Thanks for the comments, all.
Rawhide wrote:Loving Shockwave. Why did the original have to have such a dumb arm design?
Thanks. I know... for a Shockwave homage, they really naffed up with the box arm. Still, I think between us all, we've come with some inventive ways to counter the problem...
Rawhide wrote:Siren's also interesting. Whenever I see someone use that mold I keep thinking I should buy one to use, but then I remember his absence of shoulders. (Any chance of fixing that?)
I know what you mean about the mould. When I first got it, I didn't actually like it that much; I just bought it out of habit really. Then I got a second one so I could give the gun to Ironhide. And then I realised that with a few mods, he could make a pretty good Jazz (partway through, there's a thread around here somewhere...). Now I've realised there are quite a few other characters that could use the mould convincingly; Siren is just one of them.
As for the shoulders, I'm looking at the possibilities for modding them myself. If I come up with something, you guys'll be first to know...
RavageX-9 wrote:the low elbow on Shockwave's gun arm is really noticable. I wonder if there's any way to shorten his upper arm.
I know; it kinda bugged me for a while too, but I think I've already trimmed out everything I can above the elbow. Anything else I remove might compromise the upper arm swivel piece. I'll be having another look to see if I've missed something, but anything more that I
can remove won't make much difference. To be honest, though, I think I can live with the current length.
At least he
has an elbow now...