Stick your neck out

[Marine Boy]

A useful mod, particularly with figures with several layers of clothing, is to lengthen the neck. This is for the standard neck connectors, not seamless necks.

Split the connector in half. I do this by placing it into a vice (seams touching the sides) then gently tightening it until it pops open. Use a flat screwdriver to pry it open gently if necessary.



Remove the lower plug. Cut a small octagon of plasticard, (i used 2mm thick here). Make sure it is just smaller than the plug in diameter.





Fit back into the neck as shown and close it up. (don't glue it yet, until you have checked you have enough height.)



Before and after. You can vary the height, with the thickness of the plasticard you use.



If you need more than a 2mm increase, you will have to shave some of the plastic off, to allow the plug to fit properly.





Any more than 4mm, and the gap at the base of the neck becomes noticeable. Not a problem if the figure has a high collar. I hope this is useful.

 

[Lee in MI]

Thanks for that!

 

[galactiboy]

Nice! A useful mod to know about

 

[Jameson Rook]

Great tips! On the opposite of that, if you plan to shorten the neck you'll need a dremel tool to drill into the head, taking away the hard plastic center. I once had to work with a body that seemingly doesn't take any regular neck adapters.

 

[HAL9000.]

Great tip