So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by KawaiiLotus982 » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:59 pm

I think it would be a good idea, that if anyone could add into this guide. On how to maintain and fix certain things on busou shinki.

Like rusted screws, dust rust left by rusted screws, Tightening hands and joints and other various issues or problems.

Since, I'm having a few of those said problems and if anyone had good info about it. It would very helpful and much appreciated.

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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by Hylian Pirate » Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:09 pm

Tightening joints and connectors is relatively simple: just use a thin coat of clear nail polish (or, from recent forum activity it would seem that a certain Pledge furniture polish works, too) on the loose part. Screws and rust are a bit more difficult as that requires you find new screws... It's not undoable, but we aren't talking about screws usually carried by your local hardware store...

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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by Benio » Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:29 pm

Hylian Pirate wrote:Tightening joints and connectors is relatively simple: just use a thin coat of clear nail polish (or, from recent forum activity it would seem that a certain Pledge furniture polish works, too) on the loose part. Screws and rust are a bit more difficult as that requires you find new screws... It's not undoable, but we aren't talking about screws usually carried by your local hardware store...
Actually it is Pledge Future Floor Polish I believe. Screws can be removed and soaked in WD 40 to remove rust. I don't know if it can be used as a preventative measure. I would make sure the screws are washed off and dry before putting them back into the figure.
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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by KawaiiLotus982 » Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:51 pm

Benio wrote:Actually it is Pledge Future Floor Polish I believe. Screws can be removed and soaked in WD 40 to remove rust. I don't know if it can be used as a preventative measure. I would make sure the screws are washed off and dry before putting them back into the figure.
Yeah, I tried wd-40, but that only does so much. Plus, I tried applying a coat of metallic paint, but that just rubs off. So, Either I have to use the old screws, find new ones somehow or I guess I'm just screwed for the most part.

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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by Hylian Pirate » Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:42 pm

Benio wrote:Actually it is Pledge Future Floor Polish I believe.
Ah! So it is! My mistake. I'd try the WD-40 thing on a few of my old Transformers, but I'm afraid the screws would just disintegrate...

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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by CandyPop2 » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:33 pm

Don't forget Oorblen and Zilvern :eukrante:
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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by higurashi9 » Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:34 pm

i just noticed you jacked my pic :eek:

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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by mechajunkie » Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:58 pm

busoushinkiworld.com really helped me get through the pains of waiting for Shinki shipments reading everyone's posts, etc.

Like many other posts this is really helpful and informative, but this post is a perfect guide for *beginners*. :tsugaru:

I still need to get around learning how to play Battle Rondo! :schmetterling:

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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by Xehn » Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:37 pm

mechajunkie wrote:I still need to get around learning how to play Battle Rondo! :schmetterling:
Not like you have much time left. BR is dead, once the end of august (I believe) hits.

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Re: So You Want to Buy a Shinki: A Beginners' Guide

Post by mechajunkie » Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:09 pm

I'm sorry, I'm just always so late with up-to-date information bout Shinkis. That's really sad how they're terminating this online game after finding out through some of these announcement posts.

I have a feeling they're going to release this for paid service. *sigh*

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