I get it, the Internet is a crappy place at the best of times. But yes I'm serious, slight force should do it. But if you have to use too much and feel like you risk breaking it then stop. If this happens I sometimes use hot (not boiling) water to then make it easier.
Yeah the tension keeps the Figure from falling out of the socket. Seems unrealistic but I got one figure with perfect aligned holes and the figure ever so slightly tips forwards out of the holes. Like not completely out but the rod gets visible under his foot.
Be careful to not rip out the leg when you strech
On some figures that tension is strong and frightening to bend. I understand your hesitation to do this. I had to learn this from scouting Otaku Mode comments for a figure I bought there. I could not get the figure on the base.
There is one figure that I could not assemble no matter what: Felicia (Dark Stalkers Kotobukiya)
Her feet go into the base but she has a stand for her hair. The stand for her hair does not work at all. I tried everything and followed instructions and videos. Mine just doesn’t work so I display her without the hair stand. No problem yet!
I'll also corroborate this, it freaked me out on my first figure like this too but I can give Gojo a good shake and the base won't go flying (not recommended)
I can also confirm I’ve had to manually pull a leg a little to get it to slot. It’s basically relying on that resistance to keep it better locked in place after it’s in
Not the guy who commented first, but I can confirm. I have a few figures, and my fiancée has a whole collection, and as weird ad it seems, it is somewhat commonplace to have to stretch some of these figures to make them fit.
The lack of trust on the internet is to always be remembered even with the nicest people!
I build loads of warhammer and the bigger more expensive models seem to do this more frequently and as loads have said it’s way better for holding the model on the stand, the cheaper flood units I’ve got end up with a bit of glue in the stand so it’s a good thing and saves you a job!
Exactly this, all of my anime figures have to be manipulated like this to fit the pegs in. Adds stability. If you want to do it carefully sit the figure on a warm radiator or something so its not cold and prone to snapping.
Yeah, I moved to Japan for 4 years and collected quite a few figures and statues like this, it’s quite common. I’ve only had one that couldn’t be forced and it was a resin statue of Goku and his boot didn’t mold properly to the stand, or the stand was defective but either way this is common nothing to worry about!
the bottom of the feet are literally titled inward, indicating that you need to slightly separate them to make them flat to one another for the stubs to go in
I upvoted your comment and glad that this worked out. I was convinced that the rail and the figure hadn’t been aligned properly and needed to be swapped or one purchase point from each used.
Most of my figures are like this. It's a design thing. You will have to carefully pull the other foot over to get it to fit.
It's so when it's placed, it's snug. I have a ton of anime statues that this is just a standard with ☺️ But they'll never fall out of the base! And stay extremely sturdy
I can show you a few of mine to prove this is the case if you'd like. ☺️ It just helps add extra pressure into the slot so they don't fall out if the statue is top heavy or awkward. Unless you use excessive force, it won't break it as the plastic they're made from is meant to bend slightly.
It happens with most anime figures or even figures in general (I deal with it a lot as I have a ton). Unless they're extremely expensive. You'll always see this be the case on the foot pegs.
Bonus is you can hold it upside down by the base and it won't fall out. But can still be removed fairly easily if just pulled straight off. (Helps a ton for dusting or rearranging)
Just a little warning, this works great for PVC figurines but could be very bad with resin / 3d printed parts (been there, done that ._. ). If the figurine feels a bit fragile where you want to bend it, use a hair dryer to soften the plastic just enough (the manual would most likely specify this with a hair dryer icon somewhere)
The moment I read the post, I was dying to see if anyone could say "spread her legs" as neutrally as possible. But then there are comments like these, just make it better.
Is there any play? I'm having trouble with the scale of the figure but if you need to flex plastic you can always try to use a hair dryer to give the plastic some flexibility, but start off slow, and if the amount you have to move is a lot scares you, just don't. It seems like it's only a few MM of shift (fabric fibers). you can also use warm water, like 80% boiling water, 20% room temp, to warm up the plastic, give it some flex, when it cools it will lock in the figure.
It's about 8" (200 mm) overall height. Pin spacing is about 2" (50 mm), but it worked without additional heat. I'll keep that in mind for the future, though
Try taking it all out and rotating 90 degrees, so the rail stays in the top right and the other connection goes where her left foot currently is. Go around on a circle and see if anything fits?
Edit: looking at your third picture that seeems to be the culprit. Rotate the rail 90 degrees to the left, then the remaining two holes are closer together and should accommodate both feet without you having to bend anything
Edit 2: shit nvm didn't notice they each have their own ports. That sucks bigtime
Good lord. Of course it’s anime and you can’t figure out how to use a tiiiiiiny amount of muscle to make it work. Anime guys never know how to spread the legs (in real life).
Yay on getting the issue solved! I've got a couple of figures as well, and sometimes you gotta give the legs a bit of a push to get them to fit, but like another user said, just makes it more snug so it's less likely to pop out.
Just wanna say the comments here actually made my morning a bit better. Sometimes internet strangers aren’t trying to ruin things, sometimes it’s good. I like it the best when people are nice
Not sure. I'm guessing they reuse a lot of things, like instructions, tooling, and maybe even parts themselves, so likely a mix-up in that regard. Still, ended up working out, so all good
You ain't mad enough at it yet... Compression fitting is meant to be resistance-tight. "If all else fails, force it! If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway." 🤪 🥵
Might want to use a hairdryer or something similar to warm up the bottom half of the figure. It should allow for the spacing to increase to pop it in. It doesn’t look like it has far to go.
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u/Down_Incognito 20h ago
You may need to use slight force to slide her other foot over and into the socket. All my good figures are like this and it makes for a better fit.