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News Credits: 1 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:52 am

You guys want to help your other fans, well heres a product or item Im sure quite alot of TF fans are wanting, Reissuied tyre sets of Masterpiece, G1, Alt/Binal, RID figures, where your tyres tear up and fall off. My RID optimus is showing signs of wear of tear, on the rear wheels and soon enough the big frontal ones, These guys are great figures, and I dont want to stop playing with them just to stop the tyres falling off em, Anyone who can make new rubber tyres for figures with tyres (DUH) youve got a new customer waiting here, and one who is buying more RIDs, Binaltechs and some more G1 figs!

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:26 am

This is actually a great idea. Considering how some figures with rubber tires like RiD Optimus Prime seem to be prone to tire splits, a source of replacement tires would be great.

Have you considered sending e-mail to these companies to bring this to their attention?

News Credits: 1 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:24 am

It'd be great if the recent TFs who suffer from lack of production costs can be attached with rubber tires as well. Like Rampage's rubber treads. :-?

News Credits: 1 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:32 am

Convotron wrote:This is actually a great idea. Considering how some figures with rubber tires like RiD Optimus Prime seem to be prone to tire splits, a source of replacement tires would be great.

Have you considered sending e-mail to these companies to bring this to their attention?

I hav'nt, and should. But if they view these sites, this must be one of the biggest money makers that is just sat around and no one doing anything about them, RID prime is coming up to nearly 10 years old, and I would like to celebrate (The Best Prime Fig Ever!) with a new set of tyres in case his old ones do fall apart.

Any sieb members wanna start their own company, heres you product!, Preferbaly I would buy mine from Fansproject or Igear, and then through BBTS or Kapow, so its win-win for us all, I just dont understand why no has started doing this?

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:51 am

A sort of "repair parts depot" for Transformers toys would be cool. I've seen two web sites for GI Joe figures that carry things like screws of the appropriate sizes, O-rings, and other parts that collectors can buy to maintain their GI Joe figures.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:09 pm

How Bad are your tires?

when my The tires on my rid Prime and Magnus finally split I just used a small amount of crazy glue

News Credits: 1452 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:59 pm

Third parties won't profit from this. That's the reason they exist, is to profit. For starters, half the transformers fandom probably doesn't even have so many figures from the past, I for one, do not. Secondly half of the people who do have the figures have them MISB'd. I doubt any third party would venture out on a product that is directed to such a small amount of the fanbase. You can't repaint tires either.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:26 pm

Yeah, unfortunately there aren't enough people who need these parts to justify the cost of offering the parts unless the prices are marked up significantly. It's too bad.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:37 pm

Maybe we can make our own tires replacements from rubber materials. I've seen guides that teaches you how to make your own energon cubes with gels. B-)

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:19 pm

shonenfan4 wrote:Maybe we can make our own tires replacements from rubber materials. I've seen guides that teaches you how to make your own energon cubes with gels.

Hmm, maybe one could make a half decent mold from an actual Transformer tire and then cast their own rubber tire replacements?

News Credits: 10 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:33 pm

Profit. Next people will complain about $10 for just a piece of rubber.

News Credits: 60 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:56 pm

ditto, next people will bellyache against such. Just take a look at the firestorm FP and the like has released.

But such a concept would be nice, my RID Optimus Prime sure needs a new vulcanizing job

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:04 pm

Hey, if it costs $10 for a piece of rubber that is a perfect replacement for a split tire on one of my Transformers, I'd pay for it.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:51 pm

Convotron wrote:Hey, if it costs $10 for a piece of rubber that is a perfect replacement for a split tire on one of my Transformers, I'd pay for it.

Even if they do make a replacement for tires, unless they use other types of materials, it'll break again in the near future. I'd just keep those tires out of direct sunlight and too dry or too moist areas.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:40 pm

shonenfan4 wrote:
Convotron wrote:Hey, if it costs $10 for a piece of rubber that is a perfect replacement for a split tire on one of my Transformers, I'd pay for it.

Even if they do make a replacement for tires, unless they use other types of materials, it'll break again in the near future. I'd just keep those tires out of direct sunlight and too dry or too moist areas.

Will it necessarily break down in the near future? It seems like particular figures are more prone to tire issues like RiD OP. Some people say that their Transformers rubber tires from 20 years ago are fine and they never really paid much attention to taking special care of the tires.

I was under the impression that along with keeping good care, a significant factor in rubber tire degradation involves the composition of the formula used for the rubber. It seems like some figures with rubber tires simply hold up better than others in a "normal" environment. If that's the case then maybe a "better" rubber formula could be used for tire replacements. It won't be indestructible but it won't require so much extra care.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:16 pm

Convotron wrote:Will it necessarily break down in the near future? It seems like particular figures are more prone to tire issues like RiD OP. Some people say that their Transformers rubber tires from 20 years ago are fine and they never really paid much attention to taking special care of the tires.

I was under the impression that along with keeping good care, a significant factor in rubber tire degradation involves the composition of the formula used for the rubber. It seems like some figures with rubber tires simply hold up better than others in a "normal" environment. If that's the case then maybe a "better" rubber formula could be used for tire replacements. It won't be indestructible but it won't require so much extra care.

