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Post by The Great Saiyaman on Jan 2, 2014 23:38:30 GMT -6
Too much crazy glue can eat away at joints. Thicker stuff usually works better for me. But glad you fixed the problem either way! I need to get myself a King Cold one day...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2014 23:43:24 GMT -6
I'm just really awful when it comes to using superglue to tighten joints. I stuff it up every time lol. Also shows why I hate buying loose figures
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Post by Adrenaline on Jan 3, 2014 13:28:17 GMT -6
Super glue is harmless to plastic joints. Just make sure it's the liquid kind as the gel won't spread as well when you rotate the joint...and the drop has to be very small. The gel kind is better for gluing pieces together.
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Post by Branjita on Jan 3, 2014 15:18:10 GMT -6
I actually stick a tiny eyeglasses screwdriver into the joint before gluing sometimes but never on ankles, just some elbows and most knees.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 17:38:57 GMT -6
Super glue is harmless to plastic joints. Just make sure it's the liquid kind as the gel won't spread as well when you rotate the joint...and the drop has to be very small. The gel kind is better for gluing pieces together. See that was my mistake. I was using Plastic Cement which is more of a gel...Doh lol
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Post by Branjita on Jan 3, 2014 18:19:09 GMT -6
plastic cement is more of a goo like rubber cement, you'd have to wait like 4 to 10 hours for it to finally dry dependent on whether it is the toxic kind or nontoxic kind.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 19:17:57 GMT -6
Thanks for the tips Bran. Well at least now I know for the future
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 21:28:27 GMT -6
Dude I would ask for a refund...
What is the photo of Daiz about?
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Post by Branjita on Jan 3, 2014 21:40:20 GMT -6
Adam wants me to make the Bardock into him, but not going to happen lol. I'd use a Raditz for him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2014 23:21:08 GMT -6
I contacted the seller and he said because the King Cold figure was standing in the pics on eBay it was fine. Now that I have fixed it I'm ok with it now. Oh and the Cyborg Frieza has a loose tail too lol.
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Post by EisCelsius on Jan 3, 2014 23:41:22 GMT -6
I think my Cyborg Frieza has a loose tail as well. Not so loose that you could spin it, but definitely looser than the other articulation points.
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Post by Branjita on Jan 3, 2014 23:55:00 GMT -6
You guys need to learn to use loctite super glue, I don't own a single figure in my collection (on my shelves) with loose joints . It's super rare I fix anything before reselling it though. Then again... I usually keep the super loose stuff for customs! Sellers need to be honest when selling items though. I am on my eBay, most aren't, they just say "look at the picture, any questions ask!" like a bunch of idiots.
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Post by EisCelsius on Jan 3, 2014 23:59:16 GMT -6
Lol, if I used loctite super glue my hands would look like the Penguin from Batman Returns!
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Post by Branjita on Jan 4, 2014 0:01:24 GMT -6
Also, I don't remember if I said this already, but even fresh out of the package, I think king cold has weak ankles. My good one was never played with and had loose ankles just like the two crappy condition ones.
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Post by EisCelsius on Jan 4, 2014 0:06:58 GMT -6
It sucks that King Cold seems to pretty much comes with loose ankles. That's why I've always hated ankle articulation on action figures that are tall or top heavy.
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