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by **Galvatron628** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:27 am

Well I picked up blackout a couple days ago. I like the toy, except seems after the first transformation that putting him back into helicopter mode just isn't happening. Every time I push on the legs to lock them into the roof, his head pops up in the front! I noticed the waist was splitting apart, so I was determined my toy was broken, so I took it back, and exchanged it, but my new one does the same thing! Am I doing something wrong or is the toy messed up? Thanks

by **publicvisage** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:11 am

Mine does the same thing. It's a problem with the Automorph(dubbed retardomorph by certain people I know).

So far I haven't found a way to fix it. Maybe someone else has?

by **GilesG** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:22 am

Mine did the same. The only way I found to repair it was to roemove the two screws on the side of the chest section, take of the side and realign the gears in the automorph.

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:55 am

Mine's weird sometimes it works some times it dosen't. When i got the torso to fit right in robo mode when i tformered it back everything locked together perfectly :???:

Haven't tformed it back yet and i knida don't wanna sence i finially got everything to fit

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:57 pm

Autobreak/stupid useless gimmicks claim yet another figure. Is it possible to open him up and remove whatever gears/springs are causing the problem (kind of like the 'remove the spring' fix for classic Camaro Bumblebee)? That would result in you simply have to transform him manually rather than relying on the Breakomorph, but frankly it might be worth it.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:01 pm

Some people have said you can remove and unscrew the gears/cogs to make it work better.

Mine doesn't really have a problem. And if the head bit doesn't rotate around going into alt mode, I just rotate it manually and there aint a problem.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:02 pm

I did the fix where you realign the gears, and it worked pretty well.

News Credits: 1 · by **softimus_prime** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:04 pm

im kinda wondering if the takara version also experience the auto-pain in the ass problem...

by **Gutter Bunny** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:00 pm

weird...mine hasn't had any issues and i've transformed him back and forth more than any of the other movie toys.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:04 pm

Gutter Bunny wrote:weird...mine hasn't had any issues and i've transformed him back and forth more than any of the other movie toys.

I guess you're among the lucky few who got a good one.

by **Sonic Wing** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:29 pm

it happens to me as well, i just put the arms as for vehicle mode, put the...hmmmm....roof thingy (the one that has the missiles) alinged rite in the center and then put the legs in place, works almost everytime...,

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:51 pm

Again...after reading this thread I will not be transforming my Blackout. I do not want to even take the chance. May just repackage him and return it. I have him MISB in Voyager and in the gift set in bot mode so I know what he looks like without risking anything. Wonder if the ones in the gift sets are all screwed up? You think the people on the production line know how to transform him?

by **DepthCharge08** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:31 pm

i dont know about that, my blackout works fine, can transform it back and forth with no problem

by **B J R** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:08 pm

Interestingly, I am having a different problem. The Skorponok basket on my Blackout does not rotate for the transformation...okay with me since I actually like it better staying in place.

by **DepthCharge08** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:55 pm

A lot of the first releases seem to have defects, i have a jazz who wont connect at the hip, but i bought him before my blackout and my blackout turned out fine

by **Dispensor** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:56 pm

DepthCharge08 wrote:A lot of the first releases seem to have defects, i have a jazz who wont connect at the hip, but i bought him before my blackout and my blackout turned out fine

I had that same problem with Jazz, but I returned him and got a perfect non-defective one.