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Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:14 am

Okay so i have solved the problem regarding the car mode. But now I am facing another problem, now in his bot mode.
His feet are pretty loose! If you action pose him, sooner or later he'll fall down. how do I resolve this one? :-(

News Credits: 2 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:30 am

I believe the feet on Tracks is on a ball joint, if so just pop them off, apply some nail polish, let dry pop them back on. Thats what ive done and works well.

Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:25 am

Stockade wrote:I believe the feet on Tracks is on a ball joint, if so just pop them off, apply some nail polish, let dry pop them back on. Thats what ive done and works well.

what about super glue? can I use it instead of a nail polish?

News Credits: 2 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:42 am

Optimusone wrote:
Stockade wrote:I believe the feet on Tracks is on a ball joint, if so just pop them off, apply some nail polish, let dry pop them back on. Thats what ive done and works well.

what about super glue? can I use it instead of a nail polish?

I've always used Nail polished, never used super glue on Transformers. but other people on here have their opinions about both.

News Credits: 9 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:50 am

You can, but you must be very careful to keep moving the joint until it dries. I will let it sit for a couple seconds, then move it around, then let it sit for a couple seconds, etc. I almost ruined a Micromaster Hot Rod by letting the glue dry, I had to make a new post for his arm.

You may also see some white residue around the joint once the glue dries. I believe this is caused by fumes from the glue, so make sure you ventilate the area with a fan or by blowing on it. Good luck; I did do it this way to fix my own RTS Tracks and it worked great.

News Credits: 104 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:11 am

I used super glue. Put a little on the joints and spread it around, let it dry for about an hour then bingo, no more loose feet.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:18 am

His legs/feet do suck unfortunately. Wheeljack's legs and feet although short and stumpy, are definitely the better of the two using this mold IMO.

Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:23 am

Hip-Hoptimus Rime wrote:You can, but you must be very careful to keep moving the joint until it dries. I will let it sit for a couple seconds, then move it around, then let it sit for a couple seconds, etc. I almost ruined a Micromaster Hot Rod by letting the glue dry, I had to make a new post for his arm.

You may also see some white residue around the joint once the glue dries. I believe this is caused by fumes from the glue, so make sure you ventilate the area with a fan or by blowing on it. Good luck; I did do it this way to fix my own RTS Tracks and it worked great.

um, just pop the parts apart before applying the super glue/ clear nail polish. not in your micromasters case obviously, but if something has a ball joint, pop it apart, apply a thin layer on the ball, let dry for a few hours, and pop it back together. viola! tight ball joints

News Credits: 241 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:53 am

Optimusone wrote:Okay so i have solved the problem regarding the car mode. But now I am facing another problem, now in his bot mode.
His feet are pretty loose! If you action pose him, sooner or later he'll fall down. how do I resolve this one?

I've asked it before and I'll ask again: do you use the car front halves as heel pieces? If you do, he'll have a single flat surface for his feet instead of having to balance on that foot piece. This is what I mean:

And en profile:

News Credits: 2 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:23 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Optimusone wrote:Okay so i have solved the problem regarding the car mode. But now I am facing another problem, now in his bot mode.
His feet are pretty loose! If you action pose him, sooner or later he'll fall down. how do I resolve this one?

I've asked it before and I'll ask again: do you use the car front halves as heel pieces? If you do, he'll have a single flat surface for his feet instead of having to balance on that foot piece. This is what I mean:

And en profile:

Thats how mine is JGR and no feet issue either!

News Credits: 3 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:42 am

Super Glue and nail polish do the same thing, but Super Glue is longer lasting, if not permanent...and dangerous if you mess up. Nail polish is much easier to un-oops, but tends to wear away.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Mar 29, 2011 12:13 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
I've asked it before and I'll ask again: do you use the car front halves as heel pieces? If you do, he'll have a single flat surface for his feet instead of having to balance on that foot piece.

That's how mine is. Why make it more difficult for yourself?

Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:30 am

Stockade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Optimusone wrote:Okay so i have solved the problem regarding the car mode. But now I am facing another problem, now in his bot mode.
His feet are pretty loose! If you action pose him, sooner or later he'll fall down. how do I resolve this one?

I've asked it before and I'll ask again: do you use the car front halves as heel pieces? If you do, he'll have a single flat surface for his feet instead of having to balance on that foot piece. This is what I mean:

And en profile:

Thats how mine is JGR and no feet issue either!

yes i'm using it. my problem is the loose ball joint