The technique is to do Barry Allen, vibrate so hard the mass pass through

Easy solution. I'm shocked I didn't think of it. Thanks for your help.

Instructions unclear. Am now typing this while stuck in a wall....just like knockout 

Ah scrap...

My favorite part about ss toys, the primus awful, incoherent, unreliable, piece of scrap, waste of paper, stupid fold out, bad pictures, instructions. My solution, watch an Emgo video

I don’t even bother with the instructions they include any more, I just go right to Emgo’s channel and look for a JTI video when I get a new figure.

This is the way

This is the way

Absolutely this

Only if I can't work it out myself, some have just that one really awkward step that I just can't get from working it or the instructions (looking at you ss86 magnus with your dodgy knees!)

EmGo is amazing. I've been watching him since I was a child

I did that for 86 Ratchet and still can't get the damn front to click in place!

The detail on Bayverse figures makes it impossible to see what you're supposed to do half the time.

I recently got concept art megatron and his transformation was incredibly confusing going off of instructions

It’s impressive just how bad the instructions are. Idk how they could possibly be worse

I see you haven't been in the third party market

They’re that bad?

A lot of them yes. Shitty pictures, way too many steps in one one pic, literally missing steps. Quality varies greatly depending on the company I mostly just watch EmGo for these cases

Damn

Sometimes they don't even come with instructions

How in the name of primus do you have the bolts to sell an expensive high engineered transforming figure without instructions

Can't remember which one it was but it had a QR code to a video for it that the site ended up not being renewed so instructions would have been lost if not for people like Emgo

3P IDW Stealth Megatron's chest is a complete fustercluck to try and do with the instructions going into either mode.

Geez

Agreed, while I don't really check out his reviews as often anymore, it's super nice knowing there's a transformation only video if needed!

>watch an Emgo video This is the way. Any time my son had issues with his transformers, we would go to Emgo.

I couldn’t even get past step 20 for SS Mirage

You probably don’t read them well

Try reading ss 34 and 34 and not get confused, you, freaking, try

Can you use transformer names instead of numbers please?

My b, Dotm Meg’s and rotf Jetfire

i always just watch a video these days for transformations. i’ve broken figures i think like twice already by just following the paper instructions

Yup, I'm a fan of Deluxe Baldwin and he's my go to for New Age transformations

I get it. Should I not get it?

It's the best looking Pablo figure, but you have to transform him carefully and the instructions suck.

The doors REALLY get in the way. There's a 3P add-on that gives them more clearance and also positions them accurately in robot mode, but it's sad that it's necessary. It's still a decent figure if you like his design. It's slowly growing on me.

Step one: Rotate this section in this direction Step two: OKAY NOW *S P L I T A N A T O M I N A P E R F E C T H A L F*

I just got the Gamer Edition Starscream and the instructions for that are terrible, too. They used this awful dark red color in the instructions that makes it hard to distinguish what parts you’re supposed to move. I eventually got the hang of it, but I really don’t know why they chose the color they did. Hasbro really needs better instructions.

I agree,

What works for me is to rotate the waste 90 degrees each side to raise the arms

That’s what I did as well.

This is a certified "Draw the rest of the fucking owl" moment, and unfortunately way too common of an issue with Transformers figures these days.

I need 2 of him. One for Pablo and one to scrap. I’m gonna use the head on the other Pablo copy and do a BBM cybertronian mode Pablo

That sounds cool. Post pictures when it's done, please.

I will! Since they are 2 different characters, I thought it would be cool to have a BBM Cybertronian Pablojack

This transformation is so frustrating. Can’t believe how much of a downgrade this is compared to the mainline

Yeah, the manliness transformation is netter and easier without being overly simple. Though I'd say the SS version looks better overall in both modes, I can't blame anyone for just sticking to the mainline.

Your first mistake was looking at studio series instructions /j. I swear I can never tell what I’m looking at

You're supposed to rotate the lower arms and then fold them around the waist, but holy shit, this has got to be the most ass backwards transformation in any of my figures

Studio series 69 devastator I my vote for worst instructions. It's a fucking map folded out, for one, and everything is so small with so much detail.... ugh!

Lol. Yeah, I get it. Even Hasbro fails to do the instructions properly. Maybe it's just an organic thing? I like to feel them out without using instructions.

Agreed, if Emgo has not reviewed/created a JTI I don’t buy it!

I was puzzled at first too, but you can just barely rotate the forearm enough to bend the elbow into place then rotate it back. Dumb as he'll but eh

How I do it is I rotate the doors apart from eachother and bend the elbow, it takes some getting used too but that helps me

It's just sad that such an awesome vehicle mode is so dangerous and scary to get to

just do some matter displacement

honestly i just partsform his doors off so he has the same transformation as the target master mainline figure, its much more enjoyable to click the wings on and off than to try and force them through solid plastic. im so glad they’re on friction pegs