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Post by S on Jul 21, 2016 7:48:23 GMT -5
Hi guys. Not really much of a collector, only the occasional stand out one these days.
Brought an E41 Balor today and the right arm just spins round like crazy. The joint between the shoulder and the upper torso was stiff on purchase, but after one full spin, its just spinning freely.
I've seen a few ways to fix this, but they seem to involve opening the figure up. I have never done this, and dont want to. Removing the arms using hot water from the shoulder is one thing, but i dont want to risk breakng the figure.
Is there any way to fix this without cracking open the upper torso?
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Post by Matt Tell on Jul 21, 2016 7:54:50 GMT -5
Not that I know of. My friend froze a figure from a dare and it apparently fixed the joints on it. I wouldn't recommend it though.
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Post by S on Jul 21, 2016 8:49:05 GMT -5
Not that I know of. My friend froze a figure from a dare and it apparently fixed the joints on it. I wouldn't recommend it though. Hmm... I'm wondering if i could inject superglue with a thin nozzle into the cavity between the shoulder and torso, and move the arm constantly as it dries? |
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Post by PJ on Jul 21, 2016 9:14:17 GMT -5
Without cracking the torso the only way to make the shoulder tighter is...wrap a rubber band (the clear ones they use to hold in Elites works) around the shoulder and push it into the shoulder housing. Or wedge some cotton into the shoulder housing. Either way will tighten the shoulder.
Freezer works for breaking free stuck joints not tightening them. I wouldn't use super glue on the shoulder because it has multiple points of articulation in the shoulder design and you can't see what the glue is getting on and then you might have glue something unknowingly.
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Post by S on Jul 21, 2016 9:24:36 GMT -5
Without cracking the torso the only way to make the shoulder tighter is...wrap a rubber band (the clear ones they use to hold in Elites works) around the shoulder and push it into the shoulder housing. Or wedge some cotton into the shoulder housing. Either way will tighten the shoulder. Freezer works for breaking free stuck joints not tightening them. I wouldn't use super glue on the shoulder because it has multiple points of articulation in the shoulder design and you can't see what the glue is getting on and then you might have glue something unknowingly. Brilliant, thanks. I will try the cotton wool. Let u know how well it works |
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Post by l on Jul 21, 2016 10:09:26 GMT -5
Not that I know of. My friend froze a figure from a dare and it apparently fixed the joints on it. I wouldn't recommend it though. Hmm... I'm wondering if i could inject superglue with a thin nozzle into the cavity between the shoulder and torso, and move the arm constantly as it dries? I would NOT do this. There is really only 4 points of contact within the figure on the arm. Two are the pieces inside the torso that hold the arm in place. The other two are the actual pieces of the inside of the shoulder that wrap around the part of the shoulder that is entering the inside of the torso. tl;dr don't do it. Go to the hardware store and get some hardening putty that you can push onside the body |
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