In this picture: Over-dramatized
Yes, while I was typing the other blog posts from the yesteryear, I was keeping a dark secret: 1 of my Figmas broke her head! Meet Rika Jougasaki!
Unlike my older sister, I'm to go break my head off.. Wait, no, that's not right!
It was due to my carelessness which caused poor Rika much pain and suffering. While rearranging my figurines on my shelf, I left poor Rika too close to the shelf edge. As a result, when the shelf suddenly shook, she fell off and her head broke off!
The incident was so traumatizing for me, I failed to take a photo of it.
Here's a happy Rika for compensation
Panicking, I went online to search for clues and answers. Of course, there were quite a few suggestions on using Super Glue. I dug out all the Super Glues that my house had, and looked for keywords such as "Suitable for plastics".
Who knows what further damage you could do with powerful glue?
So I gave it a shot. I identified the broken joint, applied the glue lightly on both the head and the body, and applied pressure onto the joint until it seems to be mended.
I apologize for not recording all of these using a camera, but I was too sad over the situation, since I had her imported from Wonderfest 2013 directly.
Another image of cute little Rika as compensation
Every few weeks, I'd check on her, and always received the same results: The head joint still comes off.
Eventually, I got it right (After roughly 4 months).
This isn't gruesome, this is sadness. Real sadness.
As you look closer, I applied super glue not just onto the joint, but also around it. Yes, you'd say applying glue near the joint would render the joint unmovable. I totally agree with you, which is why I wait for the glue to dry (For a few days), then attempt to gently move the joint in attempts to "snap the dry glue off".
Oneeeeee-chaaaaaan!
Either 2 results will occur:
The joint snaps off again, or, the joint becomes movable again (After a creepy sound of dry glue cracking)
I was totally over the moon (Figuratively speaking) when the joint was able to rotate, and move up and down eventually. Of course, when I try to move her head, I gently do so with my 2 hands.
Nevertheless, this meant that she was somewhat "fixed", so I took her out!
Rika looks like she's having a good time
The take-home moral of this article is: Always be careful with your figurines. Never place them near dangerous locations even just for a short while! This was a real frightening experience for me, and I totally learnt my lesson!
That's all for now! See ya!
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