How to make hands better?
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- Shiaoran
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How to make hands better?
I've noticed that the hands will easily pop out of the peg for being too soft and having a poor design.
Holding weapons in most poses is a chore, and the hand will look weird with the thumb part coming off.
So how do you guys fix these issues? I see pics of Shinkis holding big weapons, but even the smaller ones I have are too big and heavy to pose adequately.
I've never liked this type of hand (Also seen on figma. I prefer ones where there's a good wrist joint with a peg going in the hand)
Holding weapons in most poses is a chore, and the hand will look weird with the thumb part coming off.
So how do you guys fix these issues? I see pics of Shinkis holding big weapons, but even the smaller ones I have are too big and heavy to pose adequately.
I've never liked this type of hand (Also seen on figma. I prefer ones where there's a good wrist joint with a peg going in the hand)
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Re: How to make hands better?
ah, detest busoushinki's hands. weird spreads.Yes.
Never seen any "fixed" however.
Never seen any "fixed" however.
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Re: How to make hands better?
i swear on a japanese blog a guy fixed it
i dont really remember but i think he boiled it ?
i dont really remember but i think he boiled it ?
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Re: How to make hands better?
Heating would only make it temporarily softer. I can't see any result from that in this case. Even if this made the wrist "flaps" tighter together, the hand would still be as soft as ever.
Maybe if the hand were removed, a bit of cement applied and let dry on the gap (but not inside the holes) an then reinsert the peg could make it less bendable, since the "flaps" were hardened...
Maybe if the hand were removed, a bit of cement applied and let dry on the gap (but not inside the holes) an then reinsert the peg could make it less bendable, since the "flaps" were hardened...
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Re: How to make hands better?
higurashi9 wrote:i swear on a japanese blog a guy fixed it
i dont really remember but i think he boiled it ?
I BOILED AN ARM ONCE.
aahh... wouldnot call it a fix.
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Re: How to make hands better?
this made me lol ^^Chalkred wrote: I BOILED AN ARM ONCE.
aahh... wouldnot call it a fix.
Shiaoran wrote:Heating would only make it temporarily softer. I can't see any result from that in this case. Even if this made the wrist "flaps" tighter together, the hand would still be as soft as ever.
Maybe if the hand were removed, a bit of cement applied and let dry on the gap (but not inside the holes) an then reinsert the peg could make it less bendable, since the "flaps" were hardened...
nevermind then....
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Re: How to make hands better?
The object of heating (and thus softening) the plastic is to 'reset' it, to eliminate warping that would account for hands coming off of the joint easily.
Ideally, you stick it in hot water to soften it, hold it how you want it, and dunk it in cold water to stiffen it back up... This has worked for me on non-shinki-related soft bits.
Ideally, you stick it in hot water to soften it, hold it how you want it, and dunk it in cold water to stiffen it back up... This has worked for me on non-shinki-related soft bits.
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Re: How to make hands better?
I know, but it won't help if the plastic itself is too soft to grab the peg.
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Re: How to make hands better?
Does it work on shinki-related soft bits too?Xehn wrote:The object of heating (and thus softening) the plastic is to 'reset' it, to eliminate warping that would account for hands coming off of the joint easily.
Ideally, you stick it in hot water to soften it, hold it how you want it, and dunk it in cold water to stiffen it back up... This has worked for me on non-shinki-related soft bits.
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Re: How to make hands better?
I don't know why it wouldn't...