Help! Can't transform CW Sky Lynx

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  1. Cal

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    I finally picked up my much-anticipated CW SKy Lynx from my parents' house today and tried to transform it. Most of it was a breeze.... except for the neck. It won't peg in properly! You can see the gap in the photo. I tried pushing the neck in hard for over an hour with no success. I also tried looking up transformation videos to see what I'm missing, but none of them emphasized any magic trick to transforming the neck.

    Has this happened to anyone else? What am I doing wrong?

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    Is it possible that any of the plastic looks warped? I know on mine the plastic on the main body was warped and it doesn't allow the legs to sit straight unless I angle them out a bit. It that plastic could get warped, some of the other parts might have as well.

    Might also take a good look around the gap where the neck goes to make sure there is not any extra plastic flash sticking out that be causing it to get hung up. Might also be a misassembly issue but I'm not aware of any involving his neck.
     
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    I inspected the neck closely, comparing it with gallery photos, and didn't notice any excess flash or deformities that would be impeding the transformation. Everything looks assembled correctly, but the neck just won't peg in. :( 
     
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    Are you sure the base of the neck is put back in the right position, think it folds back...
     
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    Ok. I don't have mine in front of me to compare so I'm going off memory. Have you looked at it from the front? Keep the neck like you have it now and look at it from the front and then unfold the neck and look at the same area from the front and see if it looks symmetrical or if anything looks out of place. I know you said you looked it over closely but sometimes it could be a very minute issue causing the issue.
     
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    Yeah, extend the neck out fully and articulate all the various joints. Something maybe snagged somewhere, then try transforming back.
     
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    Everything is symmetrical. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the base of the neck, because I can still peg it into the blue plastic when it's unfolded. I'm still not seeing any flaws in the mold that are causing this problem.
     
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    The head and neck seem fine, it is just not pegging in ie something obstructing it...

    This a picture of mine, the base. There is also, underneth, where the light grey neck conects to the base white piece, something up there maybe.

    Is that the furthest back it goes or does push out to where it is in your picture.
     

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    I'll look at mine when I get home to see if I can think of anything else. But at the moment, I cannot think of anything else that could be wrong with it. I do not know where you got it from but if possible, I would recommend an exchange. :( 
     
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    Try peg it in with the behind white piece which covers lynx head fold down and pointing up?
     
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    The base white piece should come down sticking through into this position as seen from the underside when pegged in. :/
     

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    I have no idea what that means. :confused: 

    I get the same result.

    My figure's neck seems to line up the same way yours does. You can compare it to the additional photos below and tell me if something looks off to you.

    My parents bought Sky Lynx when they were on vacation in Manila. That's on the other side of the planet. No chance of an exchange. :( 
     

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    I see the problem, grey piece is upside down.
    [Wrong]Try unscrew the front legs and if the base and grey come out you can then twist it round and refit.[wrong]

    Edit: you may need to punch out the pin :( 
     
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    So yeah it is upside down and i wouldn't like to punch out the pin myself. I am no expert in punching.

    But you maybe able to doctor the grey piece with cutting if you choose to. There is the white peg which maybe catching on the grey i think. If you cut into the grey you can maybe make a groove for the peg to pass. Might be easier than punching and potential damage.
     
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    I agree with what Cha Chi said. Unless you can remove the entire neck assembly completely from where it connects to the body first, punching out that pin while everything is still connected can be very risky and could break off the neck in a bad way. I can't remember how it's connected to the main body whether it be by screws or what but that part that connects to the red part of his neck looks to be a T joint and might be able to slide off. If you have a pin punch might be worth at least looking it over first before trying to cut anything
     
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    THANK YOU! I didn't notice the misassembly when comparing it to photos. Good news, I successfully punched out the pin and reassembled the neck the right way around. Now the neck folds in flush. Much appreciation to both of you for your advice! :rock 
     
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    Yeah i wouldn't run the risk breaking the neck in process of punching, there nothing wrong with beast mode.

    Thankfully you can easily fix it by cutting a little bit into his bottom section of the grey to allow the white peg to pass and fully fold the neck. I think is the problem.
     
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    Awesome. There you go lol.
     
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    Awesome news my friend!! :D