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12-01-2010, 03:16 PM | #1 |
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.....you dream about owning a super rare Brazilian Murajo (Tiger Force Shipreck) figure for over a year, finally score one on ebay for a ridiculous amount of money, wait patiently for it to arrive from Brazil for a month, go pick it up from the post office and display for one day......then you start over analyzing it and think, man, I should change out some of those rusty screws and put in a new oring....but then the screws strip so you decide to drill them out, scratching the shit out the screw holes, and cracking one of the inner thighs so it needs to be repaired with putty and paint...and then in the proccess of putting it back together, snap the crotch off.
That was my night in a nutshell last night. Im pretty bummed about it, especially the $$$ I just threw out the window. :( Just gotta remember these things are old and fragile. Definitely a wake up call for me. |
12-01-2010, 03:17 PM | #2 |
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Dang man, sorry to hear that.
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12-01-2010, 03:18 PM | #3 |
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That sucks. Definitely. That's part of the reason why I really don't collect ARAH/O-ring stuff with a few minor exceptions. I feel for ya, dude.
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12-01-2010, 03:20 PM | #4 |
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wow, so far ive been very lucky with my vintage stuff. ill be extra careful now.
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12-01-2010, 03:21 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the sympathy guys. On the bright side, I just made everybody elses Murajo in good condition worth more money I guess!!! Haha.
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12-01-2010, 03:22 PM | #6 |
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I'm sorry to hear that...
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12-01-2010, 03:32 PM | #7 |
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that's really awful, sorry man : (
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12-01-2010, 03:35 PM | #8 |
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Man, that really sucks. I had a Recondo figure that I tried to sit into the Vamp and, in the process, snapped his crotch off too. I barely did anything and it just broke. That was depressing for me and made me realize how frail vintage figures really can be. I like to pose, display, dio, etc with my stuff but it seems handling some of it too much is a bad idea.
I know I've read on yojoe a decent amount about stuff just crumbling apart, breaking, cracking, etc. I wonder what kind of shape these figures will be in after another 25-30 years? |
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12-01-2010, 03:36 PM | #9 |
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like a cuticle, if you insist on tearing it off because it bothers you, you will only make it worse.
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12-01-2010, 03:39 PM | #10 |
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i have an idea, baby oil might help to keep the items from cracking and crumbling. what do you think?
i have lubed all my figures with baby oil and i let them soak overnight, then wipe off with rubbing alcohol. it cleans/shines them up, but how much of it might be getting in to rejuvinate (sp?) the plastic?
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