Lonely Soldier Boy Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) My Proto is ok. It's on display and holding on. My Classic Garland is ok too since I installed the replacement parts. The chest section is another story: The hinges are hold solely by those tiny rear view mirrors glued to the bike, so no wonder they detached under the pressure of transformation. To just glue it back on won't do. I'm thinking on something more radical like rivets or something. I really love my Garlands. Too bad about all those poor design choices. Edited September 13, 2012 by Lonely Soldier Boy Quote
VF5SS Posted September 24, 2012 Posted September 24, 2012 I got my shapeways order in and other than needed a little adjustment around the pivot point, I think it works really well! I should be able to get this up for sale this week. Quote
VF5SS Posted October 2, 2012 Posted October 2, 2012 Good news everyone! I got the second part in and it works beautifully! Left side part http://www.shapeways.com/model/722323/mz23-first-bike-left.html Right side part http://www.shapeways.com/model/714668/mz23-first-bike-right.html I put in arrows to make sure everyone knows which part they are getting :3 Quote
whitestar Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 I just took out my garland and the red bar broke, just like the photos above. Bought the parts from veef's shapeway store immediately and hoping that it works out! Quote
VF5SS Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Guys Shapeways has added blue and pink to their holiday colors and from now on all color dyed parts will be polished first. I'm not sure how this will affect quality. Quote
RavenHawk Posted November 2, 2012 Posted November 2, 2012 Sorry I'm late to the show, haven't been on here in about a year. My white Garland is fine (sorry, don't remember the name). My proto Garland had one small break; I emailed Yamato, and they sent me a new one, which is fine. Sorry for anyone who has had bad luck; I recommend contacting Yamato if you do. I was pleasantly surprised by how helpful they were. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 I recommend contacting Yamato if you do. I was pleasantly surprised by how helpful they were. Which email address did you contact? Thanks in advance!! Quote
RD Blade Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Which email address did you contact? Thanks in advance!! http://www.yamatotoysusa.com/page.cfm/241 The email address is near the bottom. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Thanks will try to contact them for my Proto Garland!!! Quote
VF5SS Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 http://www.shapeways.com/model/908087/mz-23-garrand-set.html Ugh Shapeways was giving me crap about the original version of these I had up even though they totally sent me a pair :< I revised it to it should print ok but you will have to sand off the excess plastic around the screw hole. Sorry if anyone here tried to buy them and go an error. Quote
RD Blade Posted February 5, 2013 Posted February 5, 2013 I'll be picking up a set of these. Just waiting for the Toynami Alpha hands to be added so I can get a bunch of stuff all at once. Quote
DestroidDefender Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) A bit of thread necromancy - I opened my display case, picked up by garland and both arms fell off. It was not the swing arms that failed - it was the blocks in the wheel hubs where the arms attach. I'll post a picture when I can.I was wondering if anyone has done a 3d printed replacement for those. Clarification: Mine is the first version made by Yamato - the red one from the original MZ23 OVA. I thinks it's the same one as in VF5SS's pictures above. I'm not sure if later ones suffered from the same problems. The plastic in the should joints literally turned to powder when i picked it up. I don't know if the later versions had the same problem. Edited May 22, 2013 by DestroidDefender Quote
DarrinG Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Are these arm and shoulder issues the same on the metallic and brown military versions as well?? Quote
RD Blade Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 The shoulders on the newer ones (after the MZ1 Garland) and the replacement ones Yamato USA was sending out are reportedly made of POM plastic. I got a replacement set years ago and the plastic used definitely had a different finish and color than on the original shoulders. I haven't checked my Garland to see if the shoulders held up, but will try to locate it and take a look. Quote
DarrinG Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 I appreciate that. Please let me know how they're holding up. I finally got a hold of a Garland metallic version (bought but have not got it in hand yet) and am wondering about these parts. Now that Yamato is defunct, I doubt I can get parts from them. Maybe Yamato USA still exists in a way and could send them. I know that several folks on these boards have also made Shapeways parts. In this photo you can see they are also announcing the brown version at the same time as the metallic - so I was wondering if they had fixed all these issues by the time these versions were rolling out... Quote
Beltane70 Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 I'm still disappointed that the never made the military hover Garlands from part 2! Quote
DarrinG Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Lots of folks on here must have the brown Garland - does it have the same shoulder issues as the first red release? Quote
Shaorin Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 had to get replacement shoulder units from Yammie USA a few years back for my 1sted. MZ1 GARLAND Shogo ver. and, besides a good deal of paint chipping, there has not been a problem one. going to have to pick up a set of Veef's joint parts soon though, if for nothing else than to cure that paint problem... Quote
