I can back this up as well. All joints are nice 'n fine on mine.

 

Fun fact!!!!

this still has the ss releases ability to hold the blades by using scorponok on the back In this orientation

 

Oh for sure! 1000% should have been ratchets. But if your like me and move them like.... Once every 6 years once you have them posed, I'm pretty sure it will hold fine. People playing with tho... Gunna get annoying. I can't believe I'm gunna agree with you on this now also but yeah that Bicep looks too thin lol

 

This is the most goddamn heartwarming thing I've seen in ages.

 

The blades can stay in place without Scorponok attached as well, just by using the attachment tabs for Scorponok on the backpack. If everything is compressed together properly those tabs work to keep the blades in place.

 

Nice didn’t know that till now

 

I bought two. Lol.



Have the JP one on PO as well.

 

Also, another tip, the windshield piece behind Blackout's head can collapse flat.

 

Does anybody know when blackout will release in the UK?

 

InDemand Toys have some of him but they took all their first batch to TFnation this weekend. If they don't sell it all there, then I'd assume they'll stick it up for purchase sometime this week.

 

Thanks Ill look out for it

 

I'm not following this...can you elaborate more on how this works?

 

Yes, with pictures please.

Had this guy for more than 2 weeks already and I'm still in awe on how great a figure he is. Can't seem to put him down lol

 

Any tips on connecting the backpack? I just got mine and the backmost portion is indeed a floppy mess, even after transforming to alt mode and back again. It seems like it has two tabs on the side to hold it up but the holes just barely reach the tabs, and they don't actually hold together when I do get them to reach.

 

@Shin Densetsu yeah man so I keep revisiting this "rotar tabbing in" thing you've mentioned in this thread, and the Feedback thread, and I cannot for the life of me understand what you are referring to.

Can you please show us via photos what you mean, because this is becoming frustrating.

Thanks a bunch!

There is a sweet spot angle you need to the lower half of the backpack in first in order for those two tabs and slots to meet correctly.

Took me a few tries to get it right, but it is doable.

 

I'll give it another try and see. And those are indeed the main connectors to hold that part together? So if my tolerances aren't right I'm kind of screwed with the backpack? I fear even if I get the angle right, from my messing with it yesterday they don't actually grip it enough either way to not fall back out again.

 

It's likely just a problem that you haven't gotten "it" yet. I had the same issue but after a few minutes of messing around everything fell into place. It'll get there, just keep at it.

 

Have you made sure to raise the shoulders so the back fins of the fuel tanks peg into the slots too?

 

I have noticed that connection. In its current state those slots are actually sitting below the back fins due to the way the backpack is sagging. So one might think the shoulders need to be lowered... but obviously I just need the backpack to sit higher and stay there.

And I do of course have that one hinge in place right at the base of the back. So much of the backpack is holding. It's just the very very back that sags.

 

I stopped doing that step, the fins dont really lock into those slots and merely picking the figure up causes them to fall out.