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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

So the two triangular fins plug into the bottom of either bicep into a thin slot. You should be able to find a smooth plank-like section on either fin. On one of them it has a notch in the middle which matches with one of his biceps (you might need to use a light to check which bicep slot has the corresponding shape) and then the one without the notch goes into the other arm. You can see how they sit under his arms in my picture of the figure chained to the base.

For taking off his forearms the first thing I advise is to make sure that you're getting a hold of it up at the area right below the elbow because of how it's articulated at that spot. Right beneath the swivel-hinge peg that you want to pull out there's an angled swivel cut and you want to be holding onto that angled swivel or else you might pull that part off instead. The peg that you're pulling out is also a decent length so I lightly turned it while pulling, almost like unscrewing a light-bulb.

To get the collar piece on his neck you don't actually have to take his head off, it opens up at the front where the chain connects to it (you can see the hinge-pin on the other side). When opening it though the chain will probably slip off of the peg but you can just pick it up and slide it back on before closing the collar again. For his wrist shackles first you want to check that you're using the right forearm pieces, make sure you've got the ones without the fins on the wrist area and then pop off his hands and slide the shackles over his wrists then put his hands back on. I did notice that the padlocks on mine for the arm chains were a bit stuck in place but I think it might just be the tightness of the fit for those locks compared to the space afforded the neck one.

Thank you very much for answering all my questions! I think they should have put an explanation sheet about the fins.
I did find the notches but I might leave them off, do you think anyone would miss them? It's been a while since I saw the movie. But they look as if they hinder articulation.

Yes, the arms he comes with are the ones for the shackles.

I also was able to get the arms out carefully. I do the screwing motion as well, but once I got an older Buffy figure and the leg joint was stuck and when I tried to move it back and forward instead of loosening the joint, I tore it off as not the joint had moved, I just had screwed off the brittle plastic bit entirely. Since then I try to pull more in a straight fashion, and with a bit of hot water it always goes easier.

I hadn't realized the collar has actually a moveable joint when it opens, I thought the plastic was just bending, that is pretty epic. Still with the closing mechanism only being a small plastic bolt I would not want to do it too often!

Looking at your pics again, I remember a complaint I had forgotten. I find it awful that they did not paint the knees. Now they are white when bent. I need to paint them somehow so they don't stick out.

It's too dark now to take pictures. I just had a four days weekend but no way to get my hands on him. So he will have to wait a little longer. I also love the head with the moveable jaw! Really lots of nice detail in this one.