WARBOTRON/MACHINE BOY VORTEX to IDW ROTORSTORM kit

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This kit converts Your Warbotron/Machine Boy Vortex into an IDW styled Rotorstorm. I've modified the transformation schematics, rotating the waist 180 degrees to allow for an up-sweep of the tail, plus some adjustments to the arms. Check out the pictures and you'll figure it out. Thanks to my friend Marcin Starzomski on Facebook @ Printformers, we have a great Rotorstorm head that's been slightly redesigned to fit inside during transformation. Just rotate it 180 degrees to face its back before transforming. The tail transforms without detaching into the configuration shown in the pictures, with the fins rotating 360 degrees for proper alignment. No partsforming is required. Be careful when installing the shoulder axle; I had mine printed too tight and it snapped off, leaving half of it inside the socket. I STRONGLY SUGGEST PRINTING THE AXLE IN HORIZONTAL POSITION to prevent snapping. The nose section will fit inside the back of the figure under the flap, with the hole in front intended for the original L-shaped connector. Remove it from the original nose/gun section and store the long connecting rod that goes through it inside the body underneath the nose section. To remove the old canopy, knock out the pin with a small screwdriver and hammer, then fit the canopy and squeeze the pin in with pliers. The two mushroom-shaped cylinders go into holes in the arms to store the split nose section in bot mode and the wings in heli mode. The smallest cylinder is meant for the back of the...butt, in one of the screw holes, to prevent the helicopter from tipping back constantly. You have new feet that replace the originals; play with them when transforming to get them out of the way of the tail. Be careful not to break the original balljoint pegs of the feet if you print the sockets too tight. Detach and swap the knee cover fronts during transformation to cover the back of the guns in alt mode and continue the side line of the chopper. Remove the back caps of the guns for transformation; there's no good place to store them, so mount them on top in the gun holes or underneath the wings in his hands. All files have been printed a couple of times now and are good to go. Depending on your printer's resolution and calibrations, you may need to spend some time making the holes round and tolerances sit, otherwise the prints will crack and get stress marks. Any questions? Ask me; I can write an assembly manual if required. PS - You'll need two shoulder connectors 01, two shoulder axles (be careful with those!), two rotor blades, two feet, two arm connectors, and two gun sets. The project is free, but it would be nice if you gave some appreciation and contributed to my PayPal account @ paypal.me/PiotrSidoruk so I can keep doing cool stuff like this!