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kuroitenshi13 — Figuarts Buyers Beware
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Published: 2014-06-06 01:29:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 531; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 0
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I got my Figuarts Moon here back when she came out on Amazon. So not too long. I took her out, took a few photos put her on her stand and she's been on display. Now I found that her stand was too loose at the joins, it came collapsing if anyone passed by the door. So, a few weeks ago I tightened the screws on it, that seemed to work. Now, today, I pulled her up, stand and all because I want to bring her to Colossal over the weekend and I touched the stand *SNAP*, it breaks right where the peg goes into the middle section. This also left no room to do anything but try a glue fix. First time I messed with it too soon and it just came right apart. I have tried again and I'll let it set over the whole weekend and hopefully when I return sunday it will be alright. This isn't the first time I've heard of a stand breaking for the figuarts.Just please be aware, the stand and some of the little pieces like the pegs for her hands are very fragile. I really wish Figma had gotten the rights to make these.
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*nods nods* I'm glad the glue is holding.
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Yeah. I caught the directions that recommended holding the joints close when you try and bend it rather than in the middle for this reason. I haven't had a problem with the stand, but the wrist and hair joints are pretty weak :/ All in all I'm pretty damn happy with my purchase.
If you ever get the PuchiChara or PetitChara figures, be REALLY CAREFUL with the stand. The stand looks like it's supposed to be upside down, but if you try and put the stand in the wrong way, it snaps. My poor Mercury had to get some of that E-8000 glue or whatever it's called. Super glue didn't work at all.
They're all beautiful figures, but, dang, they've got some weak points for sure.
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I have a set of those and actually had no problem with them because I know how easily they could break. I wasn't expecting the same from the Figuarts because I was use to the Figma stand which IMO is more sturdy.
Agreed, I am sooo scared to death of the hand joints especially, though really any part could break.
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Oh no, that really sucks 
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*nods* Yep, though I think a friend of mine opened hers up and the stand was already broken.
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Oh wow, that's terrible!
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Do you have a picture of it? It sounds similar to what happened to my arm for the stand for Venus.
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No, I tried gluing it back together right away. If it breaks again I will, but I bet it's the same problem. They should have made it a solid plastic.
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So the base broke? I just want to clarify. Because if that's true then that's sad.
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Not the bottoms part, the middle joint peg. Still sad about it.
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Thank you, I thought so as well.
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