Toy Help!

[TJ_Terrorsaur]

I know I said I was leaving the forums, but I came back because I'm in need of some toy (and model help)...and I don't know any other forum that has toy fixing know how.
Anyhow I just bought a Dilophosaurus Growler toy from walmart and it's gimmick doesn't work. It snap and pops loudly when the tail is pulled. I can get the gimmick to work if I push on the neck it's self to get the projectile to fire but otherwise it won't work. The sounds are amazing but the popping and the gimmick not working are a bit disheartening when I paid $16 for it.
Any help would be great.

[Shadowknight1]

Not having one of these, is it supposed to work without the projectile?  I mean, that seems like the kind of halfbaked gimmick Hasbro would do, requiring it to have the missile before the frill will work

[DinoLord]

If I were you I'd try contacting Hasbro and trying to get a replacement. Hopefully their customer service is better than their design team...

[Gwangi]

Can't you return it to Wal-Mart for a refund or replacement? They're pretty good about returns, even without a receipt. Unless it is after 30 days of course, not sure it would work out for you then.

[Shadowknight1]

If I were you I'd try contacting Hasbro and trying to get a replacement. Hopefully their customer service is better than their design team...

Unless it's changed radically in the past few years, it is.  I had one of the Star Wars Build your own Lightsaber sets and it stopped working, even with fresh batteries.  I contacted them, sent it in, got a new one PLUS a Revenge of the Sith Ultimate Villain figure set free.

[TJ_Terrorsaur]

Thing is I already opened it and I don't have it's box nor do I have the receipt anymore...I don't know why I didn't grab one of the other three they had when I tried the gimmick with this one whilst I was at the store, I guess part of me felt like maybe I had done something to it so I bought it. 
I wished I knew how to repair it...or toys in general.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Quote from JPToys:

[quote source="/post/193315/thread" timestamp="1436024093" author="@dza"]As far as the Dilo is concerned .. what's so fragile about it?
Mine is still in the box save and sound.Maybe i leave it in there.

The shooting mechanic is VERY fragile. I am very careful with these toys, and I almost broke mine a couple times! I couldn't see how this got past Hasbro's quality control.. As this toy is meant for clumsy children.[/quote]

Not a big help I know but it confirms these are made pretty cheap. So all of them may brake eventually.

[LophoLeeVT]

my stegoceratop.... i mean nasutgosarus has also the same problem.....

[TJ_Terrorsaur]

Thanks for all the help everyone, it made my returning very nice. Um, is there a way that maybe I could open it up and fix it myself?
Also funny thing happened, I'm recovering from some dental surgery and my stopped by last night with a Dilophosaurus and the Pachycephalosaurus so that was a nice surprise. This new Dilo seems to work really well, now I'm just scared of messing with it too much.

[amargasaurus cazaui]

Wal mart will likely just replace it across the counter or issue you a debit card in the amount of the toy if you no longer have the reciept. That is generally what they do.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

Thanks for all the help everyone, it made my returning very nice. Um, is there a way that maybe I could open it up and fix it myself?
Also funny thing happened, I'm recovering from some dental surgery and my stopped by last night with a Dilophosaurus and the Pachycephalosaurus so that was a nice surprise. This new Dilo seems to work really well, now I'm just scared of messing with it too much.

If you still have the broken one, you can take a crack at opening it up I guess?

[LophoLeeVT]

 you could sell them i could pick a dilophosaurus because it is favorite toy and it is not avalible in south korea.......

[TJ_Terrorsaur]

Thanks for all the help everyone, it made my returning very nice. Um, is there a way that maybe I could open it up and fix it myself?
Also funny thing happened, I'm recovering from some dental surgery and my stopped by last night with a Dilophosaurus and the Pachycephalosaurus so that was a nice surprise. This new Dilo seems to work really well, now I'm just scared of messing with it too much.

If you still have the broken one, you can take a crack at opening it up I guess?

Yes Sir I still do and I might try and do just that. If I can fix it then great if not....I know what it's insides look like.

you could sell them i could pick a dilophosaurus because it is favorite toy and it is not avalible in south korea.......

I'm not making any promises but if I can fix the broken one I might be willing to sell it. 

[LophoLeeVT]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

[TJ_Terrorsaur]

Good news everyone! I fixed the Dilo! I unscrewed him and even though he didn't come apart I wiggled the two halves and tried pulling on his tail and it was fixed! I don't know what I did but I fixed it. I put the screws back in though not as super tight as they were and he still works!

Also the growlers Ceratosaurus is not on my list. I fussed with one at the store and it seems Hasbro has reused their JP3 T-Rex sounds for it.

[LophoLeeVT]

oh tats too bad

[TJ_Terrorsaur]

oh tats too bad

Indeed.
I still have two working dilo's by the way

OH! I got a wonderful first hand look at the Mosasaur toy! It looks great, the gimmick is neat too. It bites a submarine thingy and has can have dino damage (much like the I-Rex vs the gyrosphere). Though out of the 3 I saw only two worked again with the screws probably being too tight. I'll have to pick it up sometime, today however I got a I-Rex Dino Boomer!

[LophoLeeVT]

eh..............what a dino boomer??

[TJ_Terrorsaur]

eh..............what a dino boomer??

>_< Gah, I did it again. Zoomer I meant Zoomer. A Dino Zoomer.

[TJ_Terrorsaur]

I don't think I'm allowed to post the link here, but I do have my refurpished/fixed Dilo up for-sale on eBay.