HOW TO TIGHTEN GUNDAM JOINTS: THE LAZY ARSE WAY! - GUNPLA TUTORIAL

[@alvodisco]

Holy shit I cannot get over how you pronounce Barbatos

[@MechaGaikotsu]

I get these comments quite often, and I'm going to assume you watch the dub and that's where most people got the BARB-a-tos pronunciation. In the original it's バルバトス (barubatos), which is more like bar-bah-tos as they don't put any emphasis on the u sounds.

[@alvodisco]

Don't take my comment as a negative reaction to how you pronounce it. If anything it just catches me off guard. And I've actually never seen the dub of the show

[@mikazuki5931]

The tail blade is upside down

[@Pikminer-5087]

Mecha Gaikotsu Next tutorial: how to stop tiny joints from pooping out. Looking at you rx 78 2 the origin sp.

[@vali69]

Mecha Gaikotsu barubatos sounds mooore delicious then barbatos or barbeatos

[@lemeres2478]

When they released the MG barbatos lupus, they will just put an actual mace into the box. Not a model- they will just put an actual medieval mace in there.

[@GKaisaer108]

Nail Varnish? Its sounds like how to lazy tighten the joints with FABULOUS WAY

[@mooncrysta]

Wait, is nail varnish = nail polish? enlighten me pls

[@Gadcolouis]

@@mooncrysta It turns out that regardless of where you are from, you can call it whatever you want. If it lays a coat of color over your nails it’s nail varnish/ polish/ enamel/ lacquer/ paint.

[@InconsistentContent]

@Carlos Keifer Delos Reyes it clearly doesn't

[@baconace]

@Carlos Keifer Delos Reyes You're thinking of nail polish remover, which is acetone, and will definitely melt most plastics.

[@lylaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-d5e]

If you’re fixing the Barbatos, you might as well fix those hands too

[@thedudemanist]

This helped immensely with a trigger hand that wouldn’t stay clasped. After about four coats it’s not coming loose on its own! I’m trying this with the RG RX 78 2 on a lot of joints that just don’t want to stay on. Even the shitty hands have improved, though I’m on like 5 coats and I’m incredulous that’ll truly solve the problem with them.

[@GelAbat3]

I'm 4 years late in watching this but I just started building gunpla. Thanks Mecha Gaikotsu for the tip in tightening loose pegs or joints 😁👍

[@hteekay]

the mace itself can't even hold its own weight. The handle start to bend once you extent it

[@KhezuWiggles]

hteekay maybe you could add in a lot of extra detail(carving) and a few stylistic holds?

[@orno0321]

I guess you could fix that if you -somehow- drill a hole straight through it, and put in a steel rod?

[@lemeres2478]

The barbatos here is a nice example for explaining why you can't have weapons that are too long and heavy for a given material.

[@kurukuru4120]

@@lemeres2478 being a mace is okay, but having a goddamn long mace is where it starts to screw up.

[@lemeres2478]

@@kurukuru4120 exactly. The longer it is, the more leverage it has, which better allows the weight to act against the tensile strength of the material. Especially a weapon that has all its weight at one end like this. This is why you don't see great swords until the middle ages. The metal just sucked too much to avoid snapping.

[@duelgundam]

Well, for me: I use a VERY thin layer of super glue to bulk up the joints(the key is to let it dry BEFORE attaching the connecting pieces) But do not that abs joints can wear out even worst if the joints are bigger than it's intended clearance.

[@yodela456]

now off we go to get the nail varnish and tighten them balls. i mean the ball joint.

[@themclord6443]

Ikhlas Saikyo does nail polish also work?

[@guillotinegundam1233]

TheMCLord64 yes

[@barkssss]

You should just start calling this " The Lazy Tutorial Series " or something. ...Crank-nii

[@thetsarofall8666]

Ein Dalton C R A N K U N I

[@doctorlasagna1187]

BALLDOOIN TOKUMU SANSA

[@sayonarashadow]

Lol, I second the nails thing! My nails grow at an accelerated rate I cut them and then bam! 3 days later I look like Lupus rex. But they come in handy more than you'd think.

[@MechaGaikotsu]

+Stephen Davila do you find that your hair grows way too damn fast too? It's a real pain in the ass!

