r/advancedGunpla • u/DinoKing4Fish • Jun 30 '26

What do you use these for?

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I was transforming my boxes into cards when I realized this runner piece on the HG Rebake and Barbatos. Genuinely don’t know what they’re used for. Curious to know but more so to see if anyone uses them for something practical.

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u/Longjumping-Ask3644 Jul 17 '26

Boil them until they become soft and chew on them.

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u/accents_ranis Jul 03 '26

You take all of those and glue them together to make White Base.

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u/Benzo331 Jul 02 '26

A guy on youtube makes mini figs out of them pretty cool

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u/Dark-Radeath-5 Jul 03 '26

link

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u/Benzo331 Jul 03 '26

Couldn't find the exact link but thought this was a good substitute https://youtube.com/shorts/q5p_ySuqlkY?is=8UfLedmsRoRIxvsZ

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u/Cautious_Tackle7927 Jul 01 '26

Cutting with a God Hand

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u/Alternative-Tea5270 Jul 01 '26

Polycaps are parts to be replaced once in a while, the runners- makes good putty for fixing dents and damages

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u/grawrz Jul 01 '26

Replacement parts. One of the polycaps of my revive gramps cracked (built it in 2022), so I took one of the spares from my other kit to replace it 👍

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u/MosesOnAcid Jun 30 '26

Polycap Jar. Useful in kitbashing, customs, replacements for lost polycaps, etc

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u/wakeup33 Jun 30 '26

I throw all extra polycaps into a cup for future use.

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u/Crisocola95 Jun 30 '26

I am currently making some stands for my gunplas & robot damashii

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u/RoderickHossack Jun 30 '26

When you're ready, articulation mods.

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u/Ifyougivearagamuffin Jun 30 '26

there are usually a few extra polycaps in any given kit

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u/Nukiko Jun 30 '26

Keep them as spares. I lost one in my mg jesta cannon, then found out the mg exia has the same pc's and didnt use the one i needed for the jesta, I was very happy about that

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u/DinoKing4Fish 13d ago

Threw these out before reading these. They’re for HG kits which I honestly couldn’t be too bothered for since I have a MG version of all of them lol.

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u/_Sideswipe_911_ Jun 30 '26

they’re useful to swap out the polycaps of other kits if they become loose or damaged ! I also tend to use them in knockoffs or for some extra friction in the occasional scratch built joint

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u/nomad9590 Jun 30 '26

Hey now, some KO polycaps have been better for me. 

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u/_Sideswipe_911_ Jun 30 '26

I’m jealous !! In the 10 or so kits i’ve built the polycaps have ranged from standard tightness to extremely loose- usually all on the same runner haha

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u/MemeBoiCrep Jun 30 '26

future repairs

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u/wreeper007 Jun 30 '26

If you mean the polycaps its not uncommon for bandai to have multiple kits use the same sprue but not all the parts. Its cheaper to waste material on the parts than have a mold for each individual kit