Battle cat origins ankle articulation upgrade custom, ankle fix - Done (And short Review)

[@machineman6498]

Pretty impressive how well it came out using emery wheel and stones (way safer than router bits). Never thought of using the heat like that. Good lesson!

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks

[@jasonkowitz4598]

This turned out really great. I like how you took the front paws and articulated them more. Maybe just for fun you could make some red armor paw covers like on the Battlecat 200x series. Still turned out awesome, great job!!!

[@HeBroTV]

That's a great idea!

[@cropdustcaptain3059]

The customizing master knocks out another great work. Good job! I think it looks fine, maybe just some matching paint to be perfect. We shouldn't have to do this though. Such a terrible design decision by Mattel...maybe the worst ever.

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks for watching :)

[@syadkir]

Love the fix, but when comparing height wish you'd had the heads in the exact same pose. Great job, thanks for sharing the idea, that's why I love your channel - creativity, inventiveness and adult skills at play.

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you. Yes, I like it tooooooo much.

[@razrentals8897]

Nicely done. It blows my mind that they didn’t give him and Panthor ankle articulation. Such a missed opportunity.

[@HeBroTV]

Yes, Agreed.

[@TrevorToonArt]

It's funny cause it's like why add any articulation if you can't actually pose the thing differently. Did no one at Mattel even ask the question?

[@mr.e11ven7]

This is really cool the only question I have just to hide the articulation a little ...is there space or is the ball joint small enough to cut into the leg have the ball rest in the hollow area by dremeling from ankle to shin just below the the 2 yellow stripes or do same way at the ankle but use the smaller wrist joints that will be easier to hide ... but really dig the poses you can get good job Bro of He

[@HeBroTV]

Great ideas, thanks.

[@JustinRaschAnimation]

nice work man!

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks

[@destroyerofheroes]

a better and cheaper way to do it would be to use the hands or foot pegs from 1/6 scale Hot Toys or knock off 1/6 figures. You can get them in many different sizes for both male and female. You can easily match the color by soaking them in synthetic dye. The pegs themselves are cheap and the dye is cheap (use the 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby and the green dye would just be a few bucks). The smaller ball joints would easily fit up into the leg and be more hidden from view than the TMNT pegs.

[@HeBroTV]

Where were you last week? LOL ... thanks for the great advice.

[@DigitalDirigibles]

You could take a hot knife or wood burning tool to lightly carve in some hair detail on sides of the ball joints if you’re feeling bold. Might help them blend into the sculpt. That said, fantastic idea and execution.

[@HeBroTV]

Great idea

[@dukenukem9770]

Dang! What dedication! Great job...

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks

[@jrewing73]

That came out very well! Excellent job!

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you very much! I had help, someone else already did it before me, and told me what figures to use and sent me pictures of their work.

[@deflepmarc]

I like your videos, you do awesome customizing videos but not sure I would want to do this to my battle cat. I have a vintage panthor but some of the flocking is missing, would i be able to reflock this and what do you suggest I use thanks 😊

[@bikerscout7467]

Great fix and tutorial! I have the tools, but I'm really nervous about giving this a try as I'll most likely mess it up. I wish the designers at Mattel could have just included the joint in the front ankles at least in the first place. Would the tooling have been that much more expensive? I would have been ok at paying a little bit more for Battle Cat with the articulated ankles. Makes a huge difference for poseability. Otherwise its a great representation of He-man's trusty companion!

[@HeBroTV]

Yes, me tooooooooo - They should have just put it in there.

[@jeremyp7013]

Always wanted articulating battlecat

[@HeBroTV]

The great news is this summer a new Battle cat is coming out with lots of articulation.

[@andrewfowler5845]

That's so cool 💃🕺 I've fixed my wobbly heads with the glue trick you did on a previous video works a treat thankyou 😁

[@HeBroTV]

Happy to help!

[@willchew4040]

I think it looks cool and makes things more interesting.

