MacrossJoe Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 The plastic hinge holding/connecting the backpack to the body broke and i tried using super glue to fix it but the glue just isn't strong enough to hold it. This is without the fastpack boosters attached. Anyone have any suggestions as to where I can get a spare hinge or which type of glue I can use that would be strong enough to hold the broken hinge and the additional weight of the boosters? thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsurfer Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Haiz .. Had the same problem ... I bought a VF-1A Max to replace the hinge. Now the 1A dun have backpack attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaolian Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 I think someone could make a mint as a hinge recaster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muswp1 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 I had the same problem with my Super VF-1J last year when I knocked it off my desk. I super glued the piece, waited for it to dry then put a second coat directly over the break. It's held up fine since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsurfer Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 I think someone could make a mint as a hinge recaster... I am still waiting ... ... Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 (edited) The plastic hinge holding/connecting the backpack to the body broke and i tried using super glue to fix it but the glue just isn't strong enough to hold it. This is without the fastpack boosters attached. Anyone have any suggestions as to where I can get a spare hinge or which type of glue I can use that would be strong enough to hold the broken hinge and the additional weight of the boosters?thanks in advance. I'm not sure if the hinge you're talking about broke the same way as mine did, but here's the hackjob I did when the hinge on one of my Strikes broke before. backpack-hack As you can see, I basically cut up two pieces of thin-but-tough plastic from a discarded id-card or something, and used it as a front and back binder-support on the already glued-in hinge-parts. I used an alligator-clip or something on it and let it the super-glues dry completely to properly bind it. Suffice to say, it works. Hope this helps. Edited November 12, 2003 by treatment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoneWolf Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 MacrossJoe, if you need a replacement piece for your 1/60, I'm selling some in the For Sale forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draykov Posted December 21, 2003 Share Posted December 21, 2003 (edited) I've got a question. I've been collecting the 1/48 Yamatos since the release of the Max 1A (I hesitated at first). I've only just recently applied FAST packs to one in battroid mode. I realize that normally in battroid mode, the backpack slides up in a "locked" position. I just wanted to make sure: this isn't possible when the FAST packs are on right? That is, if you slide the backpack all the way up with the FAST packs on, the little flippy-do catch that's supposed to support the weight of the FAST packs can't reach the tab in the backpack that it's supposed to lock into. So the backpack stays a little lower with the FAST packs then it would without, right? Edited December 21, 2003 by Draykov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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