Installing Shoulder Upgrades for Legacy Armada Universe Megatron

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  • Опубліковано 18 гру 2024

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  • @BotBenderOrinj
    @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому +16

    *A quick update: The tank mode is affected by the upgrade set. The ebay auction used a non-modded alt mode picture to make it appear as if the upgrade kit doesn't impact the transformation, but it does. If you install this upgrade kit, the armpits will no longer tab into the arm in tank mode.*

    • @doctorprofessoroblivious1282
      @doctorprofessoroblivious1282 Рік тому +5

      there is another nearly identical upgrade kit designed by "Sam's Forge" that leaves transformation unaffected and the arms sit in a better position in robot mode that dont look stupid.

    • @ItsYaBoi123
      @ItsYaBoi123 Рік тому +1

      There's another kit that does the arm moving thing and doesn't affect the tank mode that's waaaay better than this one

    • @Ravenfellblade
      @Ravenfellblade Рік тому +1

      This is a deal breaker. Thanks for the update!

    • @theragoooverlord5021
      @theragoooverlord5021 10 місяців тому

      In tank mode what impact does the upgrade kit have specifically...how does it suffer ?. I got this off eBay recently but have not installed yet

    • @ItsYaBoi123
      @ItsYaBoi123 10 місяців тому

      @@theragoooverlord5021 did you read the last sentence of the msg? Seems not

  • @favorites8651
    @favorites8651 Рік тому +15

    This kit is for people like me. I'm an articulation nut. When a toy is my desk toy I leave it in different poses every time I set it down.

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому +1

      Very cool :) I was sad to find out tank mode is impacted tho. They sold me on a lie lol

    • @favorites8651
      @favorites8651 Рік тому +1

      @@BotBenderOrinj That's a rip. Damn false advertising!

  • @ItsYaBoi123
    @ItsYaBoi123 Рік тому +8

    Small story if you care reading:
    Every time I do maintenance on my figures I always act like it's surgery. I have a lamp that I put overtop, and then I have my kit of small screwdrivers both flathead and whatever the + one is called. Then I go to work laying out the screws in a pattern of screwing back in that way I don't mix them up or lose them. Then I do whatever maintenance that I'm trying to do whether it's tightening a joint or making a tab thicker or thinner. Then once that's done I screw everything back in opposite of how I unscrewed it and then test it. Makes me feel like something I used to want to be lol

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому +1

      That's awesome! Maybe a career in mechanics / engineering / medicine is in your cards!

  • @Ravenfellblade
    @Ravenfellblade Рік тому +7

    If you're doing a lot of these modifications, you definitely need to invest in a good set of tech/engineering tools. Good set of PC tools will go a long way and save you a lot of stripped screws and headaches. I think I'm on board for this upgrade. Looks pretty straightforward and definitely addresses my primary gripe about the figure's articulation.

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому

      Yeah, if I do more of these, I'll def invest in a set. The set aint too bad, but I'm disappointed that it affects alt mode. The seller falsely advertised it as not impacting the tank :(

  • @seanmaurice9072
    @seanmaurice9072 11 місяців тому +1

    By far one of my favorite channels the stories and your humor is HILARIOUS yo I rewatch videos bc of how entertaining they are.

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  11 місяців тому +1

      Thx 4 the kind words, bud :) Glad to hear youre enjoying the stories and content!

  • @hackusprime
    @hackusprime Рік тому +1

    9:00 I'm yelling at my phone "move the other black piece!!!" 😅😅
    that wasn't to bad. and imo I think the upgrade is totally worth it.
    good vid, Mr bender

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому

      XD lmao. Glad you liked the vid! I just found out something disappointing tho. When you convert it into a tank, the arms no longer tab into the black armpit parts. The ebay auction used a non-modded version to make it look like the transformation wasn't affected. Booooo

  • @blud890
    @blud890 Рік тому +3

    Lollll I would have given up after seeing those first 2 screws weren't enough

  • @waffletoast7833
    @waffletoast7833 Рік тому +1

    Someone made an instructional video on how to install this kit. I don’t remember who.

  • @sukmykrok3388
    @sukmykrok3388 Рік тому +10

    I don't think I can ever mod my toys like this. For one, I'm not comfortable enough taking them apart, but then again, I've seen many an upgrade that gets in the way of transformation and function for the sake of visual aesthetics.
    Like in the case of Arcee.

