echo1126
Super Freak
I finally took my Jawas out of the box. Initially I was very disappointed in the figures. I experienced several of the problems like many of you in the forums. After reading a lot of the comments I decided to spend some time addressing the issues.
I tightened the joints with super glue as mespendez suggested. And it works! The joints on my Jawas are now nice and tight, They do not fall over with the slightest bump or movement anymore. I gave the robes the water treatment as many of you suggested, and this too makes the robes and hoods look so much more natural. I also used cocoboloboy's idea of using a wire twist tie to prop the hoods up.
I wasn't a fan of the detached hood from the robe and the flaps down the backside of the Jawas, but after wetting the hoods I was able to wrap them around the back.
I used crotch grabber stands under the robes because I didn't care for the ones that came with the figures.
After making these improvements I am really liking these figures. They look great in my opinion. My only complaint now is the location of the switch to turn on the eyes. It's not assessable without removing the hoods and I don't want to have to fix the hood every time I choose to turn the eyes on and off. But since I rarely use the light up feature in my figures, it's not a deal-breaker.
All I need now is a Tusken Raider!
I tightened the joints with super glue as mespendez suggested. And it works! The joints on my Jawas are now nice and tight, They do not fall over with the slightest bump or movement anymore. I gave the robes the water treatment as many of you suggested, and this too makes the robes and hoods look so much more natural. I also used cocoboloboy's idea of using a wire twist tie to prop the hoods up.
I wasn't a fan of the detached hood from the robe and the flaps down the backside of the Jawas, but after wetting the hoods I was able to wrap them around the back.
I used crotch grabber stands under the robes because I didn't care for the ones that came with the figures.
After making these improvements I am really liking these figures. They look great in my opinion. My only complaint now is the location of the switch to turn on the eyes. It's not assessable without removing the hoods and I don't want to have to fix the hood every time I choose to turn the eyes on and off. But since I rarely use the light up feature in my figures, it's not a deal-breaker.
All I need now is a Tusken Raider!