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Rodimus Knight wrote:aronjlove wrote:I keep a pair of tiny wire snips handy for several reasons, and opening Transformers is one of them. The snips are tiny enough to slip between the figure and the plastic ties, and I can use them to cut the plastic around parts of the figure. I had to do that with Super Megatron. Thankfully I didn't have any problems with Sandstorm, but I know exactly what you are talking about.Rodimus Knight wrote:I like Sandstorm, but man, the packaging... It was nearly impossible to get his "missiles" out of the plastic without destroying the plastic or the missile. In fact one of mine bend enough that you can see the fatigue mark on the stem by the tip.
I have a little cutter for the plastic ties, but the missiles didn't have those, they were just super tight in the plastic.
Flashwave wrote:Rodimus Knight wrote:aronjlove wrote:I keep a pair of tiny wire snips handy for several reasons, and opening Transformers is one of them. The snips are tiny enough to slip between the figure and the plastic ties, and I can use them to cut the plastic around parts of the figure. I had to do that with Super Megatron. Thankfully I didn't have any problems with Sandstorm, but I know exactly what you are talking about.Rodimus Knight wrote:I like Sandstorm, but man, the packaging... It was nearly impossible to get his "missiles" out of the plastic without destroying the plastic or the missile. In fact one of mine bend enough that you can see the fatigue mark on the stem by the tip.
I have a little cutter for the plastic ties, but the missiles didn't have those, they were just super tight in the plastic.
Finger Nail Trimmers do the same job... Just don't mix them up with the pair you keep in the bathroom. Bonus, the little cuticle blade some of them come with is good cut cutting the tape on the box flaps. All in one.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Flashwave wrote:Rodimus Knight wrote:aronjlove wrote:I keep a pair of tiny wire snips handy for several reasons, and opening Transformers is one of them. The snips are tiny enough to slip between the figure and the plastic ties, and I can use them to cut the plastic around parts of the figure. I had to do that with Super Megatron. Thankfully I didn't have any problems with Sandstorm, but I know exactly what you are talking about.Rodimus Knight wrote:I like Sandstorm, but man, the packaging... It was nearly impossible to get his "missiles" out of the plastic without destroying the plastic or the missile. In fact one of mine bend enough that you can see the fatigue mark on the stem by the tip.
I have a little cutter for the plastic ties, but the missiles didn't have those, they were just super tight in the plastic.
Finger Nail Trimmers do the same job... Just don't mix them up with the pair you keep in the bathroom. Bonus, the little cuticle blade some of them come with is good cut cutting the tape on the box flaps. All in one.
Sigh, this reminds me of when I first got into the hobby. The big complaint was Hasbro not using the collector-friendly packaging of Takara. They explained at a BotCon that their retail partners wouldn't allow packaging that was easy to open and close.
o.supreme wrote:So either this replacing product just dosen't happen in TT markets because people there are more honest,or retail sales people in America are stupid![]()
o.supreme wrote:So either this replacing product just dosen't happen in TT markets because people there are more honest,or retail sales people in America are stupid![]()
bacem wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Flashwave wrote:Rodimus Knight wrote:aronjlove wrote:I keep a pair of tiny wire snips handy for several reasons, and opening Transformers is one of them. The snips are tiny enough to slip between the figure and the plastic ties, and I can use them to cut the plastic around parts of the figure. I had to do that with Super Megatron. Thankfully I didn't have any problems with Sandstorm, but I know exactly what you are talking about.Rodimus Knight wrote:I like Sandstorm, but man, the packaging... It was nearly impossible to get his "missiles" out of the plastic without destroying the plastic or the missile. In fact one of mine bend enough that you can see the fatigue mark on the stem by the tip.
I have a little cutter for the plastic ties, but the missiles didn't have those, they were just super tight in the plastic.
Finger Nail Trimmers do the same job... Just don't mix them up with the pair you keep in the bathroom. Bonus, the little cuticle blade some of them come with is good cut cutting the tape on the box flaps. All in one.
Sigh, this reminds me of when I first got into the hobby. The big complaint was Hasbro not using the collector-friendly packaging of Takara. They explained at a BotCon that their retail partners wouldn't allow packaging that was easy to open and close.
With all the case of tf at US retail getting the content replaced, i can definitely see why.
Rodimus Knight wrote:Although the selects line is not a traditional retail item as they have to be ordered online and not in retail locations. No need for super difficult packaging.
Nemesis Primal wrote:So I really like this Cliffjumper mold and I would love to see that Glyph & Tap-Out rumor come true after all, but I'm having issues getting Bug Bite to tab together right in alt mode that I didn't have with Hubcap, has anyone else experienced this?...it didn't really photograph super well, but his feet don't seem to want to both peg into the hood panel covering his head, and that's also causing a bit of a gap on the sides. Is it just his head shape causing the problem, or is this something fixable?
Also for whoever asked for the Impactor Rook brofist:
Flashwave wrote:I see that a little bit with Bumblebee. If its the head, does it help if you turn his noggin 180* around?
Your right, it looks like the hood flap is not sitting as flush on Bug Bite as it is on Hubcap which is throwing everythhing else slightly off
The photos I posted were with the head already turned around so he would be facing the underside of his alt mode, because originally the problem was worse if it wasn't turned around (which is why I suspected the head to be the culprit), but now I turned it back around and just tried to force it a bit more and it just suddenly works now, thanks lads.aronjlove wrote:The first time transforming Bug Bite, things in front didn't line up, and I just squeezed around until everything popped into place. Since then, things have been better. I had to do something similar to Bee, but I haven't transformed him again to see if it got easier.
o.supreme wrote:That is some excellent news, and a great review. I bough Piranacon loose in the late 90's or early 2000's, and got God Neptune new when BWII came out. I had to sell both with the rest of my original collection in 2007, but it's nice to se eothers get joy from older toys even now.
I have both the Selects KP and GN. Flaws and all, I still am happy to have them.
Halfshell.-Kanrabat- wrote:First is Hardshell.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Did the G1 Seacons even have diecast? It was 1988, after all.aronjlove wrote:I'm gonna guess the G1 reissues feel different because they use the original molds, which expected different plastics and diecast material? I received the G1 Reissue Autobot Blaster from my bro's lady for Christmas, and while it looks exactly like I remembered, it is amazingly light. I can only imagine how different a G1 Seacon versus a reissue or encore Seacon would feel.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Did the G1 Seacons even have diecast? It was 1988, after all.aronjlove wrote:I'm gonna guess the G1 reissues feel different because they use the original molds, which expected different plastics and diecast material? I received the G1 Reissue Autobot Blaster from my bro's lady for Christmas, and while it looks exactly like I remembered, it is amazingly light. I can only imagine how different a G1 Seacon versus a reissue or encore Seacon would feel.
o.supreme wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Did the G1 Seacons even have diecast? It was 1988, after all.aronjlove wrote:I'm gonna guess the G1 reissues feel different because they use the original molds, which expected different plastics and diecast material? I received the G1 Reissue Autobot Blaster from my bro's lady for Christmas, and while it looks exactly like I remembered, it is amazingly light. I can only imagine how different a G1 Seacon versus a reissue or encore Seacon would feel.
No diecast in the original Deacons. I think the Predacons( early run) were some of the last. In fact I didn't think they even had metal versions until I bought a loose Predaking in 1998 that was all metal except for Headstrong that was plastic.
I've never handled a reissue of the original Seacons. I imagine the plastics are different, but not sure how that effects the overall quality.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:To bring this back to Selects... Ok, any alternate Hot House builds?
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