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Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:22 am

actually my leader class brawl never knew his arm gun sticks out further.. until i saw it on a you tube video the other day

News Credits: 4 · Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:37 am

AshesOfPain wrote:
RogueDeathangel wrote:Haha, Just remembered another one.
It took me a good few months to realise that Classics Rodimus' rear wheels (the ones that end up on his legs in bot mode) actually slide to allow the shin panels to sit flush against his legs.

Silly, That is in the instructions.

I bought it off of a friend loose, so I don't have instructions.
Although, to be honest, I wouldn't have read them even if I had them.
:lol:

Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:01 pm

Just remembered one more, Deluxe classics Optimus's spinning torso gimmick can be locked by pulling the button out on his back til it clicks.

That's the one I never knew until Freddery pointed it out. :BANG_HEAD:

Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:40 pm

Shadowstream wrote:Just remembered one more, Deluxe classics Optimus's spinning torso gimmick can be locked by pulling the button out on his back til it clicks.

Holy ****! I'm usually so gentle with my toys I would have never thought to try this. This makes him 100% better. I hated that gimmick with a burning passion.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:55 am

I din know that G1 Soundwave one of the batteries(the gun) could be extended. Nice find for me..

News Credits: 60 · Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:45 am

G1 Beachcomber.........you can actually extend his legs a few millimeters to make him a bit taller.

Superlink Omega Supreme has an extra head(?)

News Credits: 8 · Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:00 am

fenrir72 wrote:G1 Beachcomber.........you can actually extend his legs a few millimeters to make him a bit taller.

Superlink Omega Supreme has an extra head(?)

You talking about his disproportianatelly challenged one? reminds you a lot of TFCC Punch/Counterpunch?

News Credits: 241 · Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:03 pm

I just found out that HftD Brimstone has an accelerator pedal that swings out of the left side of the bike.

News Credits: 8 · Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:10 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just found out that HftD Brimstone has an accelerator pedal that swings out of the left side of the bike.

The kickstand?

News Credits: 241 · Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:31 pm

Forgotten wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just found out that HftD Brimstone has an accelerator pedal that swings out of the left side of the bike.

The kickstand?

It swings horizontally, rather than vertically.

News Credits: 8 · Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:41 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Forgotten wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just found out that HftD Brimstone has an accelerator pedal that swings out of the left side of the bike.

The kickstand?

It swings horizontally, rather than vertically.

That's how the kickstand on my bike is. I haven't managed to find a Brimstone yet, but hoping tonight's run will land me one, so I can't be sure, but i'm pretty sure that's supposed to be the kickstand. What do I know though, I just found out 30 minutes ago that the cannon on voyager Animated Megs is detachable.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:46 pm

Forgotten wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Forgotten wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I just found out that HftD Brimstone has an accelerator pedal that swings out of the left side of the bike.

The kickstand?

It swings horizontally, rather than vertically.

That's how the kickstand on my bike is. I haven't managed to find a Brimstone yet, but hoping tonight's run will land me one, so I can't be sure, but i'm pretty sure that's supposed to be the kickstand. What do I know though, I just found out 30 minutes ago that the cannon on voyager Animated Megs is detachable.

Here's a pic from the Gallery:

News Credits: 11 · Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:42 am

It's a kickstand.

--B-- wrote:Thanks to my children, I found out last night that all of my TF's on display can cover most of our basement floor and a small section of our front yard.

And apperantly Generations Drift can turn invisible, since not a single piece of him showed up when I picked everything up off said floor/yard.

EDIT: Found Drift under the air hockey table, after I went and picked up another one. I think I will just hold onto that!

DEAR PRIMUS! THE HUMANI...er, BOT..MANITY! I hope there were no casualties. :shock:

574R5CR34M wrote:
Must say, this is the best thread ever.

Agreed. Helping collectors discover things Hasbro was too lazy to put in the instructions since 2010!

News Credits: 9 · Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:42 am

--B-- wrote:Thanks to my children, I found out last night that all of my TF's on display can cover most of our basement floor and a small section of our front yard.

And apperantly Generations Drift can turn invisible, since not a single piece of him showed up when I picked everything up off said floor/yard.

EDIT: Found Drift under the air hockey table, after I went and picked up another one. I think I will just hold onto that!

There'd be hell to pay if that happened to my collection...

Shadowstream wrote:Just remembered one more, Deluxe classics Optimus's spinning torso gimmick can be locked by pulling the button out on his back til it clicks.

That's the one I never knew until Freddery pointed it out.

I wedged a piece of card in there for months to hold it still! I was so happy to read about the lock!

News Credits: 5 · Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:22 am

Had him for weeks and I only just today found that WFC Bumblebee has a proper spot for storing his gun in vehicle mode (I had just been wedging it in the gap before - where it would occasionally fall out).
It goes in upside down right against the inside back of the vehicle.

