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Poll: Is your v.2 1/60 VF-1S broken or perfect?


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Yamato v.2 1/60 VF-1S broken or perfect?  

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  1. 1. Broken or Perfect? Lets see the numbers.

    • Mine is Perfect! Thank you Yamato!
      162
    • Mine is Broken! Thanks for nothing!
      58
    • Mine is not broken or perfect but I have complaints.
      44


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Looking at the shoulder hinge pin, there looks to be IMO enough plastic around it that it should in theory be strong enough to withstand all but the roughest handling. It's not like Yamato just put a paper thickness of plastic there.

I've got a pre-production test shot that I've had since long before the production version was released that has been transformed a great many times and it is even tighter than the production version. This shows no stress marks in the shoulder hinge area at all.

Likewise, my production VF-1S and VF-1A seem fine so far.

Have to look into this some more.

Have you tried either moving the arms without supporting the hinge, or swiveling them out from fighter to gerwalk mode, without pulling the hinge up and over the stopper? If you try moving the arms by themselves, without supporting the hinge, you can definitely feel where the tension is coming from, and how it bears down on the hinge.

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Have you tried either moving the arms without supporting the hinge, or swiveling them out from fighter to gerwalk mode, without pulling the hinge up and over the stopper? If you try moving the arms by themselves, without supporting the hinge, you can definitely feel where the tension is coming from, and how it bears down on the hinge.

No and No.

I always lift the arm-to-back plate 180 degree swivel connector up and over the stopper. When I got my early version, I didn't have the benefit of any instructions, just figured that was the right way to do it and I've had no problems so far.

Same with supporting the folding shoulder hinge. Like any object made of multiple, small, moveable parts, especially made of plastic, if I feel a joint is overly tight and giving me too much resistance, I'll support as much of it as I can while trying to move it, rather than holding it unsupported and pulling.

I presume the way I have been transforming the new 1/60 VF-1 is correct. Don't know if it's what Yamato recommend in their instructions or video (haven't watched it yet). It just seemed the right, or common sense way to do it to me and I've (touch wood) had no stress marks or breakages so far.

I haven't been following these threads on the new 1/60 VF-1 closely so far, so I was honestly surprised about the shoulder issue.

In the months I had the toy to test, it seemed as sturdy as a brick to me. I do hope we don't have another brittle plastic problem.

I'll be monitoring my toys closely and discussing with Yamato.

Graham

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I thought the 1/60 hv the similar hinge design as the 1/48? So far I don't read anyone broke their hinge on the 1/48? Really give me the shutter after seeing those pics. Got to be extra extra careful transforming my 1/60 now.

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I presume the way I have been transforming the new 1/60 VF-1 is correct. Don't know if it's what Yamato recommend in their instructions or video (haven't watched it yet). It just seemed the right, or common sense way to do it to me and I've (touch wood) had no stress marks or breakages so far.

Its the same way David suggested swiveling the hinge out. I have been doing that, and supporting the shoulder hinge everytime I move it. No breakage for me so far either.

I don't own a hikki 1A...so I don't know what Yamato improved in the shoulder area, could anyone post pics of the 1A shoulder and hinge to see the difference

According to Swoosh, the shoulders are not as tight, they feel just right.

I thought the 1/60 hv the similar hinge design as the 1/48? So far I don't read anyone broke their hinge on the 1/48? Really give me the shutter after seeing those pics. Got to be extra extra careful transforming my 1/60 now.

The design is similar, but the hinge itself can move sideways(in and out) on the new 1/60, on the 1/48, its secured in one place and cannot move sideways in battroid mode.

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How I wish Yamato can also secure the hinge on 1/60 in battroid mode, same way like the 1/48. Moving the hinge in & out, sometimes when you are trying to do a pose, really scare me. The hinge on the new 1/60 juz look & feel soft to me.

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I thought the 1/60 hv the similar hinge design as the 1/48? So far I don't read anyone broke their hinge on the 1/48? Really give me the shutter after seeing those pics. Got to be extra extra careful transforming my 1/60 now.

1/60 has similar mechanism but the joint part is not as sturdy as 1/48's due to structural difference...

basically, i would say most of us support the hinge joint while transforming the valk, but the breakage still happens :(

when i look at my valk, i feel irritated thinking about its stress mark. it was supposed to be a perfect/near perfect valk...

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Maybe on future releases Yamato could engineer little additional parts to add on to lock the shoulder hinge area in place in battroid, kind of like they included side covers with the 1/48 GBP.

And there it is...........SIDECOVERS!!!

:ph34r:

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I'll check and see what the shoulder hinge is made of--I've built enough models that I can identify just about any plastic type by appearance/feel.

Now THAT is a skill to have :lol::lol::lol: you could get on Americas Got Talent or whatever the hell that show is with Hasslehoff.

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Decided last nite to transform my 1S back to fighter mode. Cold sweats break during transformation as the broken hinge images reminded me :D. Yes as suggested, lifting the hinge up over the stopper, make it sweep back easily. My 1S will stay in fighter mode indefinately.

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Are people breaking their hinge by not lifting it over the tab? Or is it breaking while they are lifting it over? I've transformed it about a dozen times so far and I don't see a problem. I lift it enough so that the hinge gets onto the tab and then I let go and let it rest on the tab while I push it across and then lift it up again to get the end off.

I just wanna figure out exactly when it is breaking.

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Are people breaking their hinge by not lifting it over the tab? Or is it breaking while they are lifting it over? I've transformed it about a dozen times so far and I don't see a problem. I lift it enough so that the hinge gets onto the tab and then I let go and let it rest on the tab while I push it across and then lift it up again to get the end off.

I just wanna figure out exactly when it is breaking.

its breaking while they are lifting it over

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Are people breaking their hinge by not lifting it over the tab?

Thats what I'm wondering, whether its that or not supporting the shoulder hinges when moving the arms. Its a pain in the ass to have to support those damn things each time when you move the arms, just to prevent breakages. Sure someone can say I don't have to, but I am not taking a chance on an expensive toy like this. Everything else is solid for the most part on this toy, except for the hinges. By far very durable, except for that.

Valkyire_addict seems to have broken his while messing with the hip bars, and wasn't moving the arms at all.

He did mention the hinge being pressed against the thigh though, and in gerwalk mode, as wolfx pointed out, the hinge doesn't have much else to go, as the wing is pressed against the shoulder, and the shoulder hinge is pressed against the leg.

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Query: Hmm....if the part is breaking because you have to lift it over a tab why hasn't someone tried filing that tab down?

Because its the only thing keeping the hinge/shoulders in place in gerwalk, and battroid modes. If its filed down, the hinge will immediately swing downwards in battroid mode, making the shoulders lower than the chest.

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Because its the only thing keeping the hinge/shoulders in place in gerwalk, and battroid modes. If its filed down, the hinge will immediately swing downwards in battroid mode, making the shoulders lower than the chest.

exactly <_<

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Because its the only thing keeping the hinge/shoulders in place in gerwalk, and battroid modes. If its filed down, the hinge will immediately swing downwards in battroid mode, making the shoulders lower than the chest.

That's for the useful reply. I see what you mean by filing the tab down wouldn't solve the problem.

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