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Need help! Problem with 20th Anniversary DVD Prime's legs!

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Need help! Problem with 20th Anniversary DVD Prime's legs!

Postby Mourningstar » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:27 am

So with the stock of these 20th Anniversary DVD Primes being put on the shelves with Classics I decided to buy one ( I know, bad decesion) Anywho, I was transforming him and I got to the part where you push the two gas tanks on the sides of his legs to push his legs up... and well they won't budge. Does anyone know a remedy or will I have to end up returning him and getting a new one?

Thanks!
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Re: Need help! Problem with 20th Anniversary DVD Prime's legs!

Postby buckeye99 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:31 am

Mourningstar wrote:So with the stock of these 20th Anniversary DVD Primes being put on the shelves with Classics I decided to buy one ( I know, bad decesion) Anywho, I was transforming him and I got to the part where you push the two gas tanks on the sides of his legs to push his legs up... and well they won't budge. Does anyone know a remedy or will I have to end up returning him and getting a new one?

Thanks!


Not a bad decision at all... I just got mine off of Ebay. This is the prime as he should have been in 1984... awesome to behold. Also, I don't get the whole "tomato red" problem everyone else complains of, mine looks as I remember Prime looking (color scheme wise).

To your question... I had the same problem when I first got him out of the packaging..the left leg on mine went up and down fine but the right one stuck. I just really had to force it up and down a couple of times and it worked. No problems...don't be afraid your going to break him either... he's diecast.
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Postby Mourningstar » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:47 am

Thanks for the tim, but I have exerted all the force I could and still nothing. I mean this guy is solid lol I guess I'll try to return them, even though I hate going down that route :?
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Re: Need help! Problem with 20th Anniversary DVD Prime's legs!

Postby Joshkj » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:49 am

buckeye99 wrote:
Mourningstar wrote:So with the stock of these 20th Anniversary DVD Primes being put on the shelves with Classics I decided to buy one ( I know, bad decesion) Anywho, I was transforming him and I got to the part where you push the two gas tanks on the sides of his legs to push his legs up... and well they won't budge. Does anyone know a remedy or will I have to end up returning him and getting a new one?

Thanks!


Not a bad decision at all... I just got mine off of Ebay. This is the prime as he should have been in 1984... awesome to behold. Also, I don't get the whole "tomato red" problem everyone else complains of, mine looks as I remember Prime looking (color scheme wise).

To your question... I had the same problem when I first got him out of the packaging..the left leg on mine went up and down fine but the right one stuck. I just really had to force it up and down a couple of times and it worked. No problems...don't be afraid your going to break him either... he's diecast.


Ya my left tank also gave me problems, its a kind of seesaw device so keep that in mind, if you need to just pull up the center yourself and try to get the pin out, it will give you problems but I think thats everywhere.
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Postby SpacerAM2 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:16 am

Mourningstar wrote:
So with the stock of these 20th Anniversary DVD Primes being put on the shelves with Classics I decided to buy one ( I know, bad decesion) Anywho, I was transforming him and I got to the part where you push the two gas tanks on the sides of his legs to push his legs up... and well they won't budge. Does anyone know a remedy or will I have to end up returning him and getting a new one?

Thanks!


Push both gas tanks harder at the same time ,and pull up the bottom legs.
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Postby Liege Evilmus » Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:31 am

I don't know, it seems like one of those scarey firm yet gentle situations.

I got the first release of this guy though and his left foot keeps falling off. I goes right back on, but it is annoying :MAD:
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Postby Omega-1 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:53 pm

Are you pushing down on the bottom end of the gas tank? Cause that's where you are supposed to push it.
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Re: Need help! Problem with 20th Anniversary DVD Prime's legs!

Postby SnapTrap » Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:24 pm

buckeye99 wrote:Also, I don't get the whole "tomato red" problem everyone else complains of, mine looks as I remember Prime looking (color scheme wise).


This tomato red color is supposed to be cartoon accurate and the previous Hasbro and Takara releases was a darker red more which was more color accurate to the toy.
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Postby coolpop » Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:05 pm

Omega-1 wrote:Are you pushing down on the bottom end of the gas tank? Cause that's where you are supposed to push it.


YES, good point from Omega-1. You gotta push the lower part of the gas tanks that's being butterflied out. Good luck!

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Postby a7x666 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:18 pm

i Just got one yesterday from a walmart in the next town over from where i live and i had trouble wit the legs at first 2 but like someone else said dont worry about pushing to hard he will be fine. and DEF. make sure you pushing on the bottom cause you will get nowhere pressing the top



ps I LOVE THIS FRICKIN PRIME!
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Postby Mourningstar » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:44 pm

Omega-1 wrote:Are you pushing down on the bottom end of the gas tank? Cause that's where you are supposed to push it.


Yep, right at the bottom, I have two c-clamps pushing on the bottom of the gas tanks and still its stuck... :sad:
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Postby Bumblethumper » Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:51 am

Maybe you've already tried this, but if you haven't,

try bending the knees a bit and straightening them out. You should also slide them in one leg at a time, as one leg may be giving more trouble.
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