Hello!
So, I have a RAH Light Yagami from Death Note. I bought him used for about $220 shipped and as soon as I took him out of the box and started moving him around his left shoulder fell apart. So....as I went to remove his clothes to inspect more closely, his right shoulder fell apart. By fell apart I mean the joints had deteriorated and crumbled, literally causing the arm to fall off.
I found this article on how to fix RAH joints:
https://figurefixer.blogspot.com/2015/11/repairing-one-of-those-pesky-broken-rah.html
So, Light underwent surgery on both shoulders and now they are attached and function...mostly. The issue is they are a bit loose, so he cannot support his own arms when they are above his head. I can move him around and pose him, but his arms don't like to hold, and again...if they go up, they tend to want to just fall back down.
So...long story short I'm done with the attempted repairs, as I think the area is just too far gone to fix it, and this is as good as it gets. So, now I want to just replace his entire body and give him the wonderful poseability he should have, but that I've yet to enjoy with him (I have other RAH's so I know they can be wonderful...when in working condition).
Now that leads me to my final question...what are some good replacement body options for the RAH body? Here is a link to a blog I did on another site that has lots of pics of Light's original RAH body and measurements (https://myfigurecollection.net/blog/40158) - the pics of Light are under the spoiler tags there. He is a slender body, so I don't think most of the ones I can find on eBay will work, as their shoulders look too broad (his pants have to fit around his waste..as they are snug already...and the jacket is pretty much perfect across the shoulders so something larger likely wouldn't work).
I have read that the Hot Toys True Type slim (??) is a good option, but can tend to be a little taller than a RAH body. That concerns me in two ways... 1) his pants will be too short and 2) they are frigging expensive (all the ones I've seen are like $100 for the body only.....that's too much for me after dropping $220 on this guy already).
Another option I've heard is the Obitsu 27cm slim type body (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Obitsu-dol...472904?hash=item3f9e38f688:g:nMYAAOSwpFda4GH~), which does in fact look promising, both in size and price. The issue / concern I have here is the neck. I've read the RAH feet/hands can be used in this body, but if you look at the pics of Light, his neck is different and in the slim Obitsu body the neck is part of the figure, so 1) how do I mod that or what can I do to make Light's head fit on that and 2) will I lose maneuverability since the neck is static on the Obitsu whereas on the RAH it moves all around, allowing you to move his head up/down and all sorts of directions.
So...I guess I'm looking for other options aside from the two above, cheaper options for the True type if that's the way to go, or how to make the Obitsu work for RAH if that's the way to go (i.e. specifically the neck).
Any advice or direction on articles that already addresses this is much appreciated!
Thanks all!!
Stacy
So, I have a RAH Light Yagami from Death Note. I bought him used for about $220 shipped and as soon as I took him out of the box and started moving him around his left shoulder fell apart. So....as I went to remove his clothes to inspect more closely, his right shoulder fell apart. By fell apart I mean the joints had deteriorated and crumbled, literally causing the arm to fall off.
I found this article on how to fix RAH joints:
https://figurefixer.blogspot.com/2015/11/repairing-one-of-those-pesky-broken-rah.html
So, Light underwent surgery on both shoulders and now they are attached and function...mostly. The issue is they are a bit loose, so he cannot support his own arms when they are above his head. I can move him around and pose him, but his arms don't like to hold, and again...if they go up, they tend to want to just fall back down.
So...long story short I'm done with the attempted repairs, as I think the area is just too far gone to fix it, and this is as good as it gets. So, now I want to just replace his entire body and give him the wonderful poseability he should have, but that I've yet to enjoy with him (I have other RAH's so I know they can be wonderful...when in working condition).
Now that leads me to my final question...what are some good replacement body options for the RAH body? Here is a link to a blog I did on another site that has lots of pics of Light's original RAH body and measurements (https://myfigurecollection.net/blog/40158) - the pics of Light are under the spoiler tags there. He is a slender body, so I don't think most of the ones I can find on eBay will work, as their shoulders look too broad (his pants have to fit around his waste..as they are snug already...and the jacket is pretty much perfect across the shoulders so something larger likely wouldn't work).
I have read that the Hot Toys True Type slim (??) is a good option, but can tend to be a little taller than a RAH body. That concerns me in two ways... 1) his pants will be too short and 2) they are frigging expensive (all the ones I've seen are like $100 for the body only.....that's too much for me after dropping $220 on this guy already).
Another option I've heard is the Obitsu 27cm slim type body (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Obitsu-dol...472904?hash=item3f9e38f688:g:nMYAAOSwpFda4GH~), which does in fact look promising, both in size and price. The issue / concern I have here is the neck. I've read the RAH feet/hands can be used in this body, but if you look at the pics of Light, his neck is different and in the slim Obitsu body the neck is part of the figure, so 1) how do I mod that or what can I do to make Light's head fit on that and 2) will I lose maneuverability since the neck is static on the Obitsu whereas on the RAH it moves all around, allowing you to move his head up/down and all sorts of directions.
So...I guess I'm looking for other options aside from the two above, cheaper options for the True type if that's the way to go, or how to make the Obitsu work for RAH if that's the way to go (i.e. specifically the neck).
Any advice or direction on articles that already addresses this is much appreciated!
Thanks all!!
Stacy