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Swerve's head keeps falling off...

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Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Layn » Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:19 pm

Hi!

due to nostalgia and shortpacked (DAMN YOU WILLIS!) i spontaneously bought Swerve ROTF and Arcee ROTF (and both came bundled with stealth bumblebee ROTF)
Well they are pretty cool (except Arcee who's really weird in "humanoid" form), but for some reason swerve's head is just sitting on that nub thing and falls off easily. i'm supposing that (like Arcee's head) it's not supposed to do that and should possibly be rotatable.

can i fix it somehow? should i just try glueing it on?
should i try returning it? (after all, i already ripped up the plastic holding both swerve and bumblebee, ripped those two packages open and played around with it a bit)
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Skyfire77 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:02 pm

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For ball-and-socket joints like that I've gotten the best results using super glue to build up the ball. Basically you want to put a thin layer of glue on the ball and let it dry thoroughly (15-30 minutes), then push his head back on. If it moves around fine and doesn't fall off, you're golden; if not, add a second layer. If you put too much on, use a nail file to sand a bit off and try to fit the head again.
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Stockade » Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:48 am

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I had this issue with my Swerve and tried the super glue and nail polish trick, but over time his head kept falling off and so i took him back and never saw him again in my area.

Am I disappointed alitte, do i care Nope
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Valandar » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:27 am

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Oddly, I do not have any issues with my ROTF Swerve. Or Sideswipe, for that matter.
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Layn » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:30 am

apparently what i had wasn't exactly super glue, and i got impatient. So now his head is stuck there, unmovable, but at least not popping off every time i move him.

anyway, it's cool, and now i feel like having more :P mh there was a scorponok i think also there, but dunno if i want a scorpion. also i really don't need ANOTHER stealth bumblebee.
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Delicon » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:46 am

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I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS DUMP

We've got no food, we've got no jobs...OUR SWERVES' HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!!
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Stockade » Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:30 am

Motto: ""Underwater, no one can hear Autobots scream!""
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Delicon wrote:I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS DUMP

We've got no food, we've got no jobs...OUR SWERVES' HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!!



Either Delicon needs his meds or anger management class :P
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Layn » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:25 am

Stockade wrote:
Delicon wrote:I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS DUMP

We've got no food, we've got no jobs...OUR SWERVES' HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!!



Either Delicon needs his meds or anger management class :P

i guess he just ... *puts on sunglasses* lost his head
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Valandar » Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:38 am

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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby Tyrannotaur » Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:18 am

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Layn wrote:
Stockade wrote:
Delicon wrote:I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS DUMP

We've got no food, we've got no jobs...OUR SWERVES' HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!!



Either Delicon needs his meds or anger management class :P

i guess he just ... *puts on sunglasses* lost his head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-anMDapRbs8

There you go.

Is this self decapitation a problem with alot of Swerves? Cause I am waiting for him to be on clearance at walmart..
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Re: Swerve's head keeps falling off...

Postby kirbenvost » Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:30 pm

Tyrannotaur wrote:
Is this self decapitation a problem with alot of Swerves? Cause I am waiting for him to be on clearance at walmart..


I don't think it's super-common, my Swerve's head stays on fine.
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