Moon Studio Radiatron (Raiden)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Onslaught24, Mar 16, 2019.

  1. Sqlwizard

    Sqlwizard Well-Known Member

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    It's all tabbed in but I did add iron arm right out of the box..maybe I need to transform him first then back?
     
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    I'm doing both. I love them both and they each have what the other lacks. The focus on takaras set wasn't even the combined mode anyway
     
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    Problem is most likely in moonshine...
    3 tabs slot into iron arm from the front to the back and then 2 tabs in the rear to lock it in place
     
  4. Sqlwizard

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    Yup got those
     
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    You have now discovered the one frustrating thing about Raiden. I spent a couple hours fighting and adjusting trying to get Moon Shine flush on top of Iron Arm. There are all sorts of little flaps and tabs with Moon Shine that you can fiddle with. In the end I had to put nearly all my weight on him in order to get all the tabs to catch between Moon Shine and Iron Arm and for this connection to finally seat in flush.

    Most of us have had this issue. After spending 20 minutes clearing up some vague instructions to get Moon Shine's transformation perfect, it still never was clear to me why I was having so much trouble making this connection.

    Edit to add, ignore any other instructions and start with Moon Shine to Iron Arm first. It takes so much rough handling that you won't want to have the arms or legs getting in your way. And expect a wee bit of swearing.
     
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  6. Sqlwizard

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    Yea I got it pretty flush..my issue I think is where that middle tab is the chest of moonshine sticks out like.0000 mm too far or sethinh
     
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    It's not really "tabbing" in. You sort of have to slide him into place and then press the hooks in at the back. Something's not working right with the front clips. If I had to guess, maybe the weird one in the middle of moonie's chest isn't all the way down? The one on mine is stuck and feels like it will break if I force it down so I don't use it.
     
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    Ty..yea I know..tabbed slid and all..
     
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    The frustrating thing is the hinges for the 2 flanking slide clip things don't go against the direction you're sliding. So if you slide it forward, they fold back and don't catch
     
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    It is definitely a pain in the ass. Mine actually kept coming apart in an upper torso with arms attached and lower half. It is damn fiddly but you just half to get things lined up and solid and fight with it. Always try to get a good look underneath to see what is happening but you have to force it. It LOOKS like it won't line up, it LOOKS like it would almost work easier to slide in from the front side and pull backwards, BUT some level of brute force and doing it the way everyone says does work but you won't ever get the eureka moment that you usually get with other transformations. Like Moonshine's nosecone in train mode it is a war of attrition.
     
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    nemesisconvoy Gundam Pilot

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    I must be weird....i had absolutely no issues combining Moon Shine to Iron Arm. The whole thing went together effortlessly
     
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    I'm not surprised and the videos we saw were more like yours. I think it mostly comes down to the sh1tty materials, tolerances, and fit and finish of Moonshine. That arm design and connections were crap. Leaving some pieces dangling. Overall, I got mine together solid but Moonshine definitely is the culprit. Iron Arm for me was clearly the best figure of the group. Built like a "brick sh1thouse" and wonderful design. Everything went together solid and functioned quite well. It probably is just tolerance variation.
     
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    Same here, just line everything up and it slides in smooth. Pop in the rear tabs and done, 20seconds and its done
     
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    Does anyone know when they are going to do a gift set that has all 6? Im considering getting them. But wondering if a gift set is around the corner.
     
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    I don't think they ever announced that. It was just speculated. I am curious why you want to wait for a box set instead of buying the figures individually? The box would be massive and heavy.
     
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    Perhaps 6 months to one year after the last individual release?

    Or they may do what they did for their combiners: the box sets will be repaints.
     
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    I received the first 2 trains same time as everyone else. Bit disappointed there's already paint chipping on some of the black areas on Dark Knight for some unknown reason. Then I received trains #3 to #6 all on the same day - long after the rest of you did. And I still haven't opened any of them. Just a bit twitchy about combining the 2 torso trains - especially given the frustrations many of you have been having.
     
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    Well I saw robot toy base advertising all 6 for just under 600 dollars. Granted it's all 6 in their own boxes but it got me thinking. I figured I would ask before I go and order all 6. Plus I'm not Gona order from them. I think it's like a extra 190 for shipping.
     
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    They are still going up for preorders everywhere, so a box set, if coming, will be a long time out.

    80bucks each on preorder at @Bombusbee at the moment... better just jump on it then to wait for something that may never come
     
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    I just bought them all from Showz. All of them are $99 each. Free shipping unless you pay extra for "faster" shipping. From what I could tell, its about the same price as Bombusbee with their shipping. 2 in stock (arm bots) with 2 incoming (feet bots) and the other two (upper and lower torso) on preorder status.
     
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