{"id":3818,"date":"2010-05-11T04:49:19","date_gmt":"2010-05-11T04:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2010-05-11T04:49:58","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T04:49:58","slug":"yamato-v2-160-vf-1-addendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=3818","title":{"rendered":"Yamato V2 1\/60 VF-1 Addendum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Yamato<\/a><\/p>\n

News(how-to): How-to fix those broken shoulders<\/p>\n


\nSo you\u2019ve purchased the greatest rendition of the VF-1 ever made to date\u2026 or so websites like mine had you believe after the initial praise these toys received.\u00a0 Then, some months and a few transformations later you noticed some stress fractures on your beloved toy\u2019s joints.\u00a0 A month later you went to transform the toy and one arm (or both) fell right out.\u00a0 What next?\u00a0 Are you relegated to a sweet looking fighter mode display piece?<\/p>\n

\"Yamato<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 1: Find a place that can get you replacement parts.\u00a0 Allegedly Yamato figured out what was breaking the shoulders and used a different pin in them that should keep them from breaking.\u00a0 To be 100% honest, I\u2019m not sure I buy that and I\u2019m still a little afraid to handle my V2s and will not be buying another one until it\u2019s clear that there is something different about the shoulder.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been told that I\u2019m being far too fearful but at nearly $100 a pop, more for the super versions, the allure has worn off.\u00a0 So where can you get replacement parts?\u00a0 If you\u2019re outside of Japan this might prove really tricky.\u00a0 First, try contacting the vendor you purchased the toy.\u00a0 If that fails, go over to MacrossWorld and ask for help getting shoulder parts.\u00a0 Your shoulder parts will come in one of two different forms.\u00a0 The first replacement parts I got, from my retailer, came complete with whole new arms.\u00a0 Unfortunately, these arms were from the same production run as the flawed toy and before I could even attach the arms I noticed one was already broken (that\u2019s right folks, it was broken without ever having been on a toy or handled in the slightest).\u00a0 So, I ordered a second set.\u00a0 The second set was flawless so maybe Yamato really has figured things out.<\/p>\n

\"Yamato<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 2: Transform the toy to a stage between fighter and battroid to give yourself easy access to the bottom of the toy without the legs being in the way and remove three screws.\u00a0 The first screw is at the base of the swing bar and attaches the tail to the plane.\u00a0 The other two screws would be covered by the arm sliders in GERWALK or battroid modes.<\/p>\n

\"Yamato<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 3: Flip the toy over and remove the wing structure (top half of the back) and then remove the two screws that hold the arms in place.\u00a0 Note when you remove the plastic nuts that they have a concave side to match flush with the screw\u2026 you\u2019ll want to make sure you have that right when you put things back together again.<\/p>\n

\"Yamato<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 4: Remove the fragile shoulder piece from the arm assembly by pulling off the shoulder housing (it\u2019s pressure fit via a couple pegs and a groove, gently pry it apart while applying pressure upward) and then removing the screws in the bicep.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to completely remove the screws, the shoulder fits via a ball joint so you just have to back the screws out enough so the ball joint has enough play to pop out.<\/p>\n

\"Yamato<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 5: Replace broken shoulder piece with new piece.<\/p>\n

\"Yamato<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 6: Reverse steps 4-2 and you\u2019ll have a perfectly functional toy that\u2019s just like new (or better than new if your toy was broken right out of the box).\u00a0 A special thanks to those who are helping get replacement parts for people who have purchased this toy and made this post possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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