of the Elbow Pin of the forearm you wish to remove - the damaged one.
Now push out the pin using only as much force as necessary to move it. Try not to push the pin all the way out - just push so far that the forearm will slip off the elbow joint easily (this way you don't need to worry so much about loosing the Elbow Pin).
Repeat for the donor arm.
Now place the donor forearm onto the figures elbow joint, and push the Elbow Pin back in all the way.
There may be a little resistance, and if you push too hard you could bend the Elbow Pin.
TYPE 2 WRIST PLUG SWAP
YOU WILL NEED:
A 'Pin Tool'
Hot water
Cup
Towel
Paperclip
Pliers
Masking Tape
Pencil
String (or small rubber band)
Remove the hand (as per the Hand Swap method), and also remove the forearm (as Forearm Swap method). This is to simplify the procedure, and also gives much better access. Keep the pins safe!
Starting with the damaged donor arm - lets assume it's a busted elbow joint - pretty common.
Boil up some water - a little more than a cupful should be enough. Either a kettle or a pan.
While you're waiting, take your blunt nose pliers, and wrap masking tape around the ends, to make a safe cushion that will not leave unsightly tooth marks in the Wrist Plug.
You can also place a Paperclip through the hole in the Wrist Plug, and tie a small loop of string through it (or use a small rubber band).
Slip the loop over the pencil, and test that the forearm will hang down into the cup from the pencil placed across it.
Water boiled yet?
Okay, carefully pour in the hot water, just enough that the forearm is submerged, but the wrist plug is just above the surface (and therefore does not get as pliable as the surrounding plastic of the forearm.
Let stand for 1-2 minutes.
Time's up! Use the pencil to remove the forearm from the hot water, and dab with the towel to dry. Remove the paperclip from the Wrist Plug.
NB: At this point - if you have already removed the forearm from your figure with the damaged hand - you could slip the other Forearm onto the Paperclip, and give that one a dunk.)
Grip the Wrist Plug with your specially prepared padded pliers, and pull evenly, and straight outward - don't twist or bend the Wrist Plug. It should pop out quite easily now. You can now slip the hand back on, and push the Wrist Pin into place.
Repeat the process with the forearm with the damaged hand. Whilst that is still warm, simply pop in the hand you removed earlier, and allow to cool. Re-atattch to the upper arm, and you're done!
