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Sideshow 1/6 C-3PO
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Same here.
carbonfreezer
Freakalicious
Just read this e-mail from Sideshow:
Thanks Daniel!
For the record, my problem was just with the broken piston and I didn't say anything about the thumbs. I hope they have a huge pile of 3PO's for replacement - looks like they're going to need them.
Thanks Daniel!
For the record, my problem was just with the broken piston and I didn't say anything about the thumbs. I hope they have a huge pile of 3PO's for replacement - looks like they're going to need them.
when did you send a request from them? I'm still waiting for my reply from friday afternoon
EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
I contacted them on friday the 15th about it.
galactiboy
OT Preferist
So turns out the hands are removeable... Sideshow is just sending a replacement hand to me. And I'm guessing anyone getting an arm it will be just the arm w/o a hand.
The hand has a normal style ball joint, but the connector piece that goes into the arm is a bit different and you need to pull pretty hard to remove it; I'd recommend a lot of cautoin as I could see a finger easily breaking off if you aren't careful
BTW, I was hoping to get a full arm for a custom... so if anyone is willing to part with their damaged left arm I'd be happy to pay for it
What a load... It's a more involved response than I expected, but a pretty shameful response as it's just not true. There is no reason the finger would be turned differently other than it being an error. As has been demonstrated simply changing the position of the same thumb completely fixes the appearance.
Like a lot of things Sideshow leaves it to the customer to fix the mistake on our own.
The hand has a normal style ball joint, but the connector piece that goes into the arm is a bit different and you need to pull pretty hard to remove it; I'd recommend a lot of cautoin as I could see a finger easily breaking off if you aren't careful
BTW, I was hoping to get a full arm for a custom... so if anyone is willing to part with their damaged left arm I'd be happy to pay for it
What a load... It's a more involved response than I expected, but a pretty shameful response as it's just not true. There is no reason the finger would be turned differently other than it being an error. As has been demonstrated simply changing the position of the same thumb completely fixes the appearance.
Like a lot of things Sideshow leaves it to the customer to fix the mistake on our own.
loki2371
Super Freak
They're really not that bad considering how long ago they came out and what they cost. I'd just try to buy a loose parted out HT head sculpt for both and call it a day... That's what I may do for the eventual Luke Jedi HT version, which is really the only version of Luke I'd want. All my figures just stand their looking dumb anyway
No dramatic poses for me, all standing at attention and boring.
loki2371
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So turns out the hands are removeable... Sideshow is just sending a replacement hand to me. And I'm guessing anyone getting an arm it will be just the arm w/o a hand.
The hand has a normal style ball joint, but the connector piece that goes into the arm is a bit different and you need to pull pretty hard to remove it; I'd recommend a lot of cautoin as I could see a finger easily breaking off if you aren't careful
Is it possible you could put up some pictures showing what the hand and arm looks like after being removed??
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Are we certain the hands can be removed...has anyone tried and are there pictures? I'd be more prone to try and fix them if I didn't have to work with them attached to the arm.
carbonfreezer
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So turns out the hands are removeable... Sideshow is just sending a replacement hand to me. And I'm guessing anyone getting an arm it will be just the arm w/o a hand.
The hand has a normal style ball joint, but the connector piece that goes into the arm is a bit different and you need to pull pretty hard to remove it; I'd recommend a lot of cautoin as I could see a finger easily breaking off if you aren't careful
BTW, I was hoping to get a full arm for a custom... so if anyone is willing to part with their damaged left arm I'd be happy to pay for it
What a load... It's a more involved response than I expected, but a pretty shameful response as it's just not true. There is no reason the finger would be turned differently other than it being an error. As has been demonstrated simply changing the position of the same thumb completely fixes the appearance.
Like a lot of things Sideshow leaves it to the customer to fix the mistake on our own.
So GB, to clear , they're sending replacement hand, but the wrong thumb orientation will still be there? Or you're getting correct thumb hand?
