Link Custom

[Knightmare]

this is my link custom he is based on his appearence in brawl


with his bomb

his shield

please comment
P.S. how do you fix a broken ball joint?

[CrazyBirdMan]

what part is broken?

[fatshadowmaster]

Also not bad. Are you cutting off the flash pieces before painting? Cause in the bomb pic I can see it on the back of the thigh. Just helpful to cut them smooth or sand them a little.

[Knightmare]

the left ball on the waist broke off after i took the pictures

[MXC-087]

The ball, or the socket? [The hip joint on the upper leg is a lot easier to break than the ball joint on the lower body.] At least you have two lower body pieces (one of which separates into two) and two upper leg pairs (one with peg holes for accessories) as spares... I was relatively lucky repairing my Gamma Male balljoint, as the upper body is entirely hollow; I just used epoxy putty inside (being sure to keep the area where the front halfs of the chest clear) to seal in the two-pronged ball-joint piece that came with the Police w/Dog kit. As for a waist joint, well, that's a mite trickier; I say cut it off if it's not off completely already, drill slightly or use a Dremel engraving tool bit to put a SLIGHT divot in the waist where the peg went, then cut off another, slightly longer peg with a ball joint from another Stikfas piece, fit it into the hole (so that it's roughly the same length as the one on the other side), and use glue and epoxy putty (sparingly on the latter!) to seal it in place. Believe me, I've had Stikfas and Xevoz ball joints break on me, so I know the frustration... luckily, it is a simple fix once you know what you're doing.

The custom looks good, too, although I probably would have made the hood/hat (and the bangs) out of a separate hat piece... But then, that's just me.

[fatshadowmaster]

Well you are about the only one I know of that makes alternates for the same custom.

BUt he's right on the ball joint fix. I have done it without the dremeling and epoxy too. But I'm lazy. I just flatten the spot with a little sanding and glue another one in place. As long as the custom is for display only, not a lot of posing for a webcomic or whatever, then you should be all right. BUt again, this is from a slacker customizer.

[sunny0012]

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