RoboForce Cruel Action Figure

This is a from-scratch rebuild of the RoboForce figure Cruel. It's about ⅔ the original scale. There's no pneumatic arm action, but I did include the button in the back that uses a ballpoint pen spring and the arms can bend inward using black or grey pipe cleaners. 

All other parts are single-color prints that can be assembled. Glue is needed for the eyes, shoulders, shoulder pegs, hands, weapons, and the spring for the back button. Everything else friction-fits together. 

Parts are oriented for printing and comments on each part indicate if a brim or support is needed. 

Back Button/Trigger:

Cut a ballpoint pen spring down to 12mm in length. Squeeze one end slightly so that it friction presses into the black button piece. Then use a bit of super glue in the top of the body to hold the other end of the spring. Be careful not to glue the button itself to the body!

Arms:

Each arm will be need four of the Arm Segment pieces, one Elbow, two Fists (Front and Back), and two Shoulders (Front and Back). The two parts of the shoulder and hands can use small pieces of filament in the small holes to align them when gluing together later. It's easiest to add the pipe cleaner around the internal pegs before gluing them together. Both Fists and Shoulders use a piece of filament for the pipe cleaner to wrap around. Make sure it's long enough to press into the hole on both sides of each piece.

The Arm Segments have a slight angle, allowing the arms to bend inward. Thread a black or grey pipe cleaner through two Arm Segments, one Elbow, and two more Arm Segments. Loop the top (not separated side) around the Fist interior peg. Loop the separated ends of the pipe cleaner around the peg of the Shoulder end to hold it together, with a little slack to allow the arms to bend later. Then glue the shoulder pieces and hand pieces together. If you find you have too much slack, twist the hand or shoulder 1 or 2 times to tighten it up.

Eyes and Antenna:

The eye pieces should slip into the eye sockets of the main body. If they feel loose use a small dab of glue behind them before inserting. The antenna should friction fit into the holes at the top of the head, but can also be glued if they feel loose. The holes for the antenna are the same size as the weapon handles, so you can also swap the antenna for two guns, if desired.

Weapons:

The weapons should print without supports except the very tip of the barrel. The back edge is also small enough that it might need a brim to stay attached while printing. The Weapon Peg is printed horizontally to give it more strength and prevent it from snapping off with tighter fits.

Chest Logo:

The Chest Logo.png can be printed onto either paper or a silver inkjet sticker sheet. You'll need to resize the Chest Logo to 24.4mm high by 23mm wide. I used the free Silhouette Studio software to resize and print it with exact measurements. Once printed, cut it out and glue it onto the body. Even if you use sticker paper, I've found adding gluestick to the edges helps it stick better over time. I also sprayed two layers of clear matte spray paint over the sticker to prevent smudging before applying it.

RoboForce Figures (so far):

• SOTA

• Hun-Dred

• Coptor

• Enemy

• Wrecker

• Vulgar

• Maxx 25

• Cruel

• Sentinel

• Blazer

Bases:

• Tank Base

• Rocket Base

• Magnet Base

• Spider Base