technoblue Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 One of my older v2 1/60 VF-1 Valkyries has succumbed to the well-documented blown shoulder issue. It was very easy to break down, though, and remove the affected parts to modify the pin and make it "safe" again. I bought some shapeways replacement parts, but I am running into some surprising fitment issues. My original order used white strong & flexible polished nylon plastic. Here's what I'm seeing: This angle shot shows how the shapeways pieces do not sit flush: Here is a shot from above next to the old cracked hinge: This shot shows the shapeways piece with the pin I was wondering, is this within the normal margin of error? Or might it be due to the polished material? My whole order arrived this way, so I was going to try sanding the flats to try and get a better fit. But the extra thickness of material at the hinge concerns me. I may end up placing another order and skip the polished nylon plastic. Any other thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyD Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 That happened on my order as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technoblue Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Thanks, CoreyD. I"m relieved that I didn't miss anything obvious. Update: It looks like I don't have to sand the pieces flat. I broke down another Valkyrie at lunch to take a look at the working mechanism. And joy! The good VF-1 shows an angle when the arms are set in fighter mode: Then the shapeways replacements have this angle built in? That's some clever engineering. I do still need to sand a little bit, though, because the ball joint is a little large on my replacement pieces. It doesn't sit into the seat of the shoulder completely. But that is minor. I was thinking that I had an unlucky batch. Edited August 19, 2014 by technoblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valhary Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 excellent news we also need the triangles of the vf 171 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technoblue Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Yes, it is excellent news. Here's the original thread for reference: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=36316&hl=%20shapeways%20%20shoulders&page=1 All props should be directed to VF5SS. Alas, while messing around with things after work today I noticed another "arm" problem: That hard rubber(?) socket should be smooth inside. Instead, this one is rotting/disintegrating and creating a mess. Is there anything that might recondition the piece? If not, I'll need to find a spare arm for parts or buy one of those unpainted kits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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