ultraman zoffy Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Hey everyone, Just wondering if any of you have ever performed any small mods to tighten up the fit of missles on 1/48 valks. I LOVE my 1/48 stealth, but man, the saggy missles are really a bummer on it. Would appreciate any info on how to make these things less droopy! Quote
Jasonc Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Maybe puttng nail polish on the male connector that holds the missiles to the wings might help, but if anything, it may only be a temp fix. Quote
ultraman zoffy Posted January 23, 2012 Author Posted January 23, 2012 Thanks Jason... I've done that with action figure ball joints before and thought about trying it on the valks. I'll see how it goes and post up here in case anyone is thinking of trying it out in the future. Quote
GMANIFESS Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Anyone confirm if the nail polish technique works for those dangling reaction missles? Quote
ultraman zoffy Posted February 10, 2012 Author Posted February 10, 2012 OKAY... sorry it took me so long to get around to testing this out! I ended up using clear nail polish on both the hard points and the reflex missle holders on my 1/48 stealth valk. It does work, and quite well actually; the reflex missles don't fall off with the slightest movement anymore, and hardpoints are now tight enough so that the missles don't sway and move around when the wings are angled. Note though that removing missles from either the hard points or from the reflex missle trees will wear the nail polish down, but then all you have to do is recoat them. Cheap, good mod, especially if your wife or gf has the polish laying around already. lol Quote
Jasonc Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 That's good to hear that it works. Having loose toys can be a real bummer. Quote
Skull One Posted May 13, 2012 Posted May 13, 2012 Excellent. Same problem for me, but i find the solution. Thanks! Quote
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