I just picked up a Transformers to fix up and fine tune for a buddy. And I'm looking for a picture of what's going on on the right size of the captive ball. It looks like some sort of ball guide is suppose to go in the slot there, but on this one it has a crude post added in. Could anyone take a picture of that area or direct me to one?

Thanks.

Another question for owners, does the Bumblebee car in the captive ball add anything to the game? This one is trashed and Im wondering if I should try and replace it, or just remove it and leave it as a traditional captive ball.

Is there not normally a loose ball in there? In mine (or the one Im working on) there is the trapped ball, a loose ball and then the car. I do get that it makes sense thematically. Where did you find replacements, out of curiosity?

I feel like it is narrower than the car, so it should make it all the way. I'll probably just leave it as is until/if I can find a proper replacement car.

Would you be able to take a picture of the right side of the captive ball area, the ball guide between the captive ball and the right ramp please?

Well, I went to tighten up a starpost and ended up coming up with a better solution for my captive ball area.

I'll probably end up trying to cut some lexan to replace or supplement the ball guides in the area when I do a full teardown. Though I'll probably need a better idea of what theyre supposed to look like. But I think its an improvement.

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Thanks. I think I've got a pretty good sense of what's going on there now. I'll probably worry more about it later if/when I do a full topside teardown.