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Just bought a original G1 Mirage and was wondering

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Postby MegatronBomb » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:45 pm

How do you tighten up his feet because they are kinda floppy, what do you use to clean up the plastic and chrome bits its kinda dirty and where do I order the reprolabels from. Im trying to clean this guy up as he is over twenty years old. Thanks
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Postby bran10 » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:47 pm

if the feet is flopping then isn't it cus the ball joint is loose?
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Postby Cascadia » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:01 am

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reprolabels has a website... http://www.reprolabels.com
They are located in Canada so you will have to be patient when ordering stickers for your figure. In terms of the floppy feet, I cannot answer that question because I do not have a G1 Mirage in my collection.
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Postby Burn » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:18 am

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bran10 wrote:if the feet is flopping then isn't it cus the ball joint is loose?


G1 didn't have ball joints.

As far as joints go, clear nail varnish strategically placed will tighten those buggers up.

Cleaning chrome, depends on what you mean by "cleaning". If it's just dirt or sticker residue then there's some Goo Gone stuff (I can't remember the actual name).

If the chrome is just plain worn and faded there's really not much you can do (cheaply) to fix it.
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Postby Counterpunch » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:29 am

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Burn wrote:G1 didn't have ball joints.


Technically, I think there are like, 2 G1 TFs with ball joints.

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Postby kirbenvost » Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:22 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Burn wrote:G1 didn't have ball joints.


Technically, I think there are like, 2 G1 TFs with ball joints.

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Postby AlienQuiksilver » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:00 pm

He's probably going to make us sweat this one out for a few hours. The drama!!!

I'll be checking back. Ha, i'm going to take a nap ... the time will pass quickly.
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Postby kirbenvost » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:05 pm

AlienQuiksilver wrote:He's probably going to make us sweat this one out for a few hours. The drama!!!

I'll be checking back. Ha, i'm going to take a nap ... the time will pass quickly.


I'm not so lucky. I'm at work, this is my only entertainment! Desperation!

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Postby Ramrider » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:07 pm

Okay... joint tightening, on the feet, yeah, best bet's probably just nail polish.

As for the chrome; two options I can think of. As Burn said there's the "Goo Gone stuff" (oddly enough called Goo Gone - at least in the States) if it's just a bit dirty.
Odds are on a fig that old, though, you will have actually lost some of the original chrome, and I've heard there is a way to deal with that. Chrome sprays are generally notoriously disappointing (the caps are see-your-face-in shiny, but the actual spray turns out to be just plain aluminium-dull), but I've heard a lot of good stuff about Alclad 2.

And Reprolabels are great, and I've found that contrary to what Cascadia said, even their overseas shipping is fast. I've ordered from them a couple of times, and despite their S&H being a dollar on every order regardless of location, I've always had my stickers within the week.
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Postby Jelze Bunnycat » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:12 pm

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kirbenvost wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Burn wrote:G1 didn't have ball joints.


Technically, I think there are like, 2 G1 TFs with ball joints.

:grin:


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So what are they? They must be crazy obscure, because I can't think of them. :-?


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Postby kirbenvost » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:16 pm

Ramrider wrote:And Reprolabels are great, and I've found that contrary to what Cascadia said, even their overseas shipping is fast. I've ordered from them a couple of times, and despite their S&H being a dollar on every order regardless of location, I've always had my stickers within the week.


I live in Canada, and it takes about a week to a week and a half for stuff to reach me. They must've recently raised their shipping to $2, but that's still cheap as a downtown eastside hooker, so it's moot.
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Postby Ramrider » Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:31 pm

kirbenvost wrote:
Ramrider wrote:And Reprolabels are great, and I've found that contrary to what Cascadia said, even their overseas shipping is fast. I've ordered from them a couple of times, and despite their S&H being a dollar on every order regardless of location, I've always had my stickers within the week.


I live in Canada, and it takes about a week to a week and a half for stuff to reach me. They must've recently raised their shipping to $2, but that's still cheap as a downtown eastside hooker, so it's moot.

Blimey. Like I said, mine have always arrived within about a week. Canadian postal service must not be up to snuff, eh? :P
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Postby Burn » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:12 pm

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Mine take a couple of weeks, but considering i'm only paying $1 (or even $2) I still consider that relatively cheap to post something from Canada (Delta is Canadian isn't he?) to Australia.
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Postby kirbenvost » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:43 pm

Ramrider wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:I live in Canada, and it takes about a week to a week and a half for stuff to reach me. They must've recently raised their shipping to $2, but that's still cheap as a downtown eastside hooker, so it's moot.

Blimey. Like I said, mine have always arrived within about a week. Canadian postal service must not be up to snuff, eh? :P


I think they all ship out by Canada Post anyway, it's probably just how the local postal staff are feeling that week. :P

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