Balrog Experience
The box was huge when it got here. It's aboout the same size as a case of 1/48's
It was a massive toy, and frankly I did not know where I was going to put it.
At the time I was extremely happy with it. It was like getting my 1/72 Yamato YF-19 when it first came out. The balrog has a 53 inch wingspan and about 30 inches tall. The pics below are with my VF-oS 1/60 Yamato. The sculpt is excellent. I have been wanting one of these since I saw the first movie.
I decicded to place it on top of the entertainment center. When I came home it had fallen over backwards against the wall. After some examination, I noticed the tail was bent differently. I removed it and noticed it rattled. I emailed Bigbadtoystore.com and NECA. BBTS responded with a store credit offer or exchange. I already threw away the box, so no exchange. They also said no parts available. I took the store credit and ordered some 1/48 stealth FP :-)
I still have not heard back from NECA.
After doing some research,(thanks google) I found some info about Epoxy. I settled on ordering a product called QuiKPlastik. It has a 20 min set time, and is moldable.
I opened up the tail by cutting around the top with a exacto knife. Inside the hollow tail there was a broken post with a attached to a clear hard plastic tube. I thought "this is supposed to help hold up 35 pds of menacing plastic."
So I used the QP to strengthen the original parts with combination of superglue and a cut up wire hanger. The end result looked like a frakin' sextoy. I case you were wondering why there are no pictures.
While it was setting, I used the rest of the Epoxy to set the wings firmly in place. I the used a fast setting Epoxy to glue the tail back together.
Also in my research, someone noted that the feet are smooth on the bottom. So placing it on a smooth surface may result in the hips moving and then a shelf-dive. I slove this by gettig a rubber drawer liner and cutting it to size.