Fixing your Vintage GIJoe figure

Monday, September 21, 2009

G.I.Joe was and always been a fun toy to play with. Especially if you have a lot of them in your collection.

However, Kenner uses a method called O-Rings, which basically use a rubber band to connect the torso and waist so they can twist around.
This is a flexible and cheap method to do this, as oppose to ball joints and stuff. The bad thing is; rubber tend to wear down dude to stress and age.

When I open my collection again after 14 years in a box, most of them either have broken O-Rings and or loose O-Rings

note: O-Rings are basically rubber seal for plumbing that you can find on hardware store, I buy mine in a pack of 50 for about 0.50 usd :D

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This is my poor Lady Jaye in the state when I found them in the box, she literally got her ass handed down to her (lol)

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What you need is:
1) your broken GIJoe figure (d-uh)
2) a (+) small screwdriver ( can't figure out the size)
3) a spare O-Rings

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First you flip the figure around and unscrew it

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This is the broken O-Rings, throw them away, it's no use to you now

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Second, you attach your new O-rings to the legs' hook

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Then you put the O-rings through the wais

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After that, attach the O-rings to the figure middle part until it snugly fit (the O-rings will make sure the torso stay on)

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Assemble your figure next (in this stage, you can make your custom figure using different hands or heads etc if you choose to do so :D)

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Finished! Lady Jaye now ready for action :D

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