[@Frost_Glitch2.0]

@@MechaGaikotsu yess I experience the same thing ik your comment is three years old I am just bored

[@kreutz-e6h]

Rip them off

[@tenebrasolanum4215]

I loved the display of the lupus smashing down on thin air at the end. But yeah, it seems nail varnish is the way to go, people like Vangelus who builds transformer kits (which are bulkier and heavier) use it all the time in his streams. EDIT: You might want to do 2-3 coats tho, depending on how loose the actual connection is, if the hand is flopping with no weight on it, then tighten the wrist with cement or maybe some thin blu-tac, then try putting nail varnish on it if it persists. Only problem with taking things apart is the Lupus' legs on all of his models, they have a clip just on the inside of the heel that makes it near impossible to take apart without forcing it and breaking the tabs, but the inside of the foot has pegs, so tightening those and a little cleanup should do it.

[@cissuperdroid]

Glad someone else uses clear nail polish! I figured it out years ago, and it hasn't failed me since! Also functions as a kind of glue, as well as the obvious clear coat!

[@thomashare6733]

What we learned today, Big Mace Chan is bad.

[@ZeroStrife1396]

Thomas Tiger Mace-chan did nothing wrong (>3

[@krysle3337]

Etienne de la Rosa The Barbatos isn't weak. Mace-chan is just too sexy for any Gundam ever

[@crocgator3693]

Mace Chan is overweight

[@billrex]

@@crocgator3693 too thicc

[@pickauusername]

It is mace kun for the lupus rex

[@samurai_v94]

Lmfao I died when he said “but I don’t have all that shot” too relatable

[@BigWired]

Hey, I was googling up how to fix loose joint issue, and this video came up in the search results. Thank you for the advice, I only put together these kits every now and then, and I've a 1/100 Tallgeese to finish, but the joints are way loose, to the point where the arms will fall off under any kind of weight. So, off to the store tomorrow to buy some nail varnish.

[@Shaqdog]

you can also use elmer's glue for the joints to tighten it up if you don't have paint

[@Lfrith_Nova]

Pretty surprised it actually still works after a few years. But 1 minor complaint is that it causes the plastic to do some weird stuff, or it could be the nail polish/varnish

[@charsteelcap]

Nice. My Vidar is loose af and this video just popped up. thank you papa

[@nikamirhalim]

Char F. which vidar did you bought? Hg or fm 1/100?

[@charsteelcap]

1/100

[@keegagongon]

I looked up this video just for my vidar. I hate the backpack wings....

[@cantrememberusername]

My first build was a vidar 1/144, AND Man it was so loose, still waiting to build another kit but idk, hope others arent so.loose

[@RathalosEmperor]

Well this sucks I really wanted to vidar. I just got into gunpla but vidar looks cool

[@gudakoalter]

loved these lazy tutorials. please make one about painting kits

[@zacharyadams6159]

This helped a TON. I have the Heavy Arms Custom HG kit from 97 and one arm joint was too loose to pose. After watching this i got the idea to jam a small piece of scotch tape in the joint and it worked like a charm

[@TheChannelOfNonsense-j4m]

I use tissue paper to put in between the ball joints and sockets

[@TRIVIUMDAVEX]

Clear nail varnish is what I use, works great.

[@themclord6443]

B1GDAV3 does nail polish also work?

[@TRIVIUMDAVEX]

TheMCLord64 works great, lasts well too

[@jl_studios7570]

How does it works on the Delta Plus' feet joint?

[@RekoTheProducer]

陪你聊聊天柯南 it works on everything

[@kentrillbg1]

Great tutorial ! Just 1 thing - I use matt clear paint to tighten joins and it works great ( best is Enamel kind, but acrylic works great too)

[@Akiwaaa_]

I am 6 years late, but is it really better the enamel one? And if so, why?

[@kentrillbg1]

@@Akiwaaa_ enamel is thicker (I still use Revell one) & more durable than the acrylic

[@thebuildbear]

Dude. I tried the nail varnish on my EW Epyon Gundam--specifically the heat rod. It worked. I also tried it on my wing tips for MG wing zero custom that kept falling off. And the GN Shoulder Shield for 00 Qanta. All parts are stiff as hell. Though the heat rod is loose beacuse its degined that way when not in Mobile Armor mode. But it works.

[@Riitje]

I'm still fairly new to building and have only done a couple of kits. Mostly Medabots. I find them to have very loose joints which makes posing a nightmare. Thanks for the tips!

[@TotalXPvideos]

Exact same problem i have with my metabee, especially his lower arm joint just got chewed up while inserting.

