Breakaway Head, Neck, and Upper Body Fix

JinSaotome · 05-31-2009, 03:04 PM

Breakaway is my new favorite mold of the RotF figs, but after seeing the game art, I felt he needed some tweaks. Here's a somewhat easy fix for your Breakaway to get him looking more like his game art. I found the landing gear kept his upper body/nosecone from moving all the way down and the front windshield needs to be carved underneath; the back of his head too so he can tilt forward. Also, acetone the top and front of his light pipe eyes and they'll shine clear blue again. This isn't a huge mod, but when it comes to us picky collectors one little thing can make or break a figure for us. I aim to help with that.

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Originally Posted by Renidragon

Thanks, Jin. Think I can get away with using a simply utility-knife type razorblade for this?
I like Blitz's fix ( RotF Breakaway Quick Fix (No Cutting Needed) ), but that last pic you've got next to the CGI is making me think I'll go the more dangerous route.

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Originally Posted by koh4711

Thanks so much for this fix! I did it to my Breakaway prior to detailing, and I think it looks awesome. Managed to do a lot of the work with a small grinding tool on my Dremel, might work better for some people if they have access to one.

You could carve away that underside part with a hobby knife; it'll just take a while. But if you own TF figures and work on them, a Dremel cordless 'MiniMite' from Wal*mart will run you just $15-$20 and is well worth it.