Removing 73% of the "suck" from SWTF Obi Wan |
01-27-2006, 02:56 PM
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#1 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,446 Location: Delaware | Removing 73% of the "suck" from SWTF Obi Wan
Seems like the people at the toy design factory were smoking stupid juice when they designed Obi Wan. The single biggest problem with the toy is his hands. They are stuck in a position that forces you to bow out his elbos like a moron. Furthermore, you can't really do anything with the lightsabers due to the lack of wrist rotation. If only his hands were a ball-joint. But the thing is... They are ball-joints. Ball joints will a pin stuck through them. A pin that doesn't do anything but restrict hand motion. I removed the pins and found they do nothing to keep the hands attached...they hands stay on just fine without 'em. Chalk this one up to pure stupidity. Those pins gotta' go! Go get out there and remove 'em! 
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In other news, the designers were stupid again and added blocks to his waist that serve absolutly no purpose other than to restrict waist articulation in 'bot mode. Shave 'em off. 
Note: I didn't think this should go in the kitbash forum, since it's really more along the lines of "factory assembly error". | 
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01-27-2006, 05:27 PM
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#3 | | Autobot Brainmaster Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,733 Location: Virginia Collection Count: Enough to re-populate Cybertron! WOT? News Credits: 1 | Wow! Thanks for the tip! Or is that a pin? 
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01-27-2006, 07:39 PM
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#4 | | absent Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,928 Collection Count: 1 | Wow, now all he needs is a head replacement and he'd actually be pretty cool. Anyone try a head transplant with this one yet? | |
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01-27-2006, 07:46 PM
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#5 | | Yo Gabba Gabba! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 23,375 Location: louisville Collection Count: +alot | A nice improvement. Now about that robot hair... 
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01-27-2006, 07:52 PM
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01-27-2006, 08:20 PM
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#7 | | The One Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 27 Location: Ohio | I can't get the pins out. How does one go about doing that? 
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01-27-2006, 08:57 PM
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#8 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,446 Location: Delaware | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Neo I can't get the pins out. How does one go about doing that? | I got help from the kind folks in the kitbash forum. It's easy and takes about 90 seconds. Get a small nail, a hammer, and pliers. Put the nail on the pin and hammer away until a small bit pokes out the other side. Grab it with the pliers and yank. That's it. | |
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01-27-2006, 09:29 PM
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#9 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,446 Location: Delaware | www.fluffypotato.com | |
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01-27-2006, 09:29 PM
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#10 | | @deathformer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,037 Location: Monmouth County, NJ Collection Count: 800-ish | Just be very gentle when using the hammer. Light tapping, it should come out easily. If not, try hitting it from the other side. If you're smashing it like you're hammering a nail into a 2x4... well, that's not quite how it's meant to be done. 
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