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[NamaNiku]

Mini Sunshine:
Okay, if any of you are really bored one night, and you happen to have an extra pyramid sunshine, a pin, and an x-acto knife you are on your way. Simply cut the head of o'l sunshine, and go down and cut about the bottom third of the pyramid off. Then all you need to do is take the pin, cut it in half, and use it to stick the head onto the pyramid. Now, you have a new MUSCLE for your collection.... Mini Sunshine
I posted the image below..

[jkaris]

That's pretty kewl. If you have a picture of one, post it.

We used to have a guy on the email group, Joe Gibbs. I don't know what happened to him, but he owns M.U.S.C.L.E. U.K. and he made a TON of custom M.U.S.C.L.E.s in his Micro AF (Action Figure) section. They're just like mini Romandos.

[theCrazyest]

I had a friend who used to make his own custom figures and other real life wrestlers out of his. He and I used to trade them when I was in Japan. He had a KinnikumanGreat with Terryman's head, a Sunshine with extended legs and a spike arm (made from other Sunshines), and battleDamaged Kinnikuman (how he did this one was a mystery to me). I used to have a GreatMuta he had made from a KinnikumanGreat(lowerBody) and unMasked RobinMask.

[NamaNiku]

Here is the picture for the Custom Mini Sunshine

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[jkaris]

Dope!

[theCrazyest]

Hey uoozuman:

That's pretty coo! I think that Sunshine is great to modify due to his vast array of shapes and sizes. Now I'm going to dig out my Sunshines and see if I have any extras!

[doc_moore_j]

Hey all,
Another cool way to morph your muscles is to microwave them for about a minute until they are soft and pliable, then sculpt them to the way you want them, and hold them under cold water. As a child, I had a few extra buffalo men, and phoenix men. along with others whos poses made them less powerful fighters so I thought, so I would microwave them put them in cooler fighting stances and then cool them. I will post the ones I still have on my site as soon as I can. I got rid of some when I was trying to make an all pink original set because they were no longer authentic, but still cool. CAUTION though, use extreme caution as microwaves vary in strength, I lost a couple pinkies to the power of heat. Poor poor little buggers, they had so much to live for.

[Doctor Dew]

Another cool way to morph your muscles is to microwave them for about a minute until they are soft and pliable, then sculpt them to the way you want them, and hold them under cold water.

RubzOne has said that he uses a hair dryer to warm up the Muscles and then sticks them under a cold water as well. he was using it to make all of the figures stand up without falling over. but introducing the idea of new poses could make for some interesting possibilities. i also like the hair dryer idea because i would feel like i had more control over the process...
and as a bonus, you could use the empty microwave to cook an aluminum can and cause a really cool looking spark!

[theCrazyest]

I'm all about the hairDryer method been a believer since I started using that technique to build/fix models. Sadly I've slowed down (to a grinding hault) but i still use this method to fix products made of soft amterials.

[arforbes]

Saw the mini pyramid. That's awesome. Instead of using a pin to hold the head on, I have found that you can actually put parts of other M.U.S.C.L.E. Figures on others permanently. What you do is melt the parts on.

It doesn't burn them if done correctly. Take a soldering iron and let it heat up. Then take the to parts to be joined and put the soldering iron between the two parts at the same time for a few seconds until the plastic become slighlty melted on the surface. Finally stick the parts together right away and you'll never know it did't come out of the mold that way!!!

You have to be fast though because the plastic hardens again very quickly. Maybe you could attach the head on your mini pyramid permanently this way. Using a stove burner would work also.

Cool huh!

arforbes

[Doctor Dew]

that IS pretty cool. i'll have to get some more so i have doubles, but then i could build a huge mutant Muscle who will become the new champion. give him like 20 limbs....

[arforbes]

When you cut and paste your figures, it looks the best if you match up the surfaces correctly. You know, make them cosmetically correct. No overhanging edges and stuff like that! Unless you like that sort of thing!

arforbes

[NamaNiku]

I am going custom on Sunshine #3's arse. A little hole in his chest, cutting his right arm; moving it up, a little leg manipulation and there you have a ghetto version of the impossible to find "black hole sunshine."

[jkaris]

When you cut and paste your figures, it looks the best if you match up the surfaces correctly. You know, make them cosmetically correct. No overhanging edges and stuff like that! Unless you like that sort of thing!

arforbes

Hmmm, so that's where all those Satan Corsses came from.......

-just kidding.

[NamaNiku]

Hmmm, so that's where all those Satan Crosses came from.......

-just kidding.

ahh, that was great....

ya, arforbes sure knows a lot about bootlegging MUSCLEs. I am back on the mold and melt-down theory wagon -J/K

[arforbes]

Very funnny guys!!!

That is a good idea with Sunshine #3 though. A custom Blackhole Shunshine. But how will you match the sun ray detail around the large Hole in his chest?

I onder what other modifications could be made to other figures!

Peace

[NamaNiku]

But how will you match the sun ray detail around the large Hole in his chest?

Okay, this might sound crazy....... but here I go:
1. Cut the rollers out in the square on sunshine #3's chest. X-acto knives are where its at. Leaving a perfect empty square hole.....
2. Take out a drill bit, and make a hole in the middle of the sun ray in sunshin #15's chest. Don't make it too big, or you will ruin the sun ray design
3. Now, Take sunshine #15, and cut a square around the sun ray deal the exact size of the square hole you created in sunshine #3's chest.
4. Then, all you need to do is place the square chest piece with the hole in it into the square on sunshine #3. It will be a perfect fit... just like playing with legos.....
http://www.littlerub...t=15

[kinnikumangureto]

Holy crap!! That is such a great idea!!! I bet it looks pretty good. Wow, you could even keep the two different chest pieces and trade them from time to time!!!

[arforbes]

Damn, that's creative!!!

If I ever need a custom figure, I'm coming to you uoozuman!

[theCrazyest]

Wow, cool idea!

[NamaNiku]

Well, here it is...... my custom Black Hole Sunshine...... looks pretty good eh? (He looks kind of slick, shiney and orange in the picture, but it is just the flash....he is a fleshie)

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[NamaNiku]

Here is another pic of my custom BH Sunshine:

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[jkaris]

That is kewl!

[arforbes]

Hey uoozuman,

The figure looks great!

I wonder what other custom M.U.S.C.L.E.'s can be created!

[Doctor Dew]

thats uh, pretty sweet man...................