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Selects G2 Sandstorm back up for pre-order on Pulse.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... orm-figure

Still waiting on my sandstorm though I don't think it will get cancelled like they did for other stuff. Will be nice to not have any preorders tied up though.

Would be perfect timing for ehobby overcharge with the quints. They could be waiting on the ss86 coronation Starscream before doing another fifty repaints/sunstorm.

For those of you who have the Galaxy Odyssey P/CP and Barricade set, does the head on your P/CP not sit right? Mine cannot look forward as it frictions into place slightly off-center either to the left or right. Is the head easily removable?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:For those of you who have the Galaxy Odyssey P/CP and Barricade set, does the head on your P/CP not sit right? Mine cannot look forward as it frictions into place slightly off-center either to the left or right. Is the head easily removable?

Mine has the same problem, he's always gotta look slightly to the side. That and the hip swivel on him is insanely tight! I gave up on trying to get it to move because I'm afraid of snapping the ball joint off.
On the plus side I've seen reviewers and Instagram photographers that struggle with getting the front of car mode to align properly and im able to align mine pretty easily with the proper wiggles

Didn't even notice until you pointed it out, but yeah. Checked the potp release, has the same problem, but not as bad. The "natural" resting spot is slightly to the left, but the main difference is that GO friction twitches into that pose if you try to look forward, where potp can hold the forward look until it's nudged, at which point it shifts over.

Razorbeast88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:For those of you who have the Galaxy Odyssey P/CP and Barricade set, does the head on your P/CP not sit right? Mine cannot look forward as it frictions into place slightly off-center either to the left or right. Is the head easily removable?

Mine has the same problem, he's always gotta look slightly to the side. That and the hip swivel on him is insanely tight! I gave up on trying to get it to move because I'm afraid of snapping the ball joint off.
On the plus side I've seen reviewers and Instagram photographers that struggle with getting the front of car mode to align properly and im able to align mine pretty easily with the proper wiggles

Did you fix the arm joint?

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:For those of you who have the Galaxy Odyssey P/CP and Barricade set, does the head on your P/CP not sit right? Mine cannot look forward as it frictions into place slightly off-center either to the left or right. Is the head easily removable?

Mine has the same problem, he's always gotta look slightly to the side. That and the hip swivel on him is insanely tight! I gave up on trying to get it to move because I'm afraid of snapping the ball joint off.
On the plus side I've seen reviewers and Instagram photographers that struggle with getting the front of car mode to align properly and im able to align mine pretty easily with the proper wiggles

Did you fix the arm joint?

I didnt do anything to the arm joint, I believe with this release of the figure they got the arms right this time and there was no need, unlike with potp release

Razorbeast88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:For those of you who have the Galaxy Odyssey P/CP and Barricade set, does the head on your P/CP not sit right? Mine cannot look forward as it frictions into place slightly off-center either to the left or right. Is the head easily removable?

Mine has the same problem, he's always gotta look slightly to the side. That and the hip swivel on him is insanely tight! I gave up on trying to get it to move because I'm afraid of snapping the ball joint off.
On the plus side I've seen reviewers and Instagram photographers that struggle with getting the front of car mode to align properly and im able to align mine pretty easily with the proper wiggles

Did you fix the arm joint?

I didnt do anything to the arm joint, I believe with this release of the figure they got the arms right this time and there was no need, unlike with potp release

That's not what I was told, the arm joint was the same as on the POTP release, problem is I never noticed an issue but did the fix anyway.

I'll have to check my P/CP when I get home but I didn't notice any problems with mine. Flipped him between both Bot modes and converted him into his car mode without any problems. I thought I had taken a pic of him and earth-mode Barricade but I only have them in alt-mode.

Gamestop blew the Deep Cover release and now he is scheduled for March 1st. Thinking about canceling and switching to Pulse, might get Snaptrap to cross the free shipping threshold. I have three of King Poseidon's limbs and was hoping one of the two I don't have would come back into stock but it has just been the three I have plus Snaptrap. Decisions, decisions...

