FansToys FT-44 Thomas (MP Astrotrain)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by eVac Z, Mar 16, 2019.

  1. XXLMagnus

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    BBTS! ... this time it’s personal :) 
     
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  2. ThatGuyCalledBlaster

    ThatGuyCalledBlaster Well-Known Member

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    It is later, and it has BEEN later for the past...

    >Joined on March 26th, 2020
    >First video on March 30th
    >First mention of "but more on that later" on a video posted on April 6th


    7 MONTHS, 2 WEEKS AND 5 DAYS.

    WHEN IS IT GONNA BE LATER, HUH?


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  3. mcart

    mcart I'm not fat, it's Prime Armor

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    Yeah I called him out on this too. All seems a little sus...

    I'm betting his name isn't even really Sixo
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  4. ThatGuyCalledBlaster

    ThatGuyCalledBlaster Well-Known Member

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    I fucking bet he was in Electrical, where the body was found. His ruse about being in Admin the whole time is starting to crumble...
     
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    He vented to medbay and ran to admin
     
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  6. ThatGuyCalledBlaster

    ThatGuyCalledBlaster Well-Known Member

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    Confirmed footage of Sixo venting to Admin



    @Sixo The jig is up, we're voting you out.

    But yeah I think this is where we vent the thread back to Thomas if you catch my drift.
     
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  7. 6Trash9

    6Trash9 Fist of the North Star

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    BBTS amirite, something something knee ratchets
     
  8. Blingotron

    Blingotron Too Poor For Floor Polish

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    Speaking of knee ratchets... Is there going to be an official way to get replacement parts for the messed up knees or are we stuck? Should i contact ShowZ over this?
     
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    Nothing they can do yet. Ft said no replacement parts or fixes at this time. There was a fix just a few pages back

     
  10. Blingotron

    Blingotron Too Poor For Floor Polish

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    I looked at them but i'm not confident digging around inside a multi-hundred dollar toy if i don't have clear instructions. I asked one of the people who tried explaining a fix for further help but i never got a response.

    As it is right now I can get to the top part of the ratchet (thigh area above knee) easy enough but i'm not sure if the problem is in that top part. If the problem is in the bottom part of the ratchet (below the knee) then i'm not sure what i need to do to get in there. And i'm afraid to even transform it at this point.

    I know a lot of people here can take the risk digging around, but i can't. If i break it i'll not be able to replace it anytime soon.
     
  11. mikequillm

    mikequillm Well-Endowed Member

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    The knee won't be bothered by transformation but as I said before the chest needs delicate care when being manipulated

     
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    Blingotron Too Poor For Floor Polish

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    Oh yeah, that's the other part freaking me out lol. His chest. So for now he'll be in perma-walking statue mode until i am ready to tackle the problems.
     
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    Knee doesnt do anything, just looks weird. I took the screws out of his chest so they dont rip the plastic out coming out when transforming so he partsforms now, but besides that there's no issues just be careful of paint when transforming anyway
     
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    I saw two fixes for the chest. One seemed easy and involves cutting the tip off of a common house nail. I need to save that one for when the time comes
     
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    So, just the messed up knee, the screws that rip out of the chest, and paint scraping off when it is transformed......on a $220+ figure........but besides that there are no issues......unbelievable the stuff people brush off because "Fanstoys".
     
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    I was giving suggestions so he can still transform him, I never said they weren't bs.
    brush off bc FT? Anytime there's an issue with a FT figure the threads have a hundred pages complaining about it so those people are a minority.
     
  17. Destructimis Prime

    Destructimis Prime We have Landed

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    That was my fix. Here it is again. Very easy to do. I used a dab of crazy glue at the end to keep the nail from coming out. They are from an Ethernet cable staple. I think the coaxial ones might have a bigger nail. The head of the nail fits perfectly in the opening. Like it was made for it. It took a few minutes to do mostly taking it a art and sizing up the nail but it’s worth it. It makes transformation so much easier and care free 6E16D49B-460A-43D5-911C-518D3B093186.jpeg 2C109FAD-C396-4CBD-B59C-E32773D3A60C.jpeg
     
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    I contacted David at Showz and he told me to submit an aftersales parts request. I don't know what'll come of it though.

    For the time being I've found that I can get him into a good A-stance by forcing the knee to stay mid-ratchet. It's not a satisfying solution but at least it looks fine on the shelf.
     
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  19. ChromeMagnus

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    So BBTS still hasn't got their stock in??
     
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    I'm gonna have to to make a request too. I paid too much money for this damn thing to just let it slide.