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skylar
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 getting obakes to stand up I know this has been discussed before, but I can't find the thread.
anyone have any 100% guaranteed advice on how to keep them upright?
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Arin C.
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Is this a widespread problem?
I have only had a few obakes in my day but they have all been pretty sure footed
I would say to bend the little legs when they are heated (blow dryer) but usually it will sort of go back to the original shape. Might help a little though
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rhinomilk
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people have said hairdryer.. but i'm too lazy... so i use a string, which i place under the front of the foot (since all mine lean forward). seems to stand pretty good that way.
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living dead
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just a little heat with the hair dryer, lean him back for a second and he's PERFECT!! 
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Pogue
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just put a ghostfighter near them and they straighten right up
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MWNO33
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i crazy glued all mine to a detolf shelf!
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living dead
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MWNO33 wrote: i crazy glued all mine to a detolf shelf! I hope you are kidding. That would be insane
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Locomoco
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living dead wrote: MWNO33 wrote: i crazy glued all mine to a detolf shelf! I hope you are kidding. That would be insane Well, he did say he was using crazy glue... 
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Ghostbuster
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poppacap wrote: Is this a widespread problem?
I have only had a few obakes in my day but they have all been pretty sure footed Same here.
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living dead
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Pogue wrote: just put a ghostfighter near them and they straighten right up This is really funny 
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BloodDrinker6969
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I just place a small folded piece of paper underneath mine to maintain balance, and it's so small you don't really see it. I heard of something called earthquake putty though, no idea. I too had this question. Only my GNO obake screws around like this though.
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el word
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Some of my obakes are totally solid. Others tip forward at the slightest breeze. For those, I put coins or folded paper under their toes. One of these days I'm going to get that museum gel that everyone talks about.
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moriachi
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I think I have 5 or 6 Obake's and they all stand solid. Can see them being front heavy though.
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skylar
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well I live in an apartment building and the neighbors on my floor love to slam doors, thus shaking the entire apartment and toppling toys.
I have used a hairdryer on one or two before, but all it takes it a good slam to revert them back to falling.
I'll have to do some more extensive work on them
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Bonejigg
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I've got this problem with some of my Skull Pirates.
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jebcrow
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simple solution,,,,,,a little blu-tack under the feet.....
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Arin C.
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donnie, you're in luck, I just happen to collect severed Obake Feet
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Anti Social Andy
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My Masked Ranger Bagman from Shocker looked like it had spent the entire flight over to the UK squashed flat (face up) under the entire cargo load! When I tried to stand it up the feet were that outta line it was at a crazy 45 degree angle backwards.
A little heat from a hairdryer and gentle coaxing back into shape followed by rapid cooling under a cold tap 'sets' the feet back to the original angle.
The head bag was also totally flattened and distorted . . . the same hairdryer + rapid cooling and its back to A1 shape!
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Blue tack works great, and comes off easily, O use it on my simpsons stuff all the time.
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