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Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:42 pm

Does anyone know if Power of the Primes Jazz i supposed to or is known for having loose shoulder hinges (near his tires and hood)
Im desperately wondering about it since it seems odd that he wont be able to make basic poses like spread arm T pose. :BANG_HEAD:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:47 pm

Rogue-Primal wrote:Does anyone know if Power of the Primes Jazz i supposed to or is known for having loose shoulder hinges (near his tires and hood)
Im desperately wondering about it since it seems odd that he wont be able to make basic poses like spread arm T pose.

Most of the Deluxe PotP figure I have has that problem, but a little floor polish or clear nail polish on the ball joint will fix that right up.

Emerje

Thu Jul 12, 2018 6:12 pm

Its not a balljoint, its a swivel/hinge. Also i dont know any stores in my country that sell hardening floor polish. The affected joint is circled in orange. :-?

News Credits: 226 · Thu Jul 12, 2018 6:20 pm

Clear nail polish will still do the trick, you just have to work it into the join.

News Credits: 241 · Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:25 pm

Be really careful with either suggestion. Clear plastic is far more rigid than opaque, thus has a smaller margin when it comes to breaking (compare with the difference between a frozen and a warmer soft chocolate bar), if the joint ends up too stiff the clear housing may crack upon moving it with excessive force.

Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:26 am

Also does anyone know if super glue like this brand is compatible with joint fixing

News Credits: 226 · Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:09 am

Rogue-Primal wrote:Also does anyone know if super glue like this brand is compatible with joint fixing

If you don't want your joints to move at all and basically turn your TF into a statue then yes, VERY compatible.

Don't use it. Just go with clear nail varnish, I've used it many times myself. Just little amounts at a time.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:26 am

Yeah, super glue is never a good idea. A lot of them work by slightly melting plastic to bond with it, and even if you were to work it constantly until it fully dries there's the possibility that a hot, humid day will cause it to reactivate just enough to bond again. This is why polish (floor or nail) is best since it's made to be hard rather than bond. There's also the really old trick of working baby powder or starch into the joint to cause friction, but that one can be messy.

Emerje

Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:10 am

i did forget to mention that the shoulders worried me because the black weapon is heavy if used on his arms like this. otherwise he's fine. is this a known weight problem for deluxes?

Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:32 pm

For what it's worth, mine doesn't have that issue.

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It could just be a problem with your individual figure. You might also consider returning it, and exchanging it for a new one. Though it could be I just got lucky, so there's no guarantee the next one you got wouldn't also have this issue. But still, it's an option...

Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:34 pm

Also... Anyone have any idea why my picture's sideways? It's right side up on the phone I took it with, and uploaded it from...

News Credits: 60 · Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:38 pm

Rogue-Primal wrote:Its not a balljoint, its a swivel/hinge. Also i dont know any stores in my country that sell hardening floor polish. The affected joint is circled in orange.

Pledge floor wax (liquid one) Does wonders!

Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:36 pm

Chimera245 wrote:Also... Anyone have any idea why my picture's sideways? It's right side up on the phone I took it with, and uploaded it from...

First holding your phone upright when photographing. When you upload it into a computer open the picture in a basic image program like microsoft paint and save it as a new file and delete the original.

Thats how i solved the image issue.

Tue Jul 17, 2018 2:38 pm

But I never uploaded to a computer. I posted on the message board straight from the same phone I took the picture with...

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:15 pm

Chimera245 wrote:But I never uploaded to a computer. I posted on the message board straight from the same phone I took the picture with...

The forum isn't all that great at figuring out picture orientation and just assumes a certain direction is correct even though the image file itself says to turn it 90 degrees.

Emerje