I managed to get real lucky with my Dragstrip. I didn't shave anything down, nor did I do what Tman did. I pressed two fingers on each end and used my thumb to fold it up from the underside, and well..it worked. Folded just fine

 

Beware.
So far 12 people have ordered Deathwish for $44.99 (+ $5.99 shipping) from an obvious scammer gaolijun0305 on Ebay. Purchases go as far back as 5/24/2019.
So far none of the buyers have left any feedback having received the order.
If this is you, you might as well cancel the order and request a refund. You won't be receiving the order. The price is too good to be true for Ebay.
Transformers X-Transbots MX-XIV MX-15 Deathwish Pre-order | eBay

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been waiting on my dragstrip from ShowZ for 2 weeks now....damned thing cleared custom like 5 days ago and no updates since...this effin blows. I wanna join the party...but I cant.

 

I also have a package from ShowZ that's been stuck in New York since the 11th. The guy who works at the customs office must be on vacation.

 

ironically enough this is the sorta price we were all hoping for the limbs to be when crackup came out 

 

I'm in a similar boat. My Deathwish and Overheat from Netclow have departed Korea. I'm waiting for them to at least hit mainland soil.

 

It sucks when people can't see an obvious scam.

 

Still waiting on show.z and death wish. Got all the rest... Booooooooourns

 

Babobo replied to my query and said he wasn't expecting to get Deathwish in till the end of the month.

 

Netclow is in the same boat. He's waiting for the end of June shipment from XTB to fill the rest of his preorders.

 

Hey got another one to look out for on Ebay. No way that is real, right? 16 sold....
Transformers X-Transbots MX-16 Overheat Alloy Edition DragStrip in stock+ New | eBay

 

unless they are stolen goods, 100% fake

 

I used a red sharpie on Flipout/Wildrider and it worked perfectly. It's almost a perfect match. I used it along the edges of the red panels and it made a massive difference. You should absolutely try this.

The only G2 one I own is Crackup and it's substantially better than the G1 version. The doors are much tighter on the hinges and don't flop around as easily. Actually, even my G1 Crackup, while the door hinges are loose, they stay in place once they are pushed into the leg. Anyway, G2 Crackup has better paint, it has a sparkle to it and the paint along the windows matches the paint on the body better. The spoiler and headlights are more firmly attached to the car, neither has fallen out of place since I've owned it which I cannot say for G1 Crackup.

I only bought G2 Crackup because it's a Lambo. It's cheesy, but it's my favorite transformer car. I think Wildrider looks terrible in yellow/blue and Dead End isn't different enough looking as G2. For some reason, a black Drag Strip just makes me think "Autobot".

 

I got my XTB Dragstrip today. I don't know if anyone else has covered this already. But the problem with the shoulders cracking is a clearance problem.
The culprit is specifically the front half of the shoulder. I messed around with mine to find out where the problem is. The back half is correctly cut/or/molded to fit this motion. But the front half is too thick in general, and even worse at the front as it is also slightly sloped and thicker in the front. If you cut out the material to be level with the back half it will work perfectly and wont rub at all! In the Picture I show this. Pink line shows the original mold thickness/design. The black line is how much I removed on the front half to prevent any rubbing/friction. This will prevent any breakage of the shoulder swinging the wheels around.
Mine now works perfectly.

 

@El Duque , is this the same issue you pointed out and remedied or is this different?

 

Pretty much the same, he just went more in depth.

 

Ya, only real problem with this figure is clearance issues in a few spots. I wonder if XTB will include replacement parts for Dragstrip in with the Motormaster they are releasing? It would be really nice if they picked up that FansToys trait.... but frankly EVERY 3rd party company needs to be doing that.

 

X Transbots Overheat and Megatron! by ricemaster76, on Flickr

X Transbots Overheat alt! by ricemaster76, on Flickr

X Transbots Overheat alt! 2 by ricemaster76, on Flickr

 

3 down 2 to go

 

I should have ALL 4 limbs come this time tomorrow!
CAN'T WAIT!!!