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cantina_patron
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 |  Subject: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case?  Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:34 am | |
| I have a loose graded figure, which is dusty & marked. So, I want to remove it in order to clean it up (Why the person who sent it to AFA didn't clean it up I don't know  ). Anyway, I was planning to use a wood chissel placed on the bottom corner of the case parallel to the base (there is a slight recess there) & carefully hit it with a hammer in order to separate the base & release the figure. Obviously I don't care about any damage to the case, but I don't want to risk damaging the figure. Do you think this method would work, or do any of you have other methods that are proven to work? |
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Stargeezer
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:05 am | |
| when the chissel is in the ridge, just turn the chissel to break a part off the bottom off and then remove the rest from the bottom with pliers. This is the method i use. |
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cantina_patron
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:09 am | |
| Thank you for the quick respose. I'll give that a try!  |
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cantina_patron
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:31 am | |
| Worked a treat. Thanks mate! [img]  [/img] [img]  [/img] [img]  [/img]
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DarthBerizing
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:35 am | |
| It looks like he's seeing his blaster still in there and saying "Uh Oh....."  |
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cantina_patron
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tundra9
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:29 pm | |
| God I love seeing graded loose figs being freed from their acrylic tomb! |
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cantina_patron
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:45 pm | |
| It's actually quite satisfying! |
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Dr Dengar
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:51 pm | |
|  (Kenner or Ledy blaster?) |
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cantina_patron
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:02 pm | |
| - Dr Dengar wrote:
(Kenner or Ledy blaster?) Kenner! |
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Yzerman
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:44 pm | |
| -You are free of the carbonite. |
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psybertech
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:54 pm | |
| I was just pointed to this thread by cantina_patron (thanks!!!) for two major questions I had. 1) Is it frowned upon to do so? 2) How to do it? Both were answered!!! NICE! I take it by the replies that not only is it not frowned upon, it's somewhat liked!  And to open, awesome. I was expecting goggles, a dremmel and a few shots of tequilla or something. Nice to see its fairly simple and straight forward. Thanks!!!!!!! If/when I pull the trigger, I will post the pics up. |
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ourchickenshack
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:00 pm | |
| there are lots of great answers here for you Psyber but if they don't work you can always try ...  |
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psybertech
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| | Subject: Re: The best way to open a loose figure AFA case? Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:32 pm | |
| I moved my post to the looking-for-collectors-who-opened-afa-graded-loose-figures thread.
I was in the wrong tab when I hit reply. Sorry about that. |
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