Hot Toys Question

[Batman5]

Question for all you smart customizers out there. Can Hot Toys body parts be swapped? I am looking to trade out two arms and was curious if by heating the arm at the biceps they would come off and could go on the other HT body.

 

[uscmhicks]

I don't think this is posibble and it would probably require breaking something.
I think the only parts meant to come out normaly are the hands and feet with the pegs.
I have never attempted anything like this myself so you should probably wait for someone who knows a little more to post.

Hope you figure something out.

Out of interest why do you want to swap arms to put them on an identical body ?.

 

[gdb]

I think there are screws on the torso that may make disassembling possible...? But I've never done it.

 

[Commtech]

I disassembled a regular HT true type body to do some customizing. You just have to take out the screw covers, unscrew and that's it. I have actually swapped arms and legs just out of curiousity and it worked out fine. I don't think this works with muscular bodies because of the rubber covering and unifying everything.

 

[Batman5]

Cool. Thanks Commtech - I'll give that a try.

 

[Reinhardt]

post pics when you do!

 

[samueljd]

Hot Toys bodies are very modular. You can remove the elbow joints, knees, and obviously the wrists, ankles and neck adapters. To remove the bicep and shoulder area, there is a small screw between the chest and shoulder joint that will allow you to remove the shoulder and bicep portion. You will need a small head Phillips screw driver. I hope this helps?

 

[samueljd]

BTW, I have removed the shoulders before. Be very careful when doing this, and use the correct size screwdriver, as not to strip the screws.