Well, those are the tactics I've always used for model cars and TFs. B-)

Seems like I've been able to keep my RID Prime from cracking or breaking off. Guess it all depends on the luck. :???:

News Credits: 1452 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:18 am

fenrir72 wrote:ditto, next people will bellyache against such. Just take a look at the firestorm FP and the like has released.

But such a concept would be nice, my RID Optimus Prime sure needs a new vulcanizing job

It's not something that I wouldn't mind for my fellow fans, but it's not realistic. It's like Microsoft issuing replaceable control sticks for 360 controllers, it's just not something that's truly in demand, or atleast once released, not something that I'd see everyone gunning for.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:28 am

http://www.transrepro.com/ Anyone remember this place?

I don't really see the problem with this. While it does confuse the collector's market ... I just can't care enough about that.

News Credits: 2 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:45 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:http://www.transrepro.com/ Anyone remember this place?

I don't really see the problem with this. While it does confuse the collector's market ... I just can't care enough about that.

Very cool site! This is the kind of resource that would be great for people who need to replace parts. Otherwise, people would have to do a lot of hunting around at local shops for loose parts or old figures to scavenge or hunt on eBay for parts, which sometimes can be very expensive.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:43 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:http://www.transrepro.com/ Anyone remember this place?

I don't really see the problem with this. While it does confuse the collector's market ... I just can't care enough about that.

I'm insterested in the Diaclone drivers and the supposedly replacement to Cyclonus's targetmaster. B-)

News Credits: 9 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:12 am

Convotron wrote:A sort of "repair parts depot" for Transformers toys would be cool. I've seen two web sites for GI Joe figures that carry things like screws of the appropriate sizes, O-rings,

Don't you mean O-parts? :wink:

There was a company that made replacement parts to order but then it stopped cos the guy got ill but then I heard (on these forums) that he was back. I can't remember any more than that.

It would be possible to make your own tyres but I think it'd be more trouble than it's worth. Best idea is get some rubber glue from your local bicycle repair shop.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:29 am

Mykltron wrote:
Convotron wrote:A sort of "repair parts depot" for Transformers toys would be cool. I've seen two web sites for GI Joe figures that carry things like screws of the appropriate sizes, O-rings,

Don't you mean O-parts?

There was a company that made replacement parts to order but then it stopped cos the guy got ill but then I heard (on these forums) that he was back. I can't remember any more than that.

It would be possible to make your own tyres but I think it'd be more trouble than it's worth. Best idea is get some rubber glue from your local bicycle repair shop.

How does those rubber glue work? :???:

News Credits: 1 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:46 am

Firebird wrote:How Bad are your tires?

when my The tires on my rid Prime and Magnus finally split I just used a small amount of crazy glue

Their not bad, but Its the Precuasion side of me, that if they eventulty break or wear away into a little pile of dust I have a backup plan.

Not a big market? Not that many fans?

Its a mixed area, of course there isnt the biggest of markets like the City Commander Set, which I still want, Its the nice idea of having someone you can go to and ask for a spare part when yours finally wears away.

While on ebay anyone selling second hand G1 primes, may beg to differ. ive turned down so many figures because their missing a Tyre, Hose or some part that is irraplacble, because you cant get them again without hunting down for it in bulk lots.

And more importantly enough I dont want it to come to the point when we're all bidding high amounts of money on spare parts that every body needs, It will come one day, maybe not in our life time, but eventually. And sounding like Obama "Today is not the day I stop playing with my TFs with Tyres!"

Can Fire Trucks Run On Their Rims

News Credits: 2 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:20 am

Mykltron wrote:
Convotron wrote:A sort of "repair parts depot" for Transformers toys would be cool. I've seen two web sites for GI Joe figures that carry things like screws of the appropriate sizes, O-rings,

Don't you mean O-parts?

There was a company that made replacement parts to order but then it stopped cos the guy got ill but then I heard (on these forums) that he was back. I can't remember any more than that.

It would be possible to make your own tyres but I think it'd be more trouble than it's worth. Best idea is get some rubber glue from your local bicycle repair shop.

Hehe, nice reference.

Yeah, making parts like tires would be pretty tough for the average person like myself who has no clue about where to start.

I don't think I'll have too much trouble in my collection for rubber tire issues. RiD Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus are my main concerns. Does anyone know of any other figures that seem notorious for tire problems?

News Credits: 2 · Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:16 am

shonenfan4 wrote:
Gauntlet101010 wrote:http://www.transrepro.com/ Anyone remember this place?

I don't really see the problem with this. While it does confuse the collector's market ... I just can't care enough about that.

I'm insterested in the Diaclone drivers and the supposedly replacement to Cyclonus's targetmaster.

Don't get your hopes up. The guy that did the molds for them had a stroke about five years ago. They kept saying they were coming back, but the last update was May of '08. At this point it doesn't look promising.

Wheeljack's Lab usually has tires for Prime, Ironhide, Grapple and Red Alert, and if you ask, he can sometimes find other styles as well.