[@Zeromusicmm]

Dude - you just saved my HG Psycho Gundam . . . I was about to give up on that sucker, just couldn't hold up that MASSIVE shield. THANKS!

[@anub1s15]

thanks for the tip, picked up a bottle of XF-24 and it's worked wonders for Kshatriya and 00 raiser making them a bit more rigid and stable, thinking of trying the upper arm to shoulder joint on the 00 raiser next see if he has a chance in hell of keeping his sword oriented anyway but down. also seems to be working for sinanju ,he couldn't even hold the empty gun in his hand before without it shooting loose at the lightest touch, now he can hold it with the big bazooka attached but the wrist which i for a moment thought was stiff and strait is actually not and is unable to hold it up but that what the XF-24 is for :P ( update : hand peg tight enough, wrist peg tight enough, connection between hand and wrist giving a little... it never ends T.T i'll get him to hold this stupidly sized machinegun+hyperbazooka combo yet even though it almost clearly seems like a actionbase 4 combo so you can support the thing :P)

[@ShroudSavage]

have you ever tried using pledge floor care? it thickens joints really well in comparison to the ones you showed in the video. you just have leave it to dry over night.

[@ChukFlanagan]

for a quick... really quick.... fix for balls joints , i put the smallest amount of poster putty, the blue sticky tack stuff in the joint . works awesome. after like a yr it might dry up.

[@m8subject996]

usually if i have a loose joint or connection in a kit i just put a piece of papertowel... its just to hold it in and it works pretty well.

[@ZenRyoku]

this is the most rediculously awesome simple very surprising method that works extremely well... tip: try tissues.....try the pad tethlon area from a good bandaid..and that is amazing

[@robertwhite7845]

You can always use nail polish as well to tighten joints on gundam model kits

[@muladiajisasmito1361]

I have already played the 'why' part more than ten times, is that normal?

[@claresaprama499]

Muladi Ajisasmito Yes, it is...

[@kenway9857]

What i do is i spray paint all the runners that contain frame parts before assembling the kit. Gives it a better look and makes every joint tight.

[@Grease13]

I put a small dot of superglue/nailglue ontop of the ball and i use the skinny plastic handle piece of a q-tip and spread it thin on the ball and let it dry for 2-3 mins.

[@supershadixboom4040]

I agree mechagaikotsu people always tell me to cut my nails but I think its useful separate pieces on a kit

[@gpuman52020]

- I have tried this at home but the way i see it is to paint on the joints 1 TIME only (paint the joins too much or too many times will leave residue) and then add a small piece of tissue paper (or normal paper) as small as the size of the points, this will make the joints be stiff but movable.

[@chrlsvllstr]

The dark gray paint just literally tightens the joints, but will still be loosen over time. So even though covering a joint on paint, the gunpla wouldn't hold a pose for just even a day.

[@jeiku_balmung_iraisan]

I had no idea the master grade Barbatos lupus Rex arms were a ball joint connected to a polycap that could be pretty useful for kit bashing with kits like a master grade Exia from Gundam 00 to make a even fiercer mobile suit ^^

[@ME-kx9od]

I am new at Gunpla building and stuff. So it is great to see that you are making these tutorial vids.

[@hungrybonsai7180]

I like how you hit the highlights in a short period of time. I don't always have 20-40 minutes to find out to use paint or nailpolish to tighten joints. working on my first Gundam now and find your videos helpful. new subscriber here. thanks for the videos.

[@fikrifauzan1829]

i'm building the same kit and did the way you done it, its very useful,its working thanks !

[@bigbrainchica5473]

I use superglue.I put some glue on the joint,I stick it inside,then move it around to make sure it doesn't get fixed.Not only does it tighten the joint,but also the polycap/peg hole it was in.

[@kenaldrineph5550]

thank you for showing as all for tithening the ball joints

[@TruongucHieu]

This is the first time I'm proud of being born in a make-up shop

[@OtherMomo]

When the MG Barbatos comes out, can you use this Baratos Lupus Rex Mace to test the arm strength of the MG? I noticed the original mace got a slimmed-down redesign and I'm wondering if it was to be made lighter or to make it more sleek, cuz the barbatos swung it like a baseball bat, which is hard to imagine at it's original size. So yeah, see if the new MG can hold this behemoth of a Full Mechanics mace

[@hawkensanimations2516]

im telling you right now mg can hold it like a boss

[@dangernoodle8867]

Something I suggest is to look into rc cars parts because there are certain things that are basically fast drying plastic that you can paint on to add friction

[@chrisevertlloydprotacio5019]

try using nail polish to tighten the joints

[@yusufihafiz1047]

I use super that's in a bottle and squeeze out a bit and wrap it around the loose joint. Just a different way if you don't have all the things in the video. If you don't have superglue, I don't know what can

[@AttisSoul]

Cool i will try these on my loose Leo and see if it will stay together.

