Horatio Positronic Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Where do I find those 3 legged display stands that appear to work great with Valkyries? I already have 2 of the Yamato ones, but I'm not happy with the clips they use to attach the Valk to the stand. Unfortunately my searches have come up blank because I don't know what they're called, and there are a lot of other kinds of stands on sites like HLJ. Here's a quick and dirty image I made to better explain which ones I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 http://www.laftoys.com/index.php?cPath=15&...418897416cde9b0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Positronic Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 http://www.laftoys.com/index.php?cPath=15&...418897416cde9b0 Perfect! It looks like most sizes won't be available until the end of October though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 yup alot of people are waiting for the stands, including me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodler7 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Hi Guys, I got the first generation of the clear 3 prong stand. The photo attached is a 4" version. I've never trusted the smoothness of the ball joint. So tonight I figured I'd share a tip. Some of you may have great ideas, so please share them if you can. I've taken an eraser and cut thin slabs. The first test cut is about 1.5mm in thickness. I then take the washers and use them like cookie cutters. 3mm thickness seem to work just fine. It's no guaranteed that the stands will be firmly secured, but the extra friction from the eraser tabs do help a lot. Take the cut out tabs and place them in the center of the washer and then install the prongs etc. I hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcroRay Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I got the first generation of the clear 3 prong stand. The photo attached is a 4" version. I've never trusted the smoothness of the ball joint. I've got one of those - with the longer rods - holding up my massive, heavy UNIFIVE Gatchaman God Phoenix, and haven't had any problems with the rods slipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodler7 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Well damn. Just woke up this morning and found my 1/48 armored valkyrie wrecked on my table. One of the prongs on the stand gave away. I've tightened it as much as possible, but I've stripped one by putting too much tourqe. Maybe I just got a bad batch. I have a 6" and 2" version still yet to be opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 (edited) That sucks Doodler. I've got like 7 stands, and all are super duper tight. Mind you Yamato valks are not that heavy. Edited October 12, 2008 by ruskiiVFaussie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0t0r0 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I've stripped one of those out before. I put Zap-a-Gap on the threads of the screw and set it back in the stripped out section to dry. The next day I carefully unscrewed it and reassembled the stand. It's held strong since then (over a year now). Plus, the Zap-a-Gap dries clear so you can't even tell it had been repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doodler7 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thanks T0t0r0. I will get me some Zap A Gap tomorrow and try it. I have got some $.99 usd super glue but I don't think they're thick enough like ZAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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