Video Help for Attaching the Silencer for Takara MP-36 Megatron
Monday, May 1st, 2017 10:24AM CDT
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Seibertronian Cyberpath found a video posted that helps shows you how to attach the silencer. The video was posted by Kippling Mertens on Youtube and shows a little bit of transformation in the silencer to help solve the issue. Now mind you this is in the instructions as Cyberpath pointed out, but sometimes a nice video is what you need to see to get the piece to work right. Check it out, and us know if this helped at all!
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Posted by Cyberpath on May 1st, 2017 @ 11:01am CDT
Posted by galvatron00 on May 1st, 2017 @ 11:42am CDT
Posted by kurthy on May 1st, 2017 @ 2:58pm CDT
Cyberpath wrote:Yeah, not a big revelation since this is how it comes out of the box. And the instructions do show that the two raised streaks need to be facing downwards.
I think he got lucky with his piece.
But it's worth pointing out, if only for the people that tried the cannon-face gimmick before the gun-mode.
I concur. He definitely got lucky with his because my scope won't even go on if it is turned the wrong way.
itscramtastic wrote:Nice pics Cyberpath!! Happily, my CW Megatron is in his own sector
CW Megs got relocated to the 8 year old's room.
Posted by dragons on May 1st, 2017 @ 3:10pm CDT
Posted by Cyberpath on May 1st, 2017 @ 4:02pm CDT
itscramtastic wrote:Nice pics Cyberpath!! Happily, my CW Megatron is in his own sector
Thank you! Hide him from MP Laserbeak.
Does it mean you got MP-36?
dragons wrote:Unless you can read Japanese instructions are not clear what to do by pictures alone pictures help half way but other half need learn read Japanese
You can download Google Translate on your phone; it can even translate Japanese text real-time now.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 1st, 2017 @ 4:47pm CDT
Posted by kurthy on May 1st, 2017 @ 9:00pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I thought I saw that in the instructions. To be honest I didn't fully understand the barrel rotated like that. Not sure I'm going to try it since I think I'm done handling my Megs. FYI, it's not a silencer but a barrel extension. On a real gun, it would allow for longer ranges and/or higher calibers.
The barrel is grooved in such a way that it has to be rotated 90° or it can't slide on. It's just so tight that most people have to wiggle it to get it off the barrel, which causes the scraping. There was someone that advocated removing the tiny cylinder that slides inside the barrel.
The guy in the video basically won the mp-36 lottery because he is one of the rare few that got a good fit.
Posted by EunuchRon on May 2nd, 2017 @ 3:22am CDT
Posted by Diem on May 2nd, 2017 @ 11:48am CDT
EunuchRon wrote:Something I don't get is why Takara picked the Grammer Nazi logo for their Long Life Design badge on the box. Anyone know what's up with that?
Not sure if this was meant to be a joke or not, but that's the logo for the Good Design Award.
https://www.g-mark.org/about/
Posted by EunuchRon on May 2nd, 2017 @ 12:25pm CDT
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GrammarNazi
All Heil Megatron, ja?
Posted by william-james88 on May 2nd, 2017 @ 12:27pm CDT
EunuchRon wrote:All Heil Megatron, ja?
he's already based on a Nazi gun, the connection has been around since his inception.
Although his setup is based on the gun from the man from U.N.C.L.E.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 2nd, 2017 @ 11:52pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:EunuchRon wrote:All Heil Megatron, ja?
he's already based on a Nazi gun, the connection has been around since his inception.
Although his setup is based on the gun from the man from U.N.C.L.E.
Funny story, the creator of Man From UNCLE was friends with Ian Fleming, and when he saw the iconic pic of Sean Connery holding the Walther P98 he decided to use it in his new show; with some changes.
Posted by Diem on May 3rd, 2017 @ 8:52am CDT
At the risk of staying on topic I should have MP-36 arriving by the end of the week. For all who own him or who have just been following the various warnings more effectively than I, what are the do's, the don'ts and oh-my-god-please-don't-why-would-you-even-think-about-that's?
Posted by Cyberpath on May 3rd, 2017 @ 9:34am CDT
Diem wrote:At the risk of staying on topic I should have MP-36 arriving by the end of the week. For all who own him or who have just been following the various warnings more effectively than I, what are the do's, the don'ts and oh-my-god-please-don't-why-would-you-even-think-about-that's?
* Loosen the the screw on his lower back a lil bit. Under all the black panels. (There was a pic somewhere..)
