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DML Broken Ankle Repair

pzrwest

pzrwest

Brigade Commander
If you have ever broken the ankle joint on a DML figure trying to put on boots, here is my solution to repairing the ankle joint.
1 carefully split the calf and remove it from the knee joint
2 hold the 2 halves together and take a 5/32" drill bit and dill out the hole as shown in the 1st pic
3 carefully drill out the end of the ankle with the 5/32 bit and insert a 1" section of plastic sprue or styrene rod into the ankle joint with proweld or other styrene glue, or if you are very carefull cyano.
4 make a disc of styrene and drill a 5/32" hole in the center and slide it over the 1" peg you made for the ankle.
5 lay the new ankle pin as we will now call it onto one half of the calf and slide the collar down as shown in pic 1.
6 carefully lift the ankle from the calf and glue the collar to the peg being carefull not to move the collar.
7 let the glue set completely
Pic1
anklerepair01.jpg

Assembly
Now the new ankle peg is fully set(cured) lay it back into the calf half as shown in pic2.
Pic2
anklerepair02.jpg

Then re-assemble the calf with the foot attached and caefully re-glue the calf seam clamp and alow the glue to set. Here is the leg re-assembled and clamped
Pic3
anklerepair03.jpg

When the glue is set remove the clamp and now you have a figure with a fully function ankle joint again.Hope this is helpfull
 
Nice tutorial.
This is not an uncommon "happening" when you try to apply boots.
Even if you are heating thenmu before applying.
I usually drill a small hole in each part, smack some glue (epoxy) in the holes and add a small metal rod. Normally keeps it from breaking again.

Best regards,
Glimturen
 
I had thought of doing that but then I wouldn't be able to rotate the foot after the epoxy cured
 
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