THE_CRIPPLER Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I bought mine a few weeks ago on ebay because their aren't any new minimates at the Target within a 60 mile radius. I wish I could just return it for another, but I can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jatta Pake Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 so you just spray it in the socket? doesn't that wear away the other paint as well? When the WD-40 activates the paint, you need to rub very hard to get the paint to come off. You can rub the hip ball and some of the paint will come off. Just don't rub hard on the other painted surfaces. Wash off after you free the legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENIME_art Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 First all white pieces with the colors painted on (am I the only customizer who misses the pieces being different base colors?), and now faulty plastic? What's goin' on here, guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jatta Pake Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 First all white pieces with the colors painted on (am I the only customizer who misses the pieces being different base colors?), and now faulty plastic? What's goin' on here, guys? Hmmm... My Target mates are high quality plastic with different base colors. Same with my new SF2 mates. My original SF2 mates were white plastic painted. And the plastic felt cheap. I wonder if they are doing different production methods for the same line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanester Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 What a piece of crap. Both legs snapped right off. AA, you are screwed once again. Kids will never buy these again after having parts break so easily, right out of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpool Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 What a piece of crap. Both legs snapped right off. AA, you are screwed once again. Kids will never buy these again after having parts break so easily, right out of the box. I suppose we should thank God that it's his legs and not Wolvie's. He's in every pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxcarnage Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Has anyone tried returning their broken mates to target? Just ask for an exchange. This way target will send it back to AA and AA might start to see the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillbob316 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I barely played with my Nightcrawler since the I've been playing with the TRU packs. But yes, mine were stiff too. I took off the lower torso and I held it under hot water (the hottest I could take before burning myself) for a little bit. While under the running water, I gently moved the legs in a motion of toes-pointing-towards-body and toes-pointing-away-from-body. One leg was stiffer than the other so I slowly increased how much force I was moving the leg. Eventually I got it so I could get the full range of motion of the legs and taking them off were not as easy as other minimates, which is probably due to the paint on the ball joints. I got them out fine. You might hear a snap when movement starts, though, but it's just a stiff joint/peeling some of the paint off in the ball joint snap. Although it could be a joint-snapping-off snap... Better Idea: Use a Blow Dryer. My Astnonishing Cyclops (And TONS of other toys in the past, minimates to heroclix to marvel legends) have had stiff, popped open, or awkwardly bent joints, and this is a method I swear by. Blow dryers get'em good and hot, good and fast without reaching a melting point, or getting toys wet. I've had Marvel Legends that came with their hands fastened on backwards (or not at all) before, just softened'em up, popped'em off, and right back on again. This also works good for softening up the paint on painted shut joints. Works like a charm everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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