Cheetor reissue

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by BWfan86, Dec 11, 2018.

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  1. HolyCulture

    HolyCulture Well-Known Member

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    Be gentle? It wasn’t widespread. It’s a fragile piece is all, so I assume you should just be gentle and be sure to twist and turn things only as they’re intended.

    My original release is still perfect. And aside from around 5 or less unfortunate collectors I haven’t heard anything else.
     
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  2. GALVATOM

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    Unless I've missed something the only reason shoulders are mentioned is because the reissue just has slightly different tooling that allows them to close up fully. They aren't being reported as breaking.

    The most prominent issue people had was breaking his forearm guards off. Unwarranted force can do some damage to where the forearm guards connect to the yellow piece via pin. When you bring the forearm guards down or up you wanna move them by pushing the yellow piece inside the guard rather than grabbing the arm and moving the guard itself cause that'll put pressure on the pin joint.
     
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  3. BWfan86

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    There WERE reported issues of the shoulders breaking on the original
     
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    There were but they were very few and far between, far less widely reported than Dinobot's shoulders or Megatron's crotch I think. Iirc it was mostly due to tight joints...so see how tight your joints are and take it easy/loosen/apply lubricant if they are over-tight.
     
  5. mx-01 archon

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    As is the case with any tight joint, hold the part as close to the swivel as possible, and apply firm, but steady force. No sudden movements, and don't don't over-torque the pressure by manipulating the parts away from the joint.
     
  6. anubis20

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    Had to apply future to the beast mode waist. Will get a chance to try it out today after work, hopefully it helps because its the only thing that bugs me at the moment
     
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    Does the reissue still have that weird, saggy hinge? Thought that was fixed with Shadow Panther.
     
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    My reissue has a much tighter 'non-saggy' hinge. Pretty much all the joints are a lot tighter.
     
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  9. anubis20

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    yup still sags.
     
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    You appear to have had a really rough time with yours. Mine is a significant improvement over the original.
     
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    Its the only flaw i have with the replacement i got, the previous one sagged as well. The future i applied yesterday helped a lot though. Doesnt hold 100% but at least its not as floppy as before so im happy :) 
     
  12. BWfan86

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    I always thought the floppiness was intentional and not a defect since there is clearly no locking mechanism built into those parts.
     
  13. lord ginrai

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    Yeah more an oversight in engineering than an actual defect.

    The joint is a lot stronger on my reissue than my original figure though.
     
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  14. Predaking EX

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    Beautiful figure all around for that size class of MP, (carbot I guess) Cheetor and Sunstreaker are at the top. TT really knocked it out. Hope to see more pics of BA soon. Getting Shadow Panther next.
     
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    Reissue Little Cat is here.......... image.jpeg
    .........and it hasn't broken yet :D 

    #dontbeavictim

    #itsourfaultforbuyingit
     

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    I just opened my Cheetor. How hardy is the paint compared to Primal's?
     
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    Also, why did the other Cheetor thread get locked?
     
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    Because you shouldn’t be bumping news threads that haven’t had a response in a year and a half...
     
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    And the answer is: not hardy at all. Day two and some of the spots have rubbed off.
     
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    I transform both of mine almost weekly. One first issue and one reissue. No paint rub at all on mine. Wow you have either bad luck or "death grip" for your toys. :( 
     
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