Iron Factory IF-EX31-35 Spirits of the DEC (DJD)

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  1. Nightstrike

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    Okay so how is IF customer support? because I unboxed my copy of duhbe about a month ago and just left him on the shelf in a pose after hearing the horror stories about his shoulders. Fast forward to today and I notice he has dropped his mask (I had him posed holding it) and it turns out that BOTH shoulder joints have cracked despite being un-touched since purchase. I'm kinda in disbelief, but given the time that's passed the seller wont do anything about it (fair enough but still annoying)
     
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    Same here man, left mine untouched, shoulders were just fine. But they cracked all on their own before I decided to re-pose him. It's not that bad, he can still hold his arms up in most poses, but the arms can be floppy at just the right/wrong angle. Would some futureshine help us in this case?
     
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    I plan on sanding down the shoulder balls when mine gets in, I don't want to take any chances.
    Also are vos and kaon actually coming out in March, or is bbts being hopeful?
     
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    It's kinda surreal feeling isn't it? I'm all for taking responsibility if I break something, but this is insane. As for floor polish, I imagine it would be helpful, but it would also put more stress on the plastic which could lead to either more breaks in the future or slowly losing friction again as the plastic bows outwards. My tarns arms won't even hold a pose now, if I try to put his arms up and out they fall down
     
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    Dang. My Tarn’s right shoulder joint arrived cracked. Looks like a dab of glue will fix it and a little polish on the joint will tighten it up.
     
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    Yikes. *bookmarks thread* I've got my Tarn arriving next week (with several other guys, first Iron Factory order), and I feel like I'm gonna have to give everyone a preventative once-over.
     
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    I haven't touched my Tarn since I stuck him on display and now I'm scared to. :lol 
     
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    I'm proper gutted so many people are having so many problems with Tarn. I've jinxed it now as I bet his arms just fucking exploded while typing this, but I have had zero issues with him.
     
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    Do we know when the Phecda and Mizar set will be released? Or is it just going to be pushed back again and again?
     
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    I don't much mind if the delay is due to making sure that they don't have the same horrible flaws as Tarn.
     
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    So, I actually ordered 2 tarns by mistake and so I left one in the box. After the first tarn commit seppuku I took the second one out, popped the shoulders off (terrifying to do) sanded the balls down and shock oiled the socket. So with only like 2 hours careful surgery I have one good tarn and one unbelievably infuriating tarn.

    Mark my words, I'm still in for the set, but if I see even 1 tight joint it's getting surgery. They can take as god damn long as they like with Voss and Kaon as long as they don't suddenly rend themselves asunder.
     
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    So, dumb question from someone who's not done it before; when y'all talk about sanding, you mean literally with a piece of sandpaper from a hobby shop, right?
     
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    That's what I'm doing, I plan on using very fine grit sandpaper.

    Also my tarn has been stuck in "customs clearance completed" for a literal week, should I be worried? I've never had a package take so long in customs.
     
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    That's just Speedpak being Speedpak. I have one in that state too.
     
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    Mines been fine also. Arrived yesterday and I played with the arms moving them all over the place. They’re good.

    Now, my Nova Prime that came ... he’s fine also, but the hands were super super tight to move around. Loosened the screw a tiny bit and they turn okay now.
     
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    Have there been any major temperature fluctuations in your house? Trying to figure the root cause of why the shoulders would spontaneously fail.
     
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    Well Tarn is kind of close to my ceiling where it does get warmer, and I did pick him up in the winter so it is possible he was getting cold and then extra warm whenever I ran the heater. But I think this issue is down to the tolerance that IF went with. Now with all that said.....


    WHERE THE HELL IS VOS AND KAON!!!!!!
     
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