MFT MS-28 Thunderbolt (Blitzwing)

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  1. RoboW4rrior298

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  2. LoserBroadside

    LoserBroadside Your ship just came in.

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    Yes, read some previous pages about the problem with the tops of the legs clearing the bottom of the torso. If you put the legs at the wrong angle, you will stress the stalks the hip ball joints attach to. It's maybe less a QC issue and more an engineering issue.
     
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    I totally forgot about that. It was simple enough to loosen the screw on the hip section a turn or two and then the legs won't bump.
     
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    Mine arrived today. This is the best G1 Blitzwing you can buy as of right now, it even has waist articulation at legends scale.

    I’m in serious danger of selling my collection and chasing legends
     
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    As if I needed any extra encouragement :D  only problem is I have a lot of characters that aren’t available in this scale or are out of stock/production o_O 
     
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    That sucks :( 

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    Anyone know how I could go about fixing this? It worked its way loose when transforming him to tank mode.

    As far as I can tell nothing has actually broken, but the inside of the port might have been shredded up by the pin moving around or something. I’ve tried hammering the pin back in but it works its way loose very easily, the other side is perfectly fine.

    I feel like superglue could definitely fix it but it’s such a tiny hole and I wouldn’t want it to seize up the entire joint because then the figure would be untransformable.

    *EDIT*

    With some Energon, and a lot of luck, I think I’ve at least somewhat fixed it. I was correct on the fact that the end of the pin had rubbed away the plastic on the inside so it lost its grip and came loose. I thickened up the pin with superglue and then hammered it back into place and it seems to be holding for now. Superglue in the peg hole would have been way too risky.
     
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    Mechanic Studios Thunderbolt Recolor Heads
    Just got this guy in from ShowZ. Fun to pose, haven't gotten to transforming him yet, but I've noticed nobody has shown off the battle damaged head for the recolor, so here that is.
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    I was wondering if it came with it or not. But also it’s not a battle damaged head, it’s a nod to the 3 heads from animated blitzwing I think.
     
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    I had the same exact issue. Super glue fixed it, but also reach out to your retailer if they can help
     
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    Glad to know it’s not just mine, but I’m glad you fixed yours as I was also able to. I bought mine through an eBay seller and not retailer however.
     
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    Got mft thunderbolt through an auction today. First impression is definitely good. Details are good, joints are nice and tight, transformstion is a bit complicated but enjoyable. I also appreciate that they include the crazy face as a homage to animated.

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    Received mine yesterday and totally inline with your opinion.

    I had Steel Ambition 2 weeks ago and I'm quite impress with this company. Can't wait to receive Posion Fog, and they Springer looks great too.
     
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    Just got this guy and I think he's awesome.

    However I did notice the issue that a few others have mentioned where his hips collide with his torso and stress the ball peg.

    I fixed this issue on mine by trimming the top of the hip using a hobby knife. It now clears much better and in most positions the hip does not jam against the torso. Plus it's basically invisible most of the time since the front skirt covers that part of the leg.

    Only took a minute to do and now I feel much better about moving his legs around.

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    Do any of you guys own this Blitzwing and the Netflix Warpath and if so, would you mind posting bot to bot and tank to tank pics?
     
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    If someone doesn’t beat me to it, I can do that for you. Out of curiosity, why the pairing with Warpath?
     
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    i guess he is hoping they will go together. but sadly they aren't even close.
     
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    @RoboW4rrior298 thanks, I would really appreciate a good comparison! @lilcarus you are correct, I was hoping they would look good fighting each other but from your response it sounds like they don’t scale well. I knew that Warpath would be really large for the character in bot mode (was hoping maybe triple changer height) but thought maybe his tank mode would match up well with Blitzwing. I think it’s the Golden Lagoon episode I am remembering where those two tanks go head to head while Beachcomber wanders off to talk to birds :D 
     
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