* Sand down the edge of the pin that scratches the shoulder.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/m ... t-14541995
* If the barrel can't travel on the grey plastic arm (first step) you'll need to sand down or shave those teeth till it works. (Take off a little every time and check.)
* If the silencer doesn't attach and detach as easily and freely as in this video then sand the inside of the silencer and the inside black plug like in Logan and Jarrod's pix.
https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... ong/37752/
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/m ... t-14486858
You don't actually have to unscrew and split open the silencer, you can take a nail-file to the plug and sandpaper to the end of the silencer; but I hear it's easier if you open.
* Logan said to also sand this a little bit:
viewtopic.php?t=108054&p=1873018#p1873018
* Maybe have a few YouTube videos open during first transformation in case the instructions booklet looks too busy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBHRKLE3Swk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e_pbYFbKGY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC5fTPVFi4U
If a step isn't clear in one of of the videos just switch to another. Or if you want to double/triple check something, like a really stiff joint you're unsure about.
* You can transform him with either chest-plate or none, likewise the faces.
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 3rd, 2017 @ 11:40am CDT
I also think the sanding of parts will prove to be nothing more than a delaying tactic. Takara made a bad choice with the paint. It WILL scratch and chip, if not now than later.
Have fun with Megatron. This is a figure to be enjoyed, not handled with kit gloves.
Posted by Cyberpath on May 3rd, 2017 @ 12:01pm CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:Try transforming before you loosen screws. The legs are sturdy and can take a bit if force. There was no need to loosen mine, or many others, that is more a tactic born from fear than need.
It can always be tightened back.
Ironhidensh wrote:I also think the sanding of parts will prove to be nothing more than a delaying tactic. Takara made a bad choice with the paint. It WILL scratch and chip, if not now than later.
Have fun with Megatron. This is a figure to be enjoyed, not handled with kit gloves.
It's not just to protect the paint. Without sanding, the silencer doesn't slide all the way through. (Unless you got lucky with your piece.) Some even broke the barrel trying to remove it.
Posted by kurthy on May 3rd, 2017 @ 4:02pm CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:Try transforming before you loosen screws. The legs are sturdy and can take a bit if force. There was no need to loosen mine, or many others, that is more a tactic born from fear than need.
I also think the sanding of parts will prove to be nothing more than a delaying tactic. Takara made a bad choice with the paint. It WILL scratch and chip, if not now than later.
Have fun with Megatron. This is a figure to be enjoyed, not handled with kit gloves.
He is surprisingly forgiving except the paint. I even knocked him off an end table, freaked out because I thought he was fragile, only to find no damage. I've transformed him a couple times with no issues despite the few times I thought I was using excessive force.
Posted by Burn on May 3rd, 2017 @ 4:40pm CDT
Diem wrote:I should have MP-36 arriving by the end of the week.
Did you order from Premium Collectables as well?
HA! I joke. It'll be a long time before he arrives from them.
Posted by Diem on May 3rd, 2017 @ 4:43pm CDT
Burn wrote:Diem wrote:I should have MP-36 arriving by the end of the week.
Did you order from Premium Collectables as well?
HA! I joke. It'll be a long time before he arrives from them.
I ordered from BBTS because a day without using excessive force trying to remove an orange bung from a delicate, expensive figure is like a day without sunshine.
Posted by Cyberpath on May 4th, 2017 @ 2:57pm CDT
Optibotimus rules for always showing transformations in both directions.
Now I "need" an MP Starscream, whether it be MP-11 or "Howling Meteor"..
Posted by Bumblebee21 on May 4th, 2017 @ 2:58pm CDT
Cyberpath wrote:The gun-mode is so awesome and I love holding it, but it was time to transform him back! (less than 50 minutes.) The precautions seem to have worked, too.
Optibotimus rules for always showing transformations in both directions.
Now I "need" an MP Starscream, whether it be MP-11 or "Howling Meteor"..
howling meteor is your best friend
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 4th, 2017 @ 3:27pm CDT
Bumblebee21 wrote:Cyberpath wrote:The gun-mode is so awesome and I love holding it, but it was time to transform him back! (less than 50 minutes.) The precautions seem to have worked, too.
Optibotimus rules for always showing transformations in both directions.
Now I "need" an MP Starscream, whether it be MP-11 or "Howling Meteor"..
howling meteor is your best friend
On the other paw, MP-11 is being re-released right now, should run about $140 from US-based online import specialist shops, and is a known quantity in terms of quality control issues and the like. Plus, MP-11 comes with the coronation gear too for added display options and fun.
