Comments on: Broken Figures

By: Kamugin

Kamugin — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:54:40 +0000

Exactly the same happened with my Kaze! What good do the metal rod through her leg if her plastic base is crap?! That really pissed me off! Now my Kaze is in her box… perhaps someday I’ll be able to fix her base or perhaps I’ll buy another.

By: James

James — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:52:23 +0000

My Nakoruru broke some time ago already , i can’t find a way to repair her :/

she always fall again … i’ll take a pic , the way i make her stand , it’s kinda funny :p

By: lu-k

lu-k — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:13:17 +0000

gundamjehutykai : resin figures sure resist much, much better! But I guess you are even more afraid of damages with those pieces ^^ I remember how I was terrified when I accidentaly broke a part of my Could’s hair T_T fortunately I could fix it properly.
Having all the weight on only one foot is sure risky.

Adun : Broken pegs… haaaa this happens quite often isn’t it? ^^; Have 2 or 3 figures in that case.

D_Blade : yup, but which is the best? broken support or ugly plastic pole? hard to tell ^^;

By: D_Blade

D_Blade — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:47:04 +0000

I see… That’s quite sad to read about.
Well, either it is that or one ugly plastic/metal pole…

By: Adun

Adun — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:21:11 +0000

The only breakage I’ve come across with figures is the Nayuki figure from Kotobukiya. When I was trying to attach her to the base, I accidently put in too much force and broke one of the pegs.

By: gundamjehutykai

gundamjehutykai — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:32:36 +0000

This is why I stick to resin figures.

Having said that, the damage looks pretty light. You could try adding a second metal peg to the figure using a brass rod and a modelling drill. Generally speaking, I find it’s a very bad idea to have just a single metal support for a figure, even if they’re standing on just 1 foot…

By: lu-k

lu-k — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:24:23 +0000

Belela-san : argg is that so? impressive… mine has not moved since I took pictures of her, and she is actually displayed next to Kaze ^^;

radiant : sure, things can only get better and better. That is sad indeed, but that is the risk :|
It is like, let’s say, when you buy a new car, there always a risk some morons scratch or worse, break in it on in a parking and flee without a word. That sucks, but that’s always a risk ^^;

rain : I want to think Kuro wont have the same problems ^^;
Sorry to hear the beautiful Kotona has some trouble staying on her stylish chair :/

Windbell : haha yeah that is may be it ^^
At least, she has nothing to fear in the box. Just take care of her when you will think about displaying the figure.

By: Windbell

Windbell — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:48:47 +0000

She was trying to perform a leap through time (Toki wo kakeru shoujo). ^^;

I have the same figure as well, but she’s in the box. Hope she doesn’t break like yours

By: rain

rain — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:00:39 +0000

Okay… that’s one of the worst things that could ever happen to a figure. It really sucks now that Franco will have to have some super glue attaching her to her base. At least it’s at place where it’s not too noticeable.

I’m pretty afraid for Kotona especially, her imbalanced sitting on her green chair being one major issue. She’s fallen many times, the green base attached with her right hand always comes down with her. The peg looks like it could break from the weight of the fall. :S

By: radiant

radiant — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:29:49 +0000

Wow man, that sucks terribly. Kind of sad that we collectors put such a risk out there for dynamic figures. Things like that happen, I suppose, but you can rest assured that figures get better and better, so the newer figures will have better reinforcement. I’m fortunate that I don’t yet own a figure that is so dynamic.