I purchased this model around 1997, and it caused me a lot of frustration. The original paint job I gave it was pretty awful, and the staff broke off not once, not twice, but three times. I was so annoyed with it, I was on the verge of just throwing it away. In 2002, I stripped the old paint off and properly pinned the very weak join at the wrist where it was breaking. Then I repainted it, and it turned out beautifully. It now belongs to one of my best customers.