Seibertron.com Energon Pub Forums

I just received my Giant set B from tfsource.com today. I opened them up & transformed them to robot mode immediately. While transforming dump truck there is a panel on each side of the grill that has the headlights on it. These swivel back & peg in as part of the transformation. The truck's left hinge(facing the truck) was extremely tight to swivel. Upon returning it to vehicle mode that hinge snapped off completely. There was a large piece of mold flash that caused the pin housing to flex & snap. I'm working on repairing it right now, hopefully i'll be able to. I just wanted to post this real quick so that other people would know to watch out for this problem. I'll let everyone know if i'm successful in my repairs later.
Have a good one,
Forgotten

Can you share pictures of the break? I'm interested in seeing this.

That is a bummer. Good luck on the fix.

This color is really hard to make the camera focus on. I had already done some filing by the time I took these but hopefully you can still see what to watch out for.

A break like that is usualy not your fault entirely but a factory thing.

You might want to show the pics to tfsource and see if they will replace it.

robofreak wrote:A break like that is usualy not your fault entirely but a factory thing.

You might want to show the pics to tfsource and see if they will replace it.

I know. That's why I tried to make sure to get the molding issue in the picture of the truck body. tfsource has been great in getting me replacement pieces for my TFC Herc set that I was not able to fix on my own. If i'm able to fix this to where it is structurally sound i'm not going to bother them. I'm drying glue right now after filing so the joint breaks are smooth & even. I also rounded the edge of the pivoting piece thoroughly with a 1/2 round file. The other side is very tight as well so I will use a paper file to round it off some while it's attached because these pins will NOT come out, no matter how much effort is exerted. I'll keep y'all abreast of the situation. Thanks.

Forgotten wrote:

robofreak wrote:A break like that is usualy not your fault entirely but a factory thing.

You might want to show the pics to tfsource and see if they will replace it.

I know. That's why I tried to make sure to get the molding issue in the picture of the truck body. tfsource has been great in getting me replacement pieces for my TFC Herc set that I was not able to fix on my own. If i'm able to fix this to where it is structurally sound i'm not going to bother them. I'm drying glue right now after filing so the joint breaks are smooth & even. I also rounded the edge of the pivoting piece thoroughly with a 1/2 round file. The other side is very tight as well so I will use a paper file to round it off some while it's attached because these pins will NOT come out, no matter how much effort is exerted. I'll keep y'all abreast of the situation. Thanks.

Honestly, after dropping $120 on a set of figures, you shouldn't have to go through that.

Considering that the break actually wraps around a pin from what I'm seeing, I don't think the fix you made will last. It's what I will call a stress point as it is moved during transformations. It will most likely break again.

You're in luck my friend, MakeToys announced via their website the next set will come with replacement parts.

Looks like it's a widespread issue and awesome that they are fixing it.

Like how TFC supplied their fixes.

Awesome news. I filed out the inner area of the hinge that the pin goes through to cut down on friction. I believe it would hold as I took out pretty much all resistance in the area as far as fighting movement. I am glad that I don't have to find out though. It's great that MT is rectifying the issue. I really wanted these guys to display in individual bot modes since I have Herc in combined mode. They make a great G2 set of Classics-esque Constructicons.