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Pony Talk => Pony Corral => Topic started by: tuneful87 on February 19, 2024, 07:42:04 PM

Title: Straightening Crooked Legs
Post by: tuneful87 on February 19, 2024, 07:42:04 PM

I’m considering buying a G1 pony with a crooked leg. Is that usually fixable with boiling water and then “setting” the leg right? Or will it eventually go back to the way it was?

Title: Re: Straightening Crooked Legs
Post by: BlackCurtains on February 19, 2024, 10:27:55 PM

Hey Tuney :)

Yep, you can fix it. Make sure you boil it long enough to get very pliable. I've done this a few times and it's always stayed after being fixed.

Title: Re: Straightening Crooked Legs
Post by: Shaiyeh on February 20, 2024, 01:46:53 AM

Hi! Haven't seen you in forever, good to see you! Plastic likes to go back to its original shape, so like BC says, it's totally fixable! :frolic:
One thing that can happen when boiling ponies, just so you're prepared, is you can get a vacuum effect inside of the pony, and it'll get sort of flat. that's fixed by just popping the head off. :)

Title: Re: Straightening Crooked Legs
Post by: tuneful87 on February 20, 2024, 06:11:16 AM

Thank you both! It’s for a Crumpet pose pony which
 have that notorious crooked back leg.

It’s been so long since I collected or worked on ponies…everything is coming back slowly 😅