>>7430599I wanted to swap out their legs.
So like a fucking retard I immediately proceeded to unscrew the groin, causing the ratchet mechanism to eject the microsprings, and it proved completely impossible to re-place them inside and screw them neatly down again. TWICE.
If you ever want to do this: YOU UNSCREW THE THIGHS, NOT THE GROIN.
All my tears. I loved that Optimus (Still do, he serves as the torso for Optimus Maximus; the upgrade kit secures his now-terminally floppy thighs) since it was a Christmas gift which I lovingly decorated with Reprolabels (shut up) and I had so looked forward to giving him the Japanese guys' limbs (which have a much better color job); except I wanted him to have the Japanese one's feet, since they are blue, like they, in my mind, should be.
Having finally bought the set on a con, I managed to destroy both in ten minutes. All my tears.
In the end I bought a third one to be able to use the Spiritual Leadership kit (which looks nice, but in hindsight, eh) and I think even a fourth one, plus the Combiner Core one (which is fully intact except I swapped its combiner head with the Maximus so it resembles the IDW version and looks more interesting).
Anyway, in short... Don't be a fool. Think before you act.
