Yujin DX
GaoFighGar
Hell and Heaven
Yujin's Final Fusion GaoFighGar looks great, but just isn't very fun as a toy. Ignoring the the pile of unused pieces left over from the remove-part-A-and-replace-with-part-B transformation, I still felt this figure needed something more. Namely, ball joint shoulders for GarFar, the ability to perform the Hell and Heaven attack, and some optional hands.
Adding the ball joints to GaoFar's shoulders was simple enough, and the added range of motion makes it feel like a whole new toy. I added the ball and socket in such a way that if I ever felt the need to put the ratchet joints back in, it would be very simple and barely noticible.
GFG: Hell and
Heaven
Low Front view
Top View W/Zondor
Core
In order for GFG's arms to come together, the blue and grey triangular shoulder/chest pieces needed to be repositioned. Luckily two identical sets of these parts come with GFG, so I could alter one set with out losing any parts. I removed the attachment peg and glued it on in a new spot so that these parts sit closer to the center of the chest, you can see it here. Also, Liner Gao II's parts aren't quite inserted properly, but instead at and angle, you can see this in the Top View pic, and in all honesty is not perfectly stable but they are secure enough. Finally, the hands are entirely scratchbuilt using sheet and strip styrene, and the peg is jointed so the hand can flex back and forth at the wrist. Click here for a pic of the scratchbuilt hands along with the orignal fists. Now I just need to find that tool set....