Thanks man, really helps alot! For those who need to do this, you have to be really REALLY careful when trying to pop off and pop in the joint. Try to wiggle slowly, if its too tight, dump back in the hot water. The web line wash came off is one of mafex qc issue. I did panel line with my gundam marker and it works fine.
Thanks for the video. Went relatively easy. Only thing is the hot water makes the black wash for the webbing come off. Gonna need to use some model kit marker to refill them in.
Weird, the hot water didn’t do that for me- and in general the hot water _shouldn’t_ affect the paint on a figure. Sorry to hear that happened with you
Attaching the bicep back to the shoulder is actually tougher than expected. You gotta put a lot more pressure than usual to make sure the biceps stay on.
The shoulder and bicep pieces are technically floating pieces around the pin and socket for the bicep swivels, so when attaching the bicep back on you want to push at the elbow and feel the pin go through the shoulder piece into the actual socket
I tried it and yeah when i get my replacement copy im not going to bother with the shoulder swap because it has potential to snap off if your not careful.
hey man i did this but now i cant manage to put the bicep peg back in the shoulder no matter how hard i try. Does the hot water help with putting it back in? If not what else can i do im scared of breaking it
The shoulder and bicep pieces are technically floating pieces around the pin and socket for the bicep swivels, so when attaching the bicep back on you want to push at the elbow and feel the pin go through the shoulder piece into the actual socket
@@SpoonDudethats the thing i know the pin goes in first through the floating piece and then through the socket but it just doesnt want to go in the socket
Try to do it… the arms won’t snap inot the shoulders and one of them broke… And I just opened it I wanted to do that but I couldn’t do it I might get a new one and not do this 😅
@@Ak-X_Nanobite yeah,luckily I didn't have issues with the symbiote spider-man.. It's unfortunate that these spider-man figures are abit fragile well except for the scarlet spider which had great quality control imo.
@@Username_-yf2zw so Scarlet spiderman it’s no that fragile? I mean my symbiote spiderman didn’t have any issue but I didn’t want to risk it 😅 Plus I like other spiderman figs like sentinel and revoltech
@@Ak-X_Nanobite to me scarlet spider felt like it wasn't going to break and I liked what they did with the hoddie and don't mind the smaller spider symbol. I have the Sentinel which is great and goes well with the shf across the spiderverse figures and I pre-ordered the revoltech 2.0 since I missed out on it initially.
This is a problem on all the figures, it was a weird design error Medicom made even on the prototype figure for the promos. We only know it’s an error since it’s swapped from the original #75 figure
Ngl the slight curve that is supposed to be on the back looks kinda cool in the front.
Thanks man, really helps alot! For those who need to do this, you have to be really REALLY careful when trying to pop off and pop in the joint. Try to wiggle slowly, if its too tight, dump back in the hot water. The web line wash came off is one of mafex qc issue. I did panel line with my gundam marker and it works fine.
Tq for the video it really help to my mafex classic..its done..fixed...👌
This was extremely helpful. I didn’t know my figure had the same issue. Easy fix thanks to your great tip. Thanks!
Glad this helped!
@@SpoonDude how long should it be in the water?
If I get that figure, the shoulders are staying as they are, I don’t care if they’re backwards.
Thanks for the video. Went relatively easy. Only thing is the hot water makes the black wash for the webbing come off. Gonna need to use some model kit marker to refill them in.
Weird, the hot water didn’t do that for me- and in general the hot water _shouldn’t_ affect the paint on a figure. Sorry to hear that happened with you
Attaching the bicep back to the shoulder is actually tougher than expected. You gotta put a lot more pressure than usual to make sure the biceps stay on.
The shoulder and bicep pieces are technically floating pieces around the pin and socket for the bicep swivels, so when attaching the bicep back on you want to push at the elbow and feel the pin go through the shoulder piece into the actual socket
Yup its actually really easy.
@@Saiyan1229 it depends on your copy of the figure.
I tried it and yeah when i get my replacement copy im not going to bother with the shoulder swap because it has potential to snap off if your not careful.
