Arcadia VF-1J Full Armor - January 2015

[spanner]

ouchies! sorry to see that happen.. I don't think I've ever seen the neck hinge thing break ever!?

either that stuff or the smallest drop of some good quality super glue.

[Moosey]

Well, this the first time I had a major breakage on a 1/60 V2 VF-1 in a long time. So will Tamiya extra thin plastic cement be best for fixing this?

Sorry dude, same happened to my Max 1A. I used plastic weld to fix it. It's held so far.

[SuperHobo]

Sorry dude, same happened to my Max 1A. I used plastic weld to fix it. It's held so far.

Interesting, so this breakage has happened on someone else's VF-1 copy. I wonder if the plastic just wasn't molded correctly or maybe it was just poorly handled at the factory. I'll try some glue a friend recommended.

Edited October 31, 2016 by SuperHobo

[no3Ljm]

Ouch. Sorry to see that happen, SuperHobo. Good luck on the fix. Let us know the outcome.

[treatment]

Well, this is the first time I had a major breakage on a 1/60 V2 VF-1 in a long time. So will Tamiya extra thin plastic cement be best for fixing this?

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb410/Ericshen69/DSCN0204_zpsavh3etwm.jpg

Ouch!

Is the Yamato or the Arcadia version? Which shop did you guy bought it from?

I don't think the Tamiya thin-cement can secure it properly, but you can try.

[MAC-X]

Tamiya thin-cement definitely not good enough. Try Plastic Magic from Deluxe Materials. This is a beast for joining plastic of most types.

[SuperHobo]

Ouch!

Is the Yamato or the Arcadia version? Which shop did you guy bought it from?

I don't think the Tamiya thin-cement can secure it properly, but you can try.

It's the Arcadia version. I bought it from a member on this board.

Tamiya thin-cement definitely not good enough. Try Plastic Magic from Deluxe Materials. This is a beast for joining plastic of most types.

Thanks for the tip, I'll try this if the glue a friend recommended does not work.

Edited November 1, 2016 by SuperHobo

[no3Ljm]

Thanks for the tip, I'll try this if the glue a friend recommended does not work.

Just make sure you try it first on some plastic before applying it directly to the figure.

[SuperHobo]

After two attempts of glueing the two halves together, it's holding on the 2nd try. There will be a scar across the neck piece, but at least it's holding.

[spanner]

think of it as battle damage! good job sir! glad you got it sorted!

[ChaoticYeti]

If you want, I could probably recreate that piece and put it on shapeways. Has anyone else had their neck break like that?

[SuperHobo]

I think the neck piece should be fine....for now. But if it does break again I'll contact you.