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by **Veritas Prime** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:18 pm

I have a bit of a dilemma that hopefully has been encountered by someone before...

I've been slowly piecing together a G1 Devastator over the years and finally procured my final Constructicon - a mint Hook. HOWEVER, I just realized that he is missing the little chrome tab that swings out so you can attach Devastator's left arm (Bonecrusher). Now before I go looking for a junker Hook to salvage, has anyone ever tried to replace just this piece? Can it be done? Devastator is so close to being displayable...

News Credits: 2 · by **christo** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:50 am

i am sorry but i cnat help you but you really should get some helåp with this so im just updating this topic

News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:14 pm

just buy a junker and replace it. It would be to aggravating looking for pieces that might fit into hook and Bonecrusher.

by **Veritas Prime** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:52 pm

ChrisR291 wrote:just buy a junker and replace it. It would be to aggravating looking for pieces that might fit into hook and Bonecrusher.

That's the plan, but before I attempt a repair I'd like to know if this piece can actually be switched out.

News Credits: 1 · by **ChrisR291** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:42 pm

to be honest, i've never seen a hook missing that piece lol. It took me FOREVER to find a hook because that left foot was always broken.

News Credits: 3 · by **DISCHARGE** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:38 pm

Hey there GR, comming to ya from Portage in the great state o' MI.
If the piece is replaceable you may be able to use that part form smething like KO rainbow Devastator.
It's a fine KO,and relatively cheap, and he has been useful in my needs whenever I needed a temporary fix for Hook.

If the part doesn't come off, as I too have never seen that piece missing either, your gonna have to get a junker Hook to fix it.

News Credits: 4 · by **SnapTrap** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:50 pm

maybe the guys in Transtopia (the kitbash section of Seibertron) can help.

by **Veritas Prime** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:05 pm

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I'll post this over in Transtopia.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:19 pm

Oy, I've encountered this same problem. I would love to know if it's possible to pop that part back in and out of the toy.

by **Veritas Prime** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:54 pm

Well, since no one on here seems to have tried this before, I'm just going to get a junker and take a stab at replacing the part(I posted over in Carbomya). I'll post my results once I try.

by **Veritas Prime** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:47 am

Success! The junker Hook came yesterday and I was able to remove the tab. The little pin underneath can be popped out. Devastator finally has a left arm!

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:23 am

Veritas Prime wrote:Success! The junker Hook came yesterday and I was able to remove the tab. The little pin underneath can be popped out. Devastator finally has a left arm!

How'd you do it? Did you just force it out?

by **Veritas Prime** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:33 am

The pin can be forced out of the swing tab, but it's a little tricky and I'm not sure it can be done without damage to the donor Hook.

I had to break off the chunk of plastic that it's attached to, but was able to free the tab by chipping away at the brittle plastic with a tiny screwdriver (hobby knife would probably work better). After that, I carefully put the tab in a vise and used two flat head screwdrivers to gently pry the pin out. If you don't have a vise, have a friend grip the tab with a pair of pliers (be sure to use a cloth or paper towel so as not to damage the tab with the pliers). Insert the screwdrivers on either side of the tab and then gently twist in opposing directions. The pin should pop free.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:24 pm

Veritas Prime wrote:The pin can be forced out of the swing tab, but it's a little tricky and I'm not sure it can be done without damage to the donor Hook.

I had to break off the chunk of plastic that it's attached to, but was able to free the tab by chipping away at the brittle plastic with a tiny screwdriver (hobby knife would probably work better). After that, I carefully put the tab in a vise and used two flat head screwdrivers to gently pry the pin out. If you don't have a vise, have a friend grip the tab with a pair of pliers (be sure to use a cloth or paper towel so as not to damage the tab with the pliers). Insert the screwdrivers on either side of the tab and then gently twist in opposing directions. The pin should pop free.

Great! I'll have to try that once I finish moving. My G1 combiners are packed away in a box 300 miles away.