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Well I picked up blackout a couple days ago. I like the toy, except seems after the first transformation that putting him back into helicopter mode just isn't happening. Every time I push on the legs to lock them into the roof, his head pops up in the front! I noticed the waist was splitting apart, so I was determined my toy was broken, so I took it back, and exchanged it, but my new one does the same thing! Am I doing something wrong or is the toy messed up? Thanks

Mine does the same thing. It's a problem with the Automorph(dubbed retardomorph by certain people I know).

So far I haven't found a way to fix it. Maybe someone else has?

Mine did the same. The only way I found to repair it was to roemove the two screws on the side of the chest section, take of the side and realign the gears in the automorph.

Mine's weird sometimes it works some times it dosen't. When i got the torso to fit right in robo mode when i tformered it back everything locked together perfectly Haven't tformed it back yet and i knida don't wanna sence i finially got everything to fit

Autobreak/stupid useless gimmicks claim yet another figure. Is it possible to open him up and remove whatever gears/springs are causing the problem (kind of like the 'remove the spring' fix for classic Camaro Bumblebee)? That would result in you simply have to transform him manually rather than relying on the Breakomorph, but frankly it might be worth it.

Some people have said you can remove and unscrew the gears/cogs to make it work better.

Mine doesn't really have a problem. And if the head bit doesn't rotate around going into alt mode, I just rotate it manually and there aint a problem.

I did the fix where you realign the gears, and it worked pretty well.

im kinda wondering if the takara version also experience the auto-pain in the ass problem...

weird...mine hasn't had any issues and i've transformed him back and forth more than any of the other movie toys.

Gutter Bunny wrote:weird...mine hasn't had any issues and i've transformed him back and forth more than any of the other movie toys.

I guess you're among the lucky few who got a good one.

it happens to me as well, i just put the arms as for vehicle mode, put the...hmmmm....roof thingy (the one that has the missiles) alinged rite in the center and then put the legs in place, works almost everytime...,

Again...after reading this thread I will not be transforming my Blackout. I do not want to even take the chance. May just repackage him and return it. I have him MISB in Voyager and in the gift set in bot mode so I know what he looks like without risking anything. Wonder if the ones in the gift sets are all screwed up? You think the people on the production line know how to transform him?

i dont know about that, my blackout works fine, can transform it back and forth with no problem

Interestingly, I am having a different problem. The Skorponok basket on my Blackout does not rotate for the transformation...okay with me since I actually like it better staying in place.

A lot of the first releases seem to have defects, i have a jazz who wont connect at the hip, but i bought him before my blackout and my blackout turned out fine

DepthCharge08 wrote:A lot of the first releases seem to have defects, i have a jazz who wont connect at the hip, but i bought him before my blackout and my blackout turned out fine

I had that same problem with Jazz, but I returned him and got a perfect non-defective one.

No. I dont Beleive there was a defect in the blackout mold. they just rushed them onto the shelves to rape little kids of there money.

do u know if theres a way to fix jazz's hip problem on ur own??