{"id":812,"date":"2019-06-02T16:44:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T15:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/?p=812"},"modified":"2021-07-09T01:24:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T00:24:28","slug":"how-to-fix-floppy-monster-high-legs-that-use-a-peg-not-elastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/how-to-fix-floppy-monster-high-legs-that-use-a-peg-not-elastic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix floppy Monster High legs that use a peg not elastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Temporary method:<\/strong> Wrap durable elastics (the type taken off stock dolls and their packaging) around the leg at the foot then gently roll them up the leg then use a tooth pick or tweezers to get them over into the hip socket. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-813\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo3_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1250\" height=\"1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo3_1280.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo3_1280-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo3_1280-137x150.jpg 137w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo3_1280-768x839.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo3_1280-55x60.jpg 55w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo3_1280-624x682.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Permanent method:<\/strong> <b>Teflon tape<\/b> is one of the more important tools in a doll collectors arsenal, it\u2019s a tape that won\u2019t melt plastic or degrade and that can be pulled into a very fine string to fit around floppy joints, around necks that need re-inforcing and for holding glued things tightly together while they dry (snapped barbie necks for example). It costs about a $1 at any hardware store or off ebay. It\u2019s the playline version of sueding a BJD and the knowledge was passed down from japanese obitsu\/volks articulated doll collectors and action figure kitbashers.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-814\" src=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo5_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo5_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo5_1280-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo5_1280-150x130.jpg 150w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo5_1280-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo5_1280-69x60.jpg 69w, https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/tumblr_pmqdqfuNvw1uslnwzo5_1280-624x542.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temporary method: Wrap durable elastics (the type taken off stock dolls and their packaging) around the leg at the foot then gently roll them up &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[92,54,93,28],"class_list":["post-812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tuts","tag-floppy","tag-hack","tag-joints","tag-monster-high"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1090,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions\/1090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suppi.net\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}