The tail doesn't work like that on this one. May be mold degradation or the tolerances in the mechanism are now off. Folding down the pincer didn't help.

 

Ah ok, that's weird and kinda sucks. I've never taken the original apart but I assume there is a spring in there to make the mechanism work.
Could it be that the spring was omitted in the reissue?

 

Indiana Jones

Snakes..why does it always have to be snakes?

 

Loving these. Missed out on many of the original Beast Wars figures when I was a kid so it’s awesome having these reissues. Planning on taking Primal out of the box later. All my other BW (& Kingdom) figs are still in storage since I just moved into my new apartment so I look forward to unearthing them to display alongside the reissues later. G1 Prime for scale.

 

I checked most of my megatron molds (i have them all) and none of them had the revised head assembly that you pointed out. Weird that it was never corrected.

 

It's real interesting getting into the original toyline after the show, and modern toyline sensibilities too. A full combiner being no taller than a captain of some random exploration crew is a hell of a thing.  

 

The spring is definitely there. I've taken apart the whole mechanism. If anything, the spring may be a bit strong. I don't have the original to compare to. The latch bar has teeth to touch one of the 4 gears, but not sure if it should be touching 2 of the gears since another one is close enough but not touching.

 

My next vintage BW figure. I had mentioned liking the look of the Cheetor mold but not really being into either of the Maximal cats, but Shadow Panther was too expensive... and then shortly thereafter, a friend directed me to a very cheap one. Robot mode pics later today.

 

If all the rain drops were T-bone steaks and Pork chops,
Oh what a day that will be.

 

And yet, somehow accurate.  

 

I just checked out PrimeVsPrime’s review of the figure, but the tail seems to be working identical to the original there.

On the original (and previous reissues) folding the pincer down like in the pictures below allows the ratchet to hold the tail in place. Unless the ratchets are all messed up on the reissue, it should work.

Hope that helps  

 

Did you watch PVP's whole video? He never showed his staying in place. Granted, this is also PVP we're talking about.

The pincer folding makes no difference on the re-issue. Watched Emgo's old video on an original Megatron. I saw him collapsing the arm in place, including the pincers being closed. Copied that earlier. It does NOT work that way on the re-issue. The mechanism is jank, even after adjusting screw tension.

Edit: fixed some spelling / grammar errors

 

No idea if this is going to be a release we can all jump on or just if it’s just a custom but of course I hope we end up being able to get this. It may turn out to be a similar situation to that 3rd party transmetal tarantulas where all these images were being shown but no info was given until all of a sudden a preorder was up! Also I know the backpack bit is a bit large but I don’t actually mind it, I just want it!

 

I want that backpack/shoulder kit they showed off for TM2BA a while back  

 

Yeah, I did actually watch the whole video. The video didn't show any issues. What he was suggesting by "forcefully ratcheting a few of the clicks", is the way that it had to be done on the old toy.
But yeah, you did mention that you tried that and it didn't work. If it doesn't stay in place with the pincher closed, it sounds like there's not enough friction to make the ratchet work properly. When the arm springs back in place with the pincher closed, do you hear the ratchet teeth slipping?
Man, what a bummer they fucked that up on this reissue..

 

Is this what your on about?

 

Love this toy, wow.

 

That's the one. Was never able to find those CAD files to 3D print them.  

 

Well, I guess he won’t be getting a Transmetal…

 

Actually, Kingdom Scorponok is just about perfect for Transmetal colors based on his McDonalds toy