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Issues with movie Blackout

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:19 pm
by fuzzd0rk
Ok, I'm sure this may have been covered before, so hopefully someone can answer this. I'm having problems keeping Blackout together in alt mode. I noticed his legs don't like to stay up. When I push them up, then his front end pops out of place. If I put his front end back in position, then his sides pop out a little. It's like a vicious circle of his parts not staying in place. What the hell is wrong with this figure? :MAD:

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:27 pm
by Scream
His legs and tail support each other so he could stand up.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:17 pm
by fuzzd0rk
Scream wrote:His legs and tail support each other so he could stand up.

Ummm...him standing in robot mode has nothing to do with what I asked. :?

Re: Issues with movie Blackout

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:20 pm
by kirbenvost
fuzzd0rk wrote:Ok, I'm sure this may have been covered before, so hopefully someone can answer this. I'm having problems keeping Blackout together in alt mode. I noticed his legs don't like to stay up. When I push them up, then his front end pops out of place. If I put his front end back in position, then his sides pop out a little. It's like a vicious circle of his parts not staying in place. What the hell is wrong with this figure? :MAD:


You should've used the search feature, this topic's been done so many times...it should've been stickied, but anyway. :-P

I don't own the figure, but based on what I've read, I believe it's a problem with the automorph being out of alignment. I think the solution is you have to take the assembly apart and realign the gears. There is a thread around here somewhere which details how to do it, I just don't know exactly where it is.

Re: Issues with movie Blackout

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:56 pm
by Danish-Liokaiser
kirbenvost wrote:
fuzzd0rk wrote:Ok, I'm sure this may have been covered before, so hopefully someone can answer this. I'm having problems keeping Blackout together in alt mode. I noticed his legs don't like to stay up. When I push them up, then his front end pops out of place. If I put his front end back in position, then his sides pop out a little. It's like a vicious circle of his parts not staying in place. What the hell is wrong with this figure? :MAD:


You should've used the search feature, this topic's been done so many times...it should've been stickied, but anyway. :-P

I don't own the figure, but based on what I've read, I believe it's a problem with the automorph being out of alignment. I think the solution is you have to take the assembly apart and realign the gears. There is a thread around here somewhere which details how to do it, I just don't know exactly where it is.


Exactly, i was looking for this thread so i could post it for him. I did the same to my Blackout, he works pretty fine now.

Re: Issues with movie Blackout

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:00 pm
by fuzzd0rk
kirbenvost wrote:You should've used the search feature, this topic's been done so many times...

Well, I tried, but when I go to the search page and put in blackout as my keyword, all I get is "No topics or posts met your search criteria."

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:07 pm
by Barricade
try folding the legs down, rotate the waist 180 degrees then try folding the legs back up..... thats what was wrong with mine

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:14 pm
by fuzzd0rk
Found that thread where it shows how to open him up and fix the misaligned gears. It was about 8 pages back.

http://www.seibertron.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8189


That thread should definitely be sticked for a little while. Such a simple fix for a really annoying problem.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:33 pm
by kirbenvost
Yeah, I dunno why the mods never stickied a "Problems with Movie Figs & Their Solutions" thread, it would've been very helpful. :P

For that matter, a "WHAT'S HAPPENING TO CLASSICZ???!!!!1!!OMGZ0RZ1111" sticky would've been nice too, but now it doesn't matter. :grin:

Hmm, I've had that problem with the search feature sometimes too, I dunno why... glad you found the help thread though.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:35 pm
by kirbenvost
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:42 pm
by kirbenvost
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