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому +2

      Yeah this was a rough one lol. And all that to find out that tank mode is impacted in the end =/ It was falsely advertised to me

  • @tienliangliew1240
    @tienliangliew1240 Рік тому +1

    Cool upgrades😊

  • @DanyAshby
    @DanyAshby 10 місяців тому +1

    I've got to get one of those kits, can you link it please? I love taking things apart and reassembling them, so this all looked like tons of fun, and for great results, especially because his rigid shoulders really annoyed me.
    I'd already modified my figure of him because it drove me crazy that his turret didnt spin 360°. I'm sure it will be more work than it would be worth for you, because you have to remove a bunch of screws to open the turret mount and then carve off one or two plastic notches from the inside that limit the range of rotation. I used the closest thing on my workbench, which was a scalpel, but a wood carving chisel or dremel tool would have been easier, in retrospect, and safer for people untrained with scalpels or x-acto knives. You could probably also remove them with some plastic sprue clippers and needlenose pliers.
    And, hilarious little bonus, I think I figured out why they designed it with limited rotation... as you might have noticed, the locked off area points between his legs... which prevents you from rotating the turret on his chest pointing down... and then tilting the barrel up... giving him a giant roboboner. The effect after my modification is hilarious. It's so perfectly positioned, it looks like they designed him specifically so the tank gun becomes his dick. Makes much more sense than having it come out of his armpit, lol! Worth all the elbow grease, for sure. 😂
    After a little plastic surgery, Megatron is now fully functional AND anatomically correct! 🤣

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  10 місяців тому +1

      I got it off ebay but I cant seem to find it for sale anymore. But youre not missing out. Upon installation, I found out that it doesnt tab well in alt mode and also after some time it got really loose. I regret installing it. If you can find it, Sam's Forge did a better version (from what everyone tells me).

  • @michaelpapp5518
    @michaelpapp5518 Рік тому +4

    22:23 Could not disagree more. I love this upgrade. Makes the toy feel finished in my opinion.

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому +2

      It's aight. I just found out it affects alt mode tho. Not happy about that =/ False advertisement with the kit manufacturer.

    • @michaelpapp5518
      @michaelpapp5518 Рік тому

      @@BotBenderOrinj it does effect alt mode a bit, but not enough to cause me issues. It doesn’t look effected, and that’s fine by me. I can understand why you wouldn’t feel the same based on what you’re doing with the toy.

  • @kram67kram
    @kram67kram Рік тому

    I got the Sam's forge version and it seems to be a better kit. No transformation issues at all. I also took the opportunity to cut out the piece that stops the turret from spinning around.

  • @josiaharaki7310
    @josiaharaki7310 Рік тому +3

    The old toy could, in fact, move the treads forward. This has, for some reason, resulted in people reselling them thinking the treads are themselves the arms.

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому

      You're right! I just tried it at home. Even has ratchets! :D

  • @MuhtrZt
    @MuhtrZt Рік тому

    Yes

  • @michaelpapp5518
    @michaelpapp5518 Рік тому

    4:09 there’s so many screws!

  • @michaelpapp5518
    @michaelpapp5518 Рік тому

    I got this. It’s so great.

  • @nekosuki1989
    @nekosuki1989 Рік тому

    請問你換上肩膀黑色配件以後,變成坦克時肩膀與身體會不會無法密合?
    他黑色配件做比較長,我試了很久都密合不起來,應該是為了人形可動而放棄了載具型態,非常可惜。

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому +1

      我現在就嘗試了一下,看來你是對的。 eBay拍賣會使用假圖片使其看起來無縫,但這是假的。 機器人仍然可以變成坦克,但不會像原始版本那樣無縫。 我很失望他們使用假圖片來宣傳該產品。

  • @rocketeye8683
    @rocketeye8683 Рік тому

    Epic journey! I was here for it on my 24 min drive to work… and hobos 😂

  • @michaelpapp5518
    @michaelpapp5518 Рік тому

    5:39 worth it, in my opinion.

  • @vladimirheylookatuhilor7798

    Sir how much that

  • @vincentvanhedgehog5524
    @vincentvanhedgehog5524 Рік тому

    The locks holding the arms in place were hindering his progress

  • @Hipojak
    @Hipojak Рік тому

    I think you put them in wrong. They look upside-down

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому

      Maybe? But that's how they look in the ebay description. So if they got it wrong, then I got it wrong lol

  • @lolo27234
    @lolo27234 Рік тому

    Might have been stuck by the armpit lock things

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому +1

      A portion of it def was. But still had to remove the chest cuz of the thread pipes.

  • @kylelangdon6724
    @kylelangdon6724 8 місяців тому

    If I had to undo screws to install your upgrade kit, it’s not worth it.

  • @slingshot009
    @slingshot009 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for going through that pain so that we don't have to. Yikes. Hard pass on that upgrade for me. The shoulders never bothered me much to begin with.

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  Рік тому

      No worries. And I also found out that the tank mode is affected :-( they falsely advertised that it didnt. I pinned a comment explaining.

  • @rafael607
    @rafael607 11 місяців тому

    yeah man i agree with you haha not at all worth it. figure looks sensational as it, i don't need the shoulders to swivel

    • @BotBenderOrinj
      @BotBenderOrinj  11 місяців тому

      Yeah and now after some time has passed, theyre getting kinda loose :(