AbdnAllHope

Wow it's been a million years since I posted on these forums. I've been a member since pretty much the beginning, but mostly lurk. Any way. I bought 3 yf-21's. The first 2 were both mint ( one from BBTS and one from Amazon). So I rolled the dice on a 3rd one from Amazon which had the bent antenna. I contacted blue fin re replacement antenna in late November. I emailed them every week looking for status. Finally in January they wrote back and said they couldn't guarantee they could send a new part and told me to return the toy to Amazon. So I held it until the end of my return window and then sent it back. Got the new antenna via FedEx today. I guess I'll keep it in the bank. A pretty valuable piece of plastic. ✌🏼

I feel like it's been 20 years since I have posted here. I went bbts. It hurt to miss HLJ price but it can't be helped. If Amazon price is good I'll buy spares. But at least I've got one with my name on it.

If memory serves heating PVC to 60 degreess C and cooling it in a new shape will hold the new shape. The problem is if you over heat them they will become brittle. These things are likely to break off with anything but the lightest pressure. I supose if they straight long enough for a decent photo it's not going to get much better without a total replacement.

Fix for ozma antenna. If anyone has ever worked with wire from a spool the way to get it straight is to cut a long piece with a pair of pliers between both hands. Then you stretch the wire as tight as you can. When you let go the wire is straight as an arrow. I just tried a much milder version of this on ozma's antenna. I basically just held his head in one hand and pulled gently on the laser with the other. They were pretty mangled and now they are much straighter (not perfect). I of course don't want to push it because I'm afraid of pulling the thing right off. They are not perfect but they don't look like crossed fingers anymore either. I suppose when I wake up tomorrow they will be bent again. edit: I don't know why but the photo keeps coming in upside down. It's a bad photo anyway.

It's weird how stuff happens some times. I read this thread this morning, and then later on while searching for mospeada images (looking for maps/ floor plans of the space cruisers). I found this http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/Works/English/Box07.html#2