Customs: is TFCC cheetor's neck joint backwards?

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  1. SG hailstorm, Apr 26, 2016
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    so i recieved a mint never opened TFCC transtech cheetor in the mail today, and once i got him into robot mode i noticed how oddly back the neck sits, now this is my first time owning the animated blurr mold (or any animated mold for that matter) so idk if this is how its supposed to be, or it's miss-assembled, whats leading me to believe it's the latter is the fact the back of cheetor's neck joint seems to have a slight curvature to fit the collar area of his chest, and it definitely looks like that's what it should be

    am i wrong?
     
  2. SPLIT LIP, Apr 26, 2016
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    I'm looking at my Blurr and I see what you're saying. It is very slightly curved at the back compared to the front. I wonder if every version of the mould is missassembled like this?
     
  3. flamepanther, Apr 26, 2016
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    I have Blurr and Cheetor, but I never noticed this. Can it be assembled the other way? If so, comparison pics?
     
  4. SG hailstorm, Apr 26, 2016
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    i think the neck joint is pinned in, so all you'd have to do is take apart his torso to get at the joint, pop the pin, switch the joint around then pit the pin back

    if i can successfully pull it off i shall post a tutorial for anyone else who will want to try it as well :) 


    EDIT: i successfully swapped the neck joint around on my cheetor, and not only does it now have the ability to sit in the position correct to the show model, it also gives cheetor more room to look up and down freely without problems, so i'm going to say that most definitely blurr (and therefore cheetor) have their neck joints assembled wrong (i customized my cheetor slightly so i'll show all that off in the minor customs section when i post it)