Animated Optimus Prime - Deluxe Cybertron Mode vs. Deluxe Battle Damaged Earth Mode

[Kyle]

They really should have better instructions for reversing the transformation of Voyager Prime's waist...

[jaydisc]

Anybody else think he has a big of a pig nose? (Voyager Prime)

[Kyle]

Chief Wiggum...

[jaydisc]

Totally. Earth Mode Chief Wiggum.

[STL]

The "vaunted" STL was first to open and transform my Voyager prime and he wasn't aware of the gimmick and just folded down the legs thinking it was ratcheting The figure never recovered. .

You'll get over it.

Anyway, I spent a good bit of time trying to learn and understand how to transform the waist perfectly back in to alt mode, and for me, it works pefectly now. If you are facing prime, keep his chest facing you and turn his legs 90 degrees so that you are looking at the right side of his right leg. This is the point that you flick the waist back and start the rotation. As Kurdt says, at about the last 180 degrees, you have to hold the latch button in so it doesn't obstruct the remaining rotation. It works perfectly (no clicking) for me now AND I am lucky enough to have non-loose shoulders, so my opinion of this figure has grown.

Thanks to having screwed up Jaydisc's I took more care and figured it out too. It's not something you can easily figure out unless someone points you in that direction.

I still don't like the toy -that- much. The two Voyager Primes that I've been through have both had loose elbows. The black part keeps spinning quite loosely with axe in hand. Anyone else have that problem?

Jaydisc, can I test play with yours again?

[Stompy]

Thanks jaydisc! Your instructions worked. Although I have a slight feeling that I may have done a little bit of damage to it already, but it works fine when I just did it then so I shouldn't worry too much. Can always pick up another now that Animated is everywhere. And STL I don't blame you from breaking jays one. Useless instructions at times.

I would have much preffered if they just had the waist ratcheted rather than a gimmick. I'm all for gimmicks but if they don't give you ample warning on the (lazy) instructions, the gimmick ends up being frustrating rather than a welcome addition. I just spent a good hour fixing up the gears inside my Movie Evac and Blackout. It's fine for now in alt mode. the head was popping out whenever I place the wings on the clip and the legs on the peg. I have a feeling it will all go bad again the moment I put it into bot mode though. :/

[i_amtrunks]

At least if the waist gimmick breaks down you can still transform the figure manually, unlike the Automorph on the movie figures, which require you to take the figure apart to fix.

Having the Voyager figure in hand, I do think he is the best version of Animated Prime, and while he looks tiny in alt mode, his robot mode is nice and large, without ever feeling over large.

Voyagers weapons are absolutely terrible imo.

[GoktimusPrime]

re: instructions - another area where I muchly prefer Takara. (-_-) I have no idea why Hasbro can't use bits of text to accompany their poorly drawn pics.

[Pulse]

Didn't the Hasbro Commemorative Serie's instructions have bits of text as well?

I know the Commemorative line wasn't exactly mainstream, but hopefully Customer Feedback will provide Hasbro the incentive to include a few words next to finicky steps...

[STL]

Curious, does anyone else have loose elbows? On the shoulders of Voyager Prime, I mean.