Well for 64 bucks you can’t complain  

 

Lol, really can't

 

bumping the thread because I wonder if someone could remove the pin on his elbow and show the pieces of the elbow joint, I need to repair mine and I need to know which pieces are inside there to replicate/replace

 

So I just noticed that my MPM Starscream has two of the same forearm. Would anyone be willing to sell me the correct left forearm piece? Maybe someone who installed the DNA upgrade kit and has no intention of putting the stock arms back on? I only need the front half of the forearm, the back halves are correct. Thanks in advance!

Edit: got one!

 

Does anyone have any tips for knocking out the pins in his ankles to fix the mismatched circle bits? Tried it a couple days ago but couldn’t get them to budge

 

Buy yourself a spring-loaded center punch and a smallish pair of diagonal cutters, you can find them at hardware stores or on Amazon.



Determine which side of the pin has the knurled tip. You should be able to tell by looking at the ends- the knurled end is usually even with the plastic part it's driven into, and you can usually see the rough pattern of the knurls. The knurled end gets pushed in last at the factory, so you want to use your punch on the opposite end to push the knurled end out first. Give the pin a few hits with your punch until you see the tip start to come out. If that end is smooth, then you're pushing the pin in the wrong direction.

Once you've punched out a bit of the knurled end, grab it firmly with your diagonal cutters, as if you were going to cut that tip off. Gently pry the pin out by leveraging the cutters against the plastic around the pin. Once it moves, repeat until you can pull it all the way out.

I usually use a pair if slip-joint pliers to squeeze the pin back in, but you can probably push it in and tap it all the way with some other tool.

Hope this helps, sorry it's so long.

 

I just unpacked mine. I was planning to skip this guy but Amazon offered one at a nice price.

Are there any common problems I should be aware of with this guy? I've read something about shaving off the feet to prevent breakage, or is that for the KO only?

 

Thats for the KO. The only issue that I recall on the official is that some joints, particularly the shoulder joints, might be a tad loose.

 

Tysm bro, I’ll have to try it once I’m back home on break

 

Damn you know those transformations that are so satisfying you gotta do it twice?
This is one of those. Such a stimulation.

 

Who makes the "Alien tattoo: version you have there. Is that mpm too? Or a third party take?

 

Takara did make an MPM ROTF Starscream but i thought he had a silver saw, not translucent orange.