Zeta Toys BB movie Blitzwing

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by octobotimus, Aug 9, 2019.

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Are you interested

  1. YES!!

  2. eh.... could go either way.

  3. NO, stay away from it.

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  1. Illiterate Scholar

    Illiterate Scholar Well-Known Member

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    Well, with all the reports now of how tight the wings are, looks like the issue's been resolved very quickly. Happy to see this figure turned out well!
     
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  2. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    Fuck this transformation
     
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  3. User_96283

    User_96283 Banned

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    Lol!
    I'm hoping to pick this up at some point so I'm hoping there is a decent transformation video out there that doesn't also make me want to test its aerodynamics out the window.
     
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  4. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    Just removed my rant post all together. Turns out it was 2 small fins being tucked into the wrong place. After correcting them, everything locked in pretty easily. 2 hours of struggle because of some random fins being tucked into the wrong area..... :cry 
     
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  5. Pitor

    Pitor Well-Known Member

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    Is he a triple-changer?
     
  6. XaxisGuy

    XaxisGuy Metasuchian

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  7. RootNegative

    RootNegative Well-Known Member

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    Speaking of which, are there any good transformation videos of this guy yet? For a figure like this I tend to like learning from people that have already gone through it to avoid situations like this... lol.
     
  8. DaveTheCave

    DaveTheCave Well-Known Member

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    Usually there's never a good transformation video worth following until Emgo gets his hands on a figure.
     
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  9. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    Not yet. That's why I had such a hard time with the guy. All of them seem to skip the important bits that explain where everything ends up and how it lines up.
     
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  10. A Good Noodle

    A Good Noodle “We’re werewolves, not swear-wolves”

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    Hope they release a repaint soon
     
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  11. svek

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    Most of these 3P Spaghettis "get better once you know what to do" unfortunately for me, not many of them get "the second chance" :rolleyes: 
    Still, I'd like someone who owns both Zeta and ME to compare both transformations. Just curious
     
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  12. Mks

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    Got mine today from show.z, bot is good but wings are a little floppy, they stay in position but if you move him they move as well. Shoulder fins are OK, will try some kiki on them both.

    Transformation was a pain, so many times the panels popped off the ball joints it was starting to remind me of TF dream factory jetfire.

    Also had the pin on the arms come out whilst maneuvering them into place, had to take a screw out to be able to get it back in.

    As others have mentioned no really good vids yet, tried a bit of Ben's and a random one which had no close ups which helped as well.

    Does anyone know what this is, found in the box?
     

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  13. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    It goes inside the head and sticks out the back. It's the button for the light up function.
     
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  14. Mks

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    Cheers
     
  15. RootNegative

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    Just got mine and couldn't find the piece anywhere. I'll triple check tonight.

    Only put the wings and face on him and looked at him for a minute. Does look very impressive. I'll check him out more tonight but might not get to the transformation for a day or two.
     
  16. kazukun

    kazukun HAACHAMACHAMA~

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    Don’t rotate your wings the wrong way folks:

    72DC95CC-69BF-49CA-A01F-0F388D196215.jpeg

    Yes the part on shoulder that you open up to allow the arm pieces to rotate also broke off. Pretty annoyed with this now; there’s some stress marks in the peg hole on the leg panels as well and I can’t figure out how to fit the arms inside. Will need to contact showz about the wing and just glue the red piece back in (fortunately I can unscrew the grey piece so I can glue the peg back in).
     
  17. RootNegative

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    Dumped out the baggy with a bunch of parts and found it in there.
     
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  18. ghostyurei

    ghostyurei Oops! My bad…

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    I dunno if this helpful for the arms, but the elbow joints need to be compressed inside of the forearms like so in order to fully close the bottom panel.
    IMG_3438.jpeg IMG_3439.jpeg IMG_3440.jpeg
     
  19. octobotimus

    octobotimus Bad company ruins good morals

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    I'm scared to put him back into robot mode because of his arms. I have a suspicion that I may have chipped a decent bit of paint off them....
     
  20. GaboCO316

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    I just tried the transformation and its a bit of a bitch. I thought having had BmB's blitzwing would make this easier but damn, I want to commit suicide (nah not that far)

    Ill finish it tomorrow