Brain pick

[morganskye]

This morning when I was grabbing some stuff I noticed that (once again) a cat knocked down some of my trading figures. This time there were some pieces missing. I didn't have a chance to look for them and I'm not too worried (yet) since I'm sure they're in the box that's just below the shelf. However it made me think about the possibility of not finding the pieces and what I'd do.

A lot of my figures are ancient in anime terms. Most are between 7-10 years old, so finding replacements would extremely expensive, if not impossible. I don't want to just throw them away because a piece is missing. That would be silly.

So what would you do?

I have zero skill when it comes to working with sculpty or similar products. I guess I could commission someone to do it for me, but that would be just as pricey.

Man I hope I find those pieces. :(

Comments

[ainobethie.livejournal.com]

I have a Rurouni Kenshin figurine and his feet were always so loose that as soon as you picked him up, his feet would fall off. After several episodes of "now we have to move the shelf out to find his toes again" I just decided to leave the feet off and place them behind him. He can stand just fine without 'em because of them baggy pants. :P


But yeah, I'd probably go the sculpey route. It'd be a major pain, though.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

I got lucky and found the hair, but it's still something to work on since I KNOW I will lose something somewhere.

[keita-yuki.livejournal.com]

I super glue all my figure together so they cant fall apart. but if there poseable then I dont glue them frozen.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

I found her hair. Sugar has a date with some super glue. Nearly all of my figures are fixed.

[ainobethie.livejournal.com]

I've discovered that super glue is not fool-proof against a 4 year old. My Sailor Moon ones are glued together and she likes to sneak upstairs and play with them. I have one of Usagi reclining in her bathing suit and Rachel likes to pull her legs off and switch them around.

Those legs...were glued.

Now she's forbidden to play with any of them except for my mini bottle cap Sailor V which is one solid piece meant for the purpose of "this bottle of soda is mine." If that thing breaks, I shall publicly announce her Kidzilla and therefore a menace to all that is anime.

::EDIT::
And she's already broken my 1/7th scale resin kit I HAD TO PAINT THAT THING MYSELF Myu Sailor Saturn. I don't know how to put that Glaive blade back on! Gravity sucks!

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

One word. Damn! :(

[everyinchofme.livejournal.com]

If you weren't able to find the pieces I was going to suggest that you find someone else who was selling one for parts, willing to trade for parts, etc. My Angel has an arm somewhere in this damned room.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

I got lucky and found it, but I'm sure this will happen again. I wonder if there's a bits and pieces trade site out there somewhere...