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Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 19:38:33 No.5304140 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>5304155 >>5304169 >>5304176 >>5304194 >>5304409

Hey /toy/, I'm in a bit of a pickle. I bought this Pyramid Head figma back in July at a con for about 50 bucks and it's been a really good figure so far but just today his arm snapped off. My bet is that one of my younger cousins found him and broke it. My question is, is this an easy fix? I've never really had any of my expensive figures break on me like this.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 19:58:25 No.5304155 Report

Quoted By: >>5304168

>>5304140
Just ask GSC for a replacement.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:09:10 No.5304168 Report

Quoted By: >>5304179 >>5304194

>>5304155
.... don't do this.

It isn't an easy fix, but you could look up how to pin the joint (google figma joint pin fix)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:10:26 No.5304169 Report

Quoted By: >>5304183

>>5304140
>is this an easy fix
Yes and no.

Yes, in that any rube can slap super glue onto the broken area and never use it again to keep it in place.

No in that, even with proper pinning and tons of preventative care, the joint will always be useless because it will have a fundamental flaw that will re-emerge with enough movement. It's gone, dead, broken, finished.

Don't bother fixing it. Replace it. If somebody says "pin it", ignore them because they're just spouting regurgitated bullshit and have never done custom work in their lives. Otherwise they'd know how stupid it is to suggest doing that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:14:38 No.5304176 Report

Quoted By: >>5304183

>>5304140
Sure it's not you who ham-handed it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:16:11 No.5304179 Report

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>>5304168
>.... don't do this.
Why not?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:19:36 No.5304183 Report

Quoted By: >>5304187 >>5304410

>>5304169
Thank you. I might just have to suck it up and buy another one, but I mean it really is a shame. I'm in the hole 50 bucks.
>>5304176
No. I left it be for the longest time and just now after some younger relatives came over I noticed it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:22:34 No.5304187 Report

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>>5304183
You really don't have to buy a new one. Just buy a Hobby Base spherical ball joint set, maybe medium flesh. They're like $6 plus shipping.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:26:42 No.5304194 Report

Quoted By: >>5304246

>>5304168

Don't be a retard. GSC CS is pretty fucking good.

>>5304140

Start with that and then see if fixing the joint is viable. Had them replace or send parts that were broken or missing from the box. Sometimes they will sometimes they won't be able to.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:26:43 No.5304195 Report

Quoted By: >>5304205

OP left out a critical detail: Is the broken off peg still stuck in its arm? If not, just get a new joint.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:30:01 No.5304205 Report

Quoted By: >>5304217 >>5304226

>>5304195
Yes it is still stuck in the arm.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:34:56 No.5304217 Report

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>>5304205
You can carve the broken joint out of the socket.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:37:37 No.5304226 Report

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>>5304205
It's easy to extract. Heat the arm with a hair dryer till it's gummy, then gradually walk the peg out if possible or use something like a thumbtack to gently pry it. If you have a pin vise and very fine drill bits, you could drill into the peg, keep the drill bit wedged inside, then heat the arm and pull it out like a wine cork.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:49:36 No.5304246 Report

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>>5304194
I'm preeeetty sure GSC doesn't give replacement parts due to breakage. If it came as a factory error right out of the box sure, but in this case it's clearly OP's fault

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 20:53:54 No.5304252 Report

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>My bet is that one of my younger cousins found him and broke it.

Hey aunt/uncle! Your shitty brat broke my expensive toy! Pay up niggah!

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 21:29:39 No.5304305 Report

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Man am I glad I never had younger cousins or siblings to fuck with my toys. I was the younger cousin who came over and looked at all my extended families shit that I was never allowed.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 21:46:34 No.5304323 Report

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>MOM SAID I COULD PLAY WITH YOUR TOYS

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 22:52:07 No.5304409 Report

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>>5304140
This happened to me, with the left arm. I e-mailed GSC and politely explained what happened and they sent me a whole new arm.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 26 Nov 2015 22:52:20 No.5304410 Report

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>>5304183
Don't do this.
You can buy figma replacement joints on ebay, ask the seller if you can get one specific kind of joint. hey will usually provide one. It might not be the saem color, but it's still the same joint.

Next you're gonna want to pull out the broken bits. You'll need hot water, and a really hot metal pin to melt into the plastic bit and pull it out, or you can dremel it out.

Then it's just a matter of waiting for it, and then putting the new joint in.

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