Little goes to waste in a Chinese factory.

 

Okay, I may just take the joints from the youth version & transplant them onto the G2 version. Specifically the shoulders. The ratchets can't hold the arms to save it's life. The youth trailer still remains the best qc wise.

 

If you have it, you can also put in a spring like I did:



I think XTB decided not to use the ratchet mechanism, but left everything inside to restore it  

 

It's very true. And, ff I didn't have to deal with a very similar thing from a chinese factory at my own job a while back, I might never have developed this conspiracy theory.

 

There's no ratchet parts inside the knees on mine! Did yours come like that?

 

You make me sad :{ I've so wanted a chest car for G2!
And yes, I agree, his arms can't hold the weight they need to.

 

Sure, found them inside the leg, whether it is a Youth version only thing? I saw you have a 3d printer, if you want I can pass you the reverse engineered ratchet in STL file I made 3 weeks ago for one of my studios. It is only one of the two parts, but I can make the other part with minimal modification:

 

I’m willing to bet Keith was going to ratchet the knees but it kept shearing the knee to shin joint off, so it was scrapped. I’ll have to open my toon version and have a look

 

Heck yeah, I'd try that out. If only for the challenge of printing it cleanly!

 

I don't have a printer but have a few friends who do, mind if I get a copy for when I end up buying the trailer? (waiting for G2 Crackup to actually be in hand before I buy anything else since fedex lost the first one...lol)

think it would work if printed in resin? or just pla?

 

I just printed one with an fdm printer with a 0.25 nozzle, you should get something similar:



I am not able to copy the stl file here, send me a pm so I can send it to you.

 

Sure, send me a pm and I will give you the file. I think PLA or ABS is better than resin, but it is to be tested.

 

All right, I'll ask the stupid noob question here since this seems to be all things Monolith...

Where should I (pre)order the trailer from? MX12B? Seems like every site has it for pre-order but after BBTS screwed up Legacy Wildrider, I don't trust their "arrives Jan 2023."

I have the bots, but finding a used trailer seems to be like finding a needle in a haystack, and I legit have no idea who is the most reputable dealer online. I'm in the US if it matters.

 

Was able to get another head unit for my G2 trailer project (Thank you, X-Transbots).

I just need a good color match for the purple parts in the trailer, so the head will match. Goes to check a couple color match apps.

 

Looks like you skipped a step or two in your transformation.

 

At least he's stable.  

 

Good point.

 

Monomaster

 

is it wrong that i may just want g2 gravestone, the trailer, and lambo? Sounds like the combiner is an absolute nightmare (though it does look fresh to death)

 

May I ask how you went about procuring the toon head?

I'd love to get a toy head and toy chest car for my toon Menasor.