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by **nacho** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:15 pm

Hey guys

I got a problem with my Barricade (movie deluxe). Seems like when he's in car mode, one of his tires don't touch the ground. It's bad because he runs only on 3 wheels, which means he does not roll in a straight line. Also, because he is unstable, he is more prone to getting the paint scratched off his purple crotch. I did that once, and now there is a little black spot where the paint used to be. (The crotch area protrudes the most under the car in the alt mode next to the thumbs).

I have noticed also that there is a big gap between his rear bumper and the part where his taillights are.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:22 pm

Ok i had the same prob wit mine. U have to make sure u line up both sides of the car perfectly otherwise the lights stick up. If that dosen't work try pushem em down or just keep playen wit it and eventually it'l work happend wit my blackout too. With the wheels it depends which part of the car. If its one of the front wheels then just make sure that the sholder and the car door meet all the way and fold together seemlessly. If it's the back try tfing it again maybe u did something wrong
hope this helps

by **Gee-atron** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:47 pm

This seems to be a problem with most of the toys with wheels, It's probably because all the corners split apart during the transformation (To make arms, legs etc) just have to keep fiddling about getting them all lined up!

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:16 pm

I had that problem with my G1 Hound back in the 80s. I returned him and got another one.

News Credits: 4 · by **SnapTrap** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:46 pm

the most likely culprit is that you didn't line all of the parts completely. When you first took it out of package it probably rolled on all 4 wheels fine until you changed it to robot mode. Keep working on it until you get it right. Just so you know some figures like Barricade don't transfrom back into car mode as smoothly as others do. You just need to keep at it until you figure it out.
Good luck

by **nacho** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:14 pm

Alright, thanks for the help. Seems like it's always the front right tire...hmm

Well I'll try to figure it out. At least it's a common problem that's fixable.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:25 pm

From memory it sounds as though the tyre on the "punch action" arm is the one that you are having trouble with, so I would make sure that your "punch" action is reset correctly.

Barricade is a touch of trouble to re-align correctly, but if once you are positive that everything is lined up correctly, and you still have the wheel issues, then it may be a fault in the toy itself.