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agent of weapon x
05-07-2008, 10:09 AM
After years of perfection ( none of my statues are even scratched) my Gambit fs belt snapped. I was rearranging my statues and I hit hit with my thumb. It's barely holding on. Should I snap it off then glue it or what??? Help me. Thanks in advance.

Anthony
rome
05-07-2008, 10:28 AM
I will leave that to the expert fixers on the forum.
sorry to hear about the snap. unfortunately I've snapped of pieces of several of my pieces. (3 or 4)
scottc
05-07-2008, 11:04 AM
I'd either have it fixed or scrap it and get another one. I'm extremely nutty about defects especially when I'm involved with the damage.
Marcimus
05-07-2008, 12:16 PM
All I know is super glue doesn't work. Lots of luck and let me know so I can fix Thunderbird's feathers.
RED HULK
05-07-2008, 03:20 PM
After the same experience twice. I would get a new statue. The belt is molded around a small wire. You can never get it to look right again. This is a common problem with this statue. I think the belt should have been made molded to the side of Gambit's coat. The way it was made it is an accident waiting to happen. That's my only problem with this piece.
logansworld
05-08-2008, 12:57 PM
what is a good price for a gambit fs. i found one for $240 .
logansworld
05-08-2008, 01:01 PM
what is a good price for a gambit fs. i found one for $240 .:scared:
Bob Aboey
05-08-2008, 01:03 PM
Talk to Danno, Jesse, or BoondockSaint. They seem to always have solid solutions for stuff like this.
RED HULK
05-08-2008, 01:08 PM
$240.00 is a good price the piece is going normally around $300.00
SFDaredevil
05-08-2008, 04:58 PM
All I know is super glue doesn't work. Lots of luck and let me know so I can fix Thunderbird's feathers.

My Tbird feather also broke.. I just crazy glued it back togther :D
Hyperion
05-08-2008, 05:39 PM
I'd either have it fixed or scrap it and get another one. I'm extremely nutty about defects especially when I'm involved with the damage.

:Oops: I'm so like you in this respect.

Defects drive me nuts:no: if I did it myself...whoa!! I feel like kicking myself!!
Danno
05-08-2008, 06:02 PM
With the internal wire holding it, it's best to not completely break it off.
The wire will help give it strength when you glue it back together.

For repairs like this, I am usually pretty fussy. I would probably use a pin vice and a very thin hobby drill bit and drill another hole in both parts so that I could insert a pin for added strength. Cement together with 5-minute epoxy, sand the crack, putty it with AVES Apoxie sculpt to create the surface, spot prime and color match the area.
darklordrandy
05-10-2008, 06:05 AM
superglue is a horrible ideal for fixin...I found out along time ago. But if any know of any good fixs for breaks plz say.
agent of weapon x
05-10-2008, 11:29 AM
With the internal wire holding it, it's best to not completely break it off.
The wire will help give it strength when you glue it back together.

For repairs like this, I am usually pretty fussy. I would probably use a pin vice and a very thin hobby drill bit and drill another hole in both parts so that I could insert a pin for added strength. Cement together with 5-minute epoxy, sand the crack, putty it with AVES Apoxie sculpt to create the surface, spot prime and color match the area.

Thanks for the advice but sounds a little difficult. Any other suggestions?