Was probably in the instructions, but I tend not to look at those.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:43 am

@kirbenvost and Mykltron

The only casualties is one of Classics Ramjet's launcher and missle is still missing, and the boxes for City Commander and DLRavage got ripped open and destroyed. I actually boxed up about 75% of my collection, and they dumped the tubs while I was at work, so I had to do it again. Now my displayed collection consists of 5 easily replaceable figures.

News Credits: 11 · Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:49 am

Oh man... they sound... rambunctious, to say the least.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:01 am

kirbenvost wrote:Oh man... they sound... rambunctious, to say the least.

4 and almost 6 year old boys, seeing about 10 feet of awesome TF's displayed above all of they're toys, I guess was too much for them to bear. I can't really blame them, and takin ght ocassional one or two down is OK, but they took down just about everything, and CC Magnus was in the front yard :BOOM:

News Credits: 9 · Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:00 am

--B-- wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:Oh man... they sound... rambunctious, to say the least.

4 and almost 6 year old boys, seeing about 10 feet of awesome TF's displayed above all of they're toys, I guess was too much for them to bear. I can't really blame them, and takin ght ocassional one or two down is OK, but they took down just about everything, and CC Magnus was in the front yard

If I had kids this incident would not happen twice!

News Credits: 9 · Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:03 am

Cobalt Prime wrote:EDIT: I also just discovered that the curved panels on the bottom of Primus' feet are meant to unlatch and swing upwards. They are hinged and held in place by tiny black spring-loaded "bumps". If you did it right, you can clearly see the "meteor impact" detail on the back of his lower leg when he is standing. Now granted, his stability is not as good in that he may have more of a tendency to fall backwards if not positioned properly, but it does look better. The fronts of his feet also have a small amount of side to side hinge action so that you can angle them to make them flat on the ground even when he is standing with his legs apart.

This does make his stupid feet look like not stupid feet! How did you find it? I really have to force them to move! In fact I need to hit them.

News Credits: 11 · Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:55 am

--B-- wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:Oh man... they sound... rambunctious, to say the least.

4 and almost 6 year old boys, seeing about 10 feet of awesome TF's displayed above all of they're toys, I guess was too much for them to bear. I can't really blame them, and takin ght ocassional one or two down is OK, but they took down just about everything, and CC Magnus was in the front yard

I think I've decided that if I ever have kids, my TFs will displayed in a locked cabinet which will be anchored to the wall. :lol:

News Credits: 5 · Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:57 am

kirbenvost wrote:
--B-- wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:Oh man... they sound... rambunctious, to say the least.

4 and almost 6 year old boys, seeing about 10 feet of awesome TF's displayed above all of they're toys, I guess was too much for them to bear. I can't really blame them, and takin ght ocassional one or two down is OK, but they took down just about everything, and CC Magnus was in the front yard

I think I've decided that if I ever have kids, my TFs will displayed in a locked cabinet which will be anchored to the wall.

That's what bricks are for

J/K, glass cabinets are what I would have done, but cash flow doesn't allow for it.

News Credits: 129 · Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:12 pm

It's not really a "do" kind of thing, but Classics Ironhide and Ratchet's weapon has springs in it.

Press the gun in all the way then press down on the blade. Springy!

This matters not at all.

News Credits: 11 · Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:19 pm

--B-- wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:
--B-- wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:Oh man... they sound... rambunctious, to say the least.

4 and almost 6 year old boys, seeing about 10 feet of awesome TF's displayed above all of they're toys, I guess was too much for them to bear. I can't really blame them, and takin ght ocassional one or two down is OK, but they took down just about everything, and CC Magnus was in the front yard

I think I've decided that if I ever have kids, my TFs will displayed in a locked cabinet which will be anchored to the wall.

That's what bricks are for

J/K, glass cabinets are what I would have done, but cash flow doesn't allow for it.

lol, if they still managed to get into it they'd be in BIIIIG trouble. I know what you mean though, it took me forever just to get decent bookcases for my collection.

Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:06 pm

Mykltron wrote:
Cobalt Prime wrote:EDIT: I also just discovered that the curved panels on the bottom of Primus' feet are meant to unlatch and swing upwards. They are hinged and held in place by tiny black spring-loaded "bumps". If you did it right, you can clearly see the "meteor impact" detail on the back of his lower leg when he is standing. Now granted, his stability is not as good in that he may have more of a tendency to fall backwards if not positioned properly, but it does look better. The fronts of his feet also have a small amount of side to side hinge action so that you can angle them to make them flat on the ground even when he is standing with his legs apart.

This does make his stupid feet look like not stupid feet! How did you find it? I really have to force them to move! In fact I need to hit them.

I was irritated about the fact that he leaned back when standing and was messing with positioning the knee joints when I saw the head of the hinge pin on the inner "ankle". I wondered why that lower piece would have been riveted on rather than simply being part of the main piece, and began to mess with it. One clicked loose with little effort, but the other was a bit harder. I can't believe what a difference it makes, especially with his legs adjusted like I described.

Now, if I could figure out how to make those huge shoulder cannons activate without transforming the whole figure....