Macross maintenance.

High everyone! In anticipation of the Tornado parts release I decided to tighten up my VF-25f's hip joints. I am using future polish for the first time, but have used clear nail polish in the past. I am sure this sort of thing has been mentioned here before, but thought I'd start a thread. Would others like to share their tips and tricks for keeping their macross figures crisp and tight? Or perhaps share some harrowing stories of fixes gone wrong? Thanks to technoblue for formating this: Arca

Thanks kkx, I tried this on two valks, and combined with BlueMax's post below, I think it worked great I also first filed the knurled end, and then place the knurled end in the undamaged side when reassembling the shoulder hinge. I think it worked great, just continue to handle the joint gently, and always lift it from below rather than pull it from above to get it over the notch. Also, I ran a 1/16th drill bit through the holes twisting it by hand (ie not in a drill) to make sure the ho