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!

Three New Guides and Tutorials Posted

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I have three new guides posted in the Guides and Tutorials section.

The first one is How to Fix a Stuck Waist Joint. I go over the best ways to get your action figure’s waist joint moving again. I just got the new Marvel Legends 2012 Piledriver figure and his waist couldn’t move! So I decided to fix it and make a tutorial on it.

The second is How to Conform Styrene and Plastic Sheets to Shapes and Action Figures. Here, I teach you how to take a piece of polystyrene and get it to perfectly conform around a part of your figure.

And my last new tutorial is How to Make Custom Decals and Insignias. It’s kind of a tough one if you’re unfamiliar with Photoshop, or if you don’t have it at all, but it’s essential if you’re making any character that has a patch, or logo, or insignia on his suit, because not even the steadiest of hands can match what a computer can do.

Alright, that’s all for now. I just wanted to update everybody on the new guides, and I hope they help you in your customizing endeavors!