Disassembling Current GI Joe Figures

[gburch]

I've picked up a few of the current wave of GI Joe figures to use as parts for custom figures. Question: How do you open the torso? On the older GI Joes, there was a little phillips head screw in the top of the back that held the two halves of the torso together. I see a hexagonal hole in the back of the current figures, but there doesn't seem to be any kind of fastener in there. Any clues?

[normandy]

I'd use a hammer, just give it a good.......
No just kidding. Do you have any allen keys?
ah but you say there doesn't seem to be any fastener. see if one of the allen keys fits its worth a try. I don't have any of these newer joes so it a shot in the dark.

[gburch]

I'd use a hammer, just give it a good.......
No just kidding. Do you have any allen keys?
ah but you say there doesn't seem to be any fastener. see if one of the allen keys fits its worth a try. I don't have any of these newer joes so it a shot in the dark.

It's definitely not a hex-nut. It's just a hexagonal hole. I can't see anything inside at all -- just empty space. But that's clearly where the two halves of the upper torso join ...

... frustrating.

[normandy]

Is it possible that the two half's of the torso snap together?

[popeye357]

Use a screwdriver and carefully pry the pieces apart, I did this without breaking anything on the outside of the fig. You will have to glue the halves back together when you're done.

[nooker21]

here's the breakdown:

http://www.yojoe.com/images/bfcon.jpg

[gburch]

here's the breakdown:

http://www.yojoe.com/images/bfcon.jpg

Wow -- well, that explains why everything I've tried isn't working. Going to start hammering now ...

Thanks!

..... WORKED LIKE A CHARM. Great -- thanks again!

[Rogue 01]

they changed the damn black rubber at last