Bill Nevins Marx Indian Figure Conversions, bill is back again with a series of Marx 54mm Indians conversions. How many times did you wish that Marx did more poses. Marx added three poses, but they were done in 45mm! So to add more poses you would either have use another company or conversions. Bill took the second way and we will let him tell how he did it.
Bill Nevins Marx Indian Figure Conversions Bill’s Words
I was cleaning out some stuff, when I found these Marx Fort Apache Indian recasts from a Toy Street set, I think. Anyway, as I was looking at them it dawned on me that I had never seen anyone do conversions of these figures.
So, I sat down at my workbench and cut off most of the heads and arms. As I was cutting, dozens of different ideas and combinations were going through my head. There are so many possibilities. Especially, if you add in MPC and the 6 inch scaled down poses. Or Airfix.
Why didn’t I think of this sooner??
Whatever plastic these recasts are made from will not accept any form of glue
at all. The plastic is slick and nothing will stick to it. I drilled out deep holes in the bodies, heads and arms and used toothpicks to pin everything together.
These six are just the start of things. One of the thoughts that crossed my mind was to go back and use color matched original Marx Indians that had damage.
I did that to a bunch of 60 mm Indians and they look like new Marx poses.
Bill Nevins Marx Indian Figure Conversions Final Thoughts
Once again Bill has given us some interesting figures to look at. These figure conversions are an very interesting. What do you think of these figures?
Nice, like the Indian on the horse the best ,I have two six inch Indians to go on horses, one a chief and one an army scout conversions I’am working on ! Will post photos one day !
Sweet; been thinking about that myself. Just have to get to it. Great inspiration as always Bill. I’ve been using Bob Smith Maxi-Cure glue on my conversions and so far it’s held just about every plastic with little or no need for pinning (I do it anyway to be sure); I’ll have to try it on these guys and see if it holds. When I can get to it.
From now on all classic re-issues should be cast in the same plastic that TSSD figures are in so we can go conversion crazy!
Bill u always told me the best glue and had work x me great even in the Hilco and Miller wax figures.
If u can not glue it u realy found an odd plastic.
Regardless I like the simple head change.
Will be great do it w reissue of skinny marx indians in torso parts.I had done some long ago.
I’m doubtful that any type of glue will stick to this. Remember, these are Toy Street recasts. They are oily and very slick. I’m sure it’s cheap regrind junk.
I’m thinking that real Marx figures would be fine with whatever glue of your choice may be.
I use Loctite Pro Super Glue and I find it to be the best.
Everyone has their favorites and I don’t think that any one glue works for everything.
I see the Mich TS is selling a product that you brush on and it allows super glue to stick to soft plastic.
Has anyone tried it yet? It’s 12 bucks for a small bottle, so it’s not cheap.
I’ll wait until I see some examples.
Bill.
No I keep using the Loctite Super Glue(Methyl cyanoacrylate ) as you suggest me, gel or liquid that are very fast and good,but never touch these recast figures and hope not cut then ever…
I try Krazy glue(Ethyl cyanoacrylate ) but after finding out that when item glue w it es expose below 40 D got separated and is because coming with carbon in the components, I stop using it as most my figures are storage in way below these temp during winter. So thanks to your advise with Loctite they do not come apart.
Now if you want to close a deep a wound quick, Krazy glue is great and used x that in different variants since Viet nam war .Plus does fall more easy off from skin and less irritate than Loctite .
But same time is addictive gas and use as drug too. So no wonder the name given..
I’m happy with Loctite.
Bill,
The brush on stuff doesn’t work on all plastic types and still requires the part to be pinned, especially if both parts aren’t perfectly flat surfaces. Loctite produced it for a short time, I tried it without too much success.
Apparently the same stuff can be bought much more cheaply at a Plumbers Merchant as it is used by that industry, so this might be worth experimenting with I’m told it’s called a ‘Plastic Activator’.
I agree with Erwin about using Krazy Glue on cuts. Great stuff. Has anyone tried the glue on TV that hardens with the light? I’ve been suckered so many times by TV junk that I’m skeptical, but this one intrigues me. Especially if I can avoid sticking my fingers together with Loctite or Krazy Glue. 🙂
“Lazer Bond” is the name of it.
Personly.I do not buy much as seen in TV.
Problem is are non patent invention that depend in many buyers to get patent only.So they rush to sale and then desapair shelves after they get patent rights and sale off it to a manufacturer.
The products are not right tested….
Some are things base in already done w different name or design only.
I had bad experiences w few I got in many years.
The advertise is visualizing and manipulate .