Hi all,

I'm new here. Been collecting designer toys a little bit for some years, recently my interest has ramped up, and now my emphasis is new kaiju. Loving my growing SB collection. Also got my Vinyl Junkies Skull Zombi (yellow) from TT yesterday, holy cow he kicks arse!

Just got my Black Mummy (pink) from S7, totally rad. I am curious, what's under the head-wrapping/cover? Can it be removed safely without damaging the figure, and is anything interesting underneath as part of the main head sculpt? Looks like a skull maybe? Or is the cover not meant to be removed at all.

Thanks!

i hate the term "designer toys"


just use a hair dryer and blast the fucker until it is soft enough to pull off.

Well that doesn't actually answer my question. not in the habit of hitting my $60 DESIGNER TOYS with a hair drier when i'm feeling particularly experimental (drunk.)

Actually it does. Blasting vinyl with a hairdryer or, in the alternative, running it under hot water in a Ziploc bag, are probably the most reliable methods of getting the pieces apart without ruining your $60 DESIGNER TOY (which will most likely happen if you try to force it apart cold).

fuck it... my new years resolution was to be a bit more patient with dumb questions and to try and be more helpful to the new folk. time for a new resolution.

Use low heat, HMS is right; there is something hidden underneath.

Or just check the multi colour set at the same place you got the Mummy; the flesh figure is the one under the cover only its painted.

Drunk shortly after noontime? NM you live in Baltimore too; my condolences. I hate this shithole.

Noobs getting feisty after their question is answered. Awesome.

You said it right there, they're toys.
Take them out, get them dirty, have some fucking fun with them.

I did enough wading through this forum before posting to get the sense that most people here have attitudes... I been trolling and flaming for over 15 years on this here intertron, might as well come out dishin' now...

I am loving Baltimore actually, my ideal city in many ways, just bought my first home here in the city, got a great job, got a great DESIGNER TOY store around the corner from my office, hop-skip-jump to DC, philly, even NYC. what's not to love.

thanks for semi-answers. probably will not tear this guy apart just yet.

Well the crime and violence as well as availability of cheap high grade Heroin kind of sucks (unless you're a junkie). Plus its really boring.

Designer toy store in Baltimore? You must mean KR Dummys, think there's a skate shop might have some Japanese vinyl but their Ebay practices made me steer clear of seeking them out.

Have fun and try not to get shot.

Dummies? No no I mean Atomic Pop in Hampden, an honest to goodness designer toy store:

http://atomicpop.blogspot.com/

I guess Balti may be a little boring, guess it depends on your scene, are you willing to travel, how busy does work keep you, etc. For a fairly boring person like myself it's great.

Everyone uses the hair dryer. Even the guys that make the toys blast them with a hair dryer to put them together. It's not an experiment by any means since it is the way it's been done this way for years. When Mori gets a shipment in, he just cuts a hole in the box just big enough for a hair dryer and pops the barrel in and turns it on...without opening the box, then comes back a few hours later to assemble them. Any kaiju, neo-kaiju toy can safely be taken apart this way. Just don't use a heatgun/paint stripper.
One of your questions is "Can it be removed safely without damaging the figure..." and HMS actually did answer your question. Perhaps he didn't answer all your questions so you'd be surprised when you do take off whatever it is you're taking off. You say you've been trolling and flaming for over 15 years. In those 15 years, did you learn to use the forums Search function?
I'm kidding....welcome to SB

hahah thanks for the info gatchabert, this is a pretty rad forum, I plan to waste much time at work on here. for isntance today, it kind of seems like a friday, i have a cold and am high as hell on Day-Quil, my pet turtle died yesterday. Don't feel like selling Macs, so I will wade through forums, woot!

this reminds me, i need to get lettuce for my turtles and i need a new powerbook

You might want to look into Tussinex, when in Rome...

hms wait ont he new mac laptop for a month or two if you can, new macbooks and macbook pros should be coming out sorta soon.

Yeah - hairdryers are the way to go. In fact since getting rid of my Posion feather cut, that is the only use my hairdryer gets!

when i was trying to put together (and take apart) a real head figure that wears chest armor, i was certain i was going to tear it to shit after heating it up with the hair dryer

but it worked out fine

the vinyl has a good memory

i had to drop a secret base henshin suit into boiling water to get one head to fit inside another. i was certain those were never going to fit! but it worked out fine

you can use it to feather your pubes though

Don't tell me you've finally got a 'real' haircut (done by a barber NOT a frickin' stylist!)

carl's hair is looking mighty nice these days. dont let the toypunks dvd scare you.

Fuck! I've still to pick up the DVD I'm currently haemorraging $$$ . . . next time I get enough in Paypal I need to hit 'em up!

Your use of the term 'nice' worries me . . . is he still using 'grooming product'?

Most likely, the same skull that's under the clear brain below, but with a different paintjob...

(image stolen from muton's minute without permission)



wtf?? So you have turtles, mugger, a cat, and mice (occasionally). Anything else?

hey thanks tg, now there's a helpful response, unlike these other slackers... heheh I jest. Now, are you a Freemason? if so please add me +25 to the list of folks who get to go to the underground city in advance of the faked alien invasion in 2012.

i once had a muton infestation, but he didnt stick around long