Repairing Lego minifigure torso cracks/damage

Question

I have a ton of Lego minifigures that I really put through their paces throughout my childhood (fighting pirates, exploring space... basic stuff really). A number of them are damaged on the torso. Starting at the base on the left and right sides of the torso there are cracks that extend upwards toward the minifigure's "armpit". The cracks cause the legs to be loosely attached to the torso (and hence fall out sometimes).

Is there a way to repair damage (probably not) or hide it and prevent further cracks from creeping up the torso?

Answer 1

one thing that worked for me is to use a very small needle-nose plier or a tweezer to hold the torso from inside while pushing the crack apart (very carefully). now you can use a toothpick or a needle get a bit of superglue in the crack to fix it.

note that this just works for bigger cracks like the ones going up to the armpits.

Answer 2

There is at least one possible way to hide the damage to a cracked torso and brace it at the same time. Wrapping the outside of a cracked minifig torso with a decal and/or a piece of transparent tape can increase the snugness of the pelvis/torso fit as well as reduce the rate of future cracking.

There is a downside. If you do this without taking due care, your minifigs will look shoddy. Sometimes it's better to use a cracked stock minifig in the background of a model rather than having a poorly repaired minifig stick out like a sore thumb in the middle of an otherwise stellar project.