Transformers Power of the Primes Wave 2 Deluxes Showing up Online for 16.99

Caelus wrote:I just fixed the feet on my Elita-1. Not worth the trouble, IMO.

Spreading the joint open far enough to remove the toe requires either removing three screws and disassembling the entire lower leg, or removing two screws and carefully spreading the the leg just far enough that the toe will come out without cracking the lower leg. Doing it the first way is certainly less risky, and was what I did for the left leg, but on the right leg, one of the screws was already stripped, such that I had no way to remove it.

Unfortunately, if you spread the joint far enough that toe will come out, you've spread it more than far enough for the spring in Elita Infin1te's shoulder to lock to pop through to the other side. On my fully disassembled leg, fixing that made me feel like I had simultaneously too many fingers and too few. On the partially disassembled leg, fixing it was physically impossible.

Long story short, Elita-1 stands slightly better, but in combined form one of her arms will likely require gravity to hold it in place.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Caelus wrote:I just fixed the feet on my Elita-1. Not worth the trouble, IMO.

Spreading the joint open far enough to remove the toe requires either removing three screws and disassembling the entire lower leg, or removing two screws and carefully spreading the the leg just far enough that the toe will come out without cracking the lower leg. Doing it the first way is certainly less risky, and was what I did for the left leg, but on the right leg, one of the screws was already stripped, such that I had no way to remove it.

Unfortunately, if you spread the joint far enough that toe will come out, you've spread it more than far enough for the spring in Elita Infin1te's shoulder to lock to pop through to the other side. On my fully disassembled leg, fixing that made me feel like I had simultaneously too many fingers and too few. On the partially disassembled leg, fixing it was physically impossible.

Long story short, Elita-1 stands slightly better, but in combined form one of her arms will likely require gravity to hold it in place.

That sucks! That's exactly why I was hoping later runs would fix this issue, like we saw with the running change in that one peg hole in Starscream's back for his wing assembly in robot mode. If Hasbro doesn't fix this and Takara doesn't either, I'll just leave well enough alone. Sorry that your figure came out a bit worse for your troubles, Caelus.

Seibertron wrote:I missed the memo. What's wrong with Elita 1's legs?

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:I've finally gotten all of the Wave 2 Deluxes thanks to Amazon and Walmart. Sludge just arrived from Amazon today. Now I await Wave 3.

Volcanicus is pretty fun. I'm a sucker for combiners. It's so much fun to combine them.

jungletron wrote:Got the four deluxe Dinobots and checked to see how they look alongside Classics Grimlock (2006). I like it & might not get Voyager PoTP Grimlock anymore

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