-Kanrabat- wrote:While Nightbird is magnificent be VERY careful with her. I managed to snap off a hinge of the hood while transforming. I'll try my best to repair it.
Maybe I'll just be talking to myself but I'll share what I did.
One "ear clip" made out of clear plastics broke off. Only glue wouldn't do so I had to add a piece of plastic. I then trimmed it down a bit and painted it. This way, not only the clip stay in place, everything is rock solid. If you're curious, it was a "arm door" of deluxe RTS Lazer Optimus Prime. (I have a huge box-o-scraps.)
But because the real estate under that hood is extremely tight, I had to trim down her feet to allow the necessary clearance. No more "combat ports" under those.
Nightbird still stand tall and strong, but her "popping off panties feature" was getting on my nerves so I glued her crotch joint and her panties in place. She lose that articulation point but rotating 10 degrees before a part fly off doesn't count as an genuine articulation point. Now she stay decent and she look amazing!
She also transform without any hassle and is solid everywhere.
The custom work is invisible in vehicle mode.
I'm glad I was able to salvage her. This mold is pretty nice but severely flawed.
Siege Chromia may have similar issues so be careful.