HasLab Omega Prime Unboxing Video Dropped

Counterpunch wrote:This toy looks great. I'm unapologetically excited.

Get excited! Your Transformers: Legacy Robots in Disguise 2001 Omega Prime is coming in the summer to UK consumers!

To ensure smooth sailing and avoid delays, double check that your delivery address is up-to-date. Orders will start being delivered in summer, so please make any updates by 27th June.
To check or edit your delivery address, log in to your Hasbro Pulse account. If you checked out as a guest, you can just create an account using this email address and your order information will be on your account page!
To get your Transformers: Legacy Robots in Disguise 2001 Omega Prime to you as fast as possible, we are dispatching them in batches as soon as they hit our warehouse. Some backers may receive their item earlier than others.
Delivery begins on the following dates in different territories:
US & Canada: Late April
Asia: Late April
EU & UK: Early July
Thanks for being a HasLab backer!
-Hasbro Pulse

Omegatron. wrote:I just got an email from Hasbro Pulse asking me to confirm my delivery address.

Get excited! Your Transformers: Legacy Robots in Disguise 2001 Omega Prime is coming in the summer to UK consumers!

To ensure smooth sailing and avoid delays, double check that your delivery address is up-to-date. Orders will start being delivered in summer, so please make any updates by 27th June.
To check or edit your delivery address, log in to your Hasbro Pulse account. If you checked out as a guest, you can just create an account using this email address and your order information will be on your account page!
To get your Transformers: Legacy Robots in Disguise 2001 Omega Prime to you as fast as possible, we are dispatching them in batches as soon as they hit our warehouse. Some backers may receive their item earlier than others.
Delivery begins on the following dates in different territories:
US & Canada: Late April
Asia: Late April
EU & UK: Early July
Thanks for being a HasLab backer!
-Hasbro Pulse

Emerje wrote:Just a word of warning, there's been a LOT of reports of the abs on Prime breaking and cracking, sometimes right in the box. Apparently the gray part that slides up and down the body has too much friction cracked on assembly. Some people have opened up the body and found the fins that cause the friction all bent out of shape.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Meanwhile I'm still waiting for a first email...

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Just a word of warning, there's been a LOT of reports of the abs on Prime breaking and cracking, sometimes right in the box. Apparently the gray part that slides up and down the body has too much friction cracked on assembly. Some people have opened up the body and found the fins that cause the friction all bent out of shape.

• Small phillips-head screwdriver
• Sandpaper or sanding sticks, maybe something around 400 grit
• Optional - a second sandpaper or stick at a higher grit to do final cleanup. I used 1,000 grit
• Towel or cotton swab to cleanup any plastic dust

1. Remove the head + backpack assembly. This is three screws. There is a pin in there, but it doesn't matter because only one end of it is gnarled. It will split down the middle.
2. Look at OP's back. Remove the two small screws from the back of the gray piece that connects to the arms. These two are smaller than the others, so set them aside in a different pile.
3. While still looking at OP's back, remove the four screws holding the torso together and separate the front and back sides.
4. Look at what's still assembled. The dark gray piece that was partially inside the torso is our target for this mission. This is where you should put the torso parts back on, but only one at a time just to get a feel for the fit. Notice how that dark gray piece feels way too tight? That's our problem. Those red inner teeth are going to be the minimum of what gets destroyed without doing this fix.
5. Hopefully obvious but just in case - set both torso parts aside again.
6. Optional but helpful - Remove the two screws from the middle joint that holds the pieces which slide in bot mode/fold over each other in cab mode, then separate the red middle piece and remove the gray part that is inside the torso when assembled.
7. Sand down the sides of said dark gray part a little bit.
8. Test fit it in the front and back of the torso to see if the dark gray piece can sit snugly without having to apply excessive force.
9. Test sliding action as best you can to see if the dark gray piece can slide snugly but easily without a massive amount of friction.
10. Repeat step 7 until satisfied with steps 8 and 9. This will take some iteration and you may have to judge it on vibes. You can do it.
11. When satisfied you've sanded enough, grab a high grit and polish up the sides a but, then remove any extra plastic dust. Don't breathe this! Remember, you're only cleaning up edges here, not grinding down further.
12. Put things back together, curse Hasbro, put it all down for a few hours, then come back and enjoy. Or skip some of those steps, up to you.