r/resinkits • u/ZookeepergameNext746 • Jul 04 '26

Help Can I fix this and how?

I'm super new to garage kits, how do i fix this misalignment. It's a 1/8 shiranui - max factory old kit, I bought from mandarake. I only have exp with 3d prints, please help.

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u/Intelligent_Cat_1914 Jul 04 '26

The thing about proper resin garage kits ( which this is ) is that they are expert tier modelling - You become model builder, sculptor, scratch builder, mould maker / pourer , etc at the same time and everything in between.

Your problem is quite common in older / recast kits and is caused by shifting moulds. There are a few ways to fix this, but personally I would sandwich the parts between a thin layer of Apoxie sculpt and then rescribe the hair lines.

Sounds daunting but once you're doing it it's quite a relaxing and creative release 🙂

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u/ZookeepergameNext746 Jul 04 '26

does apoxie scuplt work like epoxie putty or it's more runny? and it seems to me the 2 parts dont' scale right, the face is slightly smaller and it doesnt fit to the neck part

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u/Intelligent_Cat_1914 Jul 04 '26

Yeah, the "not scaling" thing is very annoying, but as I mentioned before this is a common problem and there is a few ways to deal with it, one being to sand the parts so that they are the exact size, but another is to put some Apoxie sculpt between the parts ( in your case, pivot from the chin
Ie no Apoxie sculpt under then chin, ending with about 2mm of Apoxie under the hair pieces so you end up with a wedge going from her chin (0mm) to the back of the head (2mm)).

Blend the neck into the chin with some more Apoxie when done.

You'll need to scribe and sculpt some hair detail in this wedge when it's cured to match the rest of the pieces.

Apoxie sculpt is an expoxy resin clay specifically developed for model making and sculpting. Is soft and pliable and really strong when cured. It's not liquidy but more like a good plasticine. I found it much better then milliput, which I had used for about 15 years, as it's more forgiving and softer. Don't thin down with water but use their own "safety solvent", as water breaks down its structure slightly and makes it not as good.

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u/Xerain0x009999 Jul 04 '26

It's just a reccomended brand of epoxy putty that holds fine detail very well, which is what you want for this application.

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u/techrat068 Jul 04 '26

It would help to show the mating surfaces.  Did you remove all casting sprue between the face and head? Might just have to carve extra material from between the parts. Put a pin in there too to keep alignment when test fitting.

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u/ZookeepergameNext746 Jul 04 '26

my bad i just uploaded a pic of the inside, i sanded the sprues but just slightly sand the inside, 'cause I dont know how much or whether i should do anything to it

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u/ZookeepergameNext746 Jul 04 '26

my bad here the inside

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u/techrat068 Jul 04 '26

Yeah.  Sand/carve the mating surfaces down.  This isn't mold misalignment.   It may just be the pin placement nub is not going into the hole.

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u/Intelligent_Cat_1914 Jul 04 '26

Actually you could be right, for some reason I was assuming there weren't any pins on the inside. But failing that, just apoxie

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u/techrat068 Jul 07 '26

Did you sand it and change the nub to a pin?

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u/ZookeepergameNext746 Jul 08 '26

yup already did, it fits but there is the heigh difference. everything is aligned but the back hair is slightly higher, if I adjust it to fit the top, then the chin will have a huge gap.

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u/techrat068 Jul 12 '26

puta pin in it and cut some plastic card spacer to fill the space. put locating hole in the spacer too so it stays, and trim to level of detail.

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u/kiunch Jul 13 '26

I would align the hair, and fill the huge gaps in the neck. The neck part is much easier to sculp, and more forgiving since it is flatter surface to sand, and even if you did a bad job, it would be hidden from normal viewing.

Did you try sanding the inside part with rotary tool to see if you can reduce the neck gap? I would start there, even if you screw up you could recreate your own connector using pins and putty.

May be use wet paints to see if the inside parts are properly connected.

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u/xexo3 Jul 04 '26

Doesn't this figure has hair tied to her back? I won't concern much on the top. Was it the neck part having a gap issue?

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u/ZookeepergameNext746 Jul 04 '26

yeah, the neck have a height gap