BE CAREFUL WHILE DOING THIS! This is mostly fit for professionals. If you do this you are more likly to break your figure!
I don't want to do something with a 90 dollar figure
Ya blew it, MAFEX!
I’m really willing to do it but too afraid to do so after reading all the “I broke mine trying to…” 😅
God I wish this video was never made I’m still grieving
Did you try it and it broke?
@@godzillamaster077 came back to it a few weeks ago and fixed it, just use a hairdryer to loosen the joints
Yeeeah can’t get my arms back on
Thank you, I'm new to mafex figures so this really helped me out a ton
did it work? im scared to do it.
@@_SWFB yea, he's looking spectacular now
water can mess with paint over time you're better off using a hair dryer
That’s really smart
wtf nice catch
shoulder holes are now lose and the arms fall out. sad day
You might not be plugging the arms all the way up
@@SpoonDude i got one back in but the other snapped. useful tutorial though it’s completely my fault that it broke
For my figure i didnt need to use got water but I would still recommend using it because its so hard to plug it back
hey man i did this but now i cant manage to put the bicep peg back in the shoulder no matter how hard i try. Does the hot water help with putting it back in? If not what else can i do im scared of breaking it
The shoulder and bicep pieces are technically floating pieces around the pin and socket for the bicep swivels, so when attaching the bicep back on you want to push at the elbow and feel the pin go through the shoulder piece into the actual socket
@@SpoonDudethats the thing i know the pin goes in first through the floating piece and then through the socket but it just doesnt want to go in the socket
I'm leaving mine as it came. In the box and unopened.
Nice.
The butterfly on mine is kinda fucked up, can you do a teardown on the whole upper torso?
I did it, it was really hard but worth it
i tried doing this and my joint broke off. Please be careful when doing this. I just got my figure and the left arm is now completely broken.
Try to do it… the arms won’t snap inot the shoulders and one of them broke…
And I just opened it
I wanted to do that but I couldn’t do it
I might get a new one and not do this 😅
Same,i ordered a replacement as well..
Ill just use the accessories of the broken one for my symbiote spider-man or the replacement 185 i ordered.
@@Username_-yf2zw just for that issue I sold my two mafex, black suit and classic
They’re too fragile, I got scared changing the head
@@Ak-X_Nanobite yeah,luckily I didn't have issues with the symbiote spider-man..
It's unfortunate that these spider-man figures are abit fragile well except for the scarlet spider which had great quality control imo.
@@Username_-yf2zw so Scarlet spiderman it’s no that fragile?
I mean my symbiote spiderman didn’t have any issue but I didn’t want to risk it 😅
Plus I like other spiderman figs like sentinel and revoltech
@@Ak-X_Nanobite to me scarlet spider felt like it wasn't going to break and I liked what they did with the hoddie and don't mind the smaller spider symbol.
I have the Sentinel which is great and goes well with the shf across the spiderverse figures and I pre-ordered the revoltech 2.0 since I missed out on it initially.
My arms literally just popped of without any water so idk what to do
its just the top part of the arm right? not the butterfly piece inside?
Yeah, just the shoulder itself
Only my spiderman mafex scarlet 186 bisep right shoulder is same bisep left
ohh men...shitttt...🤦
Hey do you think you could help me because one of the shoulders won’t snap into the arm
Try pushing from the elbow, as that's what has the peg (the bicep piece is a floating piece around it). Of course be real careful
And i broke the elbow joint, i mean i swapped the shoulder though
Thanks mate my fucking figure is broke
Did you get a new one or a replacement
Everyone says hot water, how hot? Boiling? Or just warm?
Usually boiled water is good.a hairdryer or heat gun can work too
Well actually that's not quality control, they just did it on purpose to spice it up a bit, it was like this in the promo pictures as well
Yeah quality control issue wouldn’t be the right label for it, but regardless it’s an error in my book.
This is really on purpose?
@@paulogonzales847 yeah
Is this for just urs
It isn't my's is like this
@@Unknown_Souls. oh
This is a problem on all the figures, it was a weird design error Medicom made even on the prototype figure for the promos.
We only know it’s an error since it’s swapped from the original #75 figure