Well today my package arrived in the post. I had one of those nice friendly Royal Mail cards that said they where unable to deliver the package so it was "In the green recycling bin". Well, thanks.
After retrieving it from the bin (how did they get around the back when the gate is locked?) i quickly opened it up and out fell; a power gun, a novelty watch and a power morpher. Not bad for £30
Yes the morpher is upside down. Because the ass hats at BOA (Bandai of America released it that way)
Well, a quick look at the watch and i have decided it's crap and i don't want it, feel free to request for it. The gun has a bit of chrome wear, peeling stickers and a busted speaker. I will repair it at some point and maybe some new stickers and paint. The morpher, well there is a list of things on this. Firstly, the stickers are trash (they where going anyway), the plates don't close properly, the red plate seems cracked, there is rust in the screw holes and from what looks like corrosion in the battery compartment. Oh yeh and the batteries are flat (but light's and sounds do work with some borrowed batteries).
God damn rust!
More rusted screws and corroded batteries, was this thing a bath toy?
Time to unscrew and see what's happening on the inside.
To open it up first unscrew the 4 screws holding the plates on (two on each) then take out the 3 screws at the back of the morpher. Also to take the front red plate of just remove the 2 screws.
One quick tip, so you don't loose the screws, put them into a small bag or pot.
Initial thoughts are, very dirty. Also a lot of rust. But nothing's broken so we will look at the front.
Once again more rust and strangely the speaker is detached from the front.
Here you can see the cracks more clearly.
So overall i have to fix the x/y mechanism so it closes properly, replace the stickers, repaint it, clean up the inside and get some new batteries. I will also be sanding down and mould marks and fixing any other defects.
As i do each part i will upload a full guide, tips and tricks so you can all fix your own morpher.
Come back to soon to see the updates.
I'm thinking on painting it gold, what are your thoughts?
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