Posted by EunuchRon on May 4th, 2017 @ 6:04pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on May 4th, 2017 @ 6:08pm CDT
Man, if they nailed the look, that would go amazing with MP-36... Imagine the marvel cover recreations
Posted by Coptur on May 5th, 2017 @ 6:16am CDT
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 5th, 2017 @ 4:31pm CDT
Cyberpath wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Try transforming before you loosen screws. The legs are sturdy and can take a bit if force. There was no need to loosen mine, or many others, that is more a tactic born from fear than need.
It can always be tightened back.
I get that, but what I'm saying is that it is a completely unnecessary step to take. This is a very sturdy figure. All the release fears were based on one or two accounts, that were later self admitted to being a result of user error.
Ironhidensh wrote:I also think the sanding of parts will prove to be nothing more than a delaying tactic. Takara made a bad choice with the paint. It WILL scratch and chip, if not now than later.
Have fun with Megatron. This is a figure to be enjoyed, not handled with kit gloves.
It's not just to protect the paint. Without sanding, the silencer doesn't slide all the way through. (Unless you got lucky with your piece.) Some even broke the barrel trying to remove it.
I might concede the point on the suppressor, but even that is still really a paint issue. Mine left marks, but that may have been due more to remaining plug glue residue on the inside of Megs' barrel. The suppressor itself slid right on and off, no issues.
I'm really not trying to pick fights, I just feel there is still quite a bit of mis information on this figure. I get that, I myself was a rather big nay sawyer, right up until I got Megatron in hand. This figure is very well made, aside from the paint, and a bit of excess plastic on the barrel hinge (I had to trim that myself). I just don't want to see people afraid of it. It needs to be enjoyed.
Posted by Cyberpath on May 5th, 2017 @ 5:06pm CDT
Ironhidensh wrote:Cyberpath wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:Try transforming before you loosen screws. The legs are sturdy and can take a bit if force. There was no need to loosen mine, or many others, that is more a tactic born from fear than need.
It can always be tightened back.
I get that, but what I'm saying is that it is a completely unnecessary step to take. This is a very sturdy figure. All the release fears were based on one or two accounts, that were later self admitted to being a result of user error.Ironhidensh wrote:I also think the sanding of parts will prove to be nothing more than a delaying tactic. Takara made a bad choice with the paint. It WILL scratch and chip, if not now than later.
Have fun with Megatron. This is a figure to be enjoyed, not handled with kit gloves.
It's not just to protect the paint. Without sanding, the silencer doesn't slide all the way through. (Unless you got lucky with your piece.) Some even broke the barrel trying to remove it.
I might concede the point on the suppressor, but even that is still really a paint issue. Mine left marks, but that may have been due more to remaining plug glue residue on the inside of Megs' barrel. The suppressor itself slid right on and off, no issues.
I'm really not trying to pick fights, I just feel there is still quite a bit of mis information on this figure. I get that, I myself was a rather big nay sawyer, right up until I got Megatron in hand. This figure is very well made, aside from the paint, and a bit of excess plastic on the barrel hinge (I had to trim that myself). I just don't want to see people afraid of it. It needs to be enjoyed.
Who said I'm not enjoying this figure? I made these small alterations and now everything's fine. I didn't even complain about it.
As for the silencer, I'm glad yours worked right out of the box. Mine didn't. And I fixed it. How is that any different than taking a knife to the barrel arm?
Even if I were to do it only to protect the paint what's the problem?
I appreciate that you didn't want the figure, but I've been waiting for it for a couple years, and if these little alterations can help preserve the figure a little longer then I'm happy to do them.
When mine was shipped I had prepared a little folder with links to possible issues in case I needed it; and now I'm passing it forward -- and only because someone asked.
MP-36 is more enjoyable now. Before, I couldn't even perform the first transformation step.
Posted by Diem on May 5th, 2017 @ 11:42pm CDT
The transformation: I can see where people had difficulties and even breakages with this, and I'm glad that I had warning signs for what to look for. At the risk of stirring up Tumblr content, it's tough to get Megatron to keep his legs together.
I wasn't too concerned about paint chips. Orange streaks on Rodimus' sexy yellow bumper are one thing, black or gray chips on other gray is appropriate for the grizzled, old-because-he's-hard Megs. As such I slammed the silencer home without modifications and ended up with a few perfectly satisfactory battle scars.
The bungs: Nothing that about 10 minutes with my tool box to remove the two bungs and then about an hour with manicure tools to get out most of the orange-glue hybrid crap didn't fail to fix. There's a huge blob of cracked glue (at least I hope it's glue and not plastic) at the bottom of his barrel, but you gotta be doing gynecological coursework to see it.
