Hand graph…

I have a few of these old mam that were my  sons , in  my loft , you can’t use them to display your vam uniforms because of his huge bear claw hands , so  thought I’d have a go at draughting on some vam hands …I think they look ok and will be trying a spare uniform on him forthwith….I think he looks German..?

well worth the effort Dean..I totally agree about MaM's hands.. I tried this myself  and think it looks OK?



although I have tended to try and keep the black gloved figures as is.. more military..?





Keep up the good work

Thanks gunner…..I think I got the idea from one of your posts…

That last pic of yours Gunner is cracking .

He looks good as a German…

He does indeed !

Yep, those HUGE MAM hands are a nuisance, and the fact that they are not removable precludes him wearing so many great uniform jackets etc.
I have in the past opened the sleeve seams and re-sewn them to get a particular outfit on, but then of course it tends to become permanent.
I may have a go at transplanting hands myself if I can source some smaller ones.

R.G how hard were the MAM hands to replace ? Was it a case of heat and pull ? Or is it a totally different fitting , and you had to cut and drill ? I am wondering Barry , if the hands are not so hard to take on and off , you could consider removing the MAM hands dressing , and replacing after .

Rustygun wrote:

He looks good as a German…

He's certainly got that square-jawed, blue-eyed Teutonic look happening, and that uniform and helmet really set it off!

Chip, I think the connections at the wrist of a MAM are a bit more complicated than those other figures that simply pop off. I'm reluctant to pull any harder in case I break the articulation.

Chip wrote:

R.G how hard were the MAM hands to replace ? Was it a case of heat and pull ? Or is it a totally different fitting , and you had to cut and drill ? I am wondering Barry , if the hands are not so hard to take on and off , you could consider removing the MAM hands dressing , and replacing after .

They were very easy to replace …..took about 10 minutes to do both hands …
I cut both the hands off level with the wrist , then drilled out the remainder of the peg….
Pulled out the broken bits of peg with pliers, then found a drill bit the same size as the action man peg , drilled it into the plastic , popped the peg in …easy…

Chip…. Also found your avatar amongst my sons stuff..
Put some new batteries in him, he works fine ..

Nice work Dean!

Thanks for clearing the hands swap method up . Seems like replacement is the only way then ?

I purposely obtained the Chip Hazard figure for my Avatar . He looks as good as ever in your pic .