Figarti Huey Door Windows (1 Viewer)

[6th Wisconsin]

For anyone else who has the new Huey, did you have trouble with the door windows? Mine are loose in the little packets with the doors. Were yours attached? I simply can't manage to get them to stay in the doors. I snap them in, and they easily fall back out.

 

[Louis Badolato]

For anyone else who has the new Huey, did you have trouble with the door windows? Mine are loose in the little packets with the doors. Were yours attached? I simply can't manage to get them to stay in the doors. I snap them in, and they easily fall back out.

I had no problems with mine. Contact Figarti or your dealer for a replacement.

 

[Vezzolf]

I had the same problem....I must say it was a bit frustrating and I almost returned the Huey...the doors need to rest in the tracks to stay put...I finally got them to fit properly but they were a bit tricky and once placed I decided not to keep playing with them or keep adjusting them....Also it was difficult to place the figures as well...I finally got them to stay in place without glue....It is now OK but it is a model that I would not handle or play with too much.....It is somewhat fragile/thin plastic and cannot be adjusted too much after you get it right.....I would have preferred this model to be more sturdy, and fitted more accurately..... considering the price it should been better constucted IMO...but it does work out OK if you don't pick it up too much.

 

[gk5717]

I had the same problem....I must say it was a bit frustrating and I almost returned the Huey...the doors need to rest in the tracks to stay put...I finally got them to fit properly but they were a bit tricky and once placed I decided not to keep playing with them or keep adjusting them....Also it was difficult to place the figures as well...I finally got them to stay in place without glue....It is now OK but it is a model that I would not handle or play with too much.....It is somewhat fragile/thin plastic and cannot be adjusted too much after you get it right.....I would have preferred this model to be more sturdy, and fitted more accurately..... considering the price it should been better constucted IMO...but it does work out OK if you don't pick it up too much.

The above quote is why I pretty much stopped buying Figarti products. We all say, "I will never sell this piece", but reality is most of us at one time will decide to sell.
Trying to repackage a Figarti product for resale is next to impossible, especially something as delicate as this helicopter.
Someone want to come to St Louis to pick up a Figarti E-Boat I would sell, flat out impossible to ship this thing without damage.
Gary

 

[Phantom Warrior]

I had the same problem....I must say it was a bit frustrating and I almost returned the Huey...the doors need to rest in the tracks to stay put...I finally got them to fit properly but they were a bit tricky and once placed I decided not to keep playing with them or keep adjusting them....Also it was difficult to place the figures as well...I finally got them to stay in place without glue....It is now OK but it is a model that I would not handle or play with too much.....It is somewhat fragile/thin plastic and cannot be adjusted too much after you get it right.....I would have preferred this model to be more sturdy, and fitted more accurately..... considering the price it should been better constucted IMO...but it does work out OK if you don't pick it up too much.

That's the scale correctness and detail vs fragility ratio. ^&grin Some of the Figarti models don't like to be handled - I've damaged a few of mine. As for the figures on the model staying put - a dab of museum putty holds them in place.

Terry

 

[Vezzolf]

The above quote is why I pretty much stopped buying Figarti products. We all say, "I will never sell this piece", but reality is most of us at one time will decide to sell.
Trying to repackage a Figarti product for resale is next to impossible, especially something as delicate as this helicopter.
Someone want to come to St Louis to pick up a Figarti E-Boat I would sell, flat out impossible to ship this thing without damage.
Gary

Don't get me wrong Gary, I am fairly happy with most Figarti Products recently purchased. Especially their recent Tiger Tanks which are excellent. The Stuka was also excellent and IMO well made.... fairly sturdy..... The Figarti Huey is more fragile then their airplanes....However, I think that it can be safely re-packaged if one wants to resell the item....I would have liked to see it made from a thicker gauge of plastic. At $369 I think it could have been made a little more beefy and solid....But I would "not discourage" its purchase.... it is a good model if one wishes to set up a Vietnam Diorama..... It will work very well with the First Legion Vietnam Range which is why I choose to make the purchase.

