Vintage tnt Barbie

[brisby]

I’m wondering if anyone knows how to replace the leg on a 1967 tnt Barbie. I’ve noticed they have a plastic attachment that was occasionally broken at the hip. It does not hold the leg on tight any longer. Any ideas?

[thystlemoon]

If you still have the knob (they often break off inside the hip), you can carefully heat the joint and remove it, then glue it back. I've used a glue for plastics that comes with two parts, from Loctite. You'd need to heat the hip (soaking in hot water) before snapping it back on. There's a least one video on youtube with instructions.

There used to be a place that sold a thing with replacement knobs for legs/arms and necks, I think it was called RestoreDoll, or something.