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While not exactly a custom fig, this is /toy/ related at least. I found a boxed Daimos at the local comic shop and the guy only wanted 200 for it. A daimos with a nice box goes for 6 or 7 hundred so I figured I'd try to restore this one. I started by breaking down the box by super carefully splitting the corner flaps, not cutting them at the corner but splitting the attachment flaps from the inside. Then took a blowdryer and heated up the tape (oh man it was covered in tape) till it was tacky and slid a rounded exacto blade under them, then took rubbing alcohol and gently buffed off the remaining adhesive. Whole box got ironed from the underside first with high steam, then again at a higher heat no syeam. Big tears I re-aligned and painted clear elmers glue between the pieces and then pressed to dry, about 150 pounds to really get them smoothed out. Im currently painting only the exposed cardboard with high-gloss acrylic, but I'm still a long way off. Idk if anyone does this for vintage toys but I've only seen one other guy do a jumbo machinder box before.