 

[Firebat]

Figarti products do tend to be on the fragile side, but that is the price you pay for the type of detail they have in their products. I have tons of Figarti stuff and I have had my share of broken parts etc.

I know the collector types dont want to be bothered with fixing stuff and I dont blame them. But if you are more of a modeler type, fixing some of the problems that come along here and there yields a most impressive and highly detailed military replica.

When I have a problem I go to work on it and repair it in a way where the problem is fixed forever.

Maybe they can do a better job with construction and packaging, but I will take them however I can get them, because for what I am looking for in a military repica they provide in leaps and bounds.

I cant deny it I love their stuff. I am speaking about AFV's and Aircraft. Their figures have had their ups and downs as we all know, but they do have their moments.

And now that I am seeing a compatibility with FL figures in some of their products, this provides a modelers heaven.

Alex

 

[Vezzolf]

Figarti products do tend to be on the fragile side, but that is the price you pay for the type of detail they have in their products. I have tons of Figarti stuff and I have had my share of broken parts etc.

I know the collector types dont want to be bothered with fixing stuff and I dont blame them. But if you are more of a modeler type, fixing some of the problems that come along here and there yields a most impressive and highly detailed military replica.

When I have a problem I go to work on it and repair it in a way where the problem is fixed forever.

Maybe they can do a better job with construction and packaging, but I will take them however I can get them, because for what I am looking for in a military repica they provide in leaps and bounds.

I cant deny it I love their stuff. I am speaking about AFV's and Aircraft. Their figures have had their ups and downs as we all know, but they do have their moments.

And now that I am seeing a compatibility with FL figures in some of their products, this provides a modelers heaven.

Alex

Totally Agree Alex.....Re: Figarti AFV's, Artillery, and WWII Aircraft.....The pros out weigh the cons by far IMO as well.

 

[jazzeum]

There is a market for products from companies like First Legion and Figarti because as the toy soldier hobby started to expand, collectors wanted more realism than had previously existed. You can trace this back to the beginning of Honour Bound. However, more realism means finer and more fragile parts so it's a two edged sword. It's the price you pay for more realism.

As far as shipping Figarti product after a resale, I've done it. You just have to be super careful about it, take the extra step and not skimp on packaging (particularly peanuts). When you first receive a product, look to see how it's packaged and take a photo so that if the day comes that you decide you want to re-sell, you have the photo or your original observations to fall back on.

Brad

 

[TomNT]

There is a market for products from companies like First Legion and Figarti because as the toy soldier hobby started to expand, collectors wanted more realism than had previously existed. You can trace this back to the beginning of Honour Bound. However, more realism means finer and more fragile parts so it's a two edged sword. It's the price you pay for more realism.

As far as shipping Figarti product after a resale, I've done it. You just have to be super careful about it, take the extra step and not skimp on packaging (particularly peanuts). When you first receive a product, look to see how it's packaged and take a photo so that if the day comes that you decide you want to re-sell, you have the photo or your original observations to fall back on.

Brad

Brad, Good thinking 99 about taking a photo of the product in it's box before removing it! I'll start doing that for any future Figarti items that i order as i also am dreading the idea of re-packing some of my Figarti vehicles when i move or even if i decide to sell any some day.

Tom

 

[jazzeum]

I picked up the Huey in Chicago at the 2017 Show (for a good price) and didn't have too much trouble putting the doors in. However, with the doors in you can't insert the figures, as depicted in photos that I've seen, which is not a big problem for me. Love this model!

Brad

 

[Mirof]

We speak about this

 

[jazzeum]

Yes, but this is the one I have; there were three different versions. I have the doors positioned as shown in the second photo.

Collectors Showcase is supposed to be coming out with one in 2018. I will be interested to see what it's like and how much. The Figarti ones retailed for $369.