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Dennis from OMP inspected mine so it arrived in good shape. Transformed it last night, oh boy these MP's are taking longer and longer to transform. Took care to avoid breakages, needed to use shock oil in one of the foot panel double hinges that was so tight (thanks to Trent for the expert advice). However, I'm pretty sure I can see early signs of a crack forming in the neck armature as is common. I tried loosening the screw in that area to relieve the pressure but couldn't turn it (same thing happened to me with MP-18+ Bluestreak's head). I'm guessing these are JIS screws and my Philips heads aren't working?
Anyway it's my first Hound and it looks great. But definitely not fun.
I bought a set of JIS screwdrivers here and managed to loosen the armature screw to reduce the stress. Fortunately the crack hasn't gotten any worse.
After reading your posts, I've learned about JIS screws. I had a look at my Hound and sure enough, that part is cracked:
I took the missile launcher out altogether, and I've noticed that the part with the post is painted whereas the connecting parts that link to the missile launcher aren't. Note the different shades of green.
Now I'm contemplating taking some hobby sandpaper to that post to remove some paint and shave down its diameter a bit, so it won't be quite so snug in the slot.
No cracks in mine fortunately.
I'm...gonna put it down and never.touch.it.again.
Thanks - good to know that other users have tried sanding down the post. I'm also going to try applying glue to the crack (thinking of getting some paper with glue into the crack to apply it and minimise an unsightly drop on the crack), but rather than use superglue, I'm considering using hobby glue - the stuff that 'melts' the plastic it contacts so the pieces 'fuse'. Good idea? Bad idea?