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Post by DUKE 77 on May 25, 2012 12:56:55 GMT -5
My SRC Great Mazinger has a problem with his hip joint...it's becoming loose! Any idea how to fix it? Thanx.
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Post by TheMazingerZ on May 25, 2012 13:50:14 GMT -5
It has a small screw in the back, you may try to tighten it with a jeweler's Phillips screwdriver. Other than that, there is basically nothing else that can be done (mechanically). I will not even bring up injecting it with crazy glue because of the huge mess it would make. Unfortunately, unlike the SOCs, the SRCs are not very easily disassembled for maintenance. }D
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Post by B- on May 25, 2012 16:09:35 GMT -5
My Mazinger has a loose leg issue to from keeping him in the same dynamic pose.SRCs unlike SRCs are not that expensive to get another thank God,if the issue cant be fixed on your GM.
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Post by t040484 on May 25, 2012 17:23:59 GMT -5
Get a new one will fix your problems instantly, but other than that I'm afraid there is nothing you can do.
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Post by TheMazingerZ on May 25, 2012 20:25:44 GMT -5
I guess it varies. I think I'm one of the few that is costantly messing around with my SRC Mazinger and Great Mazinger, but mine still have pretty strong joints. On the other hand, I never mess around with the SRC GaoGaiGar and its hip joints are floppy as hell. Oh well, like you guys said, they are not super expensive to get if I ever decide to get a replacement... }D
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Post by droutmaster on May 26, 2012 1:02:11 GMT -5
mine seems to be fine so far and thats saying a lot since i like to change the poses of my figures from time to time, but how do you remove the screw covers or is not possible?
just incase in the near future mine decided to start loosing up.
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Post by mpchi on May 26, 2012 2:55:30 GMT -5
I don't own a SRC Great Mazinger, so not sure if the hip joint would work with this fix. But I have used this method tightening up many of my figures from 12" to gokins to cheapy TFs, where disassembly or super glue is not an option. See if it works for you. Just need to find yourself some strong dental floss, a tweezer, and some patience.
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Post by silverdonz on May 26, 2012 6:28:07 GMT -5
I don't own a SRC Great Mazinger, so not sure if the hip joint would work with this fix. But I have used this method tightening up many of my figures from 12" to gokins to cheapy TFs, where disassembly or super glue is not an option. See if it works for you. Just need to find yourself some strong dental floss, a tweezer, and some patience. Hmmm.. this is interesting..
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Post by magengar on May 26, 2012 10:33:03 GMT -5
Nice idea, that Dental Floss thing..... just make sure it's an Un-used dental floss and NOT one that already has teeth-crud on it. ;D .....LOL!!!!!....... oh, my,god, That idea is a FIRST here at RJ, quick, call the Admin and have him frame that post in a picture frame! ;D ========= Okay, back to seriousness now. The dental floss is a good idea. Even a piece of thread if possible. Sometimes patience can wear thin and you end up breaking the SRC of you become impulsive with repairing it. Hey, at least it's not like those little classic gokins that have them Rivets across their knee joints. zozo-mag
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Post by mpchi on May 26, 2012 14:18:05 GMT -5
Nice idea, that Dental Floss thing..... just make sure it's an Un-used dental floss and NOT one that already has teeth-crud on it. ;D .....LOL!!!!!....... oh, my,god, That idea is a FIRST here at RJ, quick, call the Admin and have him frame that post in a picture frame! ;D ========= Okay, back to seriousness now. The dental floss is a good idea. Even a piece of thread if possible. Sometimes patience can wear thin and you end up breaking the SRC of you become impulsive with repairing it. Hey, at least it's not like those little classic gokins that have them Rivets across their knee joints. zozo-mag Thread doesn't work as well as floss because its more prone to tear when scraping on the plastic when you pull very hard to get the tension and tying the knots (sometimes with pretty sharp edges on plastic), and it has a lot less mass than floss, which means you have to loop more to build up enough mass to cause enough friction in the joint gap. Waxed floss on the other hand can hold a curve tip, can be flatterned, and its tape like shape and added wax can really comes in handy in very tight gaps. But you do have to pick a very strong floss. Having it snap into two while in the middle of the job will leave you less ideal tightness. I often get funny comments whenever I post this (and actually not the first time posted on RJ), but its a little trick I discovered and worked really well for me for quite a few years of toy fixing. It may not be the perfect fix for all situations. But it can be very efficient for those hinged joints if done right. Success fixes on toys including 12" Hot Toys bodies, Medicom RAH, TF BTs & Classics, SOCs, Saint Seiya Myths, Yamato Macross stuff, Kaiyodo figures...etc. If you worry about messing up, try it on some cheapy old figures to get the hang of it.
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Post by kaeruze on May 26, 2012 16:31:29 GMT -5
the dental wire is a great idea but I don't see it working for the problem here as GM's hip is a ball joint. I think there are 2 ways of dealing with this : 1) you succeed taking off the screw covers on GM's butt and back of the thighs. You can then disassemble the thing and do a clean job of covering the balljoint with superglue or nail polish. It does seem like a bit of a gamble though, because the covers seem glued in. An attempt with an X-acto blade should let you know if the cover can easily be taken off without damaging it too much (good luck with that). 2) There is a small nudge on the top of the thigh part of the ball joint which should be enough to allow you to drop some nail polish in there, then wriggle the joint so that the polish can spread on the ball joint and remove the excess with a tissue. You may also protect the visible parts of the thigh with masking tape so if the operation goes SNAFU your figure gets minimal damage
Good luck, Mr Phelps ;D
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Post by magengar on May 26, 2012 21:43:50 GMT -5
We need more Repair topics like this, thanks for all the tips. I haven't encountered any loose joint problems in my figures, but these tips will come in handy someday. zozo-mag
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Post by TheMazingerZ on May 28, 2012 14:20:04 GMT -5
I have been so tempted to try to get the screw hole covers off the Mazingers... but I know they will be severely damaged. I just can't convince myself to cause intentional damage to these particular figures. Maybe if it was actually broken I wouldn't hesitate, but to do it just because is NOT going to happen - not even if the figure was given to me free... }D
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