[@drekson23]

Why dont just gundam manufacturers make male pegs with small bumps or knurled and the female peg is made of elastic thick plastic so the female will absorb the bumps and have better grip with each other.

[@THexas]

They are lazy

[@terutend077]

saw somewhere on a reddit to take grocery bags and stuff bits into the joints tried it myself and it works wonders

[@apatoxic]

Anthony Matero wow,how about neck joints? My 1/144 HG SCHUZRUM GALLUSS' head pops of when i move it

[@dootdoot920]

You should do a lazy way of removing nubs

[@matthewbrookeart]

I have some really old 90s models and the arms are super loose specially on my gundam maxter I’ll give this a go

[@neilsutcliffe5825]

5 years later, which of your tightening techniques has held up best?

[@CyberScorpio94]

I would like to thank you for making this video because I got this kit today and seeing this helped me fix the problems of the loose joints as I am assembling it.

[@nbrs5602]

My Barbatos lupus rex has a problem with its shoulder joint which it keeps on poping out (the circle joint that makes the arms flap that part you pointed out at 3:14) and also the shoulder guards so how can i fix it?

[@Millennia0007]

You know what's even lazier but I find works well with tightening ball or peg joints on high grades, especially hands? Just stuff a little bit of paper towel in there. It could work wonders and takes seconds. Plus, if it ever wears out, it's simple as hell to redo.

[@redjack2629]

Millennia0007 not very good for some joints, though, like the sub-arms on the Kshatriya (which are why I'm here...)

[@alosthigh-endgpu7254]

That intro showing barbatos shouting "WWWHHHYY!!??"

[@neilwood5081]

Another great video for some newer modelers.

[@farrasfadhilah1545]

00:00 WWWWWRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@RekoTheProducer]

I too played the start of the video

[@haydenandersen9937]

IS THAT A MOTHERFUCKING JOJO REFERENCE

[@royyyhehe207]

@@haydenandersen9937 u commited a sin D:

[@squidlugerp08]

waifu 4laifu why the fuck is that concidered a sin? if thats a sin,99% of the people on the internet sinned because they said shit like fuck,sex,porn,penis,va.ina,moherfucker,etc so basically your one of the sensitive fucks out of a shit ton of sensitive fucks.

[@crab7140]

@@squidlugerp08 he made a joke for fucks sake

[@MrMegaDude201]

Another lazy way is to use 1 or 2 ply paper and put it on the peg or ball. My Exia Dark matter's hip joints became loose and painting seemed to stretched the female end. So I used paper towel and now it does not slip off.

[@malazarteeusef8318]

I like the nail varnish because it made my Force Impulse's joints tight and the Silhouette Flyer's wings and the lower part and also the connector

[@jtsh1980]

Is it the HG Force Impulse Gundam Remake? I have problems with the feet/ankle joint and the waist joint. Which joints did you experience the looseness for your Force Impulse?

[@Gittykitty]

Oh my gosh, why didn't I think to look this up before. I got a Sky Wing Zero and the left arm keeps falling.

[@Alphiane05]

1. Layer some tissue over the socket. 2. Stick the joint in. 3. Rip off any visible tissue poking out. Cheap, easy, quick, replaceable, reversible, and no one will see anything odd unless you take it apart anyway.

[@EscaVODS]

I used this for the 2ndhand RGs i got yesterday. I wonder if it would make things worse later though

[@matlavi4075]

I'm going to try this on my mg exia. Thanks for the tutorials! I lok forward to the next one.

[@joshuacrame7808]

Yup. we have the same issues with the Rex version.

[@ancient_b0ss028]

Instead of nail varnish can i use nail polish?

[@Gittykitty]

That's what it is, polish and varnish are similes.

