Congrats!
Metroplex isn't too hard to find last I looked, although finding him complete not so much. People even manage to lose Sparkdrinker (that's the official name of his weapon).
JelZe, I think design-wise the arms are actually meant to slide forward in altmode.
Rodimus Prime wrote:That is a great figure, the only thing I don't like about him is the wheels in the legs. They should have found a way to turn them sideways or something.
With as big as they are, I think that might have fouled the silhouette and possibly left them more exposed. The armor/taillight panels do a good job covering the rims, and the tires blend in color-wise so.. *shrug*
He is one badass evil-looking Megatron.
Found out what was wrong with my Cybertron Optimus' pelvis ratchets, and I'm now no longer sure if it's the complaint I've heard of.
I don't know if it's a factory defect, or damage from a failed earlier attempt to disassemble, but the channel that those black locking tabs are in? The walls were broken down, leaving the tabs too wobbly to do their job. Also, after what a pain the pins for his wheels proved to be, I apologize for asking you to disassemble yours D-Max. Granted, I probably made things harder on myself by trying to remove the pins entirely (had to give up on that).
I rebuilt the channel walls from plasticard, and made them thick for sturdiness.
The pelvis joints now ratchet as they should, and he can stand like this without wanting to tilt back on his hips. It's still back-heavy as all get out, but it's actually viable now.
Now if I could just get a wiring reference for Armada Optimus...
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