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well, this has been my theory too... either make the diameter of the fat end of the pin smaller or make the plastic there thicker. there are no signs or news of cracking or even just stress marks on the "normal diameter" end of the pin. anyways... here are some pics of the sanded pin and when i put it back. i tested by transforming to fighter and forcibly pushed in the hinges to stow away under the metal swing bar (w/c is oddly a much tighter fit compared to the 1s's)... and then while in F-mode i pushed down on the shoulders and moved the whole arm assembly in and out. while in battroid, i dangled the 1J while holding on to one of its arms and shook it like a rag doll. i also tried to be as rough as i could while swinging the hinge over the tab that holds it in B-mode.

that's what i meant by "locking away the MacF license forever"... meaning Yamato or any other company will never ever get their hands on it even when every Macross fan is dead and gone... EDIT - re paint scratching - looks like the white plastic and paint app on SOC Daimos. but i guess if you're going to treat it like your "play toy" as opposed to your "display piece" then these things like paint chipping/scratching, loosening of joints etc. is bound to happen. no worries.

i wasn't sure if i'd be modding the hinge pins on my 1J after i had done the pins for my Roy & Hik 1S's (since both are 1S's that have pins that have the fat end pointing in opposite directions, one up, one down... compared to my 1J that has both L & R pins pointing down)... but after seeing len's pic of his cracked 1J hinge i decided to go ahead and do shoulder surgery on my 1J. putting some oil/lubricant before pushing the pin out is a must... i tried pushing it out w/o any lube and it didn't budge and might crack if it is forced. i used a precision torx-head screwdriver that's about the same/smaller diameter as the pin. will sand it down tomorrow... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz pics below:

sorry to hear this, man... guess i'll be modding the hinge pins on my 1J after all... @len - just a suggestion... if you're planning to fix that cracked hinge, you could get the pin out first and sand it before super-gluing the crack. to be on the safe side, still put some oil/lubricant coz i've tried pushing it out w/out any lube, and the pin wouldn't budge and the crack might worsen if it's forced. good luck fixing it.

nice! i wish i could paint...

cool... inggit ako! ...except for the clothes hanger, LOL!

i'm waiting too... for any of these things to happen: 1) Bandai announcement for a Renewal ver. or Movie ver. w/ improvements 2) indication that this will be the first and last VF-25 mold that Bandai will do and lock away the Frontier license forever 3) if standalone VF-25's go on sale for $100 or less and Super Packs become non-exclusive items 4) a miracle happens and Yamato does a 1/60 VF-25 that resembles and has the aesthetic qualities of the 1/72 model kit 5) or if my doctor tells me i have 2-3 years left to live i'm lucky that i have convinced myself that i can go on living w/out a DX VF-25... for the time being

you are lucky... i guess that can happen if you can ask the online store to make the shipment's docs state that it has no commercial value or they're used or just samples. i've heard of someone who paid customs around 500-700 for a single revoltech fig!

i wish my wife would already buy that damn DLSR that she's been gawking at for the past couple of months! Great pics as always Vegas!

problem with ordering outside the PH is that you'll be gouged by customs... + 12-15% of your total bill (shipping included)!... or lagay.

don't worry about the dec. re-issue VF-0S bro... the guy i get it from in HK said there's a lot of stock left and there's no need to worry about it getting sold out... i'm pretty sure GT will get their stocks soon. if i'm right it will be priced around P8,500 (less discount if paid in cash), same as the 0A mr. Fatalist bought.

LMFAO! hahaha... oo nga eh! uwi ka naman dito!

360 grit sandpaper (tira tira lang ) , against a hard surface.

naibalik ko na sa Valk yung hinges. the only pics i have are the ones with the pin halfway out a few pages back. they still look the same when reinserted. but i made sure to sand it to at least the same diameter (if not less) as the rest of the smooth section of the pin. i'll try to take pics when i do the hinges for my 1J, my hands are a little sore pa coz it's a bit hard to push out the pin and be careful not to break it at the same time.

i reinserted the pins by pushing it vertically straight down against the middle of my precision longnose pliers but i guess any hard object will do.

he lives!!!! absolutely superb twilight shot! LOL!!! "UN SPANCY"!

my hikky 1J pilot is in my 1S (together w/ the TV FPs) since you don't really need a pilot figure when the valk is in battroid mode... and my 1/60 1J will stay in battroid for the time being waiting for his GBP armor.

better fix it before it gets worse...

i meant sad for Simon... he didn't get to use his other drill on Nia...

the squashed heads for one.

but they look so much better when they're not...

na-skip kita siguro dun sa Pinoy MWers thread ... back to english baka magalit mods... now i also have no more worries getting more of these v.2 VF-1's and according to Graham, Yamato will be flooding us w/ lots of them. Good times indeed for Macross Fans!

so far i've done 4 hinges and posed and transformed (i tried to be as rough as i can)... no signs of cracking and no more stress marks. "pare"... you're "pinoy"? if so "walang anuman" (translation - you're welcome.)

weathered Hikaru 1S for me.

Viral got all the remaining lifespans of all the beastmen that died...