So, relatively new here and to these figures, but I seem to have gotten my M34’s shoulder out of whack twice already. I must have moved the shoulder joints into a position as to where they seemed to get out of alignment. I did check out GF’s general Phicen body catalog thread that shows the bare metal skeleton to try to see what I was working with...
Both times this has happened, it was when I raised his arms up and over the head to assist with removing or putting on a shirt. It seems that the shoulder ball joints (on his left side only in both of my experiences) ended up in an inverted position where you could not swivel the shoulder up, but it wants to stay down, a bit further than the normal “low” position.
I should have taken a photo when it happened or even a video to better illustrate how it was stuck. But (with a little patience) modulating the arm/ball joint in a rolling/twisting motion (both ways) did seem to allow it to get back into position. Eventually, I was able to move the shoulders “up” normally as if he’s pronouncing them. Not quite sure exactly how I fixed it or at what point it became unstuck.
I think that there might be a potential issue and it could maybe end up breaking. When it was in the incorrect position, I was worried about the body becoming damaged by being too far away from where it’s supposed to be. It would be nice to know a better method of getting it back into position aside from just wobbling it until it corrects itself. Does anyone have any experience with this issue?
Appreciate any guidance or feedback with this or a quick fix or method to unstick it the next time it happens.
Thanks in advance.
Both times this has happened, it was when I raised his arms up and over the head to assist with removing or putting on a shirt. It seems that the shoulder ball joints (on his left side only in both of my experiences) ended up in an inverted position where you could not swivel the shoulder up, but it wants to stay down, a bit further than the normal “low” position.
I should have taken a photo when it happened or even a video to better illustrate how it was stuck. But (with a little patience) modulating the arm/ball joint in a rolling/twisting motion (both ways) did seem to allow it to get back into position. Eventually, I was able to move the shoulders “up” normally as if he’s pronouncing them. Not quite sure exactly how I fixed it or at what point it became unstuck.
I think that there might be a potential issue and it could maybe end up breaking. When it was in the incorrect position, I was worried about the body becoming damaged by being too far away from where it’s supposed to be. It would be nice to know a better method of getting it back into position aside from just wobbling it until it corrects itself. Does anyone have any experience with this issue?
Appreciate any guidance or feedback with this or a quick fix or method to unstick it the next time it happens.
Thanks in advance.