>>9271789If Bandai absolutely has to use Metal for some reason, they already have a repair-friendly solution for that too. King Joe is unique so far among the Ultra lineup in basically only using metal pins. Even then, it's a tried-and-true engineering style found on RD figures for ages like the Dunbine and Shining Gundam. You have essentially a rolled piece of metal that consistently expands outward to apply the pressure needed to keep a joint together, but since it's basica shape is still just just even pole, insertion and removal is very easy. As a result, repair and servicing is easy. With the lipped pin method, one literally has to drill the thing out of the limb and replace the destroyed peg with a new one just to swap a knee or an elbow. On more petit figuarts, such as some of the Magical Girl releases, it's all-plastic non-lipped design throughout. Without a noticeable difference in holding power, stability, or durability, I fail to see why lipped peg designs (or call them barbells) still exists, aside from the increased metal content adding more weight to a series that has for the most part ditched chogokin parts. This isn't saying screws shouldn't exist or that Bandai should literally make their joints out of c-clips (ALA Sevengar). It's not revolutionary. Just one type of repair/disassembly-friendly joint design versus one that isn't.
