MacrossJunkie Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 That's not a bad idea. I had settled on placing bits of paper over the tips on mine which works, but kind of looks ugly. Whatever substance was used seems rather unstable or something. The feet on the stands are made of the same stuff and they fuse themselves to glass too. One time I tried to pick up a stand that had been sitting in the display case for a while and the whole glass shelf came up with it. Wouldn't be a bad idea to put it over the feet of the stands as well. Quote
aaajin Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 would nail polishing the tips work? with clear nail polish, of course.. Quote
YF-29 Durandal Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 If not the nail polish harms the paint on the valks instead. Quote
aaajin Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 on a 2nd thought, using nail polish would defeat the purpose of having "tacky" friction surface on the tip of the rods to hold the valks.. Quote
SuperSenpai Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 The tips of the rods aren't all that tacky. Putting clear nail polish on them would probably make them more tacky, and thus help grip the valks better. Quote
Gakken85 Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Depends if they have any in stock. I'd follow up with them over email and facebook. Quote
chyll2 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 I got two of these from a local trade. He only got 6" version. What is the best way to cut the pole? I find it difficult to do dynamic pose when all of the pole are the same size. Quote
spanner Posted December 23, 2014 Author Posted December 23, 2014 I have been using the FP stands for a while now and so far no paint damage issues.. I wonder if weather conditions would play a part in people experiencing problems? I think I read somewhere that the early version of these stands with the black tips caused a few issues.. leaving black marks.. ? Quote
chyll2 Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 I am experimenting with a 6" stand with my 25A. That plane is currently top coated with matt finish and when I leave it overnight, I can lift the plane and the whole stand will be lifted as well The stand will separate after a few second but I notice that there are now glossy mark under the plane, small but it is there. Quote
ChaoticYeti Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 Now imagine leaving it on the flightpose stand for months, or years. Quote
chyll2 Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 Now imagine leaving it on the flightpose stand for months, or years. Yeah, I remove the toy and returned them to Bandai Stand in the mean time while I figure things out. I used a dremel with a cutoff wheel.. Thanks for saying the tools you used but I dont have any powered tool at the moment. Anyway, I will look for one if I knew someone that have one. I actually have a plan to have all of my Valks coated in matt or satin finish. Quote
Dio Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 I mentioned this earlier, but foam rubber cabinet bumpers (little hexagon-shaped self adhesive pads) work great in place of the clear silicone rubber caps. They are also quite cheap, and available at any big home improvement store. The only down side is that I can only find them in a brownish color, but they are so small they don't really show - just barely larger than the face of the post. Quote
Fighting103 Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 Umm...excuse me, can someone share me how to order this Fightpose item? because I also want to try this w/ my jets.. but don't have any clue how to buy.. sorry again for very noob question Quote
Saburo Posted December 25, 2014 Posted December 25, 2014 (edited) Umm...excuse me, can someone share me how to order this Fightpose item? because I also want to try this w/ my jets.. but don't have any clue how to buy.. sorry again for very noob question Here's the website. http://flightpose.com Edited December 25, 2014 by Saburo Quote
Sandman Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 With the Arcadia stands being released at a reasonable price i see less of a reason for getting the paint stripping flightprose stands. Hopefully Arcadia will be able to keep them in circulation throughout the year. Quote
technoblue Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 I mentioned this earlier, but foam rubber cabinet bumpers (little hexagon-shaped self adhesive pads) work great in place of the clear silicone rubber caps. They are also quite cheap, and available at any big home improvement store. The only down side is that I can only find them in a brownish color, but they are so small they don't really show - just barely larger than the face of the post. Like these? http://www.amazon.com/Cabinet-Door-Bumper-Sheet-Brown/dp/B00FDX7840 I have a few of the flightpose stands that I set aside because I noticed the "polishing" effect of the clear silicone caps on painted surfaces. It would be nice to put them back into service with better pads. Quote
Dio Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 Like these? http://www.amazon.com/Cabinet-Door-Bumper-Sheet-Brown/dp/B00FDX7840 I have a few of the flightpose stands that I set aside because I noticed the "polishing" effect of the clear silicone caps on painted surfaces. It would be nice to put them back into service with better pads. Those bumpers are the exact ones. I clamped a Toynami tailfin between a couple for a month to make sure they wouldn't eat the paint on a figure I care about, and have been using them everywhere since. They mold pretty nicely to whatever you set on them, and I suppose could be stacked for greater padding if desired. Quote
SuperSenpai Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 For anyone that still cares about the reactivity of the rubber tips with plastic -- While moving around toys in my display, I recently handled my Yamato Roy VF-1S and removed it from the Flightpose stand it had been resting on. I'd say it's been sitting on there in fighter mode undisturbed for the better part of a year at least. Since the parts contacting the rubber tips are molded in TV white plastic with no paint, there's no paint damage to speak of, but I did happen to notice that there were three oily, filmy spots at the locations where the rubber tips of the stand were contacting with the toy -- specifically, the area right in front of the head near the landing gear, and on the left and right kneecaps. There's definitely some kind of reaction and/or decomposition going on when the rubber tips contact with the plastic long-term. FWIW. Quote
dapro Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 So don't stick to one pose too long on it? Move it around? Quote
chyll2 Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 For my DX 25S, I displayed it on fighter mode and noticed that there is a tiny circular patch where it has contact with rubber tips. It was barely a month. Quote
Jefuemon Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Just checked the 2 models kits I'm using these stands on, and no effect at all on the kits' paint job. Quote
chyll2 Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 It has no effect on my gunpla coated with acrylic matt coat (MR). Quote
SuperSenpai Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Based on a lot of the anecdotal evidence from this thread, it seems the issue with the tips is really dependent upon which release of the stand you bought. My guess would be that there was a batch of the stands that were sold a couple of years back that used a different or lesser quality grade of rubber than the factory used in other runs. There's clearly a subset of owners out there that are experiencing issues, whereas the rest seem to be fine. In any case, I only brought it up in case people thought they were ok after leaving their toys on the stands for a few months and didn't bother to check. It seems that even if you don't see anything after a month or two, degradation is still possible over a long period of time. Just an FYI, that's all. Quote
spanner Posted May 23, 2015 Author Posted May 23, 2015 I currently have 22 flight pose stands and still haven't had any issue with them. Aside the early black tip stands, I think environmental factors are more the issue when it comes to sticking tips.. I did notice that once a while back but it didn't damage the paintwork so I never gave it any further thought. And I have now a better control over humidity and temps than I did previously which im sure helps reduce the potential of sticking issues immensely. Quote
dapro Posted May 23, 2015 Posted May 23, 2015 Alright, I checked my three flight stands. There are a little oil or moisture on the plastic on 2 of the 3 stands. I wiped it clean and it seem to not affect the plastic, but maybe I should look into another stand to be safe? Quote
Xigfrid Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 I just check after my Arcadia YF-19 and I am now a little pissed, because it lasted 1 year with a sticky feel, but without paint wearing out, but 3 months after my last cjeck, now the paint has wore off... Quote
spanner Posted June 11, 2015 Author Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Just went and checked my Arcadia YF-19 which has been sitting on a FP stand pretty much since I got it and there is no paint damage or sticking issues. Also lifted off a few other Valks which are sitting on FP stands and no other issues there either.. @Xigfrid.. what is your climate like? Im thinking the issue may arise from high heat & humidity environments..? Edited June 11, 2015 by spanner76 Quote
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