Arm Pin for Kenner "Jabba the Hut" toy

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In 1983, Kenner released the "Jabba the Hutt Playset" for their popular "Star Wars" toy line. Jabba's body was hard plastic (ABS?) with a tail hat could be articulated by turning his head, That head was a soft vinyl (?)/ rubber(?) and the arms were solid vinyl. Each arm articulated on ball sockets that were attached to rigid plastic discs pressed in from the underside of the hollow head. These often get broken, esp as the figure ages and the arms seize to the ball. In case that has happened to your Jabba, here's a part to replace it. Simply print it, pop the head off, remove the broken disc/ball, apply a little glycerin or soap, or other lubricant to the ball, and press through from the back. You can then re-attach the head, and re-mount the arm. (you will need to remove the broken off ball from inside the arm socket, but that can be finessed out with a little effort and the proper tools. Notes:There will be no visible evidence of this replacement after the arm is re-mounted. Don't be shifty and cheat people by repairing a toy with this and selling it as new.The ball is slightly smaller than the stock piece. This is intentional- it makes assembly easier (esp the part about fitting the ball through the head). In the second pic, you can see the original parts (yellowish, and broken) next to a 0.2mm layer thickness print of the file in gray PETG via my Ender 3