So I saw how to do the shoulder fix, but what does it actually "fix"? Anything?

The inner shoulder joint that connects the torso and the upper arm is asymmetric; the side that's supposed to be on top has a corner sticking out of it, while the bottom is rounded. If it's in the right spot, the corner friction clicks properly into the top part of the socket during transformation, but wiggles below 90 degrees when in robot mode. When this piece is installed upside down, the corner clicks into the bottom of the joint, stabilizing the shoulder at 90 degrees, at the cost of preventing the transformation from sitting flush, because the corner presses against the bicep, bulging it out. The first release had the corner down, and despite reports to the contrary the second release has the same issue.

Either my eyes suck, or both my copies, which are incorrect, aren't really a problem. I don't notice any gaps or bulges when putting him in car mode for either PotP or the GO version, but I could not exactly be looking in the right areas for that. In any case, seems like a simple enough fix, I may do it on one of them just to see if I can notice any changes.

I switched mine around, but I didn't see any noticeable change in the transformation, and I didn't like the effect on his shoulders, so I changed it back. I think it's entirely unnecessary, and it probably wouldn't have caught on if the first person to propose it hadn't insisted it was a correction and the intended design.

Yeah I've found myself questioning whether it was a mistake at all lol

A lot of people were when the figure was first released during POTP. Personally, I never had an issue but did the fix because I heard from quite a few people about stress marks appearing on the mold and possibly some breaks. Better safe than sorry.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:A lot of people were when the figure was first released during POTP. Personally, I never had an issue but did the fix because I heard from quite a few people about stress marks appearing on the mold and possibly some breaks. Better safe than sorry.

In that case ill make sure to check mine for stretch marks and do the fix, as you said better safe than sorry

I'm almost positive I did more stress damage to the plastic pulling his chest apart than anything done through normal play, but it's no skin off my nose if other people want to customize the figure that way.

AcademyofDrX wrote:I'm almost positive I did more stress damage to the plastic pulling his chest apart than anything done through normal play, but it's no skin off my nose if other people want to customize the figure that way.

It is tricky to do. I use a spudger to minimize the chances of damage to myself or the figure.

Anyone who feels as though they missed out on the Seacons/King Poseidon toys may still have a chance.

Lobclaw and Kraken are currently in-stock on Pulse
Gulf and Turtler are available for pre-order,

Leaving only Tentakil and Overbite having to be obtained for the Aftermarket price, or perhaps wait for a possible Pulse restock. It may not be ideal, but it is certainly far better than paying for all 6 at Aftermarket Price.

o.supreme wrote:Anyone who feels as though they missed out on the Seacons/King Poseidon toys may still have a chance.

Lobclaw and Kraken are currently in-stock on Pulse
Gulf and Turtler are available for pre-order,

Leaving only Tentakil and Overbite having to be obtained for the Aftermarket price, or perhaps wait for a possible Pulse restock. It may not be ideal, but it is certainly far better than paying for all 6 at Aftermarket Price.

Yeah they're the only team I'm still missing, I've been waiting for Pulse to restock them, or by miracle seeing them on eBay for a reasonable price. Hopefully if Pulse has all 6 of them in, I can pick them all up at once.

Just got an email from Pulse Selects Transmutate has just been revealed (indeed a slight retool of Paleotrex). Available for pre-order now. Sorry no pics because of my work computer, but go to Pulse and check it out. Expected release 8-01-21

*advert says it's a nod to the 2006 BAF, despite looking nothing like it

Of course I am going to pre-order this, but looking at the head sculpt, I don't know how they could make it more disturbing...but they did.... *shudders*

They said the original Transmutate design was the most disturbing thing ever.

They were wrong.

Just wanted to make sure I'm not the only one who has nightmares tonight.