Bandai Spare Parts?

TK1625

Well-Known Member

• Feb 16, 2016

• #1

Hey everyone!

I've been bit by the Bandai bug and have dived head first into their Star Wars figure line. Sadly, during a recent move some of the door hatches for my astromech builds went missing and haven't been able to find anyone who sells/makes replacement parts.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

Galactican

Sr Member

• Feb 16, 2016

• #2

What about getting another kit? You can't have enough droids.

 

TK1625

Well-Known Member

• Feb 16, 2016

• #3

Galactican said:

What about getting another kit? You can't have enough droids.

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Oh trust me, I've thought about that. Still need to get something to make these (soon to be background extras) droids some hatches. I've thought about getting some sintra or something similar and just making replacements that way...the perfectionist in me wants the proper doors though.

 

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mcusanelli

Well-Known Member

• Feb 16, 2016

• #4

I've been using , believe it or not, the vinyl from a mini-blind, it's about .040 thick, easy to cut, accepts super glue and paint, is already pre- curved.....AND i paid like $5 bucks for it in a Family Dollar store!!!! Enough plastic for years to come! I think it would work nicely to make the parts you need.

 

TK1625

Well-Known Member

• Feb 16, 2016

• #5

mcusanelli said:

I've been using , believe it or not, the vinyl from a mini-blind, it's about .040 thick, easy to cut, accepts super glue and paint, is already pre- curved.....AND i paid like $5 bucks for it in a Family Dollar store!!!! Enough plastic for years to come! I think it would work nicely to make the parts you need.

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Thats an interesting idea...I wonder where I can find one.

 

Mike J.

Master Member

• Feb 16, 2016

• #6

IIRC, Bandai will sell single sprues, but this is generally only done inside Japan. You may want to ask wherever you bought the kits from if they could help you buy a sprue from Bandai. Given that these Bandai kits are not even supposed to be sold in the US at all, that may be more difficult than simply scratching new doors.

 

leyrich

Well-Known Member

• Feb 16, 2016

• #7

hi there I have on need for these if you want them you can have them.

 

TK1625

Well-Known Member

• Feb 17, 2016

• #8

leyrich said:

hi there I have on need for these if you want them you can have them.View attachment 592676View attachment 592677

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WhereIsMacMac

New Member

• Apr 20, 2018

• #9

Similar thing happened to me. I've just recently started building plastic model kits. Being the amateur builder that I was, I messed up a couple of parts AND the waterslide stickers from my first X-Wing

Does anyone have spares I could buy? Here's the picture of my x-wing:

https://ibb.co/ip6E1n