Qwan wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Pretty sure I asked awhile ago but, once attached are the legs removable?
Sure are!
Good to know but unfortunately my contact fell through and I won't be getting a Trypticon after all
Qwan wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Pretty sure I asked awhile ago but, once attached are the legs removable?
Sure are!
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Qwan wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Pretty sure I asked awhile ago but, once attached are the legs removable?
Sure are!
Good to know but unfortunately my contact fell through and I won't be getting a Trypticon after all
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
Qwan wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Qwan wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Pretty sure I asked awhile ago but, once attached are the legs removable?
Sure are!
Good to know but unfortunately my contact fell through and I won't be getting a Trypticon after all
Ack, no! That's too bad to hear. I'd still recommend you keep an eye out for any further opportunities though; Trypticon is very much worth having, especially for a decent price IMO
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Checked out my local Ollie’s for the first time and my jaw hit the floor.
I’ve moved to just buying movie figures, but at $50 that’s pretty tempting. Would you all recommend?
fenrir72 wrote:Are they with the good hips?
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Are they with the good hips?
Not sure, but I heard the hip issue was only in earlier releases. Is there a way to tell just from the box?
fenrir72 wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Are they with the good hips?
Not sure, but I heard the hip issue was only in earlier releases. Is there a way to tell just from the box?
That's why I've raising this issue since this was first reported. Could it be that the reason for the veeeeeeeeeery low price is because they are the first releases?
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Mine was one that supposedly had bad hips. Before I put the legs on, I tested the ratchets and found they I would have to force them to turn one way but not the other. So I went online and searched for the fix. You don't have to cut anything or bend anything or add anything. Just disassemble the legs and massage the springs for about 10-15 minutes. I put them under my feet and just sat in my chair moving my feet up and down. Now he's great. No issues with the legs at all.
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Alright, Here we go -
So I did research on the Trypticon numbers and had a list of good and bad numbers. Went to Ollie’s today and found one (71731) that was supposed to be good. That wasn’t the case; it had bad hips, the tail got stuck, and the chest door won’t close. Thankfully I was able to fix all of these except the door (which I’ll work on tomorrow), but it was quite the process. (Thanks for the link to the hip fix, btw! It was very helpful) The tail fix in particular was crazy since you have to take the whole figure apart to do it (but it was kind of fun). Either way, I think ill enjoy the figure once all this stuff is fixed, but I gotta take a break from fixing it for now.
ALSO: Word of warning - If you’re going to do the tail fix on your trypticon, try to do it before you apply the stickers if possible. I didn’t and ended up stretching a few of the stickers that went over 2 pieces that had to separate for the fix
Also ALSO: Holy scrap this thing is huge
Shuffler v. Trypticon
Darn right, he's huge. Slightly shorter than but of equal mass to TR Fort Max.EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Also ALSO: Holy scrap this thing is huge
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Alright, Here we go -
So I did research on the Trypticon numbers and had a list of good and bad numbers. Went to Ollie’s today and found one (71731) that was supposed to be good. That wasn’t the case; it had bad hips, the tail got stuck, and the chest door won’t close. Thankfully I was able to fix all of these except the door (which I’ll work on tomorrow), but it was quite the process. (Thanks for the link to the hip fix, btw! It was very helpful) The tail fix in particular was crazy since you have to take the whole figure apart to do it (but it was kind of fun). Either way, I think ill enjoy the figure once all this stuff is fixed, but I gotta take a break from fixing it for now.
ALSO: Word of warning - If you’re going to do the tail fix on your trypticon, try to do it before you apply the stickers if possible. I didn’t and ended up stretching a few of the stickers that went over 2 pieces that had to separate for the fix
Also ALSO: Holy scrap this thing is huge
Shuffler v. Trypticon
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:So, back around Black Friday, BBTS had a 53% off preorder for Titan class Trypticon and so I sprung for one at the time since I hadn't gotten one for myself. I shipped it back in December and it arrived around near the end of the month. Having finally had the time, I got around to opening up the delivery box and have taken a look at my new Trypticon's batch number. It's one I've never seen listed before. It's 82351.
I haven't opened the figure's box yet, but I was wondering if this batch number has come up before as to indicate whether mine is a good Trypticon with no problems with the hips, tail, or chest door, or if it's one of the faulty ones.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Okay, so, I finally opened up my Trypticon and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong the chest door or tail that I can see, which is good. The hip joints, meanwhile, felt a bit tight to me so I'm currently doing the fix where I squeeze the springs.
But, upon opening up the first hip joint, I found the inside of the two gear teeth pieces to be covered in some kind of nasty goo substance. I've washed it off and am hoping the second one doesn't also have this goo in it, and can only guess as to what it was put in there for. It looked like liquid glue but was merely slimy instead of sticky.
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Okay, so, I finally opened up my Trypticon and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong the chest door or tail that I can see, which is good. The hip joints, meanwhile, felt a bit tight to me so I'm currently doing the fix where I squeeze the springs.
But, upon opening up the first hip joint, I found the inside of the two gear teeth pieces to be covered in some kind of nasty goo substance. I've washed it off and am hoping the second one doesn't also have this goo in it, and can only guess as to what it was put in there for. It looked like liquid glue but was merely slimy instead of sticky.
That's pretty interesting. Was the goo on the surface of the gear teeth for the ratchets? The main problem with the spring was that it was too strong and created too much friction on the ratchet teeth, which in turn would break the cross shaped post the gear sits on. This makes me wonder if Hasbro decided to use grease to reduce the friction during movement and retain the strength of the spring for static conditions like holding a pose.
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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