Sideslap
10-05-2011, 06:28 AM
Hello there fellow Cybertronians I just thought I'd make a quick thread about some issues I've been having with my DOTM Leader Ironhide as I'm also working on customizing it. Don't get me wrong it's a pretty decent figure especially getting it at the $40 price point but I've found a few strange errors now it may just be mine but maybe take a look at yours and feel free to post feedback about this.
1. One of the first things I noticed was that the head doesn't turn seeing as I was planning to remove the mask a-la Peaugh's Mask Removal Tutorial turns out there was a small spot of glue on the neck joint.
2. The gears on the round cannon on his right arm don't seem to fit right and the smokestack mechanisim never quite goes in all the way when putting it back.
3. Lastly and I think this is the stupidest yet is there was actually a spot of glue on the inside of the battery cover. The electronics were fun for a few minutes but then slowly got annoying. So I decided to take them out. I remove the most obvious battery cover screws and try to remove the plate ... nothing. So I refer to the instructions turns out I did it right and still nothing. The bottom part seemed fine but the top seemed oddly stiff. I took a small flat head and ran it between the panel and the figure on the left side it worked just fine. Then when I got to the right to my disgust I couldn't get the head in. So after taking a small chisel and tapping it with a ball peen hammer there was a small crack and the panel came loose and the problem was revealed; a spot of glue a damn spot of glue!
I mean really Hasbro I understand you want children's toys to be "safe" but it clearly states in the instructions if you're not using the electronics (batteries) remove the batteries because they have a chance of bursting and corroding and wrecking the toy why would you go and do something counterproductive to just that? seriously! That just really irks me that someone at corporate upstairs thought it was a good idea to seal the batteries in heaven forbid a 3 year old get a screwdriver and the motor skills to operate said tool and remove the batteries and use them as afternoon snacks ... this is asshattery of the highest echelons.
So yeah ranting aside feel free to take a look at your Leader Ironhide's and see if you have the same problem as me also feel free to post any other odd or retarded problems you may have had.
1. One of the first things I noticed was that the head doesn't turn seeing as I was planning to remove the mask a-la Peaugh's Mask Removal Tutorial turns out there was a small spot of glue on the neck joint.
2. The gears on the round cannon on his right arm don't seem to fit right and the smokestack mechanisim never quite goes in all the way when putting it back.
3. Lastly and I think this is the stupidest yet is there was actually a spot of glue on the inside of the battery cover. The electronics were fun for a few minutes but then slowly got annoying. So I decided to take them out. I remove the most obvious battery cover screws and try to remove the plate ... nothing. So I refer to the instructions turns out I did it right and still nothing. The bottom part seemed fine but the top seemed oddly stiff. I took a small flat head and ran it between the panel and the figure on the left side it worked just fine. Then when I got to the right to my disgust I couldn't get the head in. So after taking a small chisel and tapping it with a ball peen hammer there was a small crack and the panel came loose and the problem was revealed; a spot of glue a damn spot of glue!
I mean really Hasbro I understand you want children's toys to be "safe" but it clearly states in the instructions if you're not using the electronics (batteries) remove the batteries because they have a chance of bursting and corroding and wrecking the toy why would you go and do something counterproductive to just that? seriously! That just really irks me that someone at corporate upstairs thought it was a good idea to seal the batteries in heaven forbid a 3 year old get a screwdriver and the motor skills to operate said tool and remove the batteries and use them as afternoon snacks ... this is asshattery of the highest echelons.
So yeah ranting aside feel free to take a look at your Leader Ironhide's and see if you have the same problem as me also feel free to post any other odd or retarded problems you may have had.