PSA: BrickArms Dado Swords Ruin Minifig Hands

[CallMeCarbiz]

A few years ago I bought a sword pack from BrickArms. It included the Claymore, Dado, and Damien. I then armed some of my men and set them on the shelf to admire. Now I'm swapping out their swords with Uruk-hai swords, but when I went to put them in their hands the swords slid right through. They'd lost their clutch power. I checked on the minifigs holding the long swords and they were fine, but the three of them that had Dados can no longer hold anything.

 

You can see in the image that the lower (minifigs right hand) is slightly more spread apart.

The Culprits

http://www.brickarms.com/Dadao.php

[Sir_Lupo]

I had the same problem with my dougther putting a letter (2x1 tile) sideway into the hand of a knight using it as a messenger and leaving it like that for the night. I just removed the tile and put it on top of it, left for a day or two and it's now perfect. Maybe it will work for you too.

Edited November 15, 2023 by Sir_Lupo