Integration

Joe Moore · 08-02-2018, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by OriginalFire

How to the hips work? Are they not supposed to be better? I hope they do all the vintage figures again. I don't buy vintage stuff on eBay because the joints are always so loose and the figures are usually crappy. I bought some G1 vintage Dinobots and they looked good and everything was supposed to be good with them but they sucked big time and were a huge bummmer. I returned them to the seller. They were all just so loose.

They changed how they connect, I guess to try and reduce the looseness as the figures age. They added a joint that allows for the legs to move outward. However, those connection joints are paint locked on most of the production run and I've seen more than a few who's legs snapped at the hip.

I was warned before I opened the set, so I was prepared to deal with it. I use a hair dryer and heat joints up and then slowly worked them loose. Alternating between a few minutes of heat and then gently trying to move the legs.

08-02-2018, 04:08 AM	#5
Joe Moore Administrator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 34,318	Quote: Originally Posted by OriginalFire How to the hips work? Are they not supposed to be better? I hope they do all the vintage figures again. I don't buy vintage stuff on eBay because the joints are always so loose and the figures are usually crappy. I bought some G1 vintage Dinobots and they looked good and everything was supposed to be good with them but they sucked big time and were a huge bummmer. I returned them to the seller. They were all just so loose. They changed how they connect, I guess to try and reduce the looseness as the figures age. They added a joint that allows for the legs to move outward. However, those connection joints are paint locked on most of the production run and I've seen more than a few who's legs snapped at the hip. I was warned before I opened the set, so I was prepared to deal with it. I use a hair dryer and heat joints up and then slowly worked them loose. Alternating between a few minutes of heat and then gently trying to move the legs. __________________