DarrinG Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Ah-Ha - I should have known Jenius would cover this. http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=1463 So I need to check my metallic version and see if the paint extends into the plastic area as shown... Quote
DestroidDefender Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) I've tried to e-mail Yamato USA several times about this and gotten no reply. I don't think there is any hope of replacement parts. Here is the site of failure on my Garland: Even with if it was made with better plastic it's a poorly engineered joint. Edited May 27, 2013 by DestroidDefender Quote
Shaorin Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 the arm linkage for the rider's seat on my MZ-1 1stEd. just snapped on me. i've glued it, and it seems to hold, but perhaps you could draft up a SHAPEWAYS replacement, pretty please Veef? Quote
anime52k8 Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 and maybe while you're at it you could just engineer us up an entire printable 1/15 Garland that's more structurally sound than the Yamato attempt. Quote
RD Blade Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 I haven't checked my Garland to see if the shoulders held up, but will try to locate it and take a look. I appreciate that. Please let me know how they're holding up. I finally got a hold of a Garland metallic version (bought but have not got it in hand yet) and am wondering about these parts. Now that Yamato is defunct, I doubt I can get parts from them. Maybe Yamato USA still exists in a way and could send them. I know that several folks on these boards have also made Shapeways parts. I checked out my Garland. The new shoulders have held up fine. However, the metal swing arms seem to have eroded. I will definitely be ordering a plastic set from Veef along with a ton of other stuff when funds loosen up. Hopefully the Alpha hands will be in his store at that time. Quote
VF5SS Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 Guys you may want to use PM's to get in touch with me regarding shapeways stuff. I kind of have a backlog of things to do right now though. Also I hate to say it but those Legioss hands are not really working. Quote
Chet Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 That plastic part that connects the front and rear segments of my PROTO-GARLAND (yup, not the original one) crumbled a few years back. Emailed Yamato USA and the shop where I ordered it from but neither could help me. Will try to dig up the photos I sent them so this can be clearer. Ended up gluing together what bits of the part I was able to retain. Haven't transformed it since then. Quote
Shaorin Posted May 29, 2013 Posted May 29, 2013 That plastic part that connects the front and rear segments of my PROTO-GARLAND (yup, not the original one) crumbled a few years back. Emailed Yamato USA and the shop where I ordered it from but neither could help me. Will try to dig up the photos I sent them so this can be clearer. Ended up gluing together what bits of the part I was able to retain. Haven't transformed it since then. you mean the rider's seat-armature, like on mine? mine broke cleanly in half, so ot provided a clean re-join. i handle it gingerly, and it seems to be holding... Quote
DarrinG Posted August 12, 2013 Posted August 12, 2013 I can confirm that the Garland metallic edition paint does not go up into the joint area. So they must have fixed it for this release. Its a real beauty. The white especially looks MUCH better in the metallic. These photos don't really capture it though. All joints are pretty loose from the waist down. This sure seems like a display piece only, not something that will bring any joy when handling. Got it at a discount because the pack was missing the CD - so if anyone has that I need it! Quote
Shaorin Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) too bad, my GARLAND's seat-support arm snapped last time i futzed with it. the YAMATO USA supplied shoulder strut replacements still hold beautifully though, despite rampant paint chipping. i just put mine back in the box for now, perhaps i can get a parts donor for cheap somewhere... Edited August 13, 2013 by Shaorin Quote
DarrinG Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) I WANT THIS! Don't know much about it except it might be a recent WF release. The photo came up in Google search but without much detail. If anyone knows about this kit PING me... Edited August 13, 2013 by DarrinG Quote
DarrinG Posted August 13, 2013 Posted August 13, 2013 Best I can figure out is its a 'huge' Garland resin kit still in the works... Quote
Bariaburu Faita Posted August 14, 2013 Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Its from this site, scroll down to bottom of page. http://anime.geocities.jp/saikuya11/newpage4.html its a work in progress. no concrete plan to sell it yet. I WANT THIS! Don't know much about it except it might be a recent WF release. The photo came up in Google search but without much detail. If anyone knows about this kit PING me... Garland_WF_Kit.jpg Edited August 14, 2013 by Bariaburu Faita Quote
Cypher Posted August 15, 2013 Posted August 15, 2013 There's a lot of half-finished scratch built stuff on that page. I can relate. I would love to see that Garland kit come to life and have the opportunity to score one. Then never get around to building it.... Quote
DarrinG Posted August 29, 2013 Posted August 29, 2013 Not sure if this pic has been posted before. . . Quote
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