Mistimp Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 This was my most deformed mini in my vampire set. I know many others got a bad one too. I failed to get a before pic but here he is after boiling. I don't actually intend to straighten them until I'm ready to paint, but since he was so bad I thought I would boil him and keep him on the desk to watch for changes while I worked on other figures. I will post more pics if/when he begins to revert. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistimp Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Just a few hours later and his sword is already touch the ground again. He was boiled for 3 minutes and sat in a bowl of ice water in the freezer for probably 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBluberry Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Did you physically reposition him, or just let the water do the work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistimp Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 I had to bend the body. The sword straightened on its own. I held it as I dipped it in the ice water. After about a minute I let go and shoved the whole bowl in the freezer while I went to do something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I haven't tried bending anything yet, but was thinking you could use rubber bands, wire or string along with a small block, dowel or the like placed on his back to force the miniature into the right position before you boil and freeze. Bow him backwards, tying off the ends of the rubber band, etc. at the neck and base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistimp Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Once heated they are very soft. Takes no effort at all to reposition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeper Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I seem to remember others stating that this guy was a particularly tough rebend project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girot Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 (edited) you could clip his arm at the cuff of his glove, rotate as needed, then pin it back on. the way that plastic works you shouldn't even need to fill anything in if you cut it in the right spot. Edited June 23, 2013 by Girot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laoke Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Yeah, this guy seems to be the one that most people are having issues with. I think I'll try pinning him while flubbery from being boiled and see if that works a bit better when I get my greasy hands on him. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingo Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Yeah, this guy seems to be the one that most people are having issues with. I think I'll try pinning him while flubbery from being boiled and see if that works a bit better when I get my greasy hands on him. I nominate "flubbery" as the official term for that bouncy soft feel of hot simmered Bones, full credit going to Laoke of course. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laoke Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I nominate "flubbery" as the official term for that bouncy soft feel of hot simmered Bones, full credit going to Laoke of course. At last! I've only been pushing that word since boiling my first Bones and going 'Woah, these are really floppy and rubbery!' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistimp Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Flubbery is absolutely the word for it. If he reverts too far I think I will go with the pin up his spine. So far tonight I have seen no more changes, but I seem to recall that others have mentioned they continue to revert over quite a period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Yeah, this guy seems to be the one that most people are having issues with. I think I'll try pinning him while flubbery from being boiled and see if that works a bit better when I get my greasy hands on him. I nominate "flubbery" as the official term for that bouncy soft feel of hot simmered Bones, full credit going to Laoke of course. I love being present when a new word is coined ---however this one might already exist--- but it is kind of a cool reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassu Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Please do not remind me of that awful movie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buglips*the*goblin Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 One trick to remember (Flit is a good example of this) is that if you want the Bones to bend into a certain form (say, upright) then when you do the boil n' bend trick bend him too far backwards. When the mini eventually settles into its final form, then you'll have closer to what you want because the reversion will be absorbed by the more extreme set angle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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