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Q/A & Help Group 9 years, 3 months ago I have a query for you guys. I’ve started modding very beginner, and I’ve a set of Hobby Base 1/144 hands I’d like to use. Problem is the ball joint is too small for the square hole, to pop in and out. I know I have a few options available between pla plate, putty to fill the gap, ball joint cap held in with plate or putty… but what would you guys recommend if you were tackling this?
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Could try coating the ball in super glue to make the ball bigger. Seems a favorite.
What kit are you swapping the hands on?
You could also cut the ball and pin from the kit hand you are replacing, and transplant it to the aftermarket hand. Cut the kit pin out with a portion of the hand, which basically gives you a longer pin, trim and sand to match the round pin section, then drill and glue the pin into the aftermarket hand. Does that make sense? I always do this when using resin hands, as the resin ball always seems undersize, and the pin is more fragile than injected plastic. HTH.
vCJD also suggested this as an option of using the ball portion and inserting the new hand ball joint into the larger one. The issue with it is the kits hand is that rubber hand and not a solid. Here’s the comparison http://goo.gl/Gs52Ds
I’m playing around with some poly joints can could possible end up wedging those in and securing them with putty or pla plate over the top.