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I was minding my own business, liking Star Trek, buying a small and not unreasonable amount of Star Trek merchandise. Then, one day I woke up to find I had descended to a depth of geekitude I had never before suspected in myself.
I had found the desire to modify action figures.
What the hell? How did this happen to me?
Oh wait, I wanted a mini bridge crew for my Christmas tree and saw this unfortunate news: "Chekov in Enterprise Uniform (available only online with this assortment)." Right, if I wanted Chekov in uniform, I needed to wait until January and then buy a giant expensive package of figures. What? No. Just no. *
Then I came upon a way of making my bridge crew dreams come true through a method so stupidly simple, even I couldn't mess it up.
I give you... The Head Swap! (Instructional pictures under each cut tag)
( First, you need a Cadet Chekov figure and a Sulu figure and a hair dryer. )
( Next, you put the hair dryer on high and blow hot air from pretty close on the neck of the figure from all sides. )
( Then you quick pull off his head. Pop! Off it comes! Pretty easy too. )
( Then you switch the heads. Voila! Now you have a Chekov in a gold uniform and a Cadet Sulu action figure too! )
alder knight, want a Cadet Sulu action figure?
*Yeah, or buy him at the vastly inflated rate of $20 after shipping from a shady figure broker. I know. But hell no. This was cheaper, faster and more fun, and I got two figures out of it.
I had found the desire to modify action figures.
What the hell? How did this happen to me?
Oh wait, I wanted a mini bridge crew for my Christmas tree and saw this unfortunate news: "Chekov in Enterprise Uniform (available only online with this assortment)." Right, if I wanted Chekov in uniform, I needed to wait until January and then buy a giant expensive package of figures. What? No. Just no. *
Then I came upon a way of making my bridge crew dreams come true through a method so stupidly simple, even I couldn't mess it up.
I give you... The Head Swap! (Instructional pictures under each cut tag)
( First, you need a Cadet Chekov figure and a Sulu figure and a hair dryer. )
( Next, you put the hair dryer on high and blow hot air from pretty close on the neck of the figure from all sides. )
( Then you quick pull off his head. Pop! Off it comes! Pretty easy too. )
( Then you switch the heads. Voila! Now you have a Chekov in a gold uniform and a Cadet Sulu action figure too! )
alder knight, want a Cadet Sulu action figure?
*Yeah, or buy him at the vastly inflated rate of $20 after shipping from a shady figure broker. I know. But hell no. This was cheaper, faster and more fun, and I got two figures out of it.