New Guide – How to Fix DC Collectibles Arkham City Killer Croc’s Shoulder

How to Repair DC Collectibles Deluxe Arkham City Killer Croc's Broken ShoulderIf you’re one of the many people out there who had their DC Collectibles Arkham City Killer Croc’s arm break off at the shoulder, then great news! I have a new tutorial up on my site that teaches you how to fix it. It’s the best method I found that has worked perfectly for my own Croc. Just click here to read the full tutorial. I hope it helps.

Guide to Repairing Arkham City Killer Croc Broken Shoulder

If there’s one thing DC Collectibles (formerly DC Direct) is known for, it’s making figures with great sculpts and paint jobs. Something they’re not usually known for is making incredibly stable action figures. Such is the case with the Deluxe Arkham City Killer Croc figure. Almost immediately after it was released, people started reporting Croc’s arm (usually the left one, for some reason) just falling off on its own. No provocation, no dropping, just standing perfectly still on the shelf, and the weight of the arm itself somehow shearing the shoulder peg in two. Clearly, the joint pegs and discs used in this figure wasn’t very strong, but still in my case it did actually take the Croc figure falling from a great height to break his shoulder. Again in my case, it was the right shoulder. So of course I then wanted to go about not only fixing the figure, but creating a tutorial on how anyone could fix their own Croc’s arm, without having to worry about spending money replacing it.

For this tutorial, you’ll need the following: 14 Gauge Galvanized Steel bendable Wire (Found at the Walmart hardware sextion, or any hardware store), pliers, Krazy Glue (or any kind of super adhesive you prefer), and your Dremel (with drill bits).

Let’s begin!

How to Repair DC Collectibles Deluxe Arkham City Killer Croc's Broken Shoulder
How to Repair DC Collectibles Deluxe Arkham City Killer Croc's Broken Shoulder
How to Repair DC Collectibles Deluxe Arkham City Killer Croc's Broken Shoulder
How to Repair DC Collectibles Deluxe Arkham City Killer Croc's Broken Shoulder
How to Repair DC Collectibles Deluxe Arkham City Killer Croc's Broken Shoulder

 

That’s the end of this guide. Thanks for looking, and I hope this help everyone out there with a broken Killer Croc!

Review – Killer Croc – Arkham City, DC Collectibles (DC Direct)

DC Direct Colllectibles Batman Arkham Asylum City Deluxe Action Figure Killer Croc 9.5"

There’s no denying that DC Direct has been on a role lately with their Arkham city toy line. They really upped the ante back in 2010 with their Arkham Asylum toy line, making two waves worth of characters that were really the first DC Direct figures I was ever truly interested in. But the fact that the game was amazing I’m sure helped sway me into buying them.

Now, in their second wave of Arkham City figures, we’ve seen more detailed sculpts, new articulation (for DC Direct anyway), and a name change for the company (switching from DC Direct to DC Collectibles). And now we have the inclusion of the Deluxe line of Arkham City figures, specifically meant for the larger characters. The first character in this new sub-line of figures is Killer Croc. Fans have been wanting a figure of him ever since Arkham Asylum, since that’s the game he was predominantly featured in. But now that we have him, we’re going to take a closer look.

So is DC Collectibles’ first foray into the Deluxe Arkham Figure a hit or a miss? Read on to find out.

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News – DC Direct Schedule and Price Update for February 2012

DC Direct has updated their website with new images and info. We get new pics of upcoming Batman: Arkham City figures, New 52 Justice League figures and some previously seen Dark Knight Rises busts and statues.

Action Figures
• BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY: DELUXE: KILLER CROC Action Figure
• BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY: DELUXE: MISTER FREEZE Action Figure
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: AQUAMAN Action Figure
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: GREEN LANTERN Action Figure

Statues and Busts
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: BANE 1:6 SCALE ICON STATUES
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: BATMAN 1:6 SCALE ICON STATUES
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: CATWOMAN 1:6 SCALE ICON STATUES
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: BANE BUST
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: BATMAN BUST
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: CATWOMAN BUST
• AME-COMI: BLACK FLASH PVC FIGURE

Check out some of the pics and lots more info after the jump!

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News – DC Direct Arkham City Solomon Grundy on the Way?

While scouring the internet today, I stumbled across some very interesting news regarding DC Direct’s Arkham City toy line. It seems there are plans to release an Arkham City Solomon Grundy figure.

This hasn’t been officially announced anywhere, but I stumbled across it while watching a video someone recorded back at the New York Comic-Con last October while at the DC Direct Booth.

More after the jump!

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