[@leonardode-pinchy3234]

I’m a huge fan of the hot glue method

[@BNuts]

Oh, I'd definitely like to see more lazy / cheap ways to improve and customize gunpla. Also scratch building if you have done any of that. So far I've only kitbashed and customized using what's in the box, so to speak, and the only paint I have on hand is gundam markers. Given you'd probably end up stiffening all the joints on the FM Rex, I'm supposing you could jut get the HG and paint what needs the detail. The HG can hold up that Mega-Mace no problem, it seems, so an IBO HG finally has an advantage over the FM. But I'll wait for Bandai's final release for the Barbatos to decide which version I will eventually buy. I'm also not sure about the Bael yet. Some people are comparing it to the 1.5 Gundam, which I have. I might get the FM Vidar and do an Arya Stark custom with it when it goes on sale. I'm also curious about the Kimaris Vidar. The drill lance has sort of an _Ea_ vibe to it, and the shields remind me of the Dendronium. Drills, man. These IBO kits and their modelling tools.

[@strykerj2262]

It works pretty well. My Rex is holding the Mace up pretty well

[@joeskater5782]

Instead of using super glue for the joints, use sticky tac, for like paper and stuff. Since superglue actually makes it looser over time.

[@fatalstriker1310]

Funny since I just started having loose joint problems, great tutorial, thanks

[@0omatthewo0]

let just hope we get PG Barbator Lupus Rex that have the same joint lock mechanic as the PG 00 had so he can hold Mace-chan properly

[@thebignut5571]

Omg thank you my Leo lpd was super loose on the waist and legs and now it's perfect thank you!

[@mostlyjoe]

I wonder if you can use a tiny amount of Loctite tread locker on those rotation joints.

[@UnversedXIII]

I've been having problems with My RG exias gn sword. The blade is too heavy.

[@andrii8100]

Another alternative. Use transparent masking tape? Or masking tape to tighten it

[@MrKaji010]

I tried the clear nail polish thing ate through my ball joint and now on the waist of my gunpla and don't stay together it constantly falls off so just add some super glue

[@remku1]

i have thick nails too i cut them while i shower the water softens them up way easier

[@thebuildbear]

im going to use this on my rg Exia and RG Strike Freedom. The GN Sword for my Exia and Rg Qan [T] are loose in some areas but mainly the weaponry

[@edmundchan903]

Can u create tutorials for Weathering, Waterslides, Applying decals all that stuff please

[@ikhwan-saneq-0184]

Do I need to topcoat if I wanna use the nail polish? Acetone-free ones, of course.

[@KaikuPen]

The left leg on my 1/100 flag had a loose balljoint at the hip. So i just sniped A thin disk of poli cap from the runner and put it in the ball joint and problem solved, however its not nearly as effective for smaller joints like heads, knees ect

[@mars9380]

I learned this stuff because i have no budget to buy tools and paints. Before i bought my nippers, i use nail cutter to remove excess nubs 😀

[@jacob_n_r_z8755]

I just use some black paint that has a rubbery texture to it so its like a polly cap

[@tokugeeky2931]

Nice video hope this will work for my HG Destiny. Love the kits but I don’t know if I put it wrong or something the joints feel so loose 😂

[@seb24789]

Just what i needed right now. My G-Arcane has a problem with the huge ass sniper rifle.

[@Ayman_Hakim]

Can we use a buncho paint instead?.. I don't have a acrylic paint

[@fkylw]

The guide is at 3:44 …

[@rainredfox]

How about the leg? How to fix the loose one? The part that joined the waist (shape is not a ball joint)

[@outerspacekaloy]

Thanks for this, and it's exactly the Barbatos' joints why I'm here 😅

[@nizalmuhammad9689]

My mg zaku have problem with right hand weapon joint.it cannot grip machine gun and bazooka.can you tell me how to fix it?

[@driver6750]

Best intro yet

[@lemming4774]

I used this and it worked fairly nicely

[@gm_sniper2368]

Uhh make a vid off the gundam when you shake it is gonna be sloppy or when you move the legs it will move not putting it straight or something like that

[@tomassoejakto]

I painted my kit's joints too (because what else can I do but to hit it with the spray paint?) and they are stiff AF. I broke my Sinanju Stein's leg rocket because it's on too tight 😭

[@dedysugengsantoso7505]

Nice tutorial dude. I would love to see more things like this one . .

[@nilendudey693]

Does small parts of gunpla get melted and stuck together like they are glued due to summer heat is that possible

[@neonjaca8241]

uhhmmm can you show a tutorial how to fix a short peg? i have that issue on my 00 raiser

[@pixelbrander9228]

Thank you I needed this my hg build strike gundam booster pack joints kept falling off now I’m painting it and it’ll work