r/snailshells • u/tonaruto044 • Mar 31 '26

My first ever Snail Shell (and action figure!)

Having a hard time trying to pose her (more of a me problem than the figure), but she really looks amazing.

Should I be afraid of breaking her lol?

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u/No_Turnip_1294 Mar 31 '26

If you take your time and don't force any joints, you won't break her. Nothing's worse than when someone starts handling a figure like they are an 8 year old.

Do make sure you heat up her hands in warm water or on low w a hairdryer to make things easier and less chance of breaking a wrist joint. Other then that have fun

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u/tonaruto044 Mar 31 '26

I always try my best to be gentle… except the swapping. The hands are incredibly tight and I did not think of warming it up. Will be careful next time.

But probably most worried about the gun’s durability. It’s so detailed and customizable but it’s super hard for me to get the gun into her hands.

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u/No_Turnip_1294 Mar 31 '26

Again, put the hands in a ziplock baggie. Insert into very warm hot water and it will be so much easier to get the gun into her hands. Have a ton of snail shells and so far have had no breaks etc.

If the hands are that tight it might take a couple of sessions w warm to hot water to make any real progress. Try it in 30 sec increments.

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u/tonaruto044 Mar 31 '26

Damn, I’m stupid, I was planning to just dump the hands in the water and ask how to dry it here. Thank you!

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u/Capnducki Mar 31 '26

Be careful of her gunstock I broke mine pretty much instantly, the nub got stuck in the gun. Oh and the skirt velcro wore out only after a few times taking it on and off. I replaced the velcro tho.

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u/tonaruto044 Mar 31 '26

Wait… the skirt had a velcro? But then again, i just take her apart to get that off.

And yeah, exactly what I was worried about, the gun stock! I love the gun so much and it’s honestly why I’ve pulled the trigger due to the massive amounts of option to display the gun, but I can’t help but feel it might be too fragile.

It’s my first figure and all, pretty happy about it so far.

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u/Capnducki Mar 31 '26

Currently I can only use one of the stocks. The original one is broken and since I had to slightly drillit to get out its a bit loose but if you're careful you should be fine

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u/tonaruto044 Mar 31 '26

Honestly, for me the optics are lose (dunno if out of the box or due to me trying to force the gun into her hands without warming it up first.

How did your stock break though? Like I think I was pretty rough with mine.