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galactiboy
OT Preferist
Here you guys go... first pic is the wrist and hand peg. Fun fact, the hand peg does not come out of the hand; it's got a t shaped design, so if you try to remove the peg from the hand you will break it(like I did ). Also the design of the peg should allow for up and down movement (as it's a ball joint) but it sits so deep in the forearm that is not possible. But like I said you can pull the hand out of the forearm, just grip the palm and pull straight out; it's a tight fit but it will come loose.
And here's the inside of the hand, the gold part can be popped off (do it at your own risk) in order to access the fingers. Unfortunately the T design again is the culprit in preventing the thumb from being reoriented. It won't fit in sideways and I assume anyone that was able to twist it either stripped the T-peg or it's housing and it may be putting a lot of pressure on the halfs of the hand.
But, I'm about to try and reshape the T peg of the thumb down to a ball, if that works I should be able to return it and then it would be allowed to twist at the base. So clearly the issue is that Sideshow got the orientation of the T-peg wrong, had it been different this would not have happened.
Stay tuned for updates.
). Also the design of the peg should allow for up and down movement (as it's a ball joint) but it sits so deep in the forearm that is not possible. But like I said you can pull the hand out of the forearm, just grip the palm and pull straight out; it's a tight fit but it will come loose.
And here's the inside of the hand, the gold part can be popped off (do it at your own risk) in order to access the fingers. Unfortunately the T design again is the culprit in preventing the thumb from being reoriented. It won't fit in sideways and I assume anyone that was able to twist it either stripped the T-peg or it's housing and it may be putting a lot of pressure on the halfs of the hand.
But, I'm about to try and reshape the T peg of the thumb down to a ball, if that works I should be able to return it and then it would be allowed to twist at the base. So clearly the issue is that Sideshow got the orientation of the T-peg wrong, had it been different this would not have happened.
Stay tuned for updates.
Yeah, that sort of looks like there was nothing wrong, meaning there's only one way for the thumb to go in, with the production, but rather in how it was designed. Can the thumb be rotated and have the extra T part filed down and the gaps that creates filled in? Or would there still be issues with where it is seated?
Darth_IMPoor
Super Freak
That's some great info gb, thanks. The question now is how brave do I wanna be to REALLY fix it.
EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
Here you guys go... first pic is the wrist and hand peg. Fun fact, the hand peg does not come out of the hand; it's got a t shaped design, so if you try to remove the peg from the hand you will break it(like I did
And here's the inside of the hand, the gold part can be popped off (do it at your own risk) in order to access the fingers. Unfortunately the T design again is the culprit in preventing the thumb from being reoriented. It won't fit in sideways and I assume anyone that was able to twist it either stripped the T-peg or it's housing and it may be putting a lot of pressure on the halfs of the hand.
But, I'm about to try and reshape the T peg of the thumb down to a ball, if that works I should be able to return it and then it would be allowed to twist at the base. So clearly the issue is that Sideshow got the orientation of the T-peg wrong, had it been different this would not have happened.
Stay tuned for updates.
Good to know. I guess that T area can be heated with a hair dryer and the slowly turned to position the thumb better.
That's great! Thanks for that!
I also think my original plan to cut at the bottom of the thumb and reglue will still work -- even moreso seeing it this way.
But one clarification: can the T-joint of the entire hand be removed from the forearm without damage? Or you need to break off the t-shaped end to get it out? Looks like there's a T-shaped hole in the forearm if you can line it up correctly.
I also think my original plan to cut at the bottom of the thumb and reglue will still work -- even moreso seeing it this way.
But one clarification: can the T-joint of the entire hand be removed from the forearm without damage? Or you need to break off the t-shaped end to get it out? Looks like there's a T-shaped hole in the forearm if you can line it up correctly.
galactiboy
OT Preferist
Nope, just a regular messed up hand I assume... I had a broken pinky, so they are replacing the hand because of that; not the crap design.
Yep, that's what I just did here... filed down the T peg; you can see it in the bottom right image next to a regular pinky T-peg. Then the bottom left is what it looks like normally (kind of, I didn't take a proper before) and top is after the fix. Unfortunately I can't put the hand back on due to the wrist peg breaking in order to see it on the figure, but it looks much better.
Shanester
Super Freak
Shaving down the "T" on that thumb would be great, but getting that hand open could be dangerous.
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