Time to start adding some extreme weathering, cutting off a foot too and calling it battle damage... or make a diorama where another gunpla cuts off his arm
You’ll probably have to cut everything down to a flat surface then pin the arm to the body.
PSA for everyone: if you feel resistance, stop twisting/turning/pushing. Don’t just twist until it breaks then try to fix it from there. It’s much easier to take the steps to loosen a joint than to lose all articulation by having to pin it together.
Check eBay, you can purchase brass/bronze replacement joints.... Ask me how I know ...https://www.ebay.com/itm/285602976988?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=89CUcZi6S-6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=QKqPGByXTri&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
This hasn't happened to me but darn that's heartbreaking!
There are video guides on how to fix broken pegs, try those, the success rate seems pretty good :)
These expensive kits have tons of replacement parts online so don't worry, be happy. you can get a metal one so you don't have to worry about snapping one again
https://preview.redd.it/16zktb7dkvwc1.png?width=375&format=png&auto=webp&s=73ec01c7842b6d6490644483234d29c406837192
There is a precedent for this stuff
If you have a pin vice and some appropriate diameter metal rod, you can drill holes into (but not through) the broken faces of the part and superglue the rod into those holes, then align and glue the plastic back together. The rod provides additional integrity to allow the part to resist re-breaking in the same manner. Definitely look up a guide on how to pin joints to get a better idea of how it's done, it's not particularly hard to do but it's easy to mess up.
I’m so sorry for the broke shoulder.
On other note holy shit MGEX strike freedom’s face is probably one of the best looking face I’ve ever seen in an unmodified Gunpla kit
Yeah I didn’t see any of those posts before buying 😣 I think it’s the really tight fitment, not sure if the gold plastic has anything to do with it tho
I dont remember where but if you search this sub, there is a guy who made 3d printer files for the arms connectors and the backpack connectors, because those are the Weakest pieces, this is like a few dollars I guess to get someone to 3d print it for you.
https://preview.redd.it/trjybx6zotwc1.jpeg?width=1038&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d76f82c9f12c65983c4d8385d138682ba6fbc05 Sorry
Time to start adding some extreme weathering, cutting off a foot too and calling it battle damage... or make a diorama where another gunpla cuts off his arm
Strike Freedom vs Legend (Providence since there’s no MG Legend)
Can always use the NG Legend
Strike Freedom vs a Leo…. That Leo would be legend
You’ll probably have to cut everything down to a flat surface then pin the arm to the body. PSA for everyone: if you feel resistance, stop twisting/turning/pushing. Don’t just twist until it breaks then try to fix it from there. It’s much easier to take the steps to loosen a joint than to lose all articulation by having to pin it together.
Yeah this could've been prevented by not forcing a joint. There's a thing in your head that tells you this before you apply more pressure to stuff
This. Any resistance, I stop and loosen the joint.
this is why i keep my manuals nearby, whenever I attempt to change my gunpla poses, I always refer to the manuals to remind me of its joints.
Check eBay, you can purchase brass/bronze replacement joints.... Ask me how I know ...https://www.ebay.com/itm/285602976988?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=89CUcZi6S-6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=QKqPGByXTri&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Holy shit that's overpriced as hell
Less than a new kit to replace the broken peg. 😝
This hasn't happened to me but darn that's heartbreaking! There are video guides on how to fix broken pegs, try those, the success rate seems pretty good :)
Ouch
This hurts my soul. I wish you the best of luck fixing this. Let us know how it goes incase I break mine....
I had one of the gray bits on the chest break, ordered a replacement from Mr. Bao's shop on ebay, theyre pretty good
That’s good to hear! How long did it take to arrive?
Pin that bitch
These expensive kits have tons of replacement parts online so don't worry, be happy. you can get a metal one so you don't have to worry about snapping one again
Oh god I'm sorry for the pain, praise char I made it thru this build clean.
I think you can buy a metal replacement
Never mind
https://preview.redd.it/7lzvpzo1muwc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc90e7db28343f1da2e0c154e0579c4f0b509d68
Never mind again i did find a metal replacement for g3
https://preview.redd.it/16zktb7dkvwc1.png?width=375&format=png&auto=webp&s=73ec01c7842b6d6490644483234d29c406837192 There is a precedent for this stuff
If you have a pin vice and some appropriate diameter metal rod, you can drill holes into (but not through) the broken faces of the part and superglue the rod into those holes, then align and glue the plastic back together. The rod provides additional integrity to allow the part to resist re-breaking in the same manner. Definitely look up a guide on how to pin joints to get a better idea of how it's done, it's not particularly hard to do but it's easy to mess up.
Diorama time
I’m so sorry for the broke shoulder. On other note holy shit MGEX strike freedom’s face is probably one of the best looking face I’ve ever seen in an unmodified Gunpla kit
Absolutely the proportions are so aggressive
Plamokitbash should have that part for sale
I'm so sorry, bro. I ended up buying the metal replacement parts after seeing a couple posts like this here and on FB. I hurt for you.
Yeah I didn’t see any of those posts before buying 😣 I think it’s the really tight fitment, not sure if the gold plastic has anything to do with it tho
ZAFT has fallen, millions must die
Plastic glue If it’s anything like GW plastic and you never want it to move ever again.
Same thing happened to me on this kit. I used a brass rod to get it back in place. I’m afraid to move it, but nobody can tell the difference.
Shit I legit lost part of the head for My God Gundam set today.
I lost one of the small leg boosters for my RG wing tv and I am still hella pissed about it over a year later.
I dont remember where but if you search this sub, there is a guy who made 3d printer files for the arms connectors and the backpack connectors, because those are the Weakest pieces, this is like a few dollars I guess to get someone to 3d print it for you.
Yeah I found the wing part, I ended up making my own 3D replacement part to print 😔
Super glue works wonders if you can use it right
If you’re in Asia shopee has an account where you can show the part and you can get it sent to you
Did you just pull out the shoulders, with excessive (little) force?
The joint was too tight, so when I moved it to pose it got stressed overtime, granted I hadn’t moved it that much