The greebles and stuff: I love all the junk that comes with this guy. Mace with articulated chain for poses, and regular chain for awkward dangling? Great. Die-cast Key to Vector Sigma with a pleasant weight? Smashing. The fact that the blade of the light saber doubles as a shooting effect for the pistol is simple genius, as is the stock doubling as a flight stand. Prime Problem helmet? Great, now I've got to buy a second Optimus. Battle damaged face and chest? Great, now I've got to buy a second Megatron and whack everything but the face and chest with a hammer. "Urrrrrrgh" face and "Raaaarrrrrgh" face? Baller. Silencer-scope-stock field artillery combo? Nicely executed. Kremzee...wait, no Kremzeek? Well then what's the point?
The actual figure itself: I had The Fear, and I'm glad I had The Fear as it gave me the caution I needed. Fear aside, this could be comfortably mistaken for a non-transforming figure, as long as you block out some panel lines and don't look too hard at his back or bumflaps. He's very charismatic and looks like he just stepped out of the cartoon. His gun mode is a bit more panel-y than I'd like and you can't look through the scope any more unless I'm missing something, but the silencer and stock give a sense of power and push it just over MP-5's more robust gun mode. The selection of accessories is great, and while there's a lot of one-episode stuff I'd have liked to have seen (Heart of Cybertron? Pearl of Bahoudin? Cosmic rust asteroid chunk?) it doesn't feel like anything's missing. The price is a little hard to swallow, but it's hard not to attribute that at least partly to 3rd party not-Megatrons salting the market a touch.
All in all, a very much recommended figure (if you can still find it) if you don't care about paint chips.
Posted by Cyberpath on May 14th, 2017 @ 7:52am CDT
Posted by Agamemnon on May 14th, 2017 @ 10:13am CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 14th, 2017 @ 10:27am CDT
Agamemnon wrote:Awesome pics, Cyberpath! Between what you and Diem have provided, I am almost sold... Can the barrel of the gun be swung in a bit more to the center of the back? It is really the only reason (well the price is a big one too, to be honest) that I haven't yet bitten on getting MP-36....
Yes, you can adjust where the barrel sits on the back in robot mode, though I don't think you can get it perfectly centered (right behind Megatron's head). It will always be behind his right shoulder, but it can sit a little more lateral or medial depending on your preference.
Posted by Cyberpath on May 14th, 2017 @ 10:55am CDT
Agamemnon wrote:Awesome pics, Cyberpath! Between what you and Diem have provided, I am almost sold... Can the barrel of the gun be swung in a bit more to the center of the back? It is really the only reason (well the price is a big one too, to be honest) that I haven't yet bitten on getting MP-36....
Thanks!
Yes, you can bring the barrel closer to the center, but it would look like this from this angle:
Posted by Agamemnon on May 14th, 2017 @ 1:09pm CDT
Posted by wewyllenium on May 15th, 2017 @ 12:18am CDT
Posted by Cyberpath on May 16th, 2017 @ 11:38am CDT
Were any of you guys able to swing the barrel to his side?
Posted by wewyllenium on May 16th, 2017 @ 5:25pm CDT
Posted by bigcee66 on May 20th, 2017 @ 6:33pm CDT
Posted by wewyllenium on May 21st, 2017 @ 3:10am CDT
Posted by Cyberpath on May 21st, 2017 @ 3:19am CDT
Mine can't bend that far. I had to shave off the raised ridges on the barrel arm just so I could transform him.
There's probably one more area that I need to shave off in order to perform that configuration, but I'd rather not be the first to do it.
Posted by wewyllenium on May 21st, 2017 @ 3:39am CDT
Posted by Cyberpath on May 21st, 2017 @ 3:55am CDT
Posted by wewyllenium on May 21st, 2017 @ 4:04am CDT
Posted by bigcee66 on May 21st, 2017 @ 2:25pm CDT
Posted by wewyllenium on May 21st, 2017 @ 8:01pm CDT
Posted by NTESHFT on May 25th, 2017 @ 1:07pm CDT
Posted by Cyberpath on May 28th, 2017 @ 5:49am CDT
Posted by wewyllenium on May 28th, 2017 @ 7:48am CDT
Posted by steals_your_goats on May 28th, 2017 @ 9:39pm CDT
TF source: https://tfsource.com/masterpiece/mp-36-megatron/
BBTS: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK12431&mode=retail
Posted by song_robin on May 31st, 2017 @ 2:33am CDT
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