Extending Neck Pegs Custom Tutorial
An easy and simple mod to fix those short, stubby necks.
This custom tutorial was contributed by antithetical
Swapping out heads on figures is one of the more basic modifications out there, but occasionally there will be a figure with an overly short neck peg and nearly every head you try sits low and looks like it's attached at the shoulders. I recently decided to swap out the Marvel Infinite Thundra head on an extra Valkyrie but found that head sat too low on the neck. I performed the following mod to extend the neck peg and fix the problem.

tools and materials you will need: Xacto knife or razor blade, small drill bit, pliers, super glue, nylon machine screw and nylon washer (these should be sized according to the figure, most male figures will need a larger screw/washer combination, female figures smaller).
This neck extension mod obviously only applies to figures with soft plastic upper torso pieces, but, as stated, could be adapted to add length to arms and legs as well. Hopefully this tutorial proves useful to fellow customizers out there. Cheers.
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Customizing can be a fun, but dangerous hobby. These tutorials are contributed by other customizers. Some of the things recommended in the tutorials may be dangerous, such as the use of boiling water or sharp objects. You shouldn't attempt anything mentioned without adult permission and supervision. Figure Realm and/or the authors of the tutorials are not liable for any injuries or damages occurring from any attempt to follow suggestions in these tutorials.

User Comments
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memphis -
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Extremely helpful tutorial where dd you get the nylon screw and washer?
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antithetical -
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
I pick them up at the local Ace Hardware, you can buy all the parts loose for a few cents each.
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LĂșcifer Custolecionador -
Friday, September 25, 2015
Very good comrade. This technique is of great help.
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MikeMarvel -
Monday, September 14, 2015
Wow great tutorial. I was trying to figure out how to do this for one of my customs and had something like this in mind but you took all the guess work out of it! Thank you so much for sharing!
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antithetical -
Monday, September 14, 2015
Thanks, Mike, glad to be able to contribute to the community. This was actually inspired by the "Repairing Broken Pegs With Screws" tutorial by Mint Condition Customs, simply adapted the concept for a different purpose and refined it a bit since doing my first extension last year. If you're having any problems obtaining nylon screws and/or washers, Ace Hardware is where I get mine and you have the added bonus of being able to buy them loose, so if you only need one of each you can save a bit of cash and not have hardware lying around you may never use.
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