Planet X PX-C04 Cacus (IDW Grimlock)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Jhund, Jan 23, 2020.

  1. Illiterate Scholar

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    Shock oil works with plastic? I always thought it was only good with machinery.
     
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    The silicone is non-reactive so it's safe to use with plastic, yeah. That's why it tends to be part of a "serious" toy collector's toolbox.
     
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  3. nemesisconvoy

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    Has Cacus been released or what? I havent recieved any info from TCP, on him.
     
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  4. Grendel163

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    I had him for a day now. East Coast. Got mine from Toy Dojo. Have patiece, Im sure TCP will get their's in.
     
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  5. SharkyMcShark

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    RobotKingdom has marked as in stock.

    They had their for USD159, which pushed me to just get it. USD199 is too dear for me for a single figure but USD159 is just about my upper limit.
     
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    Did you need to disassemble any part of it to apply or was it just a case of a little drop in a gap?
     
  7. Honesty

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    With what I did, I could have probably kept him assemble, but I had no idea if a few dabs of shock oil would work or if the ratchet really was messed up.

    Though, taking it apart did help with being able to see what I was doing better and taking the torso apart was easy peasy; 4 screws and that was it.

    you won’t have to take him apart to dab the center waist piece either. Just tilt him forward and apply :) 
     
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    I tilted the ab crunch all the way forward, applied a single drop of the silicone shock oil to the back center of the waist joint block area (the red section that attaches to the waist, in short) and let it soak in for a moment before starting to work the waist joint back and forth. It started to loosen up appreciatively as I worked it back and forth and once I was satisfied I let it be.

    Unrelatedly, anyone know what size battery you need for the beast mode head's light up gimmick?
     
  9. Lothar Hex

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    Thanks guys. And TfSource says its two CR927 batteries.
     
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  10. Zebulon

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    Kind of irritating the instructions don't say what it is, at least not that I can figure. And also irritating that it looks like getting a reliable CR927 instead of some no-name one is going to be a pain, if possible at all.
     
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    It’s actually just 1 piece and I’m still unable to switch it off. Good luck! :D 
     
  12. PloverNutter

    PloverNutter TFW2005: We're buying them but we don't like them.

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    I saw a review that showed how to turn the light off. Go behind the Dino head, angle it downwards, and put the magnet inside the head. Haven’t tested it myself as I am still waiting for the figure to arrive.
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  13. foxracing

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    Yup, didn’t work. Nothing did. Maybe faulty circuit but no biggie.
     
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    How much for shipping? Its more than $200 total with shipping for me while showz is $200 shipped.
     
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    Let’s call this what it truly is: a lobotomy
     
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    Showz doesn't ship free to Australia. With shipping for me RK came to ~200usd.
     
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    They do and they don't. It's a little weird right now shipping to Aus. Cacus, for example, doesn't have a free option - but he does have a negative shipping cost on the Economic shipping, instead of a positive. Frost Light, on the other hand, is free for Economic but less extra for Standard (and less total difference between the two). Others are probably just as, if not more weird.
     
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    Gotcha, I typically see US based people bragging about cheaper RK prices while it actually ends up the same cost as other places with shipping.
     
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    I don't think the US is known for its math prowess.
     
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    I mean, there is Batmanasuarus Rex they could homage...
    Yes it happened.
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