Displaying seekers.

[Deszaras]

When you display the three later seekers (thrust,ramjet and dirge) do you leave the nosecone in an uopright position to mirror the cartoon or do you fold the nosecone back as in the instructions.

[Sixshot]

2 easy, !

Seriously tho, I point'em in the upright position!

[Jose]

I fold the nosecones back, as in the instructions. I don't like them with the tip pointing up.

[Devastator]

the nosecones seem too tall on the toys to have them standing up so mine are folded back

[Sixshot]

I'm interested to c what Thrust's and Ramjet's respective responses will be, !

[Ramjet]

It kinda depends on how loose they are. Sometimes, with the cone back, the chest like to swing forward. I usually display them all in jet mode. I don't remember Thrust from the cartoons, but I always do Dirge and myself cones up. Plus the Classics me is cone up only, so it just looks better. I always thought they looked like little KKK members, though, with their cones up.

[Dinobot]

Cones up. The more they resemble the cartoon the better in my opinion.

[Sixshot]

Cones up. The more they resemble the cartoon the better in my opinion.

My sentiments, exactly, !

[Time Traveller]

Cones up.
Here's a tip for the cockpits that swing back with the cone back (for the '84 jets)...

Open the cockpit window. Put the landing gear in the cockpit, tab end first, where the feet of the pilot would be. lean the wheels right on the bubble's joint, and close the bubble. The gear will lean forward against the bubble, and the weight of the metal wheels will help balance the nosecone A LOT!
Plus, this stores the gear til next transformation. It doesn't look bad either!

[Deszaras]

i think they designed the cokpit to stoe the gear in robot mode.

[Time Traveller]

Actually, I think the Diaclone driver would remain in there thru transformation... But it still fits like a glove!

[Rumble]

It has to be nose cones up for the later seekers for me too, makes them stand out a bit more also.

Rumble.

[Galvatron]

I go for almost up but not quite.

They look taller with the cone upward.
And the fact of little KKK members really cracks me up!!!LOL

But if you tip them back just a little, they still look similar to the cartoon and they don't look so tall.

[Ramjet]

So where does everyone stand on G2 Starscream and G2 me? I guess I'd say, down for Starscream, up for me.

[Thrust]

I say definetly up on the later seekers, I never thought they looked odd that way.


As for the looseness, if you feel up to it take a small punch (or screwdriver) and a small hammer. Carefully remove the pin shown in the picture bellow, the pin will only come out one direction so tap the pin on its smallest side.






After the pin is out the whole cockpit/nose section will come off. With it off take the main body and VERY lightly squeeze the 2 halves together just a little, it shouldn't take much though, you don't want to over do it.





(I know I've looked better ) Try to fit the nose/cockpit back in without the pin to see how tight it is. If its tight then replace the pin the same way it came out. Now it should be all tight in robot mode.

[Ramjet]

Nice! Thank you.

[Computron]

CONE HEADS!!!!!!!!

[Commander Megatron]

LMAO!!

[SentinelPrime]

Definitely must keep them true to the G1 cartoon series! Nose cones up for Ramjet, Thrust, and Dirge! Nose cones down for Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp. Also not featured in G1 series, but have the figure, Sunstorm, (orange -colored) nose cone down!

[Sunstorm]

Definitely must keep them true to the G1 cartoon series! Nose cones up for Ramjet, Thrust, and Dirge! Nose cones down for Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp. Also not featured in G1 series, but have the figure, Sunstorm, (orange -colored) nose cone down!

YOU HAVE SUNSTORM!

DAMN YOU!!! (jk)



Nice collection.... I'm hoping to maybe get a Sunstorm this Christmas or customize a Starscream....