I don't have Dirge, so I can't help with how to go about fixing him. But you got a really good price on him.

If you can, contact the seller and see if they can give you an exchange rather than a refund. It'd be good to get another copy of Dirge for the same price.

If the only option is a refund I personally would keep this one and try to fix it, because you got it for a reasonable price. You might end up paying more for another copy that could potentially have the same issue (although it seems most Dirges are pretty solid?).

I know on the original MP-11 mould, there are two screws on the sliding black bars that could be tightened to help make the whole mechanism stiffer. Also, coating future in some places of that mechanism might increase overall tightness.


Did you scroll through this whole thread to see if anyone else talks about having a Dirge with the same looseness?

 

I haven't gotten around to unboxing my Dirge (and Ramjet, and Thrust), but I wonder if the issue is the lower cockpit? In the other Seekers, there's a part of the front cockpit that requires you to open the canopy, tuck that part in, and then close the canopy to seat it into the waist. If you don't, it doesn't tab down, and you get the same "popped shoulder" look as what you have.

Also, you may wish to check that there's nothing in the way of the sliding screws that hold the upper shoulders/neck to the body.

 

The conehead remould does indeed remove the tab that the seeker mould has that is supposed to hold the torso assembly onto the waist. But it didn’t work for shit anyway! Just have to hope the sliding mechanism is tight, or if not, improve it yourself by tightening the screws and/or future. Only my original MP-6 and MP-11 are loose there. My 11SW, TC, and all my coneheads are tight.

Or just don’t pick him up by his canopy! I only had 6 and 11 for years, both loose there as I said, so I simply learnt to always pick them up with a finger under their crotch. I therefore don’t honestly know why the loose torso slide is such a big deal for some folk!

 

That's why I avoided them altogether.

 

Just realised Dirge looks like he's trying to stand on the buttons F3 and F12

F3 + F12 = F15

 


I'm pretty much done with the MP-11 mould for now. If we got an MP-11+ with cartoon Decepticon tampos I'd probably get him, but I'm happy enough going without Starscream for now. Having said that, I think Dirge looks really, really good. Not sure what it is about his colour scheme but I really like it. Would be quite nice to pick up him and Thrust one day to try them out (I gave up at MP-11NR). I think their colour schemes would look great flanking Megatron and Shockwave.

 

G1 Dirge!  

 

Since BBTS had the Takara Tomy MP-11ND for $129.00 USD, I caved and purchased one last week. He flew in through my mail slot yesterday.

I have not gotten around to transforming the figure yet... but did decide to spend some time photographing the figure in bot-mode, since this is the made that Masterpiece Dirge arrived in!






Here is is with some other Conehead Seekers of the KO variety. In the images below, MP-11ND is pictured with a YesModel KO Ramjet, and a KuBianBao KO Thrust.





It becomes more evident that I need a more version of Thrust that is more in line with my Dirge and Ramjet... I have a KuBianBao KO version of Thrust, but might be in the market for a YesModel version since it is closer to the Takara Tomy version, but apparently free of the hip issues that we're reported for some of their MP-11NT figures.

However, once we add some additional third party, season two figures, any issues of figure aesthetic and style conformity seem to melt away.





I haven't had much time to transform my MP Dirge... hopefully before the long holiday weekend is over I can find some time to transform a few seekers and snap some photos!

Cheers!!

 

So babadoo (well known and reliable seller) has a load of new MP Dirge's up for sale on ebay for a decent price as 'bad box' editions - so no aftersales etc for any defects or guarantee of a 'mint' box. I suspect some of the other China sellers offering new items are doing the same.

Has anyone bought one who can report back on what they received?

 

Quick question on these, how do you close the gap in the shoulder area between the flip up chest missile pieces and the jet intake vents. Mine have a 1 or 2mm gap and I’m not sure how to get rid of that. I think all my MP-11s look like this, so I must be doing something wrong. I just got Dirge new in the box, and I did not transform him. He came in bot mode.

 

You have to make sure everything in the abdomen is lined up properly and push down. Sometimes it can be stiff on the edges of the slider and doesn't want to go all the way flush, but you can get it there if you massage it. Push down from the intakes while holding the legs.

 

I figured it out. Mine has a manufacturing issue that left a pin sticking out too far which was keeping the pieces from sliding all the way into position. I was able to tweak/modify it enough to get it in, but I cannot seem to get the pin all the way seated without possibly (probably) breaking something. It’s not perfect, but at least he looks good now.

I guess when the new Dirge comes out in two years I can upgrade.