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks, great perspective

[@soldier11m]

Came out looking good

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you

[@soulcraft_84]

Looks great! I wonder if there is a way to add some texture to the ball so it looks like fur?

[@HeBroTV]

Someone could, but I have no plans too.

[@danielrecommends]

This was definitely cool to see. I like the new version. Just a shame people have to do this because Mattel was too lazy to do it during original production.

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks, and yes agree.

[@cristian.crixus]

I´m wait for the NEW Battlecat of REVELATION, because if the 7 inches figures have 30 points of articulation that Battlecat can be awesome!!!

[@HeBroTV]

Yes, Meeeeeee tooooooooooooo. I hope it's epic!!!!

[@domls1317]

He-Bro:Let's get this helmet on right. Proceeds to set it back on the same way lol.

[@HeBroTV]

LOL

[@kimo_]

You must use a more little ball joints. They must be into the leg and hand above 1/3 each.

[@HeBroTV]

Good idea

[@brushstroke3733]

Do you have a table or booth at Powercon where you show off your customized toys?

[@HeBroTV]

No, I've never been to any comic/toy con.

[@dusk78]

That is amazing! I used green stuff to make claws on his front feet.

[@HeBroTV]

That's a great idea!

[@bctan2291]

I'll just wait for the Masterverse line... hope they'll give us a better Battle Cat...

[@HeBroTV]

I hope so tooooooo

[@edstar83]

Yeah but the origins one isn't too bad. My 80's one is a statue but I still love it.

[@teppest111]

you might want try using figma joints you buy lots of them in different colors on ebay at different sizes they take a while to show becuase there shipped from china but it will look better having smaller ball hing joints

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you, great idea.

[@teppest111]

@@HeBroTV no problem gundam wing sty7le models also sell joint s . the figma joint look for one that ask for what color you want

[@HeBroTV]

@@teppest111 Thanks

[@alexandrobennett6058]

Dónde puedo comprar unos juguetes de ésos? El hombre rubio musculoso y el tigre verde? Me puedes ayudar?

[@HeBroTV]

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[@dioramagerry2581]

😱ho mon dieu mais qu'est-ce qu'il fait il coupe les pattes 😭😭ouf il est améliorer super idée dommage pour la tortue ninja sacrifié mais a juste titre 😍 very cool

[@HeBroTV]

Merci d'avoir regardé. Je n'étais pas trop mal car la tortue était utilisée et manquait des pièces.

[@hemi5.7awdpursuit5]

Wondering if I should take my 3 out the box

[@HeBroTV]

At least one of them

[@plaityme2719]

Expensive fix😬. Although, I noticed that those are two different variant Battle Cats. The one you put articulation on has darker stripes than the other.

[@HeBroTV]

Check out the link in description, I actually got a good deal on the donor figure.

[@AndyC3.0]

Very cool .... I always wish they had made a cringer version. Although battle cat was awesome, cringer was a lot of fun too !

[@HeBroTV]

I hope they make a good Cringer (Want to use it my classics)

[@mr.e11ven7]

Maybe just an alt head that pops on and off would be cool going fwd for Mattel to make em interchangeable

[@iampoch01]

I disagree with the back legs. They definitely need those articulation.

[@HeBroTV]

I may go back and do it.

[@heisenbat]

Do Panthor next 😁 I wonder what fig can "donate" joints to Panthor him being violet and all...

[@tluderman77]

You really did a good job on that

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you, lucky for me I had help, someone else already did it before me, and told me what figures to use and sent me pictures of their work.

[@geechie-don7157]

Looks great

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks

[@ChrisFoley0803]

Actually great idea but to me it looks real awful. But I guess there´s no other way. Anyways, that version of battle cat has two major problems. The motionless paws and that silly looking, too small head.

[@HeBroTV]

I have seen others use smaller joints with success.

[@bentonrp]

Ahhh dammat! You made a better toy! Now I don't want my battlecat, I want YOU'RE Battlecat! :D

[@HeBroTV]

Who knows I may toss him on eBay in the near future. (He could be yours)

[@archangelmichael7]

Nice review sir! I have a question. Does your battle cat’s 2 legs(front right leg and back left leg)loose? Please let me know?

[@HeBroTV]

Yes it does, I've opened many battle cats now, and yes, they usually have one loose leg and one tight one, but it's not always the same leg. The new 2 pack the legs all felt about the same.

[@pablotoysCR]

Can you explain more about the glue? You put glue in both parts?

[@HeBroTV]

Just put a bunch in the leg hole only, the foot is not glued. (I made sure it was inline with the joint above before the glue dried.)

[@jinmoya3483]

Now he can high five He-man

[@juniorislas714]

R.I.P. MIKE 😔 HOWEVER GOOD UPGRADE MY FRIEND.

[@marcobert6276]

If you put on boiled water, you can then cut it better

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you for the tip.

[@falcondonnorjhonn1098]

Para que su articulacion funcione amigo... Tenia que usar la misma que la de la rodilla... No utilizar una union de bola... He ahi el error!!!

[@HeBroTV]

Gracias por la idea.

[@firefly44220]

Video starts @3:30

[@HeBroTV]

Yep first part just opening.

[@heinzaut]

cool, but you should have used smaller joints imo.

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks

[@wowieinciong7197]

Awesome man👍

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks

[@NestheGeek]

Great job!

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks!

[@Bearded_Toy_Guy]

Really really cool!

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you, my friend did all the leg work of figuring out what figure to use for the parts. (Joker from the North)

[@Bearded_Toy_Guy]

@@HeBroTV yeah, I watched the live video you did of it

[@toddyzilla6066]

Really nice

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@joelhautfenne2052]

I imagine you could do the same with panthor and Marvel Legends copperhead🤔

[@HeBroTV]

The funny thing is I'm not planning to do it for Panthor, just Battle cat will get the treatment.

[@joelhautfenne2052]

@@HeBroTV Mite try it with my panthor,i got a couple of copperhead I dont use.Great vidéo by the way

[@HeBroTV]

@@joelhautfenne2052 Find me on Facebook, and send me the pictures when it's done. (To find me go to He-Bro.com)

[@masterfarr8265]

Great job bro

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you so much 😀

[@TheEpisodesShow]

wish they did this to begin with

[@HeBroTV]

Yes, same here

[@gavinhelgeson2880]

You would be a great dentist

[@HeBroTV]

LOL

[@adamvittoz5115]

So the girl pointing at the figure was just Clickbait LOL

[@HeBroTV]

Yep, she came with the thumbnail maker program

[@Morthos033]

thx so nice !!!

[@HeBroTV]

Thanks

[@maxbra7307]

Great great great

[@HeBroTV]

Thank you

[@Emolga6274]

Whose the girl in the thumbnail

[@HeBroTV]

Came with my new thumbnail designer program. (Same with the Cat in the other thumbnail)

[@Emolga6274]

@@HeBroTV oh ok she’s pretty

[@pipocalavera]

It is Fantastic, but to ruin a TmNT toy just for this it's too much for me. I'd like we could find these kind of pieces separately

[@HeBroTV]

Yeah I agree

[@greenman5229]

that is how it should have been

[@Tu_no41]

Stop moving your camera.

[@HeBroTV]

LOL, yep hard to film and build at the same time. (My camera girl doesn't always help)

[@byrddmann0113]

That looks horrible, swollen cankles much ? 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@badwolfcustomairbrushingde1432]

Can’t wait to see your perfection bub.

[@byrddmann0113]

@@badwolfcustomairbrushingde1432 it's because of the joints used. I can do better, bub.

[@HeBroTV]

Please do make one, there are some issue that I'm not happy about, find me on facebook, and send pictures. (To find me go to He-Bro.com)

[@firefly44220]

Blasphemy

[@HeBroTV]

LOL