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Originally Posted by Ninjinister

The only person I knew ever was in The Office is Steve Carrell, and I didn't know they made new Jack Ryans, I haven't heard any new ones since Chris Pine was there. Regardless, nothing about him screamed that character so I was just trying to figure out why he was who so many people wanted. He wasn't bad, but he didn't stand out either.

I really wish we’d get to see Frasier beast again. Something about Frasier screams Beast, especially in the SPOILER ALERT - Illuminati

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Originally Posted by snake5289

Do you know the size of the hole on the head you plan on using? Generally I cut the entire piece off the neck and replace it with something that fits the head better.

Hope that makes sense. It's weird how hard it is to explain things only through text. At least for me anyway.

Thank you. I’m not sure yet but it’s the eBay sentinel head from jnr studios

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Originally Posted by DerekSmith2003

Depends what tools you have to work with.

My preferred method if I can swing it, is to use a drill bit slightly smaller than the neck ball and drill a cavity slightly shallower than the estimated depth needed to fit (if the head does not already have a hole for the neck joint). If there is already a hole and it's smaller than needed, then I use a drill bit of appropriate size to widen the hole.

If the plastic has enough give/soft enough to work it down onto the ball joint, then I do so to get an idea of whether I've dug down enough. If it's too shallow, then drill out a little more at a time and refit as you go. You can always cut away more but once you go too much, then the pooch is screwed.

Once you feel you have enough depth, then you work outward. I use one of the dremel cutting bits with a round head for this part. You'll need to take care to keep the bit down far enough that you're cutting out where the ball will fit into once the head is on and that you don't cut so shallow that you widen the main hole at the base of the head. This will also take some care so that you don't cut out too far, making the recess larger than the neck ball. You're working depth and width here so it's more tedious than just drilling the main part.

If the plastic is soft enough and neck is sturdy enough, sometimes I just skip the second part entirely, just fit on the head and call it a day. If you don't have a dremel/rotary tool, another option is a had drill. It works fine for drilling the initial hole but not so much for the cutting tool outward.

If you really want to go crazy with it, you could take a legends neck and fit it that way so it could look up to simulate flying.

I'm sure there are a lot of methods people use. Different folks for different strokes. I'm always down for simpler ways of doing things if anyone has pointers.

Thanks for the tip! I also use a drill for customizing so I’ll pick up that drill bit for my index, or just bite the bullet and get a dremel . I